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TODCOLOOT IVoLI1],m tDhis. 1966|ree<L 1969|. [In jap. with Engl. um.J~For the pollutant* produced by exhaust (ran from motor vehlc and blasting (me from '-ns mite. carbon monoildr. nitrogen oaldea and dual awt determined Ide Ihe Nlhonzakn T nnrl under construction (or tho Tokyo-Nagoya .^reeeway. The polluunia nbl ined near the bleating place showed '--'high concent.utlme of carbon wndtt. nitrogen aaldee and the duet, with levels of 350-1.200 ppm. 10-35 ppm, and 5.3-40.5 mg/ms, respectively, Theee reeulte were 4m to defective ventilation. 43040. MOIKIKA, K. S.. and V. L ERMOUNSKU. O alorhayakh ctravlentya rtut'yu aredl medltainaklkh rabotntkov. [Caeca of mercury polaontng among mrdlatl workrrs.l SB NAUCH TR KUIBYSHEV NAUCH-IS5LED INST EPIDEMIOL GIG 5. 82-43. 1968. Tranalated from REF ZH OTB VYP FARMAKOL KHIMIOTER SRED6TYA TOKSIKOL, I960, No. 5.54.725. --Obaervatlona were made of 4 caaee of Hg poisoning In medical peraonnel aa a result of Infraction of the rule* (or working with apparatua containing Hg. The atudiee, which were carried out In aeveral medical Inetltutlona, revealed the preeaace of Hg In waehtnga from equipment, walla, floora and In the air of the location. In a number of caaea the caicentratlon of Hg elgnlflcantly exceeded the maximum allowable concentration. Working with apparatua containing Hg can be a considerable tfrnger when the rule* for safety techniques are not observed. 43941. IVANOVA. L S,, and M. M. MEL'NIKOVA. (Cent Inst. Poetgrad. Med., Moscow, USSR.) K voprosu o sostoyantl zdoroT*ya rabochlkh v prolzvodstve nttrofoskL [problems regarding the htalth condltlona of workers In nitrogen -phosphorus-pouaatum IcrtUluer actor lea. | GIG TR PROF 1ABOL 12(12); 49-50. 1988.--Observattona conducted on 187 workers, disclosed the presence of different degrees of bronchitis, whlcl were obeerved In marked and functional disorders of the nervous system In the form of vegetative dysfunction. The effect of a number cf substancea, having a stimulating effect (such ha chlorine and sulfurous compounds) had a significant role In the development of bronchitis. Changes occurring In tha nerve system are connected with the effect of a complex of chemical substances. --L. C. G. 43941. BUSHUEVA, T. L, E. A. ZABOZLAEVA, and A. Ya. YAKUBOV. K yoprosu o detatvll yadokhlmlkatov na aktlvnost' syvorotochnykh fsrmsntov 1 belkovuyu kartlnu krovl. [The action of chemical polaats on the serum enzyme activity and the blood orotetn picture. 1 TR RADZH MED INST 9d. Iu2-14i. lDiid. Translated from REF ZH fT> VYP FARMAKOL KHIMIOTER SREDSTVA TOKSIKOL, 1169, No. 8.54.939.--When cotton vaa being sprayed with organophospharus insecticides, the concentration of them tn the air of the working zone was 0.00002-0.002 mg/1. In the air of warehouse locations It was 0.0004-0.002 mg/1. When cotton was dusted with DDT from tractors, the concentration of It In the air of the working zone was 0.002-0.04 mg/1. Ninety persons were examined before the beginning of the field work season when the chemical poisons were used and 36 were examined during the season (6 of them were working with chemical poisons for the 1st time and the remainder had exposure htstorles from 1 to more than 5 yr). Before the beginning of work organophosphorus in secticides were not found In the blood of those examined. They were found tn the blood of 50% of them (hiring the working VMSon. A decrease was noted In the serum cholinesterase and alanine amino transferase. There was also a decrease In the serum albumins and an