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Document ID (ISN)55825
CIS number 91-923
ISSN - Serial title 0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 1990
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Svensson B.G., Nise G., Englander V., Attewell R., Skerfving S., Möller T.
Title Deaths and tumours among rotogravure printers exposed to toluene
Bibliographic information June 1990, Vol.47, No.6, p.372-379. Illus. 24 ref.
Abstract A cohort of 1020 rotogravure printers exposed to toluene and employed for a minimum period of 3 months during 1925-85 was studied. Estimated yearly average air levels reached a maximum of about 450ppm in the 1940s and 1950s but were only about 30ppm by the mid-1980s. Exposure to benzene had occurred up to the beginning of the 1960s. Compared with regional rates, total mortality did not increase during the observation period 1952-86 (129 observed deaths v 125 expected). There was no increase in mortality from non-malignant diseases of the lungs, nervous system, or gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. Among the specific cancers, only those of the respiratory tract were significantly increased (16 v 9). There were no dose response relations with cumulated toluene dose (ppm years). There were no significant increases of tumours at other sites, including leukaemias/lymphomas/myelomas.
Descriptors (primary) toluene; mortality; neoplasms; photogravure printing; carcinogenic effects
Descriptors (secondary) lung cancer; epidemiologic study; comparative study; exposure tests; long-term study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Paper-making and printing
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Aromatic hydrocarbons
Printing, photography and photocopying industry