| Document ID (ISN) | 66856 |
| CIS number |
96-802 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0944-6052 - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Umweltmedizin |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Muttray A., Konietzko J. |
| Title |
Perturbations of the sense of smell caused by chemicals at work |
| Original title |
Störungen des Riechvermögens durch und für Arbeitsstoffe [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1994, Vol.29, No.10, p.409-413. 43 ref. |
| Abstract |
The work and exposure histories and results of the medical examinations of three victims of anosmia (loss of smell) are described. The chemicals involved in causing the loss of smell were acetone, cyclohexanone, dichloromethane and tetrahydrofuran in the case of a plumber whose work involved installing and repairing plastic pipes in water treatment plants. Mixtures of organic solvents and non-occupational factors led to loss of smell in the case of a painter. Chromates or solvents were involved in the case of a worker in the chromium plating department of a shock-absorber manufacturing plant. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
metal coating; painting; plumbing; chemical hazards; motor vehicle industry; loss of smell |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; tetrahydrofuran; cyclohexanone; dichloromethane; acetone; case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Surface treatment
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
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