| Document ID (ISN) | 59680 |
| CIS number |
93-580 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0731-3810 - Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Srivastava A.K., Gupta B.N., Gaur J.S., Bihari V. |
| Title |
Clinical evaluation of workers handling melamine formaldehyde resin |
| Bibliographic information |
1992, Vol.30, No.4, p.677-681. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
Letter to the editor describing the working conditions and state of health of six workers in a paper mill in India. The six were assigned to the preparation of melamine resin suspensions for treating paper. They were exposed to formaldehyde by inhalation and to melamine resin by skin contact. The clinical picture in all six cases resembled that described in the literature for cases of formaldehyde exposure. However, haemoglobin levels were depressed and peripheral lymphocyte counts elevated in four and three of the subjects, respectively; such effects of formaldehyde have not been reported previously. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
India; formaldehyde; paper and paper products industry; conditions of work; biological effects; melamine resins |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; developing countries; blood cytology; haemoglobin level |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aldehydes
Paper and paper products industry
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