Table 2.
Populations studied with the NCTB, Chemical Exposures and Significant Test Results.
| Reference | Population | Chemical/Physical Exposure | Results or Tests in which Adverse Effects Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassitto, Gilioli, & Camerino, 1989 | Italy: na | na | Creating computer- based battery based on NCTB tests |
| Chen, Yu, & Cao, 1990 | China: nd | unexposed | Evaluated effect of demographic variables on NCTB |
| Yokoyama et al., 1990 | Japan: na | na | Development of NCTB for Japan |
| Waszkowska & Bazylewicz-Walczak, 1992 | Poland: Painters | solvents | SRT, SA*, Aim* |
| W. K. Anger & Cassitto, 1993 | na | na | Individuals in 27 countries trained to use NCTB |
| W.K. Anger et al., 1993 | Reference population | not exposed to chemicals | Performance from 10 countries on NCTB |
| Dudek & Bazylewicz-Walczak, 1993 | Poland: Greenhouse workers | organophosphorus pesticides | POMS, SRT, DigSym |
| Lee & Lee, 1993 | Korea: Car painters | solvents | Benton, DigSym, SA |
| Nell, Myers, Colvin, & Rees, 1993 | South Africa: Paint mfg | solvents | No comparisons reported |
| Reif et al., 1993 | US: residents | mercury | No comparisons reported |
| Chia, Jeyaratnam, Ong, Ng, & Lee, 1994 | Singapore*: Reinforced fiberglass mfg | styrene | Benton, DigSpan, |
| Yang, Liang, & Tang, 1994 | China: workers | lead | DigSpan or Benton*, SA* |
| Escalona, Yanes, Feo, & Maizlish, 1995 | Venezuela: Adhesive mfg | solvents | DigSym, POMS, SA, SRT |
| Maizlish, Parra, & Feo, 1995 | Venezuela: smelter wkrs | inorganic lead | POMS |
| Tang, Liang, Hu, & Yang, 1995 | China: Lead smelter and battery wkrs | lead | Aim, Benton, DigSym, SA, SRT |
| Chia, Chia, Ong, & Jeyaratnam, 1997 | Singapore*: Lead battery wkrs | lead | Aim, DigSym, SA |
| Liang, Chen, Wang, Tang, & Yang, 1997 | China: Lead-Exposed wkrs | lead | Aim, Benton, DigSym, SA, SRT |
| London, Myers, Nell, Taylor, & Thompson, 1997 | South Africa: Agricultural wkrs | organophosphorus pesticides | Aim, SA |
| Niu, Dai, & Chen, 1998 | China: Printing house wkrs | lead | None |
| W. Anger et al., 2000 | na | na | Workshop for feedback on experience with NCTB |
| Cao, Liu, Li, & Zhao, 2000 | Wkrs with cell phones | electromagnetic radiation | SRT |
| Kang, 2000 | Korea: Wkrs | na | Review of studies using NCTB; found NCTB applicable in Korean wkrs |
| Niu et al., 2000 | China: Lead-exposed wkrs | lead | Aim, DigSym, POMS, SRT |
| Sun & Liang, 2001 | China: Dental patients | mercury | DigSpan, DigSym |
| Shen, Zhou, Hu, & Zhang, 2002 | China: Aircrew, interception personnel, postgraduate students | na | Evaluation of the NCTB as a method |
| W. Zhou, Liang, & Christiani, 2002 | China: many occupational groups | mercury, lead, solvents | Summary of 39 studies; most sensitive: Mercury: Benton; Lead: Aim, POMS; solvents: Aim, DigSpan, DigSym |
| S. C. He, Qiao, & Sheng, 2003 | China*: aluminum electrolytic wkrs | aluminum | Aim, DigSym, POMS |
| S. He, Zhang, Niu, Wang, & Chen, 2003 | China*: aluminum electrolytic wkrs | aluminum | Aim, DigSym, POMS |
| Myers et al., 2003 | South Africa: Mineworkers | manganese | none |
| Reif et al., 2003 | US: residents | tricholoroeth ylene | Benton, DigSpan, DigSym, POMS, SRT |
| Chia, Yap, & Chia, 2004 | China (and immigrants): lead wkrs | lead | none |
| Mohamed & Nordin, 2004 | Malaysia: Police | lead | none |
| Niu et al., 2004 | China: Welding shop wkrs | lead | SRT Aim, DigSpan, DigSym |
| Kim et al., 2005 | Korea: welders, smelter wkrs, welding rod mfg wkrs | manganese | Aim, Benton, DigSpan, POMS SA, |
| Young, Myers, & Thompson, 2005 | South Africa: Smelter wkrs | Manganese | DigSpan |
| Yuan et al., 2006 | China: Welders | manganese | Aim, DigSpan, DigSym, POMS, SRT |
| Chia, Huijun, Theng, & Yap, 2007 | Singapore: Mfg | Lead | Aim, SA |
| F. Wang et al., 2007 | China: Coke oven wkrs | POMS + | |
| D. L. Zhou et al., 2007 | China: Vanadium wkrs | vanadium | Aim Benton, SA |
| Nie et al., 2008 | China: Coke oven wkrs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Aim, Benton, DigSpan, DigSym |
| X. L. Wang et al., 2008 | China: Welders | lead, cadmium, manganese | Lead: DigSpan, POMS; Manganese: DigSpan, POMS |
| Gao, Lu, Li, & Tian, 2010 | China: Storage battery wkrs | inorganic lead | DigSpan |
| Niu, Zhang, Li, & Li, 2010 | China: Coke oven wkrs | benzo[a]pyrene | DigSpan |
| Zhang et al., 2011 | China: Ethylbenzene-exposed wkrs | ethylbenzene | Benton, DigSpan, DigSym, POMS, SA |
| H. Li et al., 2013 | China: Vanadium-exposed wkrs | vanadium | Aim, Benton, DigSpan, POMS, SRT |
| Qiu, Peng, Cheng, Xia, & Tu, 2013 | China: Coke oven wkrs | benzo[a]pyrene | Aim, DigSpan, DigSym, SRT |
na = not applicable; nd = not described;
*
could not be confirmed
Industries: Mfg = manufacturing; wkrs = workers
Tests: SA = Santa Ana; Aim = Pursuit Aiming; SRT = Simple Reaction Time; POMS = Profile of Mood States; DigSym = Digit Symbol; Benton = Benton Visual Retention Test; DigSpan = Digit Span