National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

“ Pour 150 mL of isopropanol into the polyethylene bag. 2. Insert hand into bag. W rap the top of the bag securely around the forearm, several inches above the w rist. NOTE: Allergies to alcohol are extremely rare. Before conducting the handwash, check to see if the person has ever had a reaction to alcohols, or is taking medications that could react with the alcohol. Some skin conditions, such as cuts, abrasions, and eczema can be irritated by contact with alcohols. If the person’s hand seems “dried-out” after the handwash, hand lotion can be applied. ”

“ This method was developed for the analysis of captan and thiophanate-methyl in an isopropanol hand rinse solution from orchard workers. In addition, this method may also be used to analyze other fungicides and pesticides that may be present in the field as long as they are sufficiently separated from the analytes by the analytical conditions of the method and soluble in isopropanol. ”

“ The storage study at room temperature was completed at 33990 μg/sample for thio phanate -m eth yl and 2620 0 μg/sam ple for captan with respective recovery averages of 102-107% and 102-127% over the 28 days of the study. The storage study at 4°C was completed at 34130 μg/sample for thio phanate -m eth yl, and 25520 μg/sample for captan with respective recovery averages of 110-121% and 102-112% over the 27 days of the stud y. ”