| Document ID (ISN) | 59315 |
| CIS number |
92-1984 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0049-8610 - Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wallenstein G., Schulz P., Christann M., Schöneich R., Dietz E. |
| Title |
Longitudinal study of workers exposed to colophony soldering fumes and of controls |
| Original title |
Längsschnittstudie von Kolophoniumlötrauchexponierten und Kontrollpersonen [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
1991, Vol.37, No.2, p.75-78. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
In this follow-up study 267 workers using colophony as soldering flux and 239 controls were re-examined after five years. The examined workers were employees of the electrical industry in the former German Democratic Republic. Measurements of the concentration of total aldehydes at 37 workplaces yielded an average value of 0.095mg/m3, which was somewhat lower than at the time of the first examinations. The prevalence of respiratory impairment among exposed workers found in the first study could be confirmed. It was related to the intensity of exposure rather than duration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aldehydes; colophony; respiratory impairment; soldering and brazing; electrical industry; soldering flux |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study; pyrolysis products |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Aldehydes
Welding and cutting
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