| Document ID (ISN) | 28171 |
| CIS number |
77-1856 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-581X - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Präventivmedizin |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Essing H.G., Bühlmeyer G., Valentin H., Kemmerer G., Prochazka R. |
| Title |
Absence of health disturbances after prolonged exposure to barium carbonate in steatite ceramics production |
| Original title |
Ausschluss von Gesundheitsstörungen nach langjähriger Bariumcarbonat-Exposition bei der Produktion von Steatitkeramik [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1976, Vol.11, No.12, p.299-302. Illus. 9 ref. |
| Abstract |
Studies on the effects on the muscles, bones and lungs of inhalation of barium carbonate dust in the manufacture of ceramics based on steatite. Results of examination of 12 workers with 7-27 years' exposure: history, clinical examination, lung function tests, ECG, chest, pelvic and femoral X-rays. No pathological effects were found from inhalation. Oral intake of barium carbonate can however cause severe poisoning. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
barium carbonate; pottery industry; respirable dust; steatite |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Germany (Federal Republic of); biological effects; long-term exposure; occupational health survey |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Glass, pottery and related materials
Inorganic substances
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