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Document ID (ISN)34175
CIS number 80-1650
ISSN - Serial title Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Year 1979
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ali-Zade G.A.
Title Renal function in workers exposed to allyl chloride and metallic mercury
Original title K voprosu o funkcional'nom sostojanii poček u rabočih, kontaktirujuščih s nekotorymi veščestvami (hloristyj allil, metalličeskaja rtut') [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Oct. 1979, No.10, p.22-25. 5 ref.
Abstract Studies in 120 workers involved in glycerine synthesis and 30 controls are reported. The exposed workers showed renal disorders, generally involving secretory and excretory functions. Radioisotopic examinations was the most precise method of diagnosis.
Descriptors (primary) chemical industry; renal dysfunction; nephrotoxic effects; allyl chloride; mercury
Descriptors (secondary) comparative study; glycerine
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Mercury and compounds
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Chemical industry