| Document ID (ISN) | 58410 |
| CIS number |
92-1279 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vanhoorne M. |
| Title |
Epidemiological and medico-social study of the toxic effects of occupational exposure to carbon disulphide |
| Bibliographic information |
Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Geneeskunde, Dienst voor Hygiëne en sociale Geneeskunde, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium, 1992. 221p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Thesis on the toxic effects of occupational exposure to carbon disulfide (CS2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The study population consisted of 177 workers in a Belgian viscose rayon factory and 85 referents without exposure to CS2. It is concluded that the present TLV for H2S (14mg/m3) does not appear to offer sufficient protection against eye irritation and that the present TLV for cumulative exposure to CS2 (31mg/m3) does not seem to protect the exposed workers for more than 10 years against the appearance of microaneurysms, the deterioration of colour discrimination, subclinical renal alterations, blood lipid alterations, gastrointestinal complaints, increase of serum GGT, the appearance of (discrete) polyneuropathy and the impairment of male sexuality. Further studies are recommended to clarify the significance of these subclinical findings. Summary in Dutch. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
toxic effects; viscose rayon industry; health hazards; toxicology; carbon disulfide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; Belgium; hydrogen sulfide; thesis; exposure tests; exposure evaluation; epidemiologic study; personal protective equipment; safety and health engineering |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Inorganic substances
|
