Eye irritation from irradiated automobile exhaust (effect of irradiation intensity; half-life studies)

Conference · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5551221

Schuck, E A; Rogers, L H

Two series of experiments were carried out on automobile exhaust. The first measured effects of varied irradiation intensities on eye irritation and on the extent of the photochemical reaction of the oxidant and nitrogen dioxide content of an exhaust-air mixture. The second series determined the half life of th eye irritant, as indicated by the averaged, weighted reports of eye irritation in human experiment subjects. Both the reported degree of eye irritation the values of oxidant and nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust-air mixtures were found to vary directly with irradiation intensity. The half life of the eye irritant was found to be about 24 hours, as measured by a panel of 10 human subjects. The decay rates of the oxidant and nitrogen dioxide under static state conditions were shown to be direct functions of time. 7 references, 8 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Stanford Research Institute, South Pasadena, CA
• OSTI ID: 5551221
• Report Number(s): CONF-570901-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AUTOMOBILES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EXHAUST GASES
EYES
FACE
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HALF-LIFE
HEAD
INJURIES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS
RADIATIONS
SENSE ORGANS
VEHICLES
VISIBLE RADIATION
WASTES