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Document ID (ISN)28518
CIS number 78-251
ISSN - Serial title 0340-7047 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Prophylaxe
Year 1977
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Thiess A.M., Hofmann H.T., Elschnig G.
Title Medical and toxicological assessment of diethylene glycol butyl ether and other components of wallpaper paint
Original title Arbeitsmedizinisch-toxikologische Beurteilung von Butyldiglykol und anderen Inhaltsstoffen von Tapetenfarben [in German]
Bibliographic information Jan. 1977, Vol.27, No.1, p.1-6. 13 ref.
Abstract Detailed study of the effects of diethylene glycol butyl ether (DGBE) after 2 cases of poisoning due to dispersion paints had been attributed to this substance in an earlier study: case histories; composition of dispersion paints; acute and subacute toxicity of DGBE in animals; toxicity of other components of the paints. The severe hepatic and renal lesions observed cannot have been caused by DGBE.
Descriptors (primary) diethylene glycol butyl ether; paints; toxicology
Descriptors (secondary) case study; hepatic damage; animal experiments; renal damage; alcoholism
Document type -
Subject(s) Medicine, hygiene and first aid
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Glycol ethers
Alcohol and drug abuse