| Document ID (ISN) | 42323 |
| CIS number |
84-1367 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
Arbete och hälsa 1983:31
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| Author(s) |
Andersson K., Elinder C.G., Hogstedt C., Kjellström T., Spång G. |
| Title |
Mortality in cadmium- and nickel-exposed accumulator workers |
| Original title |
Dödsorsaker bland kadmium- och nickelexponerade ackumulatorarbetare [in Swedish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1983. 22p. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
525 men exposed for at least a year between 1940 and 1980 were studied. From early levels of approximately 1mg/m3, exposure concentrations were gradually lowered to an 8h TWA of 0.02mg/m3. General mortality was no higher than expected. Deaths from nephritis and nephrosis were significantly increased. In workers with exposure of >5 years to Cd concentrations of >0.3mg/m3 there were non-significant excesses in cancer of the lung, prostate and bladder. In workers exposed for <15 years there was an excess from chronic obstructive lung disease. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nickel; cadmium; battery and dry cell manufacture; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; Sweden; nephritis; survey; bladder tumour; lung cancer; prostate diseases; nephrosis |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Nickel and compounds
Cadmium and compounds
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