Health hazard evaluation report HETA-83-297-1846, truck terminals, St. Louis, Missouri
An evaluation was made of possible exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) at trucking terminals in St. Louis, Missouri. A self-selected group of workers participated in a medical survey. A significant association was noted between symptoms of numbness in hands and feet, pins and needles in the extremities, insomnia and feelings of depression, and possible exposure to TCDD. One case of porphyria cutanea tarda and one of dermatofibrosarcoma were reported. The patient with porphyria cutanea tarda later developed a pelvic angiosarcoma. Environmental samples revealed a dioxin concentration of about 18.7 parts per billion on the rafters inside a terminal. Dioxin was present in two surface soil samples taken near an entrance gate. The authors conclude that no definite association between TCDD exposure and symptoms or medical problems can be established. The authors recommended that measures be taken to control or eliminate possible exposures at the terminals.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6840120
- Report Number(s):
- PB-88-202791/XAB; HETA-83-297-1846
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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