Ventilatory function of workers exposed to cobalt and diamond containing dust

Autor: Gennart, J. Ph., Lauwerys, R.
Zdroj: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health; January 1990, Vol. 62 Issue: 4 p333-336, 4p
Abstrakt: The ventilatory function of 48 workers occupied on the average for six years in a plant producing diamond-cobalt circular saws was compared with that of 23 control subjects. The geometric mean airborne cobalt concentrations in the two main work areas amounted to 15.2 and 135.5 µg/m3 respectively. The spirometric changes found in the exposed workers were compatible with a moderate restrictive syndrome and were correlated with duration of exposure.
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