What a mix! Volatile organic compounds and worker exposure in small business beauty salons in Tucson, Arizona.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Small business beauty salons have volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their workplace air. VOCs are present as ingredients in beauty or hair products. They may also form because of chemical reactions, where thermal-styling elements accelerate the volatilization of these compounds. Uncertainties remain about the relationship between air pollutant concentrations and the variety of beauty salon activities in a work shift. Investigating these associations can help determine high-risk services, associated products, and at-risk workers.

Methods

In this exploratory study, female community health workers recruited beauty salons from target zip codes in predominately Latino neighborhoods, including primarily Spanish-speaking small businesses. We collected salon chemical

SUBMITTER: Ramirez DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757921 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature