Assessment of dermal exposure and skin condition of workers exposed to nickel at a South African base metal refinery

The objectives of this study were to assess dermal exposure of cell workers to nickel at a South African base metal refinery and to characterize their skin condition by measuring the skin hydration and trans epidermal water loss (TEWL) indices. The skin hydration index of the index finger, palm, nec...

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Published in:	The Annals of occupational hygiene Vol. 54; no. 1; p. 23
Main Authors:	Du Plessis, Johannes L, Eloff, Frederik C, Badenhorst, Casper J, Olivier, Johretha, Laubscher, Petrus J, Van Aarde, Michiel N, Franken, Anja
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.01.2010
Subjects:	Air Pollutants, Occupational - analysis Air Pollutants, Occupational - toxicity Analysis of Variance Dermatitis, Occupational - epidemiology Gloves, Protective - utilization Humans Metallurgy Nickel - analysis Nickel - toxicity Occupational Exposure - analysis Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data Skin - drug effects Skin - metabolism Skin Physiological Phenomena - drug effects South Africa Spectrophotometry, Atomic Water Loss, Insensible - drug effects South Africa
ISSN:	1475-3162, 1475-3162
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