Abstract
A field study was carried out on 13 workers exposed to styrene vapors at time-weighted average concentrations between 10 and 73 ppm. The reactive intermediate styrene-7,8-oxide was determined in blood samples using a direct gas chromatographic method. Styrene-7,8-oxide concentrations were in the range between 0.9 and 4.1 μg/l blood. Linear correlations were found between styrene-7,8-oxide in blood and styrene in ambient air and blood. For an exposure concentration of 20 ppm styrene (German MAK value) a steady-state level of about 1 μg styrene-7,8-oxide/l blood was calculated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 524-527 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Archives of Toxicology |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood concentration
- Capillary gas chromatography
- Field study
- Man
- Styrene
- Styrene-7,8-oxide