2008
Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: III. A Personal Exposure Algorithm
Liu Y, Stowe MH, Bello D, Sparer J, Gore RJ, Cullen MR, Redlich CA, Woskie SR. Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: III. A Personal Exposure Algorithm. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2008, 53: 33-40. PMID: 19011126, PMCID: PMC2638551, DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentSkin exposureExposure metricsAuto body shop workersExposure indexUse of PPEExposure-response relationshipJob title categoriesAuto Body RepairIsocyanate asthmaExposure algorithmSemiquantitative algorithmSkin areasProtective equipmentSuch exposureExposure dataSpearman correlationShop workersExposure indicatorsOffice workersPositive Spearman correlationAuto body shopsExposureTask-based dataWork diariesSkin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: II. A Quantitative Assessment
Bello D, Redlich CA, Stowe MH, Sparer J, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Hosgood HD, Liu Y. Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: II. A Quantitative Assessment. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2008, 52: 117-124. PMID: 18209009, DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin exposureUnprotected skinAuto body shop workersAuto Body RepairRespiratory exposureSkin areasExposure dataShop workersSkin samplingSkinExposureWipe samplesUnpaired samplesHigh concentrationsPPEGm loadYale studyHigh levelsBody repairAsthmaMajor contributorLevelsQuantitative assessmentForearmSensitization
2007
Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: A Qualitative Assessment
LIU Y, BELLO D, SPARER JA, STOWE MH, GORE RJ, WOSKIE SR, CULLEN MR, REDLICH CA. Skin Exposure to Aliphatic Polyisocyanates in the Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Industry: A Qualitative Assessment. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2007, 51: 429-439. PMID: 17602207, DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuto body shop workersSkin exposureHigh-performance liquid chromatographyShop workersHigher positive rateAuto Body RepairPositive surface samplesPositive sample rateEpidemiologic studiesUnprotected skinRespiratory exposurePercent of samplesSensitive high-performance liquid chromatographyLatex glovesScale 0Exposure dataExposure determinantsSkin samplesQuantitative high-performance liquid chromatographyNational InstituteOccupational SafetyAuto body shopsExposureMajor determinantPositive rate
2004
Polyisocyanates in occupational environments: A critical review of exposure limits and metrics
Bello D, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Liu Y, Stowe MH, Eisen EA, Ellenbecker MJ, Sparer J, Youngs F, Cullen MR, Redlich CA. Polyisocyanates in occupational environments: A critical review of exposure limits and metrics. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2004, 46: 480-491. PMID: 15490474, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20076.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2001
Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate‐exposed auto body shop workers
Redlich C, Stowe M, Wisnewski A, Eisen E, Karol M, Lemus R, Holm C, Chung J, Sparer J, Liu Y, Woskie S, Appiah‐Pippim J, Gore R, Cullen M. Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate‐exposed auto body shop workers. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2001, 39: 587-597. PMID: 11385643, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAir Pollutants, OccupationalAnalysis of VarianceAsthmaAutomobilesChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesCyanatesEpidemiologic StudiesFemaleHumansIsocyanatesMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposurePaintStatistics, NonparametricSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAuto body shop workersDiisocyanate asthmaLymphocyte proliferationHost risk factorsShortness of breathShop workersMethacholine responsivenessMethacholine challengeChest tightnessDiisocyanate exposureOccupational asthmaImmunologic responseRisk factorsPhysiologic changesImmune responseEpidemiologic studiesSurveillance studyPhysiologic responsesAsthmaOvert casesSymptomsExposure dataEpisodic exposureAuto body shopsExposure