| Document ID (ISN) | 33231 |
| CIS number |
80-717 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0029-7917 - Occupational Health |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kingsford D.J. |
| Title |
Ultra-violet radiation: an environmental hazard. |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1978, Vol.30, No.2, p.74-80. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Case study of 3 laboratory workers complaining of eye pain (at first confused with exposure to ammonia vapour, but a 12h time lag before onset of pain ruled this out), diagnosed as conjunctivitis due to work under a fluorescent ultraviolet (UV) lamp which had been borrowed by another department and the filters removed and not replaced. NIOSH TLVs for UV radiation exposure are given; recommendations include use of warning notices. Discussed are: understanding the NIOSH curve (diagram), workers at risk (occupations listed), natural and man-made UV radiation sources, effects of over-exposure (particularly to the eyes: carcinoma, keratoconjunctivitis), with wavelengths and exposure levels at which the effects occur; permissible exposures and relative spectral effectiveness by wavelength (tables). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
laboratory work; conjunctivitis; ultraviolet radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; permissible radiation doses; filter glasses |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Non-ionizing radiation
Diseases of the eye and vision damage
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