2022
Assessment of personal inhalation and skin exposures to polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate during polyurethane fabric coating
Harari H, Bello D, Woskie S, Redlich CA. Assessment of personal inhalation and skin exposures to polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate during polyurethane fabric coating. Toxicology And Industrial Health 2022, 38: 622-635. PMID: 35694796, DOI: 10.1177/07482337221107243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin exposurePersonal inhalationOccupational asthmaHypersensitivity pneumonitisContact dermatitisInitial sensitizationWork exposureArea air samplesInhalation exposureOccupational limitsLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryHealth effects studiesHealth effectsPersonal airborne samplesGeometric meanChromatography-tandem mass spectrometryExposure characterizationInhalationExposureFuture studiesGreater exposureAirborne levelsSubstantial variabilityProtective measuresGeometric standard deviation
2012
Transferability of Aliphatic Isocyanates from Recently Applied Paints to the Skin of Auto Body Shop Workers
De Vries TT, Bello D, Stowe MH, Harari H, Slade MD, Redlich CA. Transferability of Aliphatic Isocyanates from Recently Applied Paints to the Skin of Auto Body Shop Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Hygiene 2012, 9: 699-711. PMID: 23067057, DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.728893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin exposureSkin samplesAuto body shop workersOccupational asthmaIsocyanate asthmaCommon causeSkin wipesGreater riskSkin contactPotent sensitizerInitial sampling timeShop workersPositive samplesAsthmaAuto body shopsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyExposureCross-linking chemicalsRiskGeometric meanLiquid chromatography