| Document ID (ISN) | 59988 |
| CIS number |
93-600 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0173-3338 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz, Prophylaxe und Ergonomie |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hain E., Korallus U. |
| Title |
Lung cancer caused by arsenic-containing pyrites used in sulfuric acid production - An occupational problem carried over from past exposures |
| Original title |
Lungenkrebs durch arsenhaltigen Schwefelkies bei der Schwefelsäureherstellung - ein arbeitsmedizinisches Altlasten-Problem [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1992, Vol.42, No.7, p.266-276. Illus. 37 ref. |
| Abstract |
An increased incidence of bronchial cancer in sulfuric acid production plants became apparent in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1984. Only employees who had worked in the production plants before 1959 were found to be affected. The high exposure to arsenic-containing dusts before 1959 was identified as the cause of the elevated lung cancer incidence. It was due to open roasting of pyrite in manually operated single plate roasters and mechanically operated multiplate roasters, which were in use until 1959. The concentrations of arsenic were far in excess of the exposure limits. Review of the legal aspects of the problem and of compensation. Detailed summaries in English, French and German. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; Germany (Federal Republic of); arsenic; pyrite; arsenic trioxide; ore roasting furnaces; chemical products; sulfuric acid; bronchial cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiology; carcinogens |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Arsenic and compounds
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Chemical industry
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