CONTEXT A detailed evaluation of the correlation and linearity of industrial hygiene retrospective exposure assessment (REA) for cumulative asbestos exposure with asbestos lung burden analysis (LBA) has not been previously performed, but both methods are utilized for case-control and cohort studies and other applications such as setting occupational exposure limits. OBJECTIVE (a) To correlate...

1 Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, University of Alfenas-MG, Av. Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 714, Alfenas, MG, Brazil, 37130.000 2 Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, University of Brescia, P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy 3 Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes...

This article summarizes issues associated with the vulcanizing systems used in latex product manufacture, including industrial hygiene (dust, packaging), zinc and nitrosamines. The allergy problems which appears to affect only dipped goods is briefly summarized by reviewing the treatments described in literature that might help minimize residual allergens. References are given on how to access ...

From time to time the attention of the Division of Industrial Hygiene has been drawn, through compensation claims, to incapacitating fibrosis in. talc workers. Since silicate dusts, of which talc is one, have been considered relatively innocuous in the opinion of most authorities (the single exception being asbestos), the occurrence of these cases has naturally raised several questions-the obvi...

The health of industrial workers often goes uncared for due to their stressful working conditions, busy schedules and poor economic conditions. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of tooth loss, prosthetic status and treatment needs among industrial workers in Belgaum, Karnataka, India according to the criteria described in the World Health Organization (WHO) Oral...

As part of an historical cohort study to investigate the mortality experience of industrial workers exposed to chloroprene (beta-CD) and other substances, all available industrial hygiene exposure monitoring data were collected and summarized. From discussions with on-site industrial hygiene personnel, it was apparent that these data were not collected for epidemiological purposes and, therefor...

W hile a great deal iof attention is paid to Industrial Medicine in all the advanced countries of Europe and in America, this branch of medical science is almost completely neglected in India. In England there are chairs of Industrial Medicine in the medical schools; in Italythere is a hospital exclusively for occupational diseases; Germany has an Institute of Industrial Medicine and Hygiene in...

background and purpose:consumption of baking soda, as a primary material for preparation of bread dough, has been banned due to its health complications in iran. so bread production in our country faced difficulties and one part of them is related to health issues which are bread production. also, in some cases, baking soda is used in the bread production. this study was done to study the envir...