| Document ID (ISN) | 30324 |
| CIS number |
78-1993 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sakurai H., Onodera M., Utsunomiya T., Minakuchi H., Iwai H., Matsumura H. |
| Title |
Health effects of acrylonitrile in acrylic fibre factories. |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1978, Vol.35, No.3, p.219-225. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
The relationship between exposure and biological effects of acrylonitrile (AN) was studied in 102 workers exposed for more than 5 years and in controls at 6 acrylic factories, classified into 3 groups according to AN exposure. Exposure in the group with the highest 8-h average was 4.2ppm, and in these workers the mean urinary AN concentration was 360µg/l and the mean urinary thiocyanate concentration 11.4mg/l. No health effects of AN were seen, except possibly slight liver damage in highly exposed workers. Carcinogenicity was not studied. Urinary AN and thiocyanate determinations may provide a useful estimate of exposure at levels below 5ppm. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
synthetic fibre industry; health impairment; acrylonitrile |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hepatotoxic effects; long-term exposure; comparative study; urine monitoring; exposure tests |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Cyano compounds
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