| Document ID (ISN) | 40355 |
| CIS number |
83-1406 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0303-7657 - Revista brasileira de saúde ocupacional |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Miri Vieira M.A., Álvares dos Santos J.P., Gondin Galbes F. |
| Title |
Work in contact with pentachlorophenol |
| Original title |
Trabalho em contato com pentaclorofenol [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct.-Dec. 1981, Vol.9, No.36, p.31-35. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Case study of 17 workers in a pentachlorophenol plant; detailed medical data on 10 are presented. The skin lesions and other symptoms were typical effects of pentachlorophenol. The masks, goggles and boots worn by the workers were apparently inadequate to prevent exposure; by providing places close to the body where pentachlorophenol could accumulate, they may even have aggravated the problem. Contrary to published information, the skin lesions did not disappear when the workers were removed from exposure. Disfigurement was severe enough in some cases to produce psychological effects. It is recommended that collective, rather than personal, protection be emphasised (containment of pentachlorophenol at all stages of processing and use), that medical surveillance be increased, that appropriate medical treatment (including restorative surgery) be applied, and that counselling services be made freely available. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; hepatotoxic effects; dermatological effects; personal protective equipment; pentachlorophenol |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; chloracne; impurities; psychological effects; medical supervision; health engineering |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Alcohols
Personal protection
Skin diseases
Phenols and phenolic compounds
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