| ID (ISN) del documento | 58415 |
| Número CIS |
92-1256 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1991 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Ståhlbom B., Lundh T., Florén I., Åkesson B. |
| Título |
Visual disturbances in man as a result of experimental and occupational exposure to dimethylethylamine |
| Información bibliográfica |
Jan. 1991, Vol.48, No.1, p.26-29. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Resumen |
Experimental exposure of four volunteers to 40-50mg/m3 of dimethylethylamine (DMEA) for eight hours caused irritation of the mucous membrane of their eyes, subjective visual disturbances (haze) and slight oedema of the corneal epithelium. The thickness of the cornea showed a slight but consistent increase in all four subjects at these exposures and in two subjects exposed to 10mg/m3. Concentrations of 80 and 160mg/m3 for 15 minutes caused eye irritation but no visual disturbances or corneal oedema. Occupational exposure for eight hours to about 25mg/m3 of DMEA (with peaks above 100mg/m3) was also associated with eye irritation, haze, and corneal oedema. The divergence between our findings and other reports in which visual disturbances occurred at low concentrations during occupational exposure may be due to peak concentrations. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
enfermedades de los ojos y sus anejos; efectos oftalmotóxicos; etildimetilamina |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
valores umbrales; determinación experimental; investigaciones sobre el hombre; trastornos de la función visual |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Suecia |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
Aliphatic amines
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