| ID (ISN) del documento | 48188 |
| Número CIS |
87-989 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Año |
1987 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Cain W.S., Leaderer B.P., Cannon L., Tosun T., Ismail H. |
| Título |
Odorization of inert gas for occupational safety: Psychophysical considerations |
| Información bibliográfica |
Jan. 1987, Vol.48, No.1, p.47-55. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Resumen |
This study, performed under conditions of directed attention, examined pyridine and cis-3-hexen-1-ol for possible odorisation of argon. Detection thresholds for pyridine and cis-3-hexen-1-ol in argon were 106ppb and 19ppb, respectively. Practice over 4 days yielded modest improvement in the detection of both odorants. For cis-3-hexen-1-ol, smokers had marginally lower thresholds than non-smokers and older participants had slightly higher thresholds than younger participants. Sex, smoking status and age had no reliable influence on threshold for pyridine. This indicated desirable perceptual stability for pyridine. Supra-threshold measurements also gave strong relative endorsement to pyridine. Calculations indicated that 3-10ppm (vol/vol) pyridine should suffice to warn of an argon build-up of any severity. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
gases inertes; piridina; argón; senalizacion olfativa; efectos psicológicos; hexanol-3 |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
fumadores; investigaciones sobre el hombre; umbral olfativo |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Inorganic substances
Mental health
Heterocyclic compounds
Alcohols
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