• DOI:10.1093/annweh/wxx064
Corpus ID: 2072874

Comprehensive Biological Monitoring to Assess Isocyanates and Solvents Exposure in the NSW Australia Motor Vehicle Repair Industry

@article{Hu2017ComprehensiveBM,
  title={Comprehensive Biological Monitoring to Assess Isocyanates and Solvents Exposure in the NSW Australia Motor Vehicle Repair Industry},
  author={J. Hu and Phillip A. Cantrell and Aklesh Nand},
  journal={Annals of Work Exposures and Health},
  year={2017},
  volume={61},
  pages={1015–1023}
}

J. Hu, Phillip A. Cantrell, Aklesh Nand

Published 2017

Environmental Science, Medicine

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

Urethane products that contain isocyanates are extensively used in the motor vehicle repair (MVR) industry and other industries such as furniture and cabinet-making as two-pack spray paints, clears, and adhesives. Attention has recently been refocussed on isocyanate-containing chemicals, particularly in paints. The spray painters in the MVR industry had a propensity to develop industrial asthma at a rate 80 times higher than the general public, which was previously reported in the UK. To track… CONTINUE READING

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