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Toluene is widely used in industry, with an annual consumption close to 20 million tons. Occupational exposure to toluene is commonly assessed using hippuric acid and ortho-cresol despite their low specificity and poor sensitivity. Levels…

Occupational noise can damage workers' hearing, and the phenomenon is even more dangerous when noise is associated with an ototoxic solvent. Aromatic solvents are known to provoke chemical-induced hearing loss, but little is known about the…

Some volatile aromatic solvents have similar or opposite effects to anesthetics in the central nervous system. Like for anesthetics, the mechanisms of action involved are currently the subject of debate. The purpose of this in vivo study was…

Some volatile aromatic solvents have similar or opposite effects to anesthetics in the central nervous system. Like for anesthetics, the mechanisms of action involved are currently the subject of debate. This paper presents an in vivo study…

Assessing chemical risks at the workplace can include a chemicals measurement step whose aim is to assess the exposures of the workers. In order to perform exposure diagnostic assessments that are representative of the risks, the measurements…

Both noise and styrene are damaging for the organ of Corti. Since the solvent is often present with noise, this co-exposure must be considered as a typical framework for workers risk assessment. If styrene impairs the cochlea by a long process, it…

Neuropharmacological and cochleotoxic effects of styrene can worsen the noise impact on the peripheral auditory receptor (Campo et al., 2014). The mechanisms by which co-exposures to noise and styrene impair hearing are complex: there is a long…

At workplaces, noise that is low-frequency rich is omnipresent and it can be associated with solvents, such as carbon disulphide, for example. That solvent, which is used in manufacturing cellulose and more particularly viscose, is known to give…

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Introduction
Occupational noise exposure can damage workers' hearing, particularly when combined with exposure to chemicals such as styrene. Although styrene-induced cochlear impairments become apparent after a long incubation…