Chromium released from leather - II: The importance of environmental parameters

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 275-285

  Mathiason, Frederik ^a   Lidén, Carola ^b   Hedberg, Yolanda S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; chromium(III); chromium(VI); environment; humidity; leather; metals; occupational

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GLOVE; HUMIDITY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN ALLERGY; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; PH; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMIUM; COLORING AGENTS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TANNING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84927690635     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12334     Document Type: Article

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