| Document ID (ISN) | 21256 |
| CIS number |
74-1326 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lauwerys R.R., Buchet J.P., Roels H.A., Brouwers J., Stranescu D. |
| Title |
Epidemiological survey of workers exposed to cadmium - Effect on lung, kidney and several biological indices. |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1974, Vol.28, No.3, p.145-148. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary and renal functions and several biological indices were investigated in 3 groups of workers exposed to cadmium dust (women with less than 20 years' exposure (E1), men with less than 20 years' exposure (E2) and men with more than 20 years' exposure (E3) and in 3 control groups. The current airborne cadmium dust concentration was below the TLV (200 µg/m3). Slight but significant impairment of pulmonary function was found in the E3 category. Kidney damage was more prevalent, manifested by proteinuria in 15% of the E2 group and in 68% of the E3 group. These findings support the proposal to reduce the TLV for cadmium dust to 50 µg/m3. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; renal dysfunction; respiratory impairment; cadmium; dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
proteinuria; long-term exposure; epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Cadmium and compounds
Occupational exposure limits
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
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