Health survey of workers occupationally exposed to cobalt
| Autor: | P. Leghissa, Marco Ferrari, F. Alborghetti, T. Storto, S. Piazzolla, M. Caironi, T. Silva, L. Maggi, L. Belotti, R. Suardi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male
medicine.medical_specialty Environmental Engineering European community Cross-sectional study chemistry.chemical_element Physical examination Bronchial Provocation Tests Pulmonary function testing Internal medicine Prevalence medicine Humans Environmental Chemistry Waste Management and Disposal Inhalation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Interstitial lung disease Cobalt medicine.disease Health Surveys Pollution Respiratory Function Tests Surgery Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry Metallurgy Health survey Lung Diseases Interstitial business |
| Zdroj: | Science of The Total Environment. 150:197-200 |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0048-9697(94)90150-3 |
| Popis: | The results are presented for a health control program using 236 male workers exposed to a cobalt inhalation risk. The study group consisted of grinders, producers of diamond tools, workers in metallurgical and mechanical industries (where Widia tools are processed and sharpened), and finally formerly exposed workers. All subjects received a clinical examination, the European Community for Coal and Steel questionnaire on respiratory complaints, a chest X-ray, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram and determination of urinary cobalt; in 91 subjects, the metacholine bronchial provocation test was performed. Three cases of interstitial lung disease were identified. There were no cases with a significant alteration of ventilatory function while 20 cases (16 exposed and four formerly exposed workers) showed a reduced carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (TL,CO,sb/Va). |
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