![]() ![]() (In Chinese).Ībbreviation: Hg=mercury, C TWA=concentration-time weighted average, C STEL=concentration-short term exposure limit.Ībbreviation: Hg=mercury, Cr=creatinine, N/A=not applicable.Įmployers at thermometer producing facilities need to adopt effective protection measures and implement strict management. GB 2626-2019 Respiratory protection-non-powered air-purifying particle respirator. State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, Standardization Administration of China. Cytotoxicity of gallium and indium ions compared with mercuric ion. Environ Res 2017 159:545 − 54.Ĭhandler JE, Messer HH, Ellender G. ![]() The toxicology of mercury: current research and emerging trends. (In Chinese).ījørklund G, Dadar M, Mutter J, Aaseth J. GBZ 2.1-2019 Occupational exposure limits for hazardous agents in the workplace-Part 1: chemical hazardous agents. GBZ/T 300.18-2017 Determination of toxic substances in workplace air-Part 18: mercury and its compounds. National Health and Family Planning Commission of PRC. Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House, 2006. GBZ 159-2004 Specifications of air sampling for hazardous substances monitoring in the workplace. National Occupational Health Standards Committee. In addition, transitioning to mercury-free thermometers would eliminate the risk of mercury exposure.ĭepartment of Occupational Disease Prevention and Control, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Chinaĭepartment of Technique Service, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Monitoring exposure, adopting better engineering controls, diligent cleaning, and providing recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) along with training to their workers properly can alleviate mercury exposure at their facilities. What are the implications for public health practice?Įmployers at thermometer producing facilities need to adopt effective protection measures and implement strict management. Traditional and obsolete technology as well as inadequate protection measures for occupational hazards caused this high level of exposure. What is added by this report?Īn onsite investigation of a workplace at a thermometer facility in Jiangsu Province in 2019 found heavily elevated airborne and urinary mercury levels among a massive number of workers exposed to mercury. This may pose health risks if exposure is not properly prevented and controlled. ![]() Mercury is still used in the manufacture of some thermometers in China. ![]()
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