ANALYSIS OF INHALED CHROMIUM EXPOSURE TO ELECTROPLATING WORKERS
<p align ="justify">Electroplating is a metal plating process with the help of electric current and certain chemical compounds, to protect the metal against corrosion. One material that is widely used in the electroplating process is Chromium. Chromium is a heavy metal that has a hig...
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| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/28080 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
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| Summary: | <p align ="justify">Electroplating is a metal plating process with the help of electric current and certain chemical compounds, to protect the metal against corrosion. One material that is widely used in the electroplating process is Chromium. Chromium is a heavy metal that has a high toxicity. Chrome plating workers can be exposed to chromium through inhalation. Continuous exposure to chromium in a long time has the potential to cause health problems such as impaired renal function. The aim of this study was to analyze the exposure of inhaled chromium from chrome plating process to chromium level in urine (UCr) and albumin level in urine (UAlb) on automatic and manual electroplating workers. This research was conducted in the electroplating industry in the city of Bandung, Bandung regency, and Cimahi with cross sectional method. Analysis method of chromium used are NIOSH 7600 to analysis chromium on filters, NIOSH 8310 to analysis of UCr, and to the analysis UAlb carried out by the Immunoturbidimetri method. All samples electroplating workers, which consists of automatic workers group and manual workers groups a number of 40 samples had concentration values of chromium exposure below TLV (Threshold Limit Value) based on SE01/MENAKER/1997 dan ACGIH. All samples had UCr (urinary chromium) value exceeded BEI set by ACGIH. As for the value UAlb (urinary albumin), one person from automatic grup and two persons from manual group had UAlb value exceeded normal level of UAlb. All samples had HI <1 which indicate that the dose of chromium in their bodies had not given yet risk of non-carcinogenic effects that can endanger the health of workers.<p align ="justify"> |
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