Increase In the a j and gamma globulins end tn the albumln-to-glotalin ratio. In some of those eamined the thymol test was positive. These results are evaluated as the result of s disturbance of liver eTM* iTM --fi. T. 43943. POKROVSKIL V. A., A. 8. FAUSTOV, and S. V. IVANOV. O peresmotre 1 utochenll predel'no dopostlmykh kontaentratsu benzols, tolnola, ettlbenzola l distilbenzola v vozckikhc prolzvodstvennytdi pomeshchenlL [Review and refinement of the maximum allowable Concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethvlbenzene, and diethylnenzens In the air ot industrial locations,! TTOvonONEZiTMED INST TST" 13-19. lkiiiJr Translated from KEF ZH OTD VYP FARMAKOL KHIMIOTER SREDSTVA TOKSIKOL. 1969, No. 4.54.809.--From the literature and experimental data on the toxlcohyglenlc estimation of aromatic hydrocarbons, reduction of the maximum allowable concentratltm In the air of Indistrlal locations la recommended as follows: benzene, from 20 to 5 mg/m3 and toluene from 50 to 10. The maximum allowable concentration far ethylbenzene as 5 mg/m3 and lor diethyl benzene 10 mg/ m3 remains the same. When estimates are made of the toxic action of the substancee of a single homologous series, methods Should be ueed which ere adequate for this graip of eubstancee and they Sboold be ueed tn sll the laborstortee developing tho maximum allowable concentratlmt*. While their value la being decided, there should be bltgatary confidential of the clinical material. . 43944. PARAMONCHIK, V. M,, and V. L PLATONOVA. O hjldtlloal'aom sostoyantl perhenl 1 zhrludka u ills, podvwrgayvshdilkhsy* voxdelate lyu khlororgxnlcheeklkh yaonkhlmtkatov. [ Functional state of the liver and etonach in people, affected bv orgnnochiorlde~che--*! poisons.| GIG TR PKOFZABOL 12(3): 37-31. Itiud. Ik.nei. aam.1-- lovsMtgatlaia covered fuactlsval stats d the Hear aad stomach m 70 persons handling organochlorous compounds (DDT. hexaehloraM, ether sulfonate). Persons with a relatively short service record (up to 10 yr) had Increased acidic and pepsinogenrue gastric hinctlonr arvt slightly pronounced disorders of the liver kinettan. tnhlbnion otthe acidic aad pepsinogenous gastric lincllons. slung with s marked derangement of the prnteldtne, carbohydrate. pigmental, antitoxic am secretory function of the liver occurred In persons with s long ssrvict record (tn excees of 10 yr) expoeed to effects of orgsnochloraua compoinds.--C. M. M. 43945. V\ZM, A. N.. and E. I. PLOKHOVA. K sozihnlyu eksperl1 itenlarnol model 1 "tokelcheskogo anglonerroza", voznlkayuehchego prt thronlcheskom yozdclslvil na organlzm parov vlnllkhlorlda. [Creitiai of an experimental model of "toxic angloneuroslk" drveloolnc Irom th~ chronic action of vinyl chloride vapors on an organlsm.l GIG TR PROF ZABOL [2(7): 47-49. 1908.--In'rabbits the chronic action of vinyl chloride vapors at concentrations of 9-10 mg/liter altera the rate o( cardiac cottracttois, disturbs the electrical and mechanical activity of the heart, changes the level of mix 1 mum arterial blood pressure and causes a reduction In the rate of Unear blood flow. The changes described In the kinetlon* of the cardlovaecular eystem In the experimental rabbits Indicate that the model of the pathology which develops from ths chronic action of vinyl chloride on an organism an be useiil for studying questions of ths pathogenesis and experimental therapy of toxic angloneuroels. 