| Document ID (ISN) | 43550 |
| CIS number |
85-337 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0049-8610 - Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Breternitz H. |
| Title |
Exposure to airborne dust during tobacco sorting |
| Original title |
Zur Schwebestaubexposition bei der Rohtabaksortierung [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
1983, Vol.29, No.12, p.758-760. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
Description of working conditions, and methods and results of dust measurement, during the sorting of leaf tobacco. The observed continuous exposure to 6.6mg/m3 dust was below the exposure limit set by the German Democratic Republic, but the concentration of quartz in the total and fine fractions of the dust (19.4 and 13%, respectively) exceeded permissible levels. Possible fibrogenic, allergenic, irritant and toxic effects of the dust are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
airborne dust; respirable dust; tobacco; tobacco industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; threshold limit values; German Democratic Republic; sensitization; allergies; exposure evaluation; fibrogenic effects; silica |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Tobacco industry
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