NEUROLOGICAL, MEDICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS INDICATING CHRONIC INDUSTRIAL CARBON DISULPHIDE ABSORPTION
Authors: F. H. Lewey
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 November 1941NEUROLOGICAL, MEDICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS INDICATING CHRONIC INDUSTRIAL CARBON DISULPHIDE ABSORPTIONF. H. LEWEY, M.D.F. H. LEWEY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-5-869 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAccording to the statistics of the Textile Economics Bureau, 78,000,000 pounds of carbon disulphide (CS2) were employed in 1937 in the 19 viscose rayon plants operating in the United States of America. Thousands of workers were thus exposed to the potential danger of absorbing CS2 fumes and falling victim to intoxication. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication February 3, 1941.From the Neurosurgical Department in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.This investigation was conducted under the auspices of the Department of Labor and Industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.†See here for the complete literature of the subject. 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