Knowledge of the total and regional lung retention of particles inhaled continuously by man over long periods can be useful in understanding the potential role of inhaled particles in the pathogenesis of lung diseases. Owing to practical and ethical considerations, however, little or no experimental information exists. A mathematical model of particle retention simulating environmental and occu...

in order to evaluate the relationship between the concentration of welding fumes and cigarette smoke on the bronchopulmonary system function, a comparative study of spirometric measurements in 100 welders and 50 healthy volunteers was performed in an automobile manufacturing company. two groups of workers were matched according to their age, height, smoking habit, years of service and social cl...

Airborne contaminants occur in the gaseous form (gases and vapours) or as aerosols. In scientific terminology, an aerosol is defined as a system of particles suspended in a gaseous medium, usually air in the context of occupational hygiene, is usually air. Aerosols may exist in the form of airborne dusts, sprays, mists, smokes and fumes. In the occupational setting, all these forms may be impor...

In Poland, the use of asbestos was banned in 1997 and asbestos plants have been closed since then. Despite their closure, cases of asbestos-related occupational diseases among former asbestos workers are still being recorded in the Central Register of Occupational Diseases. Between 2001 and 2014, there were 2726 asbestos-related illnesses, classified and reported as diseases associated with occ...

: Work-related asthma is asthma that is caused or exacerbated by exposures at work. It is the most common form of occupational lung disease in developed countries. It has important impacts on the health and well-being of the affected individual, as well as consequences for society because of unemployment issues and workers' compensation claims. With ongoing exposure, occupational asthma can res...

background ureaplasma urealyticum (u. urealyticum) and mycoplasma hominis (m. hominis) are two important pathogens in neonatal respiratory tract infections. as low gestational age and birth weight increase the colonization rate with these pathogens, and they are also risk factors of chronic lung disease (cld), it is difficult to establish a statistically significant relation between these two f...

BACKGROUND In 1978, asbestos-related occupational cancers were added to the Spanish list of occupational diseases. However, there are no full accounts of compensated cases since their inclusion. OBJECTIVE To analyze the cases of asbestos-related cancer recognized as occupational in Spain between 1978 and 2011. METHODS Cases were obtained from the Spanish Employment Ministry. Specific incide...

Air quality related to respiratory illness is examined in many settings, including populations that work or reside close sources of pollution. Industry produced pollution from mining and metal manufacturing, natural environmental as the case bushfires large-scale dust storms are examples. We reviewed any available literature data concerning Queensland coal industry its effect on health miners, ...

This paper reviews studies of occupational lung diseases in Romania in the last two decades. Work concerned with the effects of exposure to textile fibres, irritant gases and fumes in the chemical industry, welding fumes, asbestos, cadmium oxide, and the relation between dust exposure, pneumoconiosis, and chronic bronchitis is briefly presented.

Affiliations: Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences – University of Sassari – Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Italy. Max Planck Society, General Administration, Munich, Germany. World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute,...