Estimation of quantitative levels of diesel exhaust exposure and the health impact in the contemporary Australian mining industry.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper describes findings from the study of chronic bronchitis (CB) incidence after occupational exposure to ionising radiation among workers employed at Russian Mayak Production Association (PA) during 1948 and 1982 and followed up until 2008 based on 'Mayak Worker Dosimetry System 2008'. METHODS:Analy...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Azizova TV,Zhuntova GV,Haylock R,Moseeva MB,Grigoryeva ES,Bannikova MV,Belyaeva ZD,Bragin EV

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between preeclampsia and maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 μm (PM10) and 2.5 μm (PM2.5) mass and sources. METHODS:Our analysis was based on a hospital cohort of pregnant women (N=3182) residing in Barcelona, Spain, duri...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dadvand P,Ostro B,Amato F,Figueras F,Minguillón MC,Martinez D,Basagaña X,Querol X,Nieuwenhuijsen M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To verify in vivo whether lung cinescintigraphy confirms the effect of asbestos on the patency of the smallest airways and on the efficiency of mucociliary clearance in asbestos cement workers. METHODS:39 male subjects were examined: 30 asbestos cement workers and nine workers never exposed to occupational ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Di Lorenzo L,Mele M,Pegorari MM,Fratello A,Zocchetti C,Capozzi D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recently, diesel motor exhaust (DME) has been classified as a known human carcinogen. We used data from epidemiological studies of diesel exposures to perform a quantitative risk assessment to calculate DME exposure levels, expressed as elemental carbon (EC), corresponding to acceptable risk (AR) and maximum...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Vermeulen R,Portengen L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the impact of newly introduced point-of-sale glass bottle recycling on indoor air quality and employee health. METHODS:Airborne exposures and both chronic and acute respiratory and somatic symptoms were surveyed among 226 employees at 36 randomly selected liquor stores with bottle recycling and in-house...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kennedy SM,Copes R,Bartlett KH,Brauer M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether an increased risk of cardiovascular disease might be caused by increased arrhythmogeneity and by unfavourable changes in autonomic cardiac control the changes in the occurrence of premature complexes (PVCs) and in heart rate variability (HRV) were studied in subjects who started to wor...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Amelsvoort LG,Schouten EG,Maan AC,Swenne CA,Kok FJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many residents in Beijing use disposable face masks in an attempt to protect their health from high particulate matter (PM) concentrations. Retail masks may be certified to local or international standards, but their real-life performance may not confer the exposure reduction potential that is marketed. This...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherrie JW,Apsley A,Cowie H,Steinle S,Mueller W,Lin C,Horwell CJ,Sleeuwenhoek A,Loh M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of cataract is influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) catalyses the nucleophilic addition of the thiol of GST to electrophilic acceptors. It is important for detoxification of xenobiotics in order to protect tissues from oxidative damage...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Saadat M,Farvardin-Jahromi M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have reported that day-to-day changes in particulate air pollution are associated with day-to-day changes in deaths. Recently, several reports have indicated that the software used to control for season and weather in some of these studies had deficiencies. AIMS:To investigate the use of th...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schwartz J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most of the evidence on agreement between self- and proxy-reported occupational data comes from interview-based studies. The authors aimed to examine agreement between women's reports of their partner's occupation and their partner's own description using questionnaire-based data collected as a part of the p...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tagiyeva N,Semple S,Devereux G,Sherriff A,Henderson J,Elias P,Ayres JG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic otitis media (COM) is caused by an infection of the middle ear, although it may also be associated with environmental pollutants. Recent reports found that cadmium exposure could be toxic to middle ear cell lines, but the role of cadmium in the development of COM in humans has not been examined to da...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lee DW,Oh SH,Park MK,Lim YH,Hong YC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate work experiences among teens enrolled in school-sponsored work (SSW) programs and compare the findings to other-working teens. This study, the first to assess work-related safety and health for teens in SSW programs, includes teens working one job and teens working multiple jobs. METHODS:A surve...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zierold KM,Appana S,Anderson HA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: Physically demanding occupations (ie, military, firefighter, law enforcement) often use fitness tests for job selection or retention. Despite numerous individual studies, the relationship of these tests to job performance is not always clear. : This review examined the relationship by aggregating previously reported...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hauschild VD,DeGroot DW,Hall SM,Grier TL,Deaver KD,Hauret KG,Jones BH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the relation between the psychosocial work environment and the perceived indoor air problems measured by a questionnaire survey; and to discuss the role of a questionnaire as a means to enhance collaboration in the challenging multiprofessional process of solving indoor air problems. METHODS:The resear...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lahtinen M,Sundman-Digert C,Reijula K

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the exposure of Parisian taxi drivers to automobile air pollutants during their professional activity. METHODS:A cross sectional study was carried out from 27 January to 27 March 1997, with measurements performed in the vehicles of 29 randomly selected drivers. Carbon monoxide (CO) content was meas...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zagury E,Le Moullec Y,Momas I

