Respiratory health effects of fifteen years of improved collective protection in a wheat-processing worker population
| Autor: | Pascal Wild, Hélène Niculita-Hirzel, Peggy Krief, Brigitta Danuser, Victor Dorribo, Jacques A. Pralong, Gabriel Reboux |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Direction Scientifique, Pôle Trajectoires - Rouen Business School ( Tr@jectoires ), Rouen Business School, Laboratoire Chrono-environnement ( LCE ), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC ), Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Lausanne, Pôle Trajectoires - Rouen Business School (Tr@jectoires), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Department of Ecology and Evolution [Lausanne], Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Millon, Laurence |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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MESH : Molecular Weight occupational wheat dust exposure Respiratory Tract Diseases agricultural workers’ lung diseases MESH : Aged Cumulative Exposure MESH : Blotting Western Toxicology MESH : Antigens Fungal 0302 clinical medicine MESH : Farmer's Lung MESH : Antibodies Fungal dose-effect correlation model Respiratory system Waste Management and Disposal Triticum lcsh:Environmental sciences Nose lcsh:GE1-350 2. Zero hunger MESH: Aged MESH: Immunoglobulin G education.field_of_study Farmers MESH: Middle Aged MESH: Molecular Weight food and beverages Dust Middle Aged respiratory system MESH : Adult 030210 environmental & occupational health MESH: Predictive Value of Tests MESH : Serologic Tests medicine.anatomical_structure MESH : Mucorales MESH: Mucorales Female Occupational exposure MESH : Sensitivity and Specificity Adult Dust/analysis Dust/prevention & control Edible Grain Humans Occupational Exposure Personal Protective Equipment/utilization Respiratory Tract Diseases/chemically induced Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology Switzerland MESH : Immunoglobulin G Population [ SDV.EE.SANT ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Health lcsh:Agriculture 03 medical and health sciences FEV1/FVC ratio medicine [SDV.EE.SANT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Health MESH: Blotting Western MESH : Middle Aged MESH : Predictive Value of Tests education Personal Protective Equipment Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Respiratory health MESH: Antigens Fungal MESH: Farmer's Lung [SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Health collective protective equipment Lung MESH: Humans business.industry MESH: Serologic Tests MESH: Antibodies Fungal MESH : Humans lcsh:S Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health MESH: Adult MESH: Sensitivity and Specificity respiratory tract diseases 030228 respiratory system business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM, 2015, 22 (4), pp.647-54 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (AAEM) Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (AAEM), Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin, 2015, 22 (4), pp.647-54 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 647-654 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 647-654 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1898-2263 1232-1966 |
| Popis: | Introduction Occupational exposure to grain dust causes respiratory symptoms and pathologies. To decrease these effects, major changes have occurred in the grain processing industry in the last twenty years. However, there are no data on the effects of these changes on workers’ respiratory health. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the respiratory health of grain workers and farmers involved in different steps of the processing industry of wheat, the most frequently used cereal in Europe, fifteen years after major improvements in collective protective equipment due to mechanisation. Material and Methods Information on estimated personal exposure to wheat dust was collected from 87 workers exposed to wheat dust and from 62 controls. Lung function (FEV 1 , FVC, and PEF), exhaled nitrogen monoxide (F E NO) and respiratory symptoms were assessed after the period of highest exposure to wheat during the year. Linear regression models were used to explore the associations between exposure indices and respiratory effects. Results Acute symptoms – cough, sneezing, runny nose, scratchy throat – were significantly more frequent in exposed workers than in controls. Increased mean exposure level, increased cumulative exposure and chronic exposure to more than 6 mg.m -3 of inhaled wheat dust were significantly associated with decreased spirometric parameters, including FEV 1 and PEF (40 ml and 123 ml.s -1 ), FEV 1 and FVC (0.4 ml and 0.5 ml per 100 h.mg.m -3 ), FEV 1 and FVC (20 ml and 20 ml per 100 h at >6 mg.m -3 ). However, no increase in F E NO was associated with increased exposure indices. Conclusions The lung functions of wheat-related workers are still affected by their cumulative exposure to wheat dust, despite improvements in the use of collective protective equipment. |
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