[Photochemicals and their effects on health]

The discovery of health hazards related to work in X-ray departments and photographic laboratories is a strong incentive for extensive analysis of the interrelationship between photochemicals and their impacts on health. The chemicals which pollute the environment in such premises may cause symptoms related to the skin, mucous membranes, eyes and airways. Teratogenic, mutagenic and neurotoxic effects cannot be excluded.