Document ID (ISN) | 46152 |
CIS number |
86-1012 |
ISBN(s) |
91-7464-265-0 |
Year |
1985 |
Convention or series no. |
Arbete och Hälsa 1985:22
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Author(s) |
Gustavsson P., Hogstedt C., Jonsson U. |
Title |
Impact on health of the exposure of capacitor manufacturing workers to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) - an epidemiological and medical investigation |
Original title |
Hälsoeffekter av yrkesmässig exponering för polyklorerade bifenyler (PCB) bland kondensatorarbetare - epidemiologisk och medicinsk undersökning [in Swedish] |
Bibliographic information |
Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1985. 21p. Illus. 32 ref. |
Abstract |
A cohort study of 142 male Swedish capacitor manufacturing workers. Twenty-three deaths and 7 cancers were noted. These numbers would be expected for the general population. Although one person had 2 rare tumours (a semi-malignant mesenchymal tumour and a malignant lymphoma) and the follow-up period was short, the results do not suggest that PCB exposure presents a high risk of cancer under the conditions of this factory. Annual medical examinations of some of the cohort revealed no abnormal results attributable to PCB exposure. |
Descriptors (primary) |
polychlorinated biphenyls; neoplasms; frequency rates; electronics industry |
Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study; Sweden |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment Halogenated hydrocarbons Electronics industry
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