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Clinical studies in workers engaged in maintenance of watermark moulds in a paper mill.
- Source :
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International archives of occupational and environmental health [Int Arch Occup Environ Health] 1992; Vol. 64 (2), pp. 141-5. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- Thirty subjects engaged in maintenance and repair of moulds used for producing watermarks on paper were studied, along with 27 control subjects from the same paper mill. The workers were simultaneously exposed to copper, chromium, zinc, xylol, and fumes of sulphuric acid in the course of their work. The study subjects were investigated for clinical, occupational, radiological haematological and psychological details. The aforementioned combined exposure was found to be responsible for a high prevalence of symptoms pertaining to the respiratory system and higher nervous functions. Breathlessness (26.7%), expectoration (10.0%) and emphysema (10.0%) were significantly higher among the exposed subjects. The exposed subjects also showed lowered visuomotor coordination and delayed reaction to light and sound stimuli.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Air Pollutants, Occupational analysis
Chromium analysis
Chromium blood
Copper analysis
Copper blood
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sulfuric Acids analysis
Xylenes analysis
Zinc analysis
Zinc blood
Air Pollutants, Occupational adverse effects
Chromium adverse effects
Copper adverse effects
Nervous System Diseases chemically induced
Occupational Exposure analysis
Paper
Respiratory Tract Diseases chemically induced
Sulfuric Acids adverse effects
Xylenes adverse effects
Zinc adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0340-0131
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International archives of occupational and environmental health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1399024
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381482