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Irritant contact dermatitis from diallylglycol carbonate monomer and its prevention
Author(s) -
Lovell C. R.,
Rycroft R. J. G.,
Vale P. T.
Publication year - 1988
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.1600-0536.1988.tb02834.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , contact dermatitis , medicine , carbonate , factory (object oriented programming) , irritant contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , monomer , allergy , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , immunology , computer science , programming language
We report an outbreak of irritant contact dermatitis from diallylglycol carbonate monomer among factory employees making optical plastic lenses. Symptoms lessened after simple preventive methods were introduced. Further upgrading of production methods lessened symptoms still further and also restored the company's economic viability.