| Document ID (ISN) | 106302 |
| CIS number |
07-380 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1423-3169 - Informations médicales - Medizinische Mitteilungen |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pletscher C. |
| Title |
Health impairment caused by silver and its compounds in occupational settings |
| Original title |
Berufliche Gefährdungen durch Silber und Silberverbindungen [in German]
Atteintes à la santé causées par l'argent et ses composés dans le cadre professionnel [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
2006, No.77, p.85-89. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://wwwitsp1.suva.ch/sap/its/mimes/waswo/99/pdf/02869-77-d.pdf [in German]
http://wwwitsp1.suva.ch/sap/its/mimes/waswo/99/pdf/02869-77-f.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
Silver and its compounds are used in prostheses, fungicides, antibacterial topical agents, the minting of coins, the electronics industry and photography. This article discusses the health hazards due to occupational exposure to silver and its compounds. Contents: industrial uses of silver and its compounds; health impairment (pigmentation disorders, diseases of the respiratory system and of internal organs); protective measures and threshold limit values at the place of work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
silver and compounds; health hazards; argyrosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; silver; job-exposure relation; respiratory diseases; pigmentation disorders; occupation disease relation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Switzerland |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Inorganic substances
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