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Main Title Validation of Human Eye Irritation by Tear Lysozyme Levels.
Author Pietsc, Richard L. ;
CORP Author Duke Univ., Durham, N.C.
Year Published 1972
Report Number EPA-68-02-0096; 1362;
Stock Number PB-224 537
Additional Subjects ( Air pollution ; Eye injuries) ; ( Eye injuries ; Smog) ; ( Body fluids ; Eye(Anatomy)) ; Ophthalmology ; Experimental data ; Questionnaires ; Muramidase ; Conjunctiva ; Oxidizers ; Degradation ; Humans ; Bioassay ; Enzymes ; Public health ; California ; Tears(Physiology)
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NTIS  PB-224 537 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Tear samples were collected from 358 volunteers in Southern California in smog polluted areas. No consistent variation of lysozyme concentration with oxidant concentration was demonstrated. Subjects exposed to .19 ppm of oxidant in the open air did show decreased lysis. A threshold effect is possible. No correlation was established between lysis and mild subjective complaints of irritation. Objective indications of eye irritation show a mild decrease in lysis levels.