Document ID (ISN) | 55825 |
CIS number |
91-923 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
1990 |
Convention or series no. |
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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 Province | Sweden |
Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons Printing, photography and photocopying industry
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