Odor and chemesthesis from exposures to glutaraldehyde vapor

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 721-731

  Cain, William S ^a   Schmidt, Roland ^a   Jalowayski, Alfredo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemesthesis; Glutaraldehyde; Odor; Psychophysical testing; Sensory irritation; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEPTANE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NOSE IRRITATION; ODOR; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SKIN IRRITATION; VAPOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NASAL CAVITY; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ODORS; PHARYNX; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34250015464     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0185-0     Document Type: Article

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