CONTENTS — volume 4, suppl 2, 1978

Published: 1978

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Occupational hygiene
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Styrene use and occupational exposure in the plastics industry
Tossavainen A
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Monitoring of styrene exposure in the polyester industry.
Guillemin MP, Bauer D, Hotz PA, Lob M, Greuter WF
22
Thermal degradation products of homopolymer polystyrene in air.
Pfäffli P, Zitting A, Vainio H
29
Pharmacokinetics, biotransformation and toxicity
31
The toxicology of styrene monomer and its pharmacokinetics and distribution in the rat.
Withey JR
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Possible metabolic interaction of styrene with organic solvents.
Ikeda M, Hirayama T
47
Interaction of styrene and acetone with drug biotransformation enzymes in rat liver.
Vainio H, Zitting A
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The role of glutathione in the toxicity of styrene.
Parkki MG
60
Effects of thermal degradation products of polystyrene on drug biotransformation and tissue glutathione in rat and mouse.
Zitting A, Pfäffli P, Vainio H
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Arene oxides in styrene metabolism, a new perspective in styrene toxicity?
Pantarotto C, Fanelli R, Bidoli F, Morazzoni P, Salmona M, Szczawinska K
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Accumulation of styrene monomer and neurochemical effects of long-term inhalation exposure in rats.
Savolainen H, Pfäffli P
84
Pharmacokinetics of inhaled styrene in rats and humans.
Ramsey JC, Young JD
93
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in man
95
Styrene, its metabolism and the evaluation of hazards in industry.
Bardodej Z
104
Styrene, its experimental and clinical toxicology. A review.
Härkönen H
114
Biological indicators of exposure in styrene polymerization workers. Styrene in blood and adipose tissue and mandelic and phenylglyoxylic acids in urine.
Wolff MS, Lilis R, Lorimer WV, Selikoff IJ
119
Styrene in subcutaneous adipose tissue after experimental and industrial exposure.
Engström J
121
Evaluation of occupational styrene exposure by ambient air and urine analysis.
Engström K, Härkönen H, Pekari K, Rantanen J
125
Mutagenesis, teratogenesis and carcinogenesis under experimental conditions
127
Effects of long-term oral administration of styrene to mice and rats.
Ponomarkov V, Tomatis L
136
Embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of styrene derivatives on sea urchin development.
Pagano G, Esposito A, Giordano GG, Hagström BE
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Metabolism and mutagenicity of styrene.
Watabe T, Isobe M, Sawahata T, Yoshikawa K, Yamada S, Takabatake E
156
Cytogenetic effects of styrene and styrene oxide on human lymphocytes and Allium cepa.
Linnainmaa K, Meretoja T, Sorsa M, Vainio H
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Acute biotoxic effect of styrene on rat liver. Correlation with enzyme-mediated mutagenicity of benzpyrene and acrylonitrile.
Roberfroid M, Poncelet F, Lambotte-Vandepaer M, Duverger-Van Bogaert M, de Meester C, Mercier M
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Mutagenicity of industrial compounds. VII. Styrene and styrene oxide: II. Point mutations, chromosome aberrations and DNA repair induction analyses.
Loprieno N, Presciuttini S, Sbrana I, Stretti G, Zaccaro L, Abbondandolo A, Bonatti S, Fiorio R, Mazzaccaro A
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Neurotoxicity of styrene
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Neurotoxicity of styrene in occupational and experimental exposure.
Seppäläinen AM
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Neurophysiological observations after chronic styrene exposure.
Rosén I, Haeger-Aronsen B, Rehnström S, Welinder H
195
Psychological performance and electroencephalographic findings in occupational styrene exposure
Härkönen H, Lindström K, Seppäläinen AM, Asp S, Hernberg S
196
Alcohol consumption and tolerance of workers exposed to styrene in relation to level of exposure and psychological symptoms and signs.
Lindström K, Härkönen H, Mantere P
201
Morbidity of workers exposed to styrene
203
Morbidity among persons employed in styrene production, polymerization and processing plants.
Thiess AM, Friedheim M
215
Some hygienic and clinical observations on styrene exposure.
Axelson O, Gustavson J
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Health status of styrene-polystyrene polymerization workers.
Lorimer WV, Lilis R, Fischbein A, Daum S, Anderson H, Wolff MS, Selikoff IJ
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Comments made at the end of the session
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Mutagenesis, teratogenesis and carcinogenesis in man
231
Survey of mortality among employees engaged in the manufacture of styrene and polystyrene at the BASF Ludwigshafen works.
Frentzel-Beyme R, Thiess AM, Wieland R
240
Epidemiologic investigations of styrene-butadiene rubber production and reinforced plastics production.
Meinhardt TJ, Young RJ, Hartle RW
247
Mortality experience of styrene-polystyrene polymerization workers. Initial findings.
Nicholson WJ, Selikoff IJ, Seidman H
253
Two children with central nervous defects born to mothers exposed to styrene at work
Holmberg PC
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Mutagenicity study of workers employed in the styrene and polystyrene processing and manufacturing industry
Fleig I, Thiess AM
259
Chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes of workers exposed to styrene.
Meretoja T, Järventaus H, Sorsa M, Vainio H