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Science 25 November 1977:
Vol. 198. no. 4319, pp. 841 - 842
DOI: 10.1126/science.918667
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Science, Vol 198, Issue 4319, 841-842
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Phototoxic keratoconjunctivitis from coal-tar pitch volatiles

EA Emmett, L Stetzer, and B Taphorn

Roofers working with coal-tar pitch develop burning eyes and conjunctivitis which they subjectively associate with sun exposure. A coal-tar pitch distillate instilled in the conjunctivae of rabbits produced minimal or mild irritation in the absence of ultraviolet radiation, but irradiation with long-ultraviolet produced marked photophobia and severe keratoconjunctivitis.




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