| Document ID (ISN) | 104859 |
| CIS number |
06-369 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rasmussen K., Carstensen O., Pontén A., Gruvberger B., Isaksson M., Bruze M. |
| Title |
Risk of contact allergy and dermatitis at a wind turbine plant using epoxy resin-based plastics |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2005, Vol.78, No.3, p.211-217. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
A cross-sectional study was carried out among workers exposed to epoxy resin and other chemicals at a company producing plastic components. Risk factors for occupational contact allergy and dermatitis were investigated. Participants responded to a self-administered questionnaire, were interviewed by an occupational physician and were subjected to dermatological examinations including patch testing. Clinically-diagnosed dermatitis was found among 214 workers (35.8%) and contact allergy to materials used in the workplace was found in 66 workers (10.9% of the total population and 20.3% of those who underwent patch testing), among whom 40 (60.6%) were allergic to epoxy compounds, 25 (37.9%) to hardeners and ten (15.2%) to other workplace materials. Older age and longer duration of employment were individual risk factors for allergy to workplace materials, while work-related allergies and longer duration of employment at the workplace were significant risk factors for dermatitis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epoxy resins; skin allergies; plastics converting industry; risk factors; eczema |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
length of service; cross-sectional study; length of exposure; age-linked differences; skin tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Denmark; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Allergies
Skin diseases
|
