| Document ID (ISN) | 31337 |
| CIS number |
79-795 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0040-6376 - Thorax |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burge P.S., Perks W., O'Brien I.M., Hawkins R., Green M. |
| Title |
Occupational asthma in an electronics factory. |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1979, Vol.34, No.1, p.13-18. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Workers in a modern electronic factory were surveyed by questionnaire and lung function tests. Of those exposed to solder flux fumes 22% had work-related breathlessness or wheeze or both, and a lower FEV1 and FVC than unexposed workers. Work-related rhinitis was also present in 22% of exposed workers. The most likely cause of these disorders is sensitivity to colophony fumes released from solder flux during soldering, although levels of solder flux fume (mean 0.036mg/m3) were below the threshold limit value (0.1mg/m3) during the survey. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
colophony; allergic asthma; electronics industry; soldering and brazing; soldering flux |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
United Kingdom; questionnaire survey; dyspnoea; functional respiratory disorders |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Welding and cutting
Allergies
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Electronics industry
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