title: [Olfactory adaptation as a factor limiting the warning role of odors].
abstract: Threshold concentrations of olfactory sensation of odorants change due to adaptation to polluted atmosphere. The study was aimed at determination of trimethylamine and n-butanol threshold concentrations of olfactory sensation under standard laboratory conditions. The results were analysed from two viewpoints: the role of odour as a warning against chemical hazard, a possibility of using the shift of sensation threshold of appropriately selected reference standards as a measure of discomfort created by odours in working environment.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Chemii Fizycznej Instytutu Inzynierii Chemicznej i Chemii Fizycznej Politechniki Szczecińskiej.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kośmider
mesh_terms: D020001:1-Butanol; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity*; D000440:Butanols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008744:Methylamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D009812:Odorants; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000294:innervation*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D000440:Butanols; D008744:Methylamines; D020001:1-Butanol; C023336:trimethylamine
vernacular_title: Adaptacja wechowa, czynnik ograniczajacy ostrzegawcza role zapachu.