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Assessment of the Biochemical Status of Workers Manufacturing Ethylbenzene and Styrene

https://doi.org/10.35627/2219-5238/2020-327-6-40-43

Abstract

Introduction: Production of ethylbenzene and styrene (EBS) is one of the most important stages in organic synthesis. The products have general toxic, hepatotoxic, irritating and narcotic effects on the human body. Severe exposures to EBS can induce pronounced disorders of the central nervous system such as styrene sickness and encephalopathy and of peripheral blood such as leukopenia and lymphocytosis. Materials and methods: We studied homeostasis indices in 376 workers of the main professional groups engaged in the production of EBS including equipment operators, repairmen, and instrumentation and automation fitters. Results: We established an increase in lipid peroxidation by the level of malondialdehyde amid an increase in catalase activity and a decrease in blood retinol and а-tocopherol levels. We also noted an increased activity of indicator enzymes including ALT, AST, GGT, and alkaline phosphatase. Significant changes in lipid metabolism in the form of cholesterolemia, triglyceridemia, a higher atherogenic index, and lower cholesterol of non-atherogenic blood serum lipids demonstrating atherogenic changes in the body were revealed. Conclusions: The earliest prenosological disorders in the body of the examined workers included an impaired hepatic protein synthesis, the development of cytolysis processes and a change in the integrity and functional activity of the liver cell in individuals, an imbalance in the oxidant-antioxidant system, one of the reasons of which was the adverse occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals. An increase in catalase activity is a protective compensatory reaction during the activation of free radical oxidation processes.

About the Authors

Rasima R. Galimova
Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology
Russian Federation


E. T. Valeeva
Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology
Russian Federation


G. V. Timasheva
Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology
Russian Federation


A. B. Bakirov
Ufa Research Institute of Occupational Health and Human Ecology
Russian Federation


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Galimova R.R., Valeeva E.T., Timasheva G.V., Bakirov A.B. Assessment of the Biochemical Status of Workers Manufacturing Ethylbenzene and Styrene. Public Health and Life Environment – PH&LE. 2020;(6):40-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35627/2219-5238/2020-327-6-40-43

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