| Document ID (ISN) | 43189 |
| CIS number |
85-146 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lindberg E., Hedenstierna G. |
| Title |
Chrome plating: symptoms, findings in the upper airways, and effects on lung function |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov.-Dec. 1983, Vol.38, No.6, p.367-374. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Respiratory symptoms, lung function and changes in the nasal septum were examined in 100 subjects exposed to chromic acid during plating and were compared with results for 119 non-exposed controls. Nasal irritation was common among subjects exposed to a daily average >1µg/m3 chromic acid. The frequency of chronic bronchitis was similar in exposed and control groups. Exposure to peak levels of ≥20µg/m3 chromic acid caused nasal septal ulceration and perforation and both forced vital capacity and forced expired volume in 1s were reduced by 0.2L. A reduction in forced mid-expiratory flow from Monday to Thursday was observed in subjects exposed to a daily average ≥2µg/m3 chromic acid. An 8h mean exposure to >2µg/m3 may cause a transient decrease in lung function and short-term exposure to ≥20µg/m3 chromic acid can cause septal ulceration and perforation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
electroplating; chromic acid; chromium; respiratory impairment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; perforation of the nasal septum; comparative study; ulceration of the nasal mucosa; 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) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Surface treatment
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