0091 Inflammatory markers and exposure to air pollutants among workers in a Swedish pulp and paper mill
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Inflammatory markers and exposure to airborne particles among workers in a Swedish pulp and paper mill
PURPOSE To study the relationship between exposure to airborne particles in a pulp and paper mill and markers of inflammation and coagulation in blood. METHODS Personal sampling of inhalable dust was performed for 72 subjects working in a Swedish pulp and paper mill. Stationary measurements were used to study concentrations of total dust, respirable dust, PM10 and PM2.5, the particle surface ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1351-0711,1470-7926
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102362.28