| Document ID (ISN) | 100687 |
| CIS number |
02-1787 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sińczuk-Walczak, Jakubowski M., Matczak W. |
| Title |
Neurological and neurophysiological examinations of workers occupationally exposed to manganese |
| Bibliographic information |
2001, Vol.14, No.4, p.329-337. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
To assess the effects of manganese on the functions of the nervous system in exposed workers in the shipbuilding and electrical industries, 75 male workers, 62 welders and fitters and 13 workers involved in battery production, were studied. The control group consisted of 62 non-exposed men matched by age and work shift distribution. Of the 62 welding workers, 30 worked in the area with Mn concentrations exceeding the MAC value of 0.3mg/m3. In battery production, six subjects were subject to concentrations exceeding MAC values. Clinically, the increased emotional irritability, dysmnesia, concentration difficulties, sleepiness and limb paresthesia predominated among the disorders of the nervous system functions in exposed workers. Generalized and paroxysmal changes were the most common recordings in the abnormal electroencephalography. Visual evoked potentials examinations showed abnormalities which could be a signal of the optic neuron disorders. The results show that manganese exposures within the range of <0.01-2.67mg/m3 can induce sub-clinical effects on the nervous system. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; manganese and compounds; welding and cutting; shipyards; battery and dry cell manufacture; manganese |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; case-control study; chronic toxicity; long-term exposure; electroencephalography |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Poland |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Diseases of the nervous system
Shipbuliding and ship repair
Welding and cutting
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