| Document ID (ISN) | 61721 |
| CIS number |
94-299 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1946 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Buckell M., Hunter D., Milton R., Perry K.M.A. |
| Title |
Chronic mercury poisoning |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1993, Vol.50, No.2, p.98-106 (given as p.55-106). Illus. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
Reprint of a classic study of chronic mercury (Hg) poisoning in a thermometer workshop (72 workers) and a pharmaceutical factory where Hg compounds were manufactured (11 workers), originally published in the BJIM in 1946 (3:55-63). The symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning (erethism, tremor and stomatitis) are described. Only the thermometer makers seemed to be affected. Results of urine analysis and atmospheric sampling suggested that these workers must have absorbed ten times as much Hg in a day than could have been absorbed from the atmosphere. The additional route of entry is suggested to be either absorption through the skin or ingestion. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; exposure tests; chronic poisoning; mercury |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
routes of entry; case study; determination in urine; toxicology; determination in air; symptoms |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Biological monitoring
Chemical industry
Mercury and compounds
|
