多溴聯苯醚(polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs)是一種溴化耐燃劑，常被添加於電子、橡膠、塑膠、建築材料及紡織等產品中，經由眾多研究證實該物質廣泛存在於環境及人體中。越來越多研究與證據顯示，從事電子、橡膠等製程的勞工，可能因職業暴露而導致血液中多溴聯苯醚的濃度增加。本研究選取2間廢棄家電與廢資訊物品處理廠勞工共39名為研究對象，進行血液採樣及血中多溴聯苯醚（PBDEs）分析方法開發及含量檢測、一般臨床生化、荷爾蒙檢測。同時以問卷調查員工健康基本資料、飲食、時間活動模式等可能影響員工暴露的相關因子，以建立該族群之基本暴露資料。
39位勞工依據職務類別分為行政人員組、廢電子電器拆解組及廢資訊物品拆解組，三族群在13項血液生化檢查、5項荷爾蒙檢查結果顯示，僅膽固醇在三組之間呈現統計上顯著差異(P=0.0459)，而加瑪胺醯轉移酵素（GGT）則在廢資訊物品拆解組及行政人員組之間則出現統計上顯著差異(P = 0.0457)。此外，荷爾蒙檢查結果發現廢資訊物品組TSH異常人數偏高，異常率高達30.8％，但與其他二組未達統計上顯著差異。
在血液中多溴聯苯醚分析上，除其中2位勞工因採集到的樣本量不足而無法分析外，1位則因分析結果未符合本研究的品保品管標準，因而判定分析失敗，共完成了36個血液中PBDEs濃度分析，樣本量不足與分析失敗的3位員工均從事行政工作。所完成之36個血液中PBDEs濃度中，行政人員組、廢電子電器組及廢資訊物品組勞工血中PBDEs平均濃度分別為48.11、39.22與128.13 ng/g lipid，明顯高於國外文獻中之研究族群血中PBDEs濃度。三族群血液中PBDEs平均濃度比較上，廢資訊物品組血中PBDEs濃度顯著高於廢電子電器組，顯示拆解物中所含PBDEs成份不同，可能使勞工受PBDEs暴露情形亦不同。血液中22種PBDEs成分中BDE-209、BDE-197、BDE-153、BDE-47等高溴數PBDEs在三族群皆有較高之濃度，可能受作業環境空氣中PBDEs暴露所致，在三組同源物濃度差異顯著性上，除BDE-119、BDE-126、BDE-153、BDE-156未達統計上顯著差異外，其他18種PBDEs同源物皆達統計上的差異。且由於BDE-209在人體中的半衰期短，但在勞工體內濃度卻仍居高不下，顯示勞工有可能持續接受暴露。而在暴露途徑上，廢資訊物品拆解勞工粉塵暴露時間最長，雖然其配戴呼吸防護具之比例最高，但多配戴平面型活性碳口罩，由於配戴呼吸防護具種類及配戴方式不適當，可能造成效果不佳，導致其血中PBDE濃度偏高。
由於在三組暴露族群之各類食物之平均總攝取總量在米飯（P＝0.0185）、豬肉（P＝0.0015）、筍類（P＝0.0016）、貝類與牡蠣（P＝0.0149）、豬內臟（P＝0.073）、全脂牛奶（P＝0.0154）等有統計上之顯著差異。因此在本研究中尚無法完全排除飲食對於勞工體內PBDEs濃度影響。
由於本研究勞工血中PBDEs濃度皆高於國外文獻各職業族群之血液中PBDEs濃度，顯示本研究勞工暴露於PBDEs情形頗為嚴重，建議未來應擴大進行該行業之調查。此外，由於本研究並未調查作業場所空氣中多溴聯苯醚濃度，無法確實評估勞工之暴露途徑，因此有必要進一步調查勞工暴露多溴聯苯醚之途徑。由各項證據顯示，廢棄家電及電腦拆解作業勞工血液中多溴聯苯醚濃度可能受作業環境多溴聯苯醚暴露之影響，且根據國外文獻指出，相關廢家電回收拆解廠勞工有可能暴露於空氣中含有多溴聯苯醚之粉塵，建議應加強拆解過程逸散粉塵之收集及處理，並應強制勞工配戴足以防制固相多溴聯苯醚之呼吸防護具，以減少作業時之暴露，確保勞工健康。同時，廢資訊物品拆解勞工甲狀腺刺激素(TSH)異常率偏高，建議未來對作業勞工應將甲狀腺功能檢查列入定期健康檢查項目。根據國外文獻指出，廢棄家電及電腦拆解作業勞工血液中多溴聯苯醚濃度可能受作業環境多溴聯苯醚暴露之影響，並可能暴露於空氣中含有多溴聯苯醚之粉塵，建議應加強拆解過程逸散粉塵之收集及處理，並應強制勞工配戴足以防制固相多溴聯苯醚之呼吸防護具，以減少作業時之暴露，確保勞工健康。同時，廢資訊物品拆解勞工甲狀腺刺激素(TSH)異常率偏高，建議未來對行業勞工應將甲狀腺功能檢查列入定期健康檢查項目。

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are applied as flame retardants in electric goods, rubber, plastics, construction materials, and textiles. Numerous researches proved that PBDEs widely exist in environmental media and human tissues. The elevated serum levels of PBDEs in workers of electronics dismantling and some related occupational exposure groups were found in previous studies. The aim of this study was to clarify whether different serum PBDE levels and health outcomes were resulted from exposure scenarios in workers of electronics dismantling and recycling plant. In this study, 39 workers in two electronics dismantling and recycling plants were recruited as subjects. The concentrations of serum PBDEs, serum biochemical test, hormones index of workers were determined. The personal exposure data and time activity pattern were obtained with questionnaires. All the results were integrated to conduct the PBDEs exposure assessment of workers.
