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Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator

The toxic gaseous generated from welding process contained heavy metals that induce various cancers and diseases. Exposure to this toxic fume is associated with the occurrence of lung cancer and worker that exposed to this situation is considered as a high-risk group. This study aims to investigate...

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Main Authors: Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana, Hariri, Azian, Ismail, Marzuki, Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2019
Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24490/2/EVALUATION-OF-INDUSTRIAL-WORKPLACE-EXPOSURE-TO-METAL-FUMES-USING-TOENAIL-AS-BIOINDICATOR2019INTERNATIONAL-JOURNAL-OF-INTEGRATED-ENGINEERINGOPEN-ACCESS.PDF
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https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/4607/3040
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spelling my.utem.eprints.244902020-12-07T15:04:42Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24490/ Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana Hariri, Azian Ismail, Marzuki Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah The toxic gaseous generated from welding process contained heavy metals that induce various cancers and diseases. Exposure to this toxic fume is associated with the occurrence of lung cancer and worker that exposed to this situation is considered as a high-risk group. This study aims to investigate the amounts of heavy metals concentration in the breathing zone and toenail samples of 36 individuals from automotive related industries in Malaysia that were classified as an exposed group (welders) and non-exposed group (office workers) by cross-sectional research design. Personal air sample and mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filters were used to collect the welding fumes while toenail samples from all 10 toes of each subject for biomonitoring. Collected samples were digested, and analyzed to evaluate the levels of heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Eleven heavy metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, As, Ag, and Pb) were measured in all samples; and results showed that the concentrations of Cr, Zn, As, Ag and Pb were significantly difference (P ≤ 0.05) for exposed and non-exposed groups. Furthermore, the metal fume exposure generated from different welding types in these three plant shows a similar exposure to the welders. Thus, more attention need to be considered to the working conditions of the exposed group, specifically on providing proper ventilation at the workplace as well as to provide a suitable protective personal devices. Penerbit UTHM 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24490/2/EVALUATION-OF-INDUSTRIAL-WORKPLACE-EXPOSURE-TO-METAL-FUMES-USING-TOENAIL-AS-BIOINDICATOR2019INTERNATIONAL-JOURNAL-OF-INTEGRATED-ENGINEERINGOPEN-ACCESS.PDF Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana and Hariri, Azian and Ismail, Marzuki and Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah (2019) Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 11 (5). pp. 133-139. ISSN 2229-838X https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/4607/3040 10.30880/ijie.2019.11.05.018
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description The toxic gaseous generated from welding process contained heavy metals that induce various cancers and diseases. Exposure to this toxic fume is associated with the occurrence of lung cancer and worker that exposed to this situation is considered as a high-risk group. This study aims to investigate the amounts of heavy metals concentration in the breathing zone and toenail samples of 36 individuals from automotive related industries in Malaysia that were classified as an exposed group (welders) and non-exposed group (office workers) by cross-sectional research design. Personal air sample and mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filters were used to collect the welding fumes while toenail samples from all 10 toes of each subject for biomonitoring. Collected samples were digested, and analyzed to evaluate the levels of heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Eleven heavy metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, As, Ag, and Pb) were measured in all samples; and results showed that the concentrations of Cr, Zn, As, Ag and Pb were significantly difference (P ≤ 0.05) for exposed and non-exposed groups. Furthermore, the metal fume exposure generated from different welding types in these three plant shows a similar exposure to the welders. Thus, more attention need to be considered to the working conditions of the exposed group, specifically on providing proper ventilation at the workplace as well as to provide a suitable protective personal devices.
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author Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana
Hariri, Azian
Ismail, Marzuki
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
spellingShingle Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana
Hariri, Azian
Ismail, Marzuki
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
author_facet Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana
Hariri, Azian
Ismail, Marzuki
Muhamad Damanhuri, Amir Abdullah
author_sort Zainal Bakri, Siti Farhana
title Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
title_short Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
title_full Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
title_fullStr Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation Of Industrial Workplace Exposure To Metal Fumes Using Toenail As Bio-Indicator
title_sort evaluation of industrial workplace exposure to metal fumes using toenail as bio-indicator
publisher Penerbit UTHM
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24490/2/EVALUATION-OF-INDUSTRIAL-WORKPLACE-EXPOSURE-TO-METAL-FUMES-USING-TOENAIL-AS-BIOINDICATOR2019INTERNATIONAL-JOURNAL-OF-INTEGRATED-ENGINEERINGOPEN-ACCESS.PDF
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24490/
https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/4607/3040
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