OBJECTIVES
To study the prevalence of symptoms from the eyes and the upper and lower respiratory tract, lung function, and immunological sensitisation towards isocyanates in pipelayers exposed to thermal degradation products from methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)-based polyurethane (PUR).
MATERIAL AND METHODS
50 presently active and 113 formerly active pipelayers were examined. Also, 65 u...