Document ID (ISN) | 52145 |
CIS number |
89-1287 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0323-9179 - Problemi na higienata |
Year |
1987 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Bajnova A., Hristeva V., Madžunov N., Daneva Z. |
Title |
Dermal effect of ethylenediamine in petrochemical production |
Original title |
Dermalno văzdejstvie na etilendiamina v neftohimično proizvodstvo [in Bulgarian] |
Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1987, Vol.12, p.109-114. 11 ref. |
Abstract |
Of 47 workers engaged in ethylenediamine production 39% reported subjective complaints of the skin. Allergic dermatitis (26%) prevailed over irritant (6.5%), and often led to a change of employment. Epicutaneous tests with ethylenediamine and diethylene triamine gave respectively 32 and 20% positives, with high latency. Ethylenediamine dermal absorption at concentrations in the working area around the MAC (2mg/m3) was shown by the methaemoglobinaemia found in 15 operators. The elevated methaemoglobin in blood could be used as an indirect test for workers exposed to ethylenediamine and other aliphatic amines. |
Descriptors (primary) |
ethylenediamine; skin allergies; petrochemical industry; skin tests; eczema |
Descriptors (secondary) |
irritants; haemoglobin monitoring; dermatological effects |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases Allergies Aliphatic amines Petrochemical industry Chemical industry
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