Epidemiological survey of workers exposed to inorganic germanium compounds.
OBJECTIVES: To assess occupational exposure to inorganic germanium (Ge) in workers from a producing plant, and to assess the health of these workers, with a special focus on respiratory, kidney, and liver functions. METHODS: Cross sectional study of 75 workers exposed to Ge and 79 matched referents. Exposure was characterised by measuring air and urine concentrations of the element during a typical working week, and health was assessed by a questionnaire, clinical examination, lung function testing, chest radiography, and clinical chemistry in serum and urine, including high and low molecular... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
Schlagwörter: | Adult / Air Pollutants / Occupational / Belgium / Cross-Sectional Studies / Environmental Monitoring / Germanium / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Occupational Diseases / Occupational Exposure / Radiography / Thoracic / Respiratory Function Tests |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28537832 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/22563 |