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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 102018 |
| CIS number |
03-1275 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
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| Author(s) |
Letzel S., Göen T., Bader M., Angerer J., Kraus T. |
| Title |
Exposure to nitroaromatic explosives and health effects during disposal of military waste |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2003, Vol.60, No.7, p.483-488. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate the exposure to dinitrotoluene (DNT) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) among the 82 workers of a heavy-weapon dismantling plant in Germany, 51 of whom were regularly exposed to ammunition containing TNT and DNT, 19 occasionally and 12 not at all. Air analyses yielded maximum concentrations of 20µg/m3 for 2,4-DNT and 3250µg/m3 for 2,4,6-TNT. The maximum concentrations in the urine of workers regularly exposed were 5.0µg/L for 2,4,6-TNT, 1464.0µg/L for 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene, 6693.0µg/L for 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene, 2.1µg/L for 2,4-DNT, 95.0µg/L for 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid and 3.6µg/L for 2,6-DNT. Among the 63 persons for whom TNT, DNT or metabolite concentrations above the analytical detection limits were found in urine, there were more frequent reports of symptoms such as bitter taste, burning eyes and discoloration of the skin and hair than among persons without detectable TNT and/or DNT exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
explosives; nitrotoluenes; exposure tests; health hazards; defence services; ammunition |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene; 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene; 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid; eye irritation; Germany; determination in urine; trinitrotoluene; symptoms; pigmentation disorders; exposure evaluation; skin; dinitrotoluene |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
Biological monitoring
Aliphatic nitro compounds
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