A study on employees’ skin exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and health risk in a petrochemical industrial park
GUO Jian1,2, LUO Xiao-jun1, GUAN Ke-lan1,2, Lü Yin-zhi1,2, ZENG Yan-hong1, MAI Bi-xian1
1. State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Resources Utilization and Protection, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Abstract:In the study, skin wipe samples were collected from four typical skin parts (forehead, palm, forearm and shank) of 30 volunteers (15 men and 15 women), who work in a Petrochemical Industrial Park in Maoming City (a typical petrochemical city). The concentrations of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (∑15 PAHs) in wiping samples were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the human exposure doses through skin exposure and hand-mouth contact were calculated. The concentration of Σ15PAHs in skin samples ranged from 21 to 1.9×104ng/m2. The PAH concentrations exhibited significant differences among different skin parts (P<0.01) with the order of forehead>palm>forearm>shank. PAHs are mainly composed of 3~4rings. Although no statistical difference was observed in ∑15 PAHs between female and male, the daily dermal absorption doses of PAH (DADderm) was significantly higher in female [41ng/(kg×d)] than male [28ng/(kg×d)]. The hand-mouth exposure dose [0.34ng/(kg×d)] was negligible to compare with the dermal absorption dose [34ng/(kg×d)]. The bared skins contribute to 88% of dermal absorption dose. There was no obvious non-carcinogenic risk but risks of skin cancer were higher than the acceptable level (1×10-4) for 7% staff, indicating potential skin cancer risk.
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GUO Jian, LUO Xiao-jun, GUAN Ke-lan, Lü Yin-zhi, ZENG Yan-hong, MAI Bi-xian. A study on employees’ skin exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and health risk in a petrochemical industrial park. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2022, 42(11): 5427-5435.
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