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that asphalt workers are at increased risk of mortality from industrial accidents and other external causes was tested. Mortality rates for external and violent causes of death in a cohort of asphalt industry employees from seven European countries and Israel were compared to that of the general populat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Burstyn I,Boffetta P,Järvholm B,Partanen T,Svane O,Langård S,Kauppinen T,Stücker I,Shaham J,Heederik D,Ahrens W,Bergdahl I,Cenée S,Hooiveld M,Randem BG,Johansen C,Ferro G,Kromhout H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Agricultural workers are known to have occupational skin diseases. The prevalence and pattern of skin diseases are unknown in Taiwanese fruit farmers. The objective of this study is to determine the work exposure, prevalence of skin diseases, and sensitivity to common skin allergens and agricultural chemical...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guo YL,Wang BJ,Lee CC,Wang JD

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between occupational lifting during pregnancy and preterm birth. The risk of preterm birth was estimated for total burden lifted per day and number of medium and heavy loads lifted per day. METHODS:In a study population of 62 803 pregnant women enrolled to the Danish National Birt...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Runge SB,Pedersen JK,Svendsen SW,Juhl M,Bonde JP,Nybo Andersen AM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the use of 99technetiumm-hexamethyl propylene amine oxime single photon computed tomography (HMPAO-SPECT) of the brain as a means of detecting nervous tissue damage in divers and to determine if there is any correlation between brain image and a diver's history of diving or decompression illness (...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Shields TG,Duff PM,Evans SA,Gemmell HG,Sharp PF,Smith FW,Staff RT,Wilcock SE

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether exposure to cobalt in cobalt plants has any measurable effect on the cardiovascular system. METHODS:Occupational, cross sectional study, using a self administered questionnaire, blood pressure measurement, electrocardiography, and laboratory tests in which 203 male workers with at least one...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linna A,Oksa P,Groundstroem K,Halkosaari M,Palmroos P,Huikko S,Uitti J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, millions of office workers use a computer. Reports of adverse health effects due to computer use have received considerable media attention. This systematic review summarises the evidence for a relationship between the duration of work time spent using the computer and the incidence of hand-arm and neck-sho...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： IJmker S,Huysmans MA,Blatter BM,van der Beek AJ,van Mechelen W,Bongers PM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the extent of indoor air problems in office environments in Finland. METHODS:Complaints and symptoms related to the indoor environment experienced by office workers were collected from 122 workplaces in 1996-99 by using the modified Indoor Air Questionnaire established by the Finnish Institute of Occupa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reijula K,Sundman-Digert C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore attitudes to influenza immunisation and rates of uptake among staff working in acute hospitals in the UK. METHOD:A cross-sectional survey of 11,670 healthcare workers in six UK hospitals was carried out using a postal questionnaire. RESULTS:Among 6302 responders (54% of those mailed), 19% had taken up ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smedley J,Poole J,Waclawski E,Stevens A,Harrison J,Watson J,Hayward A,Coggon D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Due to recent changes in legislation on occupational health and safety, a national monitor on stress and physical load was developed in The Netherlands to monitor (a) risks and consequences of stress and physical load at work, (b) preventive actions in companies to reduce these risks, and (c) organisational ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Houtman IL,Goudswaard A,Dhondt S,van der Grinten MP,Hildebrandt VH,van der Poel EG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prevention of disability in the ageing workforce is essential for sustaining economic growth in Europe. In order to provide information on entry points for preventive measures, it is important to better understand sociodemographic, socioeconomic and work-related determinants of disability in older employees....

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reinhardt JD,Wahrendorf M,Siegrist J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been speculated on theoretical grounds that biomarkers are superior surrogates for chemical exposures to air samples in epidemiology studies. METHODS AND RESULTS:Biomarkers were classified according to their position in the exposure-disease continuum-that is, parent compound, reactive intermediate, s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lin YS,Kupper LL,Rappaport SM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Commercial airline crew is one of the occupational groups with the highest exposures to ionising radiation. Crew members are also exposed to other physical risk factors and subject to potential disruption of circadian rhythms. METHODS:This study analyses mortality in a pooled cohort of 93 771 crew members f...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hammer GP,Auvinen A,De Stavola BL,Grajewski B,Gundestrup M,Haldorsen T,Hammar N,Lagorio S,Linnersjö A,Pinkerton L,Pukkala E,Rafnsson V,dos-Santos-Silva I,Storm HH,Strand TE,Tzonou A,Zeeb H,Blettner M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study investigated the utility of unmetabolised naphthalene (Nap) and phenanthrene (Phe) in urine as surrogates for exposures to mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). METHODS:The report included workers exposed to diesel exhausts (low PAH exposure level, n = 39) as well as those exposed t...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sobus JR,Waidyanatha S,McClean MD,Herrick RF,Smith TJ,Garshick E,Laden F,Hart JE,Zheng Y,Rappaport SM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workers on dredgers and lighters on rivers are potentially exposed to a variety of substances. AIMS:To determine the internal load of heavy metals and arsenic as well as levels of cytogenetic markers in workers exposed to river silt aerosols. METHODS:One hundred exposed workers were examined up to eight ti...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wegner R,Radon K,Heinrich-Ramm R,Seemann B,Riess A,Koops F,Poschadel B,Szadkowski D

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the hypothesis that people with benign pleural disease or asbestosis have an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma beyond that attributable to their degree of asbestos exposure. METHODS:Former workers and residents of the crocidolite mining and milling town of Wittenoom are participating in a cancer...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reid A,de Klerk N,Ambrosini G,Olsen N,Pang SC,Musk AW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00