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Document ID (ISN)35613
CIS number 81-1147
ISSN - Serial title 0031-1375 - Papier und Druck
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ullmann W.
Title Harmful chemical substances in the printing industry
Original title Chemische Schadstoffe in der polygrafischen Industrie [in German]
Bibliographic information 1980, Vol.29, No.4, p.54-56 and No.7, p.100-104. 22 ref.
Abstract Part 1: occupational hygiene aspects (exposure, analysis, TLVs, synergism, allergenicity, carcinogenicity). Part 2: review of harmful substances used in the printing industry: substances harmful to the skin, lead, acids and bases, organic solvents (especially benzene), allergens, carcinogens. Health engineering aspects; preventive medicine.
Descriptors (primary) allergens; harmful substances; printing industry; carcinogens
Descriptors (secondary) benzene; skin diseases; toxicology; lead
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Paper-making and printing
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Printing, photography and photocopying industry