Occupational Toxicants

Greim H (ed) Occupational Toxicants, Vol 13, critical data evaluation for MAK values and classification of carcinogens. Commission for the investigation of health hazards of chemical compounds in the work area, Bisphenol A, p 49. New York, VCH, 1999... 

Tiller JR, Schilling RS, Morris JM Occupational toxic factor in mortality from coronary heart disease. BrMedJ 4 407M-11, 1968... 

Greim. H, Occupational Toxicants Critical Data Evaluation of MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens. Vol, 14. John Wiley Sons, Inc., New- York, NY, 2000. 

Lehnert. G. and D. Henschier Biological Exposure Values for Occupational Toxicants and Carcinogens Substances Critical Data Evaluation for Bat and Eka Values. Vol. 3, John Wiley Sons. Tnc., New York. NY. 1998. 

Mercury. Mercury Is a classic heavy metal occupational toxicant studied by Paracelsus and popularized in Lewis Carol s Alice in Wonderland. Both elemental and organomercury compounds are of great interest to Industrial hygienists. Elemental mercury is still routinely determined from acidic KMnO collection by dithizone complexation at 515 nm (6) (Table VI ). Surprisingly, Hg is not Included In P CAM 173. Elemental mercury has been determined by flameless AAS (P CAM 165) for urine,... 

DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (1992) Occupational toxicants volume 4. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, Germany. 

Dossing, M. Occupational toxic liver damage. J. Hepatol. 1986 3 131-135... 

Thus, there exist a substantial number of ESRD patients whose etiology could involve a component of long-term, low level exposure to either environmental or occupational toxicants. 

DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) (1994-1999) Biological exposure values for occupational toxicants and carcinogens. Critical data evaluation for BAT and EKA values, Vol. 1-3, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, New York, Chichester, Brisbane,... 

DFG (1998) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Occupational Toxicants, Critical Data Evaluation for MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens, Greim H. ed., Vol. 12, pp. 223-236. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 

The highest quartile (25%) fractions of elements richest in the two ultrafine fractions (<56nm and <100nm) relative to the fine and coarse fractions were Sb> Cd > Si > V = Ag. With the exception of silicon, these chemicals had at least moderate occupational toxicity as dusts. Silicon particles enriched on the surface suggested the aerosols cmstal origin. These data suggested that these elements could have been enriched on the surface of ultrafine road dust (6-8). 

B. The medical treatment of occupational toxic illness should follow the general principles outlined earlier in this section and in Sections I and II of this book. In particular, the use of specific antidotes should be undertaken in consultation with a regional poison control center ([800] 222-1222) or other specialists. This is particularly true before chelation therapy is initiated for heavy metal poisoning. 

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Inhaling turpentine oil has a range of harmful effects, and causes an occupational toxic solvent syndrome, known as "painter s disease", which may be recognised by a violet-like odour of the urine. 

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