Chemosensory irritations and pulmonary effects of acute exposure to emissions from oriented strand board

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1204-1221

  Gminski, Richard ^a   Marutzky, Rainer ^b   Kevekordes, Sebastian ^a   Fuhrmann, Frank ^b   Bürger, Werner ^b   Hauschke, Dieter ^a   Ebner, Winfried ^a   Mersch Sundermann, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

chemosensory irritation; human exposure study; odor perception; OSB emissions; volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

3 CARENE; HEXANAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PINENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SMELLING; THROAT IRRITATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BLINKING; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; MALE; ODORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOXICITY TESTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952434874     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110388537     Document Type: Article

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