| Document ID (ISN) | 27916 |
| CIS number |
77-1637 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1977 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brooks S.M., Vandervort R. |
| Title |
Polyvinyl chloride film thermal decomposition products as an occupational illness - 1. Environmental exposures and toxicology; 2. Clinical studies. |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1977, Vol.19, No.3, p.188-191; 192-196. Illus. 41 ref. |
| Abstract |
Part 1 is a literature review of studies on: the working environment, wrapping and labelling equipment or hand wrapping, manufacture of PVC film (formulations), thermally activated price labels (composition and manufacture), emissions from hot-wire cutting of film, emissions from thermal activation of label adhesive. Major emissions from hot-wire cutting of PVC are di-2-ethylhexyl adipate and hydrogen chloride. Part 2 reports on studies in 24 meat wrappers and 8 meat cutters. Lung function tests and blood analyses were substantially normal. Approx. one-third of the wrappers had chronic cough, sputum and dyspnoea on exertion, and other complaints were throat, eye and nasal symptoms, chest tightness, wheezing and chest pain. The role of allergic sensitisation is uncertain. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
polyvinyl chloride; plastic films; retail trade; wrapping; pyrolysis products |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; USA; occupational health survey; packaging materials; labelling; functional respiratory disorders |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Retail industry
Fires
Toxicology
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