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Exposure of nickel and the relevance of nickel sensitivity among hospital cleaners
Author(s) -
Clemmensen O. J.,
Menné T.,
Kaaber K.,
Solgaard P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1981.tb03952.x
Subject(s) - nickel , medicine , danish , nickel compounds , toxicology , metallurgy , materials science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The nickel content of water specimens from consecutive stages during the cleaning process in a Danish hospital was analyzed. Statistically significant increases of the nickel concentrations were found from step to step of (he cleaning, eventually exceeding the theoretical sensitizing safety limit. The relevance of the findings in relation to hand eczema is discussed.