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Document ID (ISN)26259
CIS number 76-1964
Year 1976
Convention or series no.
Title Occupational lead and arsenic exposure - A symposium.
Bibliographic information HEW Publication No.(NIOSH)76-134, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA, Feb. 1976. 341p. Illus. 252 ref.
Abstract This symposium was held in Chicago, USA, 24-25 Feb. 1975 to review the state of knowledge to assist in establishing safe levels of the substances. Papers and discussions covered: sources of lead and arsenic in industry, monitoring of workplaces and problems involved; toxicology (special lead problems in women workers, neurological and behavioural toxicology, central nervous system, kidney, carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic effects of arsenic); epidemiology (fish, children, community exposure, smelter worker mortality); threshold limit values; research needs in lead exposure; medical surveillance of lead workers.
Descriptors (primary) arsenic; lead industry; toxicology; lead
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; arsenic trioxide; airborne dust; USA; central nervous system; renal dysfunction; tetraethyllead; mortality; rifle ranges; exposure evaluation; occupational health survey; epidemiologic study; urinary ala monitoring; animal experiments; behaviour study; neurological effects; histopathology; women; carcinogenic effects; exposure records; blood monitoring; chelation therapy; conference; smelting plants; threshold limit values
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Smelting and refining operations
Lead and compounds
Arsenic and compounds