[Histonet] Xylene or "solvents" a hazard?

[Pamela Marcum]

Antihistamine doesn't even work for me.  I can't work with limonene at all
and even limited exposure results in all your symptoms and a few more we
won't mention.

Thanks,

Pam Marcum 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Bill
> Sinai
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:28 PM
> To: 'peptolab'; histonet (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Xylene or "solvents" a hazard?
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>
>
> Jeff,
>
> I agree with all you have said about the article, in my 38 years in the
> laboratory 34 in Histopathology, I have never known of a female
> staff member
> having any troubles with birth defects, however, we have had some who have
> experienced miscarriages.  But they were usually staff who had not worked
> for long in the laboratory and the minute we knew they were pregnant they
> were moved to minimise any exposure.
>
> Limonene is now the bain of my life, I have become sensitised to the smell
> although I have had very limited exposure over the years.  An allergy test
> gave results in about 15 seconds, with other related problems such as
> nausea, headaches, rash, and an hayfever type reaction.  The only
> way I can
> stop the problem is with high does of antihistamine.
>
> I am still not convinced that it is so wonderful.
>
> Bill Sinai
> Laboratory Manager
> Tissue Pathology, ICPMR
> Westmead NSW 2145
> Australia
> Ph 02 9845 7774
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of peptolab
> Sent: Friday, 06 February 2004 9:42 AM
> To: dellav <@t> musc.edu
> Cc: HistoNet Server
> Subject: [Histonet] Xylene or "solvents" a hazard?
>
>
> Very informative article Vinnie- but only 21 of the 125 exposed women were
> histotechs- it would be more useful to know how many of the 13 major and 5
> minor malformations, the 17 fetal distress, the 9 premies, the 12
> miscarriages (not much more than unexposed- 20% greater risk) , were in
> histotechs rather than the 104 persons in industry or other disciplines
> presuambly using methyl ethyl ketone, benzene, and who knows what
> else. This
> is not to say that I don't think pregnant techs should be rotated
> away from
> exposure.
>  By the way- I read about the "horrors" of limonene- I  love my limonene,
> have for 20+years, and I wonder how many labs use it versus aliphatics?
> Never met anyone who had a problem with it and visitors to the lab
> (courriers, other techs) love the smell- when you can smell it at all.
> Regards
> Jeff Silverman
>
>
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