Article
Biological and chemical monitoring of occupational exposure to ethylene oxide.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Tates A D, Grummt T, Törnqvist M, Farmer P B, van Dam F J, van Mossel H, Schoemaker H M, Osterman-Golkar S, Uebel C, Tang Y S
Abstract excerpt
Studies were carried out on two populations occupationally exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO) using different physical and biological parameters. Blood samples were collected from 9 hospital workers (EI) and 15 factory workers (EII) engaged in sterilization of medical equipment with EtO and from mat...
Topics
- Adult
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Ethylene Oxide
- Hemoglobins
- Humans
- Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
- Micronucleus Tests
- Middle Aged
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Mutation
- Occupational Exposure
- Sister Chromatid Exchange
- Valine
