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Targeted medical examinations for workers exposed to fumigants.
J Occup Med Toxicol
October 2022
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Drive 2, #10-01, 117549, Singapore, Singapore.
Fumigants are gaseous pesticides or biocides which eradicate pests by suffocation or poisoning. Worker exposure to fumigants is mainly via inhalation, followed by dermal contact and ingestion, leading to various acute and chronic health effects. Implementation of appropriate workplace controls such as adequate ventilation, training and personal protective equipment ensure that exposure to fumigants are kept to the lowest level as practically possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere methyl bromide poisoning causing early acute renal failure and anuria: a case report.
J Int Med Res
October 2022
Department of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
Methyl bromide is a pre-plant soil fumigant that is widely used to control nematodes, insects, and fungi in farmlands. Methyl bromide enters the human body through dermal absorption or inhalation and can damage the respiratory, nervous, circulatory, urinary, and other systems. A 62-year-old man who had inhaled a large amount of methyl bromide was admitted to our department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of biomonitoring data to assess employer compliance with OSHA's permissible exposure limits for air contaminants.
Am J Ind Med
February 2022
Office of Occupational Medicine and Nursing, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Background: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates exposures to hazardous chemicals in workplace air. When contemporaneous exposure measurements are unavailable, retrospective analysis of biomarkers could provide valuable information about workers' exposures.
Methods: Single-compartment pharmacokinetic (PK) models were created to relate the concentration of a chemical in the air to the concentration of the chemical or its metabolite in workers' blood or urine.
Acute occupational phosphine intoxications in the maritime shipping sector: Belgian and French reported cases.
Int Marit Health
April 2021
Centre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, N Bohrs Vej, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark.
Background: During ship transport of organic cargo e.g. soybeans in bulk or textiles in containers, there is a risk of pests damaging the cargo during transport as well as of unwanted global spread of organisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic methyl bromide toxicity is ameliorated by haemodialysis.
Intern Med J
March 2020
Department of Nephrology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Methyl bromide is an odourless, colourless, highly volatile gas, primarily used in fumigation. It can cause significant neurotoxicity, especially with chronic exposure. Haemodialysis has been used in acute toxicity, but its utility in chronic exposure has never been reported.
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