Document ID (ISN) | 69383 |
CIS number |
97-1255 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1219-1221 - Central European Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
1997 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Muttray A., Schmitt B., Klimek L. |
Title |
Effects of methyl methacrylate on the sense of smell |
Bibliographic information |
1997, Vol.3, No.1, p.58-66. Illus. 27 ref. |
Abstract |
The prevalence of chronic smell disorders was studied in 175 acrylic sheet production workers exposed to methyl methacrylate (MMA) and in 88 non-exposed controls. Mean duration of exposure was 9.6 years; concentrations of MMA were up to 50ppm during the previous 6 years and up to 100ppm before then. Smell tests indicated no clinically relevant olfactory disorders in the exposed group. Data suggest that maintaining the current threshold limit value of 50ppm provides sufficient protection against irreversible olfactory disorders. |
Descriptors (primary) |
methyl methacrylate; plastics industry; loss of smell |
Descriptors (secondary) |
cohort study; Germany |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears) Acrylates Plastics industry Chemical industry
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