A review of health effects of carbon disulfide in viscose industry and a proposal for an occupational exposure limit

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 1-126

  Gelbke, Heinz Peter ^a   Göen, Thomas ^b   Mäurer, Mathias ^c   Sulsky, Sandra I ^d  

^a CinTox   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon disulfide; Color discrimination; Coronary effects; Exposure situation; Hormonal effects; Nervous system effects; Psychological effects; Retinal angiopathy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE FERTILITY; MICROANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THYROID FUNCTION; WORKPLACE;

CARBON DISULFIDE; CELLULOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOLVENTS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70449086064     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408440903133770     Document Type: Review

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