Document ID (ISN) | 37142 |
CIS number |
82-416 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0513-1731 - Yamaguchi Igaku (Yamaguchi Medical Journal) |
Year |
1981 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Hobara T., Kobayashi H., Higashihara E., Hirota H., Sakai T. |
Title |
Health hazards due to exposure to low levels of toluene diisocyanate |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1981, Vol.30, No.1, p.87-91. Illus. 13 ref. |
Abstract |
Tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) concentrations in the workplace air of a plant producing polyurethane foam were measured. The serum IgE of 39 workers, and leucograms and pulmonary function tests in 20 workers showed: TDI workplace air concentrations were 0.017-0.021ppm, which was lower than the TLV. Serum IgE was significantly higher in TDI workers than in controls. Some of the workers with less than 1 year exposure to TDI showed significantly high serum IgE values. All these TDI-exposed workers with high serum IgE levels had symptoms of eosinophilia and obstructive ventilatory impairment. Summary and wording of all tables (serum IgE levels, leukograms, pulmonary function tests by flow-volume curve) in English. |
Descriptors (primary) |
tolylene diisocyanate; subthreshold exposure; immunology; health impairment |
Descriptors (secondary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate; serological reactions; eosinophilia; exposure evaluation; 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Isocyanates Cyano compounds
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