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Ann Occup Environ Med. 2017 Oct 26;29:52. doi: 10.1186/s40557-017-0208-6. eCollection 2017.

Carbon disulfide exposure estimate and prevalence of chronic diseases after carbon disulfide poisoning-related occupational diseases.

Annals of occupational and environmental medicine

Hweemin Chung, Kanwoo Youn, Kyuyeon Kim, Kyunggeun Park

Affiliations

  1. Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Wonjin Green Hospital (Seoul), Sagajeong-ro 49-gil 53, Jungrang-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Wonjin Green Hospital (Guri), Dongguneung-ro 65-gil, Guri Si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

PMID: 29093821 PMCID: PMC5659026 DOI: 10.1186/s40557-017-0208-6

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Korea, Carbon disulfide (CS

METHODS: We interviewed 633 ex-workers identified as CS

RESULTS: The cumulative exposure index was 128.2 ppm on average. Workers from the spinning, electrical equipment repair, and motor repair departments were exposed to high concentrations of ≥10 ppm. Workers from the maintenance of the ejector, manufacturing of CS

CONCLUSIONS: We estimated the individual cumulative CS

Keywords: Carbon disulfide poisoning; Cumulative exposure estimate; Ex-workers; Rayon-manufacturing plant

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