Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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A Comparison of Collection Concentrations Based on Airborne Toluene Diisocyanates Measurement Methods

공기 중 Toluene diisocyanates 측정방법에 따른 포집농도 비교

  • Park, Hyung-Sung (Safety and Environment Team, Kia motors Gwangju Plant) ;
  • Won, Jong-Uk (Institute for Occupational Health & Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Chi-Nyon (Institute for Occupational Health & Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University) ;
  • Roh, Jaehoon (Institute for Occupational Health & Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 박형성 (기아자동차 광주공장 안전환경팀) ;
  • 원종욱 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업보건연구소) ;
  • 김치년 (연세대학교 보건대학원 및 산업보건연구소) ;
  • 노재훈 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 산업보건연구소)
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in airborne TDI concentrations based on the filter collection method and liquid collection method and to compare airborne TDIs concentrations by sampling method change when using the filter collection method in the spray-painting process. Methods: For the sample measurement, the filter collection method(OSHA#42) and liquid collection method(NIOSH#5522) were used; for the sampling method, the full-period single sampling and full-period consecutive sampling methods were used. The samples were collected in spray-painting and drying process locations. Results: In all samples collected from the spray-painting and drying process locations through the filter collection and liquid collection methods, greater amounts of 2,6-TDI than 2,4-TDI were detected. When the TDI collection concentrations based on the sampling methods were compared, the concentrations of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI collected by the consecutive sampling method were higher than the concentrations of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI collected by the single sampling method for both the filter collection method and liquid collection method used in the spray-painting process. These differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: When TDI collection concentrations based on the sample measurement methods were compared, the concentration of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI collected through the liquid collection method were higher than the concentrations of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI collected by the filter collection method, and the differences were statistically significant. In the drying process, no difference was shown in the collection concentrations of 2,4-TDI and 2,6-TDI with the two measurement methods.

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