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. 1965 Oct;22(4):247–260. doi: 10.1136/oem.22.4.247

THE HAZARDS OF PAINTING AND VARNISHING 1965

Robert Piper 1
PMCID: PMC1069376  PMID: 5836564

Abstract

A review of paint hazards is made, giving brief descriptions of methods of application in use in 1965, of paint usage according to resin base, and of paint ingredients. The most interesting and complex of these are the resin bases, which have much in common with plastics.

Reference is made to some of the many minor ingredients. The problem of keeping abreast of the possible toxic effects, so that paint manufacturers and their customers may be warned and protected, will be clear.

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