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date: 20–JUL–2005<br />

5. Toxicity Substance ID: 71–43–2<br />

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for the full 13 week period, were found to have moderate to<br />

moderately severe bilateral testicular atrophy/degeneration<br />

(7 mice), a moderate to moderately severe decrease in<br />

spermatozoa in the epididymal duct (6 mice), a minimal to<br />

moderate increase in abnormal sperm forms (9 mice) and<br />

bilateral ovarian cysts (4 mice). Similar lesions were<br />

reported to be observed in both sexes also at lower dose<br />

levels (no data available). Some animals tended to have<br />

decreased lymphoid infiltrates in many tissues including the<br />

testes.<br />

NOEL/mouse: 30 ppm<br />

Source: German rapporteur; BP Chemicals Ltd LONDON<br />

Test substance: >99.9% pure.<br />

Flag: Risk Assessment<br />

17–JUN–2005 (1235)<br />

Type: other: human<br />

Method: Subjects and sample collection<br />

The subjects were married workers employed for at least 1 yr<br />

in shoemaking, spray painting or paint manufacturing<br />

industries in Zhejiang province, with high exposure to<br />

benzene, toluene or xylene. Control were matched for age and<br />

occupation but had no BTX exposure. Semen and blood samples<br />

were obtained from 24 exposed workers and 37 non–exposed<br />

controls.<br />

Semen analysis<br />

Liquefaction time, semen pH, sperm concentration, total<br />

sperm count, percentage vitality and sperm activity were<br />

assessed following WHO guidelines. Acrosin activity, seminal<br />

fructose concentration, gamm–glutamyltransferase activity<br />

and lactose dehydrogenase 4 activity were also determined.<br />

BTX concentrations were determined using headspace GC.<br />

Blood analysis<br />

BTX in blood was determined using headspace GC.<br />

Statistics<br />

Results were analysed using Chi square, Student’s t–test and<br />

multiple regression techinques.<br />

Result: Mean workplace exposure to benzene was 103.34 mg/m3.<br />

<strong>Appendix</strong> D: Benzene SIDS <strong>Dossier</strong><br />

Benzene was present in blood (13 out of 24 samples, 4.4<br />

umol/l) and sperm (12 out of 17 samples, 1.85 umol/l) of the<br />

exposed workers, but not the controls.<br />

Mean sperm activity, acrosin activity and LDH–C4 activity<br />

were significantly lower in exposed workers.<br />

Sperm vitality and work history, sperm motility and work<br />

history, sperm concentration and benzene concentration in<br />

blood showed significant associations after analysis using<br />

two–way ANOVA. (Note: there was no significant difference in<br />

sperm concentration between exposed and control<br />

populations).<br />

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