According to the job categories and PBDEs exposure possibility, 39 workers were divided into three groups: officers, computer dismantling workers, electric appliances dismantling workers. The cholesterol shows significant difference among three groups (P=0.0459) in 13 blood biochemistry examinations. Gamma Glutamy Transferase (GGT) also shows significant differences (P = 0.0457) between officers and computer dismantling workers. The results of hormones examination revealed high abnormal rate (30.8％) in Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) of computer dismantling workers.
Due to less serum volume or recovery rates, 3 serum PBDEs levels were not quantified, and 36 serum PBDEs levels were quantitatively determined. The average serum PBDEs concentrations were 48.11, 39.22 and 128.13 ng/g lipid in officers, electric appliances dismantling workers, computer dismantling workers respectively. The serum concentrations of computer dismantling workers were higher than the electric appliances dismantling workers which may revealed more flame retardants were added into computer products than electric appliances. The dominant congeners in workers’ serum were BDE-209, BDE-197, BDE-153, and BDE-47. The serum levels of 18 PBDE congeners of computer dismantling workers were significantly higher than the other two groups except for BDE-119, BDE-126, BDE-153, BDE-156. Taking the rapid turnover of BDE-209 into account, the workers may be continuously exposed to PBDEs from working environment for keeping up the blood levels. The inadequate usage of personal protective equipments may be resulted to high serum PBDEs levels in computer dismantling workers.
However, significantly differences of some food consumption such as rice (P＝0.0185), pork (P＝0.0015), bamboo shoot(P＝0.0016), shellfish and oyster(P＝0.0149), pork viscera (P＝0.073), whole milk (P＝0.0154) were found among three groups. The food consumption couldn’t exclude as contribution sources in serum PBDE of the workers.
Higher serum PBDEs levels of workers in electronics dismantling and recycling plants were found in this study, we suggest that the comprehensive investigation of serum PBDEs for workers in electronics dismantling and recycling plants is needed in the future. It is suggested that effective collection of fugitive emitted particles during dismantling process is needed. The usage of personal protective measures should be enforced to effectively reduce the concentrations of serum PBDEs.

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