Exposure to tetrachloroethylene in dry cleaning shops in the Nordic countries

Elsebeth Lynge; Håkan Tinnerberg; Lars Rylander; Pål Romundstad; Kristina Johansen; Marja-Liisa Lindbohm; Pirjo Heikkilä; Håkan Westberg; Lene Bjørk Clausen; Antoine Piombino; Brian Larsen Thorsted

doi:10.1093/annhyg/meq101

Exposure to tetrachloroethylene in dry cleaning shops in the Nordic countries

Elsebeth Lynge, Håkan Tinnerberg, Lars Rylander, Pål Romundstad, Kristina Johansen, Marja-Liisa Lindbohm, Pirjo Heikkilä, Håkan Westberg, Lene Bjørk Clausen, Antoine Piombino, Brian Larsen Thorsted

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Abstract

Tetrachloroethylene is the dominant solvent used in dry cleaning worldwide and many workers are potentially exposed. We report here on results of 1296 measurements of tetrachloroethylene undertaken in Nordic dry cleaning shops 1947-2001.

Original language	English
Journal	Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Volume	55
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	387-396
Number of pages	10
ISSN	2398-7308
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq101
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Air Pollutants, Occupational
Denmark
Finland
Humans
Laundering
Norway
Occupational Exposure
Solvents
Sweden
Tetrachloroethylene

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Exposure to tetrachloroethylene in dry cleaning shops in the Nordic countries. / Lynge, Elsebeth; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Rylander, Lars; Romundstad, Pål; Johansen, Kristina; Lindbohm, Marja-Liisa; Heikkilä, Pirjo; Westberg, Håkan; Clausen, Lene Bjørk; Piombino, Antoine; Thorsted, Brian Larsen.

In: Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2011, p. 387-396.

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Lynge, Elsebeth ; Tinnerberg, Håkan ; Rylander, Lars ; Romundstad, Pål ; Johansen, Kristina ; Lindbohm, Marja-Liisa ; Heikkilä, Pirjo ; Westberg, Håkan ; Clausen, Lene Bjørk ; Piombino, Antoine ; Thorsted, Brian Larsen. / Exposure to tetrachloroethylene in dry cleaning shops in the Nordic countries. In: Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2011 ; Vol. 55, No. 4. pp. 387-396.

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