Neurological Symptoms of Occupational Exposure to Toluene and Xylene

Authors

  • Pornpimol Kongtip Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University
  • Pipun Phitayanon Institute of Health Research, Chulalongkorn University
  • Prapapun Techasuvapak Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Burapa University

Keywords:

Hippuric acid, methylhippuric acid, neurological symptoms, Toluene, xylene

Abstract

The neurological symptoms of simultaneous exposure to toluene and xylene were investigated in a group of 78 paint workers. According to the low and high urinary hippuric and methylhippuric acids, three methods were used to determine the general characteristics of subjects, subjective symptoms and the risk of
developing such symptoms from chemicals. Since, considering one chemical exposure gave deviated results, the simultaneous exposure of toluene and xylene resulted in more reliable outcomes.

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Published

2019-05-14

How to Cite

Kongtip, P., Phitayanon, P., & Techasuvapak, P. (2019). Neurological Symptoms of Occupational Exposure to Toluene and Xylene. Journal of Health Research, 13(2), 100–106. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/188946

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2: September 1999

Section

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE