title: An outbreak of naphthalene di-isocyanate-induced asthma in a plastics factory.
abstract: Seven cases of possible naphthalene di-isocyanate-related occupational asthma occurred in 1987 and 1988. These cases were reported to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health by personnel at a Midwest factory that manufactured plastic wheels for fork-lift trucks. The reporting of cases prompted (a) an evaluation of the workplace, including a medical screening of workers, to detect additional cases; and (b) an industrial-hygiene survey to determine the level of exposure to isocyanates.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Fuortes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiken
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makowsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017953:Isocyanates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010969:Plastics; D013147:Spirometry
chemical_list: D017953:Isocyanates; D010969:Plastics; C023446:1,5-naphthylene di-isocyanate