| Document ID (ISN) | 32365 |
| CIS number |
79-2056 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Morse D.L., Kominsky J.R., Wisseman C.L. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to hexachlorocyclopentadiene - How safe is sewage? |
| Bibliographic information |
18 May 1979, Vol.241, No.20, p.2177-2179. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
After a large volume of hexachlorocyclopentadiene had entered a sewage treatment plant, a number of workers immediately experienced tracheobronchial irritation. The plant was closed and workers were questioned and examined. Of the 145 workers evaluated, 85 (59%) had eye irritation, 65 (45%) headaches, 39 (27%) throat irritation. The highest attack rates were in primary sewage treatment areas. Examination revealed proteinuria and elevated serum lactic dehydrogenase levels. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hexachlorocyclopentadiene; sewage treatment; sanitation services; liquid effluents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
irritation; sewage; health impairment |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Water and sanitation services
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