| Document ID (ISN) | 34664 |
| CIS number |
80-1984 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Åkesson B., Högstedt B., Skerfving S. |
| Title |
Fever induced by fluorine-containing lubricant on stainless steel tubes. |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1980, Vol.37, No.3, p.307-309. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Three men, all smokers, handling a particular batch of stainless steel tubes suffered repeated attacks of malaise, chills, and fever, mainly after gas brazing, but also simply after handling the tubes. The presence of fluorine on the tubes and in the tobacco they used was shown. A fluorocarbon polymer lubricant was suspected of causing the attacks, which were avoided by heating the tubes to 1000°C. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fluorinated hydrocarbons; polymer fume fever; lubricants; fluorine |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
smoking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Fluorocarbons
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
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