Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- 제24권1호
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- Pages.37-44
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- 1991
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
목재 가공업소에서의 Formaldehyde폭로
Formaldehyde Exposure in the Plywood Manufacturing Factory
- Ha, Myung-Wha (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
- Kim, Doo-Hie (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
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Lim, Hyun-Sul
(Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health School of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Park, Sang-Hu (Department of Otolaryngology Dongguk University Pohang Hospital)
- 발행 : 1991.03.01
초록
Formaldehyde가 주성분인 접착제를 사용하는 목재 가공업소에서 특히 접착부서에 48개월 이상 근무했던 3명의 여자근로자들이 눈, 비강, 구강, 인후 및 피부의 자극증상과 호흡곤란등의 증상을 호소하였다. 이에 목재 가공업소 전 근로자 26명을 대상으로 설문지를 통하여 자각증상 여부를 확인하고 흉부 X-선 촬영, 폐기능 검사, 심전도, 동맥혈 포화도 검사 및 혈색소 검사등을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 접착부서 근무자중 장기 노출자인 환자군과 단기 노출자인 비환자군과 비교시에 냄새를 잘 못 맡으며 입안에 물집이 생기고 혀가 갈라지고 맛을 잘 모르며 목이 쉬는 증상에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다 (p<0.05). 2. 접착부서 근무자중 환자군과 전체 비폭로군과 비교시에는 냄새를 잘 못 맡고 입안에 물집이 생기며 혀가 갈라지고 맛을 잘 모르며 목이 잘 쉬고 인후통이 오며 가슴이 답답하고, 피부 자극증상과 정신이 멍해진다는 증상에서 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 3. 환자군과 비폭로군의 여자군과만 비교한 경우에는 냄새를 잘 못 맡고, 혀가 갈라지며, 맛을 잘 모르고 목이 쉬며 인후통이 있고 피부자극 증상과 정신이 멍해진다는 증상에서 유의하게 나타났다(p<0.05). 4. 폐기능 검사의 결과는 환자군에서 노력성 폐활량(FVC)과 일초량 (
In the plywood manufacturing factory established in 1979, female 3 workers who had exposed to adhesives containing formaldehyde for more than 48 months of duration suffered from eye, nasal, oral, throat and skin irritation and dyspnea as chief complaints. The actual level of the exposure to formaldehyde were not estimated when the exposed workers started to have above symptoms. The environmental monitoring of workplace was measured on April 25, 1990, and the concentration of formaldehyde revealed 0.2 ppm, however the exhaustive ventilatory system was already installed at that time. Twenty six subjects from entire factory were examined by questionnaire, physical examination and spirometry, etc. on August 22, 1990. Significant difference was observed in symptoms and signs of nasal, oral and throat irritation between the exposed group with longer duration and that with short duration. When the exposed group with longer duration was compared to the group of nonexposed, symptoms and signs of nasal, oral, throat and skin irritaion, chest tightness and dullness were significantly increased in the former group. The results of the spirometric test showed that the forced vital capacity and the forced expiratory volume at 1 second were decreased among the exposed group with longer duration but not significant.