43946. GRATSIANSKAYA, L. N,, and E. N. SOLOV'EVA. Prtchlny dtitel'nol Invalldnoett prl khronleheektkh profesetonal'nykh tntokalkatstyakh. [Reasnns for prolonged Invalidism during chronic occupattotal intoxication,I GIG TR PROF ZABOL l2(8); lO-l'T'TSfiS, [tnT-----um.J --Case hIstorles of 187 persons Incapacitated by chronic poisoning with Mn, gasoline, benzene eubstancee and Pb were analyzed (starting from the beginning of Invalidism). The follow-up period averaged 8.5 yr. Investigations showed perslstance ol clinical manifestations of poisoning despite discontinuation of any exposure to the effects of toxic substances. Causes responsible for ths continued Ineatmcttatiua of lndhrldials trained and untrained for new occupation# were analysed. A medical approach to treating those 2 group* of imtient* was suggested, --C M. M. 43947, APEL' Ya. A. hfrtsrialy k toksikologll nskotorykh promethutechnykh proihikloy prl prolxrodstvs izoprenovogo kauchuka. (Intermatia on the toxicology of some Intermediate arodicta In the protkiciion of lsoprene rubber.| SB NAUCH TR KUIBYSHEV NA~CH-1SSLED INST EPIDEMIOL GIG 5. 87-88. 1968. Front: REF ZH OTD VYP FARMAKOL KHIMIOTER SREDSTVA TOKSIKOL, 1969, Na 1.54.885. 43948. TILLER, J. R,, R. S. F. SCHILLING, and J. N. MORRIS. (London Sch. Hyg. and Trop. Med., London, Engl,, UK.) Occupational toxic fretar in mortality from coronary heart disease. BRIT MED J 4(5628): 40t^lT. Alus. 1568.--fietween 1933 and 1962 42% of 223 dths of male workers exposed to carbot disulfide In 3 viscose rayos factories In England and Wiles were certified to coronnry heart disease--conqmred with 24% of the deaths in the ether workers of ths same age, 17% of tbs deaths in other local men, and 14% In ths Registrar General's Tables. Of men with mare than 10 yr In the rayon tuikistry employed In 1 of ths factories, those exposed to carbon disulfide had death rates from coronary heart dliMe between 1950 aad 1964 2 1/2 times that of tbe other workers. Thu erittonce ol an occupational risk of coronary heart disease from long-term exposure to low concentrations of CS3 was strangest tn the 1940b and sltgit in 1956-62; it may relate to wartime plant conditions. Current andpnspveties biochemical and morbidity surreys of exposed worker* are nos needed. These may aUo throw light on general iseuee of atbo-nsderent* and coroxmry heart disease.--J. w. S. 43948. ZAEVA, G. N,, L P. ULANOVA QnsL but Hyg. Orcup. Die., Acad. Med. ScL USSR, Moscow, USSR.), and L. A. DUEVA. hfrterttJy k perenmotru predel'no doputtlmol kaitsrnkxauii formal'de glds v vonkikhe protzvodstrenuykh pomeahehenlL (Materlala for a reexamnstlon ol the maximal permissible concentration of formalrtchyue In 1he sir of Industrial establishments, 1 GIG TR PROF ZABOL 12(7): 16-20. 1968. [EngL sum. |--in a concentration of 5 mg/cubic m. formaldehyde prodicee general toxic and irritative effects and some ndalfestatlois of sensitization. Clinical aad hygienic observations mads In a number of woodworking and textile Industries demcnstntsd that an the level of 5 mg/cubic m fornaldehyde provoked irritation of the upper respiratory tract and increased the Incidence ol disease among workers. The maximal permissible coweutratloa of fsrsmMMy# should be rsthieed to 0.5 mg/cubic m.--C. M- IL 43950. LOPEZ-AREAL DEL AMO. LUIS OtenaL Antltnberc. hfttet. Bilbao, Siam.), and ISAAC FERNANDEZ MARTIN CRANIZO. Neemoconloela aeudommorai per talco y caolln. (Peeudoxumoral paeumocmste1 by talc and kaolln.l ENFERMTORAZ 17(07); 389-410. Dus 1968[recd. lSoil), --A poaumoeocloets tn a 64 yr old rubber worker ms discovered after he had worked tn tho rubber hSutry lor 10 yr. Rsdlslsgkcnl naatfsetstioes twckuted pleural thickentag; ths dMghisg* BOR 009714