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Elemental Mercury Polyneuropathy.

PB84239466

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Albers, J. W.; Cavender, G. D.; Levine, S. P.; Langolf, G. D.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Peripheral neurotoxicity associated with exposure to inorganic mercury (7439976) vapors was investigated. Clinical neurological evaluations, nerve conduction evaluations, and medical questionnaires and interviews were conducted at three chloralkali factories (SIC-2812). Of the 138 workers examined, 77 had significant potential exposures to mercury. Subjects with clinical evidence of polyneuropathy had higher mercury urine indexes. The authors conclude that elemental mercury exposure is associated with a clinically significant sensorimotor polyneuropathy. The degree of neurologic impairment is related to the magnitude of exposure.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Mercury(Metal) Chemical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Polyneuritis Nervous system disorders Chloralkali industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 2812 CAS 7439-97-6
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198426

Elemental Mercury Polyneuropathy.

Elemental Mercury Polyneuropathy.
PB84239466

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Albers, J. W.; Cavender, G. D.; Levine, S. P.; Langolf, G. D.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Peripheral neurotoxicity associated with exposure to inorganic mercury (7439976) vapors was investigated. Clinical neurological evaluations, nerve conduction evaluations, and medical questionnaires and interviews were conducted at three chloralkali factories (SIC-2812). Of the 138 workers examined, 77 had significant potential exposures to mercury. Subjects with clinical evidence of polyneuropathy had higher mercury urine indexes. The authors conclude that elemental mercury exposure is associated with a clinically significant sensorimotor polyneuropathy. The degree of neurologic impairment is related to the magnitude of exposure.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Mercury(Metal) Chemical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Polyneuritis Nervous system disorders Chloralkali industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution SIC 2812 CAS 7439-97-6
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198426