Document ID (ISN) | 45221 |
CIS number |
86-254 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
Year |
1985 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Duffus J.H., Brown C.M. |
Title |
Health aspects of biotechnology |
Bibliographic information |
1st quarter 1985, Vol.29, No.1, p.1-12. 57 ref. |
Abstract |
This is a review of biotechnological processes and of their health implications for workers. Most of the hazards associated with industrial fermentation, not a new process, are known. Newer processes, such as the manufacturing of certain pharmaceuticals and enzymes on a large scale, can lead to direct effects on human tissue, or to allergic reactions. So far no new hazards have been identified in connection with genetic manipulation (work with recombinant DNA), but care should be taken to prevent such hazards from developing. |
Descriptors (primary) |
biotechnology industry; biological hazards |
Descriptors (secondary) |
pharmaceutical products; literature survey; fermentation; allergies; enzymes |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Biotechnology industry Biological hazards
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