| Document ID (ISN) | 37667 |
| CIS number |
82-804 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Whorton M.D., Stubbs H.A., Obrinsky A., Milby T.H. |
| Title |
Testicular function of men occupationally exposed to para-tertiary butyl benzoic acid |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1981, Vol.7, No.3, p.204-213. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
90 male volunteers involved in the manufacture, packaging and maintenance of equipment used in production of p-tert-butylbenzoic acid (TBBA) were compared with 103 male workers not exposed to any known testicular toxin. Exposure indexes were based on employment in the years prior to the installation of a scrubber system in 1964, prior to the introduction of personal protective practices, 1964-1978, and 1978-1979. Peak exposure concentration was 9.3mg/m3. Evaluations of sperm count, history of fathering children, and gonadotropin levels indicated that, at the exposure levels experienced, TBBA did not have a clinical or epidemiologic effect on testicular function. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
butylbenzoic acid; antifertility effects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
spermatogenic disturbances; comparative study; gonadotropic effects; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
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