| Document ID (ISN) | 60235 |
| CIS number |
93-929 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Oleru U.G., Onyekwere C. |
| Title |
Exposures to polyvinyl chloride, methyl ketone and other chemicals - The pulmonary and non-pulmonary effect |
| Bibliographic information |
1922, Vol.63, No.7, p.503-507. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary function impairment and neurological disorders, such as headache, insomnia, dizziness and skin irritation, were the symptoms found among workers of a shoe factory in Nigeria. Pulmonary function impairment was most prominent among the workers exposed to polyvinyl chloride. The exposure levels were measured to range from 0.2 to 4.0ppm. The observed neurological disorders occurred most frequently in the group of workers exposed to methyl ethyl ketone and other chemicals. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; Nigeria; butanone; polyvinyl chloride; functional nervous disorders; exposure; pulmonary function; neurological effects; dermal toxicity; respiratory impairment; shoe industry; insomnia |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; epidemiologic study; acute toxicity |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Nigeria |
| Subject(s) |
Leather, fur and footwear
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Footwear, leather and fur industry
Ketones
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Diseases of the nervous system
Mental health
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