| Document ID (ISN) | 72814 |
| CIS number |
99-924 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kiilunen M., Aitio A., Tossavainen A. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to nickel salts in electrolytic plating |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1997, Vol.41, No.2, p.189-200. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Exposure to nickel was measured in 38 nickel plating shops in Finland. The average after-shift urinary nickel concentration of 163 workers was 0.16µmol/L. After the 1-5 week vacation, urinary nickel concentration was higher than the upper reference limit of non-exposed Finns, indicating that a part of water-soluble nickel salts is accumulated in the body. Urinary nickel concentrations in the shops considered clean in an industrial hygiene walk-through were not different from those observed in the shops considered dirty. The correlation between concentrations of nickel in air and in urine was low, and the amount of nickel excreted in urine exceeded the calculated inhaled amounts, indicating exposure by other routes such as ingestion. Topics: breathing atmosphere; determination in air; determination in urine; electroplating; exposure evaluation; nickel and compounds; occupational health survey. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nickel and compounds; exposure evaluation; electroplating |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
nickel; occupational health survey; determination in urine; determination in air; breathing atmosphere |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Surface treatment
Nickel and compounds
|
