Occupational Dermatoses
- Occupational
dermatoses FACE="Arial">are not a major problem in the pottery industry, the
incidence being less than 1%.
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- Here are some causes found in the
pertinent medical literature:
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- -Antimony trioxide
- -1,2 benzisothiazoline-3-one in
releasing oils
- -Biocides
- -Cadmium chloride
- -Ceramic fibres
- -Chloracetamide
- -Chromium and chromates
- -Cobalt
- -Cobalt chloride
- -Cobalt nitrate
- -Formaldehyde
- -Maleic anhydride
- -Manganese dioxide
- -Mercaptobenzothiazole
- -Natural rubber latex
- -Nickel
- -Nickel sulfate
- -Proxel
- -Red copper oxide
- -Red iron oxide
- -Releasing oils
- -Resins
- -Sodium tripolyphosphate
- -Turpentine
- -Vanadium pentoxide
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- But let us bear in mind that
studio pottery may be quite different from the pottery industry
when it comes to chemicals and processes used.
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- Reference :
- Oshline/Nioshtic, database
provided by The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
Safety.
By Edouard Bastarache
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Article by Edouard Bastarache
Edouard Bastarache is a well known doctor that has written many articles on the subject of toxicity of ceramic materials and books on technical aspects of ceramics. He writes in both English and French. |