| Document ID (ISN) | 37531 |
| CIS number |
82-832 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ljah G.D. |
| Title |
Evaluation, from the point of view of physiology and hygiene, of a method for the continuous discharge of matte in reverberatory smelting of copper concentrates |
| Original title |
Fiziologo-gigieničeskaja ocenka metoda nepreryvnogo vypuska štejna pri otražatel'noj plavke mednyh koncentratov [in Russian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1980, No.12, p.9-12. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
A study of 12 smelter workers before and after introduction of a new method for the continuous production of matte, including screening of the main radiant heat sources and use of local exhaust ventilation. The temperatures and speeds of air movement at the workplaces remained unchanged. The respiratory and pulse rates decreased, the latent period for sensorimotor reactions to light stimuli was shorter, and there was a fall in body temperature from 37°(±0.08) to 36.6°(±0.16). The quicker sensorimotor reaction may be due to the lower air concentration of sulfur dioxide. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
copper; smelting plants; technical development; hot workplaces; non-ferrous metal industries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
heat protective screens; local exhaust; heat stress assessment; radiant heat; occupational health survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Heat and cold
Smelting and refining operations
Copper and compounds
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