Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data
BACKGROUND: Lead, which is widely used in various industrial settings, is a major health hazard for manufacturing workers. Therefore, control of lead exposure has been implemented in an effort to prevent lead-related health problems. In this study, our aim was to evaluate temporal trends in occupati...
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author | Koh, Dong-Hee Choi, Sangjun Park, Ju-Hyun Lee, Sang-Gil Kim, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Inah Won, Jong-Uk Lim, Dae Sung Seo, Hoekyeong Park, Dong-Uk |
author_facet | Koh, Dong-Hee Choi, Sangjun Park, Ju-Hyun Lee, Sang-Gil Kim, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Inah Won, Jong-Uk Lim, Dae Sung Seo, Hoekyeong Park, Dong-Uk |
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description | BACKGROUND: Lead, which is widely used in various industrial settings, is a major health hazard for manufacturing workers. Therefore, control of lead exposure has been implemented in an effort to prevent lead-related health problems. In this study, our aim was to evaluate temporal trends in occupational lead exposure in Korean lead workers using data from monitoring of workplace exposure. METHODS: A nationwide work environment monitoring database, data from a work environment monitoring institution, and data extracted from a review paper were utilized. Different versions of standard industrial classification codes were aligned with the 10th Korean Standard Industrial Classification, which is generally consistent with the 4th revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification. The multiple data sources were combined and temporal trends over the period from 1994–2021 were estimated. In addition, separate estimation of temporal trends in the storage battery manufacturing industry over the period from 1987–2021 was also performed. RESULTS: A total of 444,296 personal airborne lead measurements were used for the estimation process. The temporal trends in occupational exposure to lead declined by −6% annually over the study period. In particular, levels of lead exposure in the storage battery manufacturing industry showed a steeper decline of −12% annually. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of our study showed that occupational exposure to lead declined over the period from 1994 to 2021 in Korea. However, adverse effects of exposure to lead on health should be regarded with caution. The results will be useful in conduct of epidemiological studies examining lead-related effects on health. |
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spelling | pubmed-104624732023-08-30 Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data Koh, Dong-Hee Choi, Sangjun Park, Ju-Hyun Lee, Sang-Gil Kim, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Inah Won, Jong-Uk Lim, Dae Sung Seo, Hoekyeong Park, Dong-Uk J Korean Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Lead, which is widely used in various industrial settings, is a major health hazard for manufacturing workers. Therefore, control of lead exposure has been implemented in an effort to prevent lead-related health problems. In this study, our aim was to evaluate temporal trends in occupational lead exposure in Korean lead workers using data from monitoring of workplace exposure. METHODS: A nationwide work environment monitoring database, data from a work environment monitoring institution, and data extracted from a review paper were utilized. Different versions of standard industrial classification codes were aligned with the 10th Korean Standard Industrial Classification, which is generally consistent with the 4th revision of the International Standard Industrial Classification. The multiple data sources were combined and temporal trends over the period from 1994–2021 were estimated. In addition, separate estimation of temporal trends in the storage battery manufacturing industry over the period from 1987–2021 was also performed. RESULTS: A total of 444,296 personal airborne lead measurements were used for the estimation process. The temporal trends in occupational exposure to lead declined by −6% annually over the study period. In particular, levels of lead exposure in the storage battery manufacturing industry showed a steeper decline of −12% annually. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of our study showed that occupational exposure to lead declined over the period from 1994 to 2021 in Korea. However, adverse effects of exposure to lead on health should be regarded with caution. The results will be useful in conduct of epidemiological studies examining lead-related effects on health. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2023-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10462473/ /pubmed/37644685 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e271 Text en © 2023 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Koh, Dong-Hee Choi, Sangjun Park, Ju-Hyun Lee, Sang-Gil Kim, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Inah Won, Jong-Uk Lim, Dae Sung Seo, Hoekyeong Park, Dong-Uk Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title | Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title_full | Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title_short | Evaluation of Temporal Trends of Lead Exposure in Korean Workers Using Workplace Monitoring Data |
title_sort | evaluation of temporal trends of lead exposure in korean workers using workplace monitoring data |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37644685 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e271 |
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