| Document ID (ISN) | 63045 |
| CIS number |
94-1651 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dufresne A., Krier G., Muller J.F., Perrault G. |
| Title |
Measurement of metallic particles extracted from the lung parenchyma of two electricians and one electrotechnician |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1993, Vol.54, No.9, p.564-568. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
X-ray spectroscopy and laser microprobe mass analysis were used to determine the chemical nature of particles extracted from the lung parenchyma of two electricians and one electrotechnician who had died of lung cancer. The retained particles were qualitatively representative of these workers' work history (e.g. the electrician who had worked in a mine had retained more silicates than the two others). The concentration of nickel in the lungs of these workers was higher than the concentrations measured in the lungs of 39 other workers who died of different types of cancers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nickel; lung deposition; work on electrical equipment; electronics industry; determination in tissues; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
copper; electron spectroscopy; silicates; aluminium |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Nickel and compounds
Electricity
Electronics industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
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