| Document ID (ISN) | 40893 |
| CIS number |
83-1851 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-88314-248-4 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fb 330
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| Author(s) |
Seidenstücker R. |
| Title |
Biological effects of mineral oil aerosols |
| Original title |
Biologische Wirkung von Ölaerosolen [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz, Postfach 170202, 4600 Dortmund 17, Federal Republic of Germany, 1983. 48p. 68 ref. Price: DM.14.75. |
| Abstract |
This report is a review of toxicological and epidemiological literature concerning the effects of oil mists generated from cutting and lubricating oils. Animal experiments have shown that droplet size is as important a determinant of effect as the source and composition of the oil. The epidemiologic data do not support the establishment of a threshold limit value, because they represent such a variety of oils and additives, as well as degradation products and impurities arising during machining of metals. However, the results of the animal experiments suggest 5mg/m3 as a maximum exposure level for pure oils. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
printing industry; oil mist; mineral oils; biological effects; cutting fluids; metalworking industry; lubricants |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; scrotal cancer; report; carcinogenic effects; machining; dermatological effects; skin cancer |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
Metalworking industry
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