| Document ID (ISN) | 22642 |
| CIS number |
75-468 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de médecine du travail - Cahiers voor bedrijfsgeneeskunde |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lauwerys R., Buchet J.P., Roels H., Brouwers J. |
| Title |
Epidemiological survey of workers exposed to cadmium |
| Original title |
Enquête épidémiologique des travailleurs exposés au cadmium. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1973, Vol.10, No.4, p.169-170. |
| Abstract |
Preliminary results of a survey covering 80 workers occupationally exposed to cadmium dust (electronics factory, manufacture of Ni-Cd storage batteries, industrial production of cadmium). The authors distinguish 3 groups of effects according to the degree and duration of exposure to the dust. They also take into account the effects of the subjects' smoking habits. Conclusion: prolonged exposure to a cadmium dust concentration lower than the TLV may result in a syndrome of mild respiratory obstruction; kidney damage occurs before lung function impairment. The authors therefore recommend that the TLV for total cadmium dust concentration should be lowered from 200 to 50µg/m3. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
renal damage; dust; respiratory impairment; battery and dry cell manufacture; cadmium; electronics industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; smoking; dose-response relationship; epidemiologic study; limitation of exposure |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Cadmium and compounds
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Electronics industry
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
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