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Paints, Lacquers and Varnishes

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The manufacture and chemistry of paints have undergone profound changes since the 1940s. Nowadays paints, lacquers and varnishes are complex mixtures of several components. The detailed composition of a paint, lacquer or varnish is planned to meet the special requirements of its use as well as the expectations concerning health and safety requirements (Fischer and Adams 1990; Rose and Vance 1997).

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  1. Section of Dermatology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, 00250, Helsinki, Finland

    Lasse Kanerva M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Occupational Dermatology and the National Institute for Working Life, Karolinska Hospital, 11776, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan E. Wahlberg M.D., Ph.D.

  4. School of Medicine, University of California, Box 0989, Surge 100, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0989, USA

    Howard I. Maibach M.D.

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Estlander, T., Jolanki, R., Kanerva, L. (2004). Paints, Lacquers and Varnishes. In: Kanerva, L., Elsner, P., Wahlberg, J.E., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18556-4_33

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