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Styrene-7,8-oxide in blood of workers exposed to styrene

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A field study was carried out on 13 workers exposed to styrene vapors at time-weighted average concentrations between 10 and 73 ppm. The reactive intermediate styrene-7,8-oxide was determined in blood samples using a direct gas chromatographic method. Styrene-7,8-oxide concentrations were in the range between 0.9 and 4.1 μg/l blood. Linear correlations were found between styrene-7,8-oxide in blood and styrene in ambient air and blood. For an exposure concentration of 20 ppm styrene (German MAK value) a steady-state level of about 1 μg styrene-7,8-oxide/l blood was calculated.

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  1. Institut für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, Wilhelmstr. 27, 72074, Tübingen, Germany

    M. Korn & W. Gfrörer

  2. GSF-Institut für Toxikologie, Neuherberg, 85758, Oberschleißheim, Germany

    J. G. Filser & W. Kessler

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03035422.

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Korn, M., Gfrörer, W., Filser, J.G. et al. Styrene-7,8-oxide in blood of workers exposed to styrene. Arch Toxicol 68, 524–527 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002040050107

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