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Evaluation of Lead Exposure Characteristics Using Domestic Occupational Exposure Literature Data

납에 대한 국내 직업적 노출 문헌 자료 고찰을 통한 노출 특성 평가

  • Choi, Sangjun (Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Seo, Sung Chul (Department of Nano, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University) ;
  • Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of Statistics, Dongguk University) ;
  • Koh, Dong-Hee (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, International St.Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Kim, Hwan-Cheol (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Park, Donguk (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University) ;
  • Choi, Hee Eun (Department of Environment Health and Safety, Eulji University) ;
  • Sung, Yeji (Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Oh, Se-Eun (Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Ko, Kyoung Yoon (Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 최상준 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원) ;
  • 서성철 (서경대학교 나노화학생명공학과) ;
  • 박주현 (동국대학교 통계학과) ;
  • 고동희 (가톨릭관동대학교 성모병원) ;
  • 김환철 (인하대학교) ;
  • 박동욱 (한국방송통신대학교) ;
  • 최희은 (을지대학교 보건환경안전학과) ;
  • 성예지 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원) ;
  • 오세은 (가톨릭대학교 대학원) ;
  • 고경윤 (가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영대학원)
  • Received : 2022.01.04
  • Accepted : 2022.03.02
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate exposure characteristics of lead using data from the domestic occupational exposure literature. Methods: Occupational airborne exposure data on lead reported in the domestic literature from 1981 to 2018 were collected and re-analyzed. The exposure levels in the data were expressed as an estimated arithmetic mean and a weighted arithmetic mean (WAM) of the number of samples. Lead exposure characteristics were analyzed by industry, process, and year. Results: From a total of 14 documents, 8,305 airborne lead measurements for 17 industries were identified, and the WAM concentration in eight industries exceeded the occupational exposure limit of 50 ㎍/m3. Three industries (battery manufacturing, lead smelting, and litharge manufacturing) accounted for 95% of the total data, and exposure trends could be confirmed over 10 years. Exposure levels continue to decrease in all three industries. Conclusions: Considering the distribution outlook of lead and lead compounds, the main management targets are lead storage battery manufacturing and secondary smelting for lead regeneration.

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