Formalin safety in anatomic pathology workflow and integrated air monitoring systems for the formaldehyde occupational exposure assessment.
The potential carcinogenicity of formaldehyde (FA) has prompted increasing preventive measures in anatomic pathology (AP) laboratories and new strategies aimed at innovating airborne FA monitoring systems. This review provides an updated overview of the most recent improvements in preventive measure...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 319 - 339 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=151343085&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 151343085 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 12321087 E5J jtl: International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health issn: 12321087 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 vid: 34 iid: 3 pid: 28640 pub: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine artinfo: ui: 151343085 151343085 NLM33236726 151343085 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01649 NLM33236726 151343085 ppf: 319 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: Formalin safety in anatomic pathology workflow and integrated air monitoring systems for the formaldehyde occupational exposure assessment. aug: au: DUGHERI, STEFANO MASSI, DANIELA MUCCI, NICOLA BERTI, NICOLA CAPPELLI, GIOVANNI ARCANGELI, GIULIO affil: Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy sug: subj: Formaldehyde Occupational Exposure Systems Analysis Laboratories Computers and Computerization Scales ab: The potential carcinogenicity of formaldehyde (FA) has prompted increasing preventive measures in anatomic pathology (AP) laboratories and new strategies aimed at innovating airborne FA monitoring systems. This review provides an updated overview of the most recent improvements in preventive measures, safe practices, and exposure monitoring tools in the FA usage and handling. A computer-based search of scientific and non-scientific sources was performed on PubMed, Web of Science, Google and Google Patents databases, querying the main topics of real-time, in-continuous FA monitoring instruments for sale, and commercially available tools for improving preventive measures in formalin management. In order to simplify the sampling process and to choose a better analytic solution to FA assessment, the main characteristics of each FA monitoring instrument were described. The novel technical tools recently introduced on the global market, aimed at reducing FA emissions in AP laboratories, were summarized. This review is directed at anatomic pathologists to draw their attention to the rapidly growing field of safe formalin practices. A repeated exposure assessment is recommended to evaluate technical changes in air monitoring programs to keep FA emissions low, in compliance with the limit value; thus, evolved monitoring devices are needed. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(3):319-38. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: review Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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