| ID (ISN) del documento | 51958 |
| Número CIS |
89-834 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Año |
1989 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Piikivi L., Hänninen H. |
| Título |
Subjective symptoms and psychological performance of chlorine-alkali workers |
| Información bibliográfica |
Feb. 1989, Vol.15, No.1, p.69-74. Illus. 24 ref. |
| Resumen |
Subjective symptoms and psychological performances on a computer-administered test battery were studied among a group of 60 chlorine-alkali workers and their matched referents. The exposure time of the group exposed to inorganic mercury vapour had been about 14 years, and the estimated long-term average exposure had been about 25µg/m3 of air. The exposed workers had an actual mercury concentration of 51.9 (SD 25.0, range 15-150) nmol/L in blood and 84.1 (SD 56.6, range 15-260) nmol/L in urine. Neither perceptual motor nor memory or learning abilities of the mercury-exposed workers showed any disturbances in a comparison with the referents. However, the exposed group reported statistically significantly more memory disturbances than the referents. Strain caused by three-shift work was a possible cofactor for other increased subjective symptoms, namely, for sleep disorders, fatigue, and confusion. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
producción de cloro; mercurio; exposición de larga duración; trastornos funcionales nerviosos; rendimiento sensomotor; bases, álcalis |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
tests psicológicos; estudio comparado; tests de exposición |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industrias y ocupaciones
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Inorganic substances
Mercury and compounds
Mental health
Alkaline materials
Chemical industry
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