Isothiazolinones in commercial products at Danish workplaces

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-74

  Friis, Ulrik Fischer ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Flyvholm, Mari Ann ^b   Bonde, Jens Peter Ellekilde ^c   Lepoittevin, Jean Pierre ^d   Le Coz, Christophe J ^e   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^e Laboratoire de Dermatochimie   (France)

Author keywords

2 methyl 4 5 trimethylene 4 isothiazolin 3 one; allergic contact dermatitis; benzisothiazolinone; dichlorooctylisothiazolinone; isothiazolinones; methylchloroisothiazolinone; methylisothiazolinone; octylisothiazolinone

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; BIOCIDE; CARBON NITROGEN SULFUR MONOCYCLE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; PAINT; 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOLINE-3-ONE; 2-METHYL-4,5-TRIMETHYLENE-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE; 2-METHYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE; 2-N-OCTYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE; 5-CHLORO-2-METHYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE; COSMETIC; KATHON 930; PRESERVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DATA BASE; DENMARK; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; VARNISH; WORKPLACE; ANALYSIS; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84904564010     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12235     Document Type: Article

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