Formation of formaldehyde and peroxides by air oxidation of high purity polyoxyethylene surfactants

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-20

  Bergh, Margareta ^a   Magnusson, Kerstin ^a   Nilsson, J Lars G ^a   Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air exposure; Chemical analyses; Contact dermatitis; Cumulative contact enhancement test (CCET); Ethoxylated surfactants; Formaldehyde; Guinea pigs; Occupational; Oxidation products; Peroxides; Sensitization experiments; Wet work

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PEROXIDE; POLYOXYETHYLENE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE;

AEROBIOSIS; ALCOHOLS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GUINEA PIGS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEROXIDES; SKIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031823605     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05805.x     Document Type: Article

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