Dampness and 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol in Floor Construction of Rehabilitation Center: Health Effects in Staff

The authors evaluated changes of symptoms and biomarkers in health care staff (N = 18) for people with different physical dysfunctions and similarly in an external office control group in a nondamp building (N = 15). The first workplace had verified dampness in the floor construction, with formation...

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Published in:Archives of environmental & occupational health 2010-01, Vol.65 (1), p.3-11
Main Authors: Wieslander, Gunilla, Kumlin, Anders, Norbäck, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesives - adverse effects
Adhesives - chemistry
Adult
Air Pollutants, Occupational - adverse effects
Case-Control Studies
Construction Materials - adverse effects
Female
floor dampness
Floors and Floorcoverings
Health Personnel
Hexanols - toxicity
Humans
Humidity - adverse effects
Male
MEDICIN
MEDICINE
myeloperoxidas (MPO)
Nasal Lavage
Nasal Obstruction - chemically induced
Nasal Obstruction - epidemiology
nasal patency
Occupational Diseases - chemically induced
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Rehabilitation Centers - manpower
Respiratory Function Tests
respiratory symptoms
Respiratory Tract Diseases - chemically induced
Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
Rhinometry, Acoustic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden - epidemiology
tear film break up time (BUT)
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Summary:The authors evaluated changes of symptoms and biomarkers in health care staff (N = 18) for people with different physical dysfunctions and similarly in an external office control group in a nondamp building (N = 15). The first workplace had verified dampness in the floor construction, with formation of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol from water-based glue. Tear film break up time (BUT), nasal patency, biomarkers in nasal lavage (NAL), and dynamic spirometry were measured. Both buildings had low indoor air levels of CO 2 (510 to 630 ppm), low levels of respirable particles (6 to 7 μg/m 3 ) and formaldehyde (
ISSN:1933-8244
2154-4700
2154-4700
DOI:10.1080/19338240903390248