Table 2 Task based dermal exposure mass on two gloves in car body repair shops and industrial painting companies; percentage of samples above the limit of detection (LOD) and exposure median and range (µg NCO) for samples above LOD.
| n | Sampling time (min) | 1,6‐HDI | Oligomers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | % >LOD | Median (range) | % >LOD | Median (range) | ||
| Car body repair shops | ||||||
| Mixing PU lacquer | 15 | 4 (2–7) | 47 | 2.2 (0.3–20.1) | 53 | 207.3 (19.5–2848.5) |
| Spraying PU lacquer | 31 | 8 (3–40) | 39 | 1.3 (0.3–10.2) | 42 | 133.2 (6.5–1507.0) |
| Cleaning spray gun | 19 | 3 (1–8) | 42 | 1.3 (0.3–2.0) | 32 | 33.8 (15.5–315.8) |
| Welding | 3 | 22 (5–29) | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Industrial painting company | ||||||
| Spraying PU lacquer | 10 | 25 (7–33) | 10 | 0.5 | 90 | 43.7 (3.8–209.8) |
| Rolling/brushing PU lacquer | 11 | 25 (7–41) | 0 | – | 91 | 15.7 (3.5–153.9) |
| Mixing PU lacquer | 3 | 8 (4–10) | 0 | – | 100 | 63.0 (3.5–95.3) |
| Helper spray painting | 3 | 31 (29–40) | 0 | – | 33 | 0.7 |