Deep Airway Inflammation and Respiratory Disorders in Nanocomposite Workers

Airway inflammation in cement production workers.

OBJECTIVE Cement aerosol exposure is associated with increased morbidity of airway disease among exposed workers. Our aim was to compare levels of inflammatory cells and soluble inflammatory markers in induced sputum samples from cement production workers between exposed and unexposed periods, and to compare these variables between cement workers and references. METHODS 35 healthy, non-smokin...

Respiratory disorders among tobacco workers.

Respiratory Disorders Among Workers in Slaughterhouses

BACKGROUND Workers in slaughterhouses are exposed to a wide range of biological contaminants, such as bacteria and fungi, due to their working environment. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of respiratory disorders among workers in slaughterhouses. METHODS This study was conducted on 81 workers in slaughterhouses and 81 healthy office workers as a reference group. The American Thoraci...

Respiratory Disorders in Aluminum Smelter Workers

OBJECTIVES Summarizing the knowledge status, including the morphology, possible etiological factors, and clinical expression of aluminum potroom asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to aluminum potroom exposure. METHODS A review of the literature from the last two decades as it appears in PubMed. RESULTS There is substantial evidence for the existence of potroom asthma, ...

Exposure, symptoms and airway inflammation among sewage workers.

The purpose of the study was to determine the associations between dust, endotoxins and bacterial exposure, and health effects in sewage workers. Exposure of 19 workers handling dry sludge and 25 other sewage workers was measured. Controls were office workers from compost and sewage plants. Spirometry, acoustic rhinometry and nitric oxide in exhaled air were performed before and after exposure ...