Search
Search Results
-
Chemicals Used in the Rubber Industry
A large number of chemicals illustrative of many structural and use categories are employed in the rubber industry. This chapter surveys the major...
-
Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility of Polysaccharides
Microbial polysaccharides represent a plentiful, but so far only scarcely exploited reservoir of unique, multifunctional biopolymers. Advanced...
-
Test atmospheres of diisocyanates with special reference to controlled exposure of humans
An all glass apparatus for the generation of air concentrations of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (2,4-TDI), 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (2,6-TDI) and...
-
Occurrence and specificity of IgE antibodies to isocyanates in occupationally exposed workers
The levels of IgE antibodies specific for toluene-diisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethane-diisocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene-diisocyanate (HDI) were...
-
Comparison among five mutagenicity assays in workers producing polyurethane foams
Thirty-two male individuals exposed to isocyanates and amines during the production of plastic foams and 20 male referents were studied by...
-
Mobility of chlorofluorocarbons in deposits of shredder wastes from plastic and metal utilizing industries
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are used as propellants in spray cans, as refrigerants and as blowing agents for plastic foams, which are finally dumped...
-
Visual disturbances after industrial triethylamine exposure
Among 19 workers in a polyurethane foam production plant, visual disturbances (“foggy vision”, “blue haze”, and sometimes halo phenomena) were...
-
Improvement in the Durability of Cracked Concrete Elements Injected With Synthetic Resin by Optimizing the Bond Behaviour
Cracked building elements are increasingly being repaired by the injection of reactive resins. The success of a repair not only depends on the choice...
-
Revetements Anti-Corosion IKAS pour les Structures en Beton Arme
La présente communication rend compte des résultats des études des revêtements IKAS pour les structures en béton armé. On décrit les copositions et...
-
Detoxification and Decomposition
Toxic by-products and residues, which may not be released untreated into the environment, are produced by industry and research in the form of...
-
Phthalates and Related Plasticizers
Plasticizers are chemicals which are used primarily as additives to a large variety of commercial products. Plasticizers are added to impart...
-
Symptoms and lung function in low-exposure to TDI by polyurethane foam manufacturing
A cross-sectional investigation was performed in seven polyurethane foam manufacturing factories. Lung function tests were performed at the factories...
-
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by diisocyanates and its spontaneous reactivation
The inhibition of human acetylcholinesterase (AchE) by 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) is determined and compared with the previously...
-
A method for the collection and determination of phenol and bisphenol A in air
An analytical method has been developed for the determination of phenol and bisphenol A in air. Air samples are concentrated on commercial silica by...
-
Mutagenicity of aerosols from the oxidative thermal decomposition of rigid polyurethane foam
The aerosol fraction of the oxidative thermal decomposition products (700°C) of rigid polyurethane foam was collected on glass fiber filters and...