| Document ID (ISN) | 20376 |
| CIS number |
74-444 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Work - Environment - Health |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gamberale F., Hultengren M. |
| Title |
Methylchloroform exposure - II. Psychophysiological functions. |
| Bibliographic information |
1973, Vol.10, No.2, p.82-92. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
Reaction time, perceptual speed and manual dexterity were studied in 12 healthy men repeatedly exposed to 250, 350, 450 and 550 ppm of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCE) in inspired air; control tests were carried out with pure air. Exhaled air samples were taken at 2-min intervals. There was a linear relationship between the concentrations in alveolar air and arterial blood. Reaction time, perceptual speed and manual dexterity were impaired during exposure to TCE as compared with exposure to pure air. Analysis of the results shows that psychophysiological functions are adversely affected by exposure to a TCE vapour concentration of 350 ppm. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
psychosomatic disorders; trichloroethane |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
manual dexterity; 1,1,1-trichloroethane; human experiments; reaction time; perceptual speed |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Halogenated hydrocarbons
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