Workers exposed to solvent and damage to health: a systematic review.

Abstract

Globally thousands of chemicals are used in multiple industries, of which over 800 are neurotoxic, whereas evoked potential effects they are not readily identifiable, and may alter the quality of life of the person, in addition to several countries no adequate preventive program against this occupational risk factor is performed.

Objective: Perform a review of relevant articles related to worker exposure to organic solvents.

Conclusions: Exposure to organic solvents in general and especially several of them, such as toluene, xylene and benzene adversely affect the health of the worker who is exposed to these chemicals, and these effects can be presented in a manner not evident from the kind of exposure to low doses but permanent, chronic, hindering the identification of symptoms and subsequent diagnosis.