n-Hexane polyneuropathy in a ball-manufacturing factory

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · JOM, Journal of Occupational Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:5733479

Huang, C C; Shih, T S; Cheng, S Y; Chen, S S; Tchen, P H ^[1]

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1. Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei (Taiwan)

Five overt and two occult cases of n-hexane polyneuropathy occurred in a ball-manufacturing factory in Taiwan. The severity of polyneuropathy was directly related to the index of n-hexane exposure that occurred during the processes of cement coating and nylon fiber winding in a poorly ventilated room. The n-hexane concentrations over eight hours of personal sampling of the air of the cement coating and nylon fiber winding areas were 109 ppm and 86 ppm, respectively. After installation of a new factory ventilation system, these seven patients recovered completely, and there were no new cases in the two-year follow-up.

• OSTI ID: 5733479
• Journal Information: JOM, Journal of Occupational Medicine; (USA), Vol. 33:2; ISSN 0096-1736
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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