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- Title
Measurement of Effective Dose Detox for Workers Exposed to Benzene Toxins in Sidoarjo Paint Industry .
- Authors
Budiarti, Vivi; Kimura, Charles; Kartika, Ayu Prima; Kuncoro, Achmat; Tualeka, Abdul Rohim
- Abstract
One of the aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, namely benzene. Benzene is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor (sweet odor), volatile in the air, soluble in water and flammable. Today the use of benzene used by the paint manufacturing industry. However, the concentration of benzene that exceed standards required threshold value will negatively impact the health of workers in Sidoarjo Paint Industry. Benzene can threaten the safety and human health if inhaled because it can damage the blood forming system profile in humans. The purpose of this research is to reduce the exposure of benzene by determining the effective dose of toxin detox benzene in the paint industry, Sidoarjo, East Java. This study was an observational study with cross sectional approach.result the average concentration of benzene in the workplace respondents was 3.28 mg / m³. The average effective dose should be consumed by the respondent for the avocado intake is 0,011 mg / day, chicken intake 0,026 mg / day, intake of grapefruit 0.033 mg/day, and carrot intake was 0.063 mg /day
- Subjects
PAINT industry; BENZENE; PAINT manufacturing; HYDROCARBONS; AVOCADO; TOXINS; GRAPEFRUIT
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 2, p2122
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v14i2.10556