Occupational symptoms due to exposure to volatile organic compounds among female Vietnamese nail salon workers in Danang city

• Published in: Journal of occupational health Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. e12160 - n/a
• Main Authors: Tran, Huan M., Bui, Hanh T. M., Thoumsang, Somkiat, Ngo, Ngoc T. B., Nguyen, Nhan P. T., Nguyen, Hai T. M., Nguyen, Son M., Hara, Kunio, Wangwongwatana, Supat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Oxford University Press 01.01.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Acetic acid; Acetone; Adult; Air Pollutants, Occupational - analysis; Air Pollutants, Occupational - toxicity; Beauty Culture; Beauty salons; Butyl acetate; Carbon dioxide; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ethyl acetate; Exposure limits; Female; Females; Health problems; Humans; Humidity; Indoor air quality; Irritation; nail workers; Nails; Nausea; Nose; Occupational Diseases - chemically induced; Occupational exposure; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational health; occupational symptoms; Organic chemicals; Organic compounds; Original; Outdoor air quality; Respiratory system; Sample size; Samplers; Ventilation; Vietnam; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; Volatile Organic Compounds - toxicity; Women, Working; Workers; Working hours; Young Adult; Vietnam; United States > US; Europe; Vietnam; nail workers; volatile organic compounds; occupational symptoms

Objectives Nail workers are exposed to many hazardous chemicals. Despite many warnings about health problems among nail workers in other countries, data concerning exposure to chemical hazards among nail workers is still limited in Vietnam. In this study, we aimed to identify exposure to volatile or...