Diacetyl emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production.
In microwave popcorn workers, exposure to butter flavorings has been associated with fixed obstructive lung disease resembling bronchiolitis obliterans. Inhalation toxicology studies have shown severe respiratory effects in rats exposed to vapors from a paste butter flavoring, and to diacetyl, a dik...
| Published in: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 3; no. 10; pp. 530 - 536 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | CEU exam questions research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2006
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