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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 39214 |
| CIS number |
83-463 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1982 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wolff M.S., Fischbein A., Thornton J., Rice C., Lilis R., Selikoff I.J. |
| Title |
Body burden of polychlorinated biphenyls among persons employed in capacitor manufacturing |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1982, Vol.49, No.3-4, p.199-208. Illus. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
The results of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) determinations in plasma and adipose tissue from workers employed in capacitor manufacture, with 30 years exposure to various Aroclors, have been evaluated in relation to duration and intensity of PCB exposure. In general, males had higher PCB concentrations than females. The correlation of plasma concentration (1-546ppb) of the more highly chlorinated PCBs, which had been used in the past, with total duration of employment suggested accumulation over time. The less highly chlorinated PCBs were the source of current exposure, and were observed in concentrations of 6-2530ppb in plasma. Higher exposure occurred among persons with direct contact with PCBs, in jobs such as capacitor filling. Adipose tissue concentrations, for both the more highly chlorinated PCBs (1-165ppm) and lower chlorinated PCBs (0.6-414ppm), were proportional to those in plasma. The relation between adipose and plasma concentrations suggests that plasma or serum PCB concentration is an adequate exposure index. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
polychlorinated biphenyls; capacitors; determination in tissues; determination in blood; electrical industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
insulating materials; exposure tests; determination in biological matter |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
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