Use of Water‐Based Solvent Preparations in Factories in Japan

Use of Water‐Based Solvent Preparations in Factories in Japan: Hirohiko Ukai, et at. Kyoto Industrial Health Association—Prevalence of water‐based solvent preparations in 122 factories of various types (e.g., painting, printing, etc.) in the city of Kyoto was investigated by interview in 1995. The survey showed that water‐based solvent preparations were used in 20% of the factories studied and that the leading organic solvent components in water‐based solvent preparations were methyl, ethyl and isopropyl alcohols, among which the use of isopropyl alcohol was the most common. Among glycol derivatives, 2‐butoxyethanol was the most frequently used.