| Document ID (ISN) | 27270 |
| CIS number |
77-1034 |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wayne L.G., Bryan R.J., Ziedman K. |
| Title |
Irritant effects of industrial chemicals: Formaldehyde. |
| Bibliographic information |
DHEW Publication No.(NIOSH)77-117, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA, July 1976. 148p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Occupational health surveys were conducted in 3 plants; a shirt factory and 2 wood products plants. Formaldehyde levels in the first were 0.2-0.8ppm; average levels in the two wood products plants were 0.6-0.9ppm. 83 workers in a wood products plant wee given ophthalmologic examinations; medical histories were ovtained, and eye irritation symptoms were ascertained. No relations of eye disorders or symptoms to chronic formaldehyde exposure or work history were found. Possible acute effects of formaldehyde on visual function were examined by administering tests of visual acuity, depth perception, peripheral vision, accommodation, fixation, and colour vision to 50 workers in one wood products plant both before and after work. No acute effects of formaldehyde on worker's performances occurred at formaldehyde levels which average 0.4ppm. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; visual function disorders; irritants |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; report; woodworking industry; vision tests; clothing industry; occupational health survey |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Aldehydes
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