title: Mortality study of workers exposed to dimethylformamide and/or acrylonitrile.
abstract: Workers exposed to dimethylformamide (DMF) and/or acrylonitrile (ACN) were observed from 1950 through 1982 for mortality. The wage-roll workers exposed to DMF showed significant excess in total deaths attributable mainly to ischemic heart disease and external causes when compared with rates from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. However, there were no significant excesses in mortality when expected numbers were based on US or local statistics. No dose-response relationships were observed between DMF or ACN exposure and mortality. The significant excesses in mortality among employees exposed to DMF and/or ACN could be due to statistical chance or life-style factors
authors.affiliation: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc, ERD, Medical Division, Wilmington, DE 19898.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Fayerweather
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pell
mesh_terms: D000181:Acrylonitrile / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D004126:Dimethylformamide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D004126:Dimethylformamide; D000181:Acrylonitrile