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Table 1 Anesthetist exposure to anesthetic gases (nitrous oxide and isoflurane) measured in the operating rooms of the Veneto Region, 1990-2002, by personal sampling: survey year, number of samples, mean and standard deviation (in parts per million, ppm), percentage of measurement exceeding the standard (Exceedance %), and references

From: Exposure to anesthetic gases and Parkinson’s disease: a case report

Year

N. Samples

Mean (ppm)

Standard deviation (ppm)

Exceedance %

References

Nitrous oxide

1990

10

259.25

108.42

100

[1]

1994

7

107.1*

135.5*

[3]

1999

27

46.9

55.5

33.3

[2]

Forane

1994

7

2.88*

3.4*

[3]

1999

27

2.5

4.5

14.8

[2]

  1. *environmental concentration values recalculated from the urine concentration.