Polyvinyl chloride film thermal decomposition products as an occupational illness 2. Clinical studies.

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• Personal Author:
  Brooks, Stuart M. ; Vandervort, Robert
• Description:
  Clinical studies were conducted on meat wrappers in response to requests for health hazard evaluations in supermarket meat departments. Twenty-four meat wrappers, eight meat cutters and 20 control subjects were studied. The study indicated that exposure to air contaminants emitted into the environment of the meat wrapping area may produce acute health effects in some individuals. These effects were primarily related to eye, nose and throat irritations. Individuals with bronchial asthma and other types of chronic obstructive respiratory disease may develop bronchospasm as a result of such exposures. The polyvinyl-chloride (9002862) contaminants emitted may cause changes in the small airways of the lung. The possibility of long term effects from such exposure is considered, based on the high incidence of chronic respiratory symptoms. Pulmonary function tests, however, for these individuals were within normal limits. It is suggested that persons with bronchial asthma and clinically significant chronic obstructive lung disease should avoid exposure to poorly controlled meat wrapping work environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Food-Processing Industry Food Industry Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Vinyl Chloride
• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Food-processing-industry Hazards JOCMA7 Meat-packing-industry Meats NIOSH-Author Plastic-films Respiratory-functions Respiratory-system-disorders Vinyl-plastics

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• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  192-196
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00071303
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1977 Mar; 19(3):192-196
• CAS Registry Number:
  Poly(vinyl chloride) (CAS RN 9002-86-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184180/cdc_184180_DS1.pdf
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