| ID (ISN) del documento | 52964 |
| Número CIS |
89-1926 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Año |
1988 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Mariotti F., Mastri E., Gori R., De Capua B., Franzinelli A. |
| Título |
Formaldehyde and phenol risk conditions in a laminated wood factory |
| Título original |
Condizioni di rischio da formaldeide e fenoli in una fabbrica di compensati [en italiano] |
| Información bibliográfica |
Nov.-Dec. 1988, Vol.79, No.6, p.468-473. 11 ref. |
| Resumen |
Environmental exposure to formaldehyde and phenols was measured in a laminated wood factory using urea-formaldehyde and urea-formaldehyde-melamine-phenol glues. Two groups of workers identified having different levels of risk: Group A exposed to a low level of environmental pollution employed on bark removal and sheeting of trunks, sorting, cutting and drying of wood sheets; Group B exposed to higher pollution levels, employed on gluing, pressing, filling, squaring, storage and transport of laminates. The results showed that the workers in Group A were exposed to a mean formaldehyde concentration of 0.027mg/m3 and a mean phenol concentration of 0.042mg/m3. The workers in Group B were exposed to mean concentrations of 0.189mg/m3 of formaldehyde and 0.081mg/m3 of phenol. In the Group B workers there was a significantly higher prevalence of irritative disorders of the conjunctiva, throat and skin. The greater prevalence of objective findings concerning chronic conjunctivitis and alterations in vocal chord motility are consistent with this result. A synergic mechanism of formaldehyde and phenol in producing the irritative effect cannot be excluded. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
formaldehido; industria maderera; sinergismo; fenol |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
enfermedades respiratorias; encuesta epidemiológica; conjuntivitis; dermatosis |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Woodworking industry
Phenols and phenolic compounds
Aldehydes
Alcohols
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