Exposure to ozone gases in pulp mills and the onset of rhinitis

Hoffman, Christopher D.; Henneberger, Paul K.; Olin, Anna‐Carin; Mehta, Amar

doi:10.5271/sjweh.833

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“…Oudyk et al 2) reported that 42% of 2,935 employees working at a large automotive machining location complained of a runny or plugged nose daily or weekly. The prevalence of rhinitis-related symptoms among workers using MWFs in automobile plants is generally higher than that for workers in other occupational settings 12,29,30) , even allowing for the common occurrence of rhinitis in the general population. Several studies [1][2][3]27) found that the dominant nasal symptoms were found to be stuffy nose, runny nose and nasal itchiness.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The humidity for the two operations ranged between 31.2% and 43.8%. Irritants such as ozone, chlorine, NO 2 , and SO 2 that are known to be associated with an increase in healthcare visits for allergic rhinitis 12,26) were not detected. Exposures to MWF mist, fungi, and endotoxins were generally higher for grinding workers than for manufacturing workers ( Table 2).…”

Section: Current Exposure To Mwf Mist Endotoxins and Microbesmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Another important obstacle to a better understanding of the epidemiology of rhinitis is the absence of a standardized and well validated method for identifying the condition 10) . Although there is no general agreement regarding the definition of rhinitis for use in an epidemiological study, the most common signs and symptoms of chronic rhinitis are nasal stuffiness, rhinorrhea, post-nasal drip, nasal itchiness, and occasional headache 11,12) . Questions based on these symptoms have been used to define rhinitis in several studies 10,[13][14][15][16] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our questionnaire included eight questions relating to rhinitis or nasal problems (nasal stuffiness, anosmia, nasal itchiness, epistaxis, runny nose, post-nasal drip, rhinorrhea, occasional headache), which were used in other studies 3,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . Subjects were asked if they experienced "a problem with these symptoms at work on a weekly basis".…”

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confidence: 99%

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Association between Use of Synthetic Metalworking Fluid and Risk of Developing Rhinitis‐related Symptoms in an Automotive Ring Manufacturing Plant

Park

Jin

Koh

et al. 2008

Journal of Occupational Health

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Association between Use of Synthetic Metalworking Fluid and Risk of Developing Rhinitisrelated Symptoms in an Automotive RingManufacturing Plant: Dong-Uk PARK, et al. Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University, Korea-The main objective of this study was to determine the association between synthetic metalworking fluid (MWF) and rhinitis-related symptoms. At a plant manufacturing piston rings for automobiles, we interviewed grinders (19) and manufacturing workers (142) in operations where synthetic or semisynthetic MWF is handled, and administrative office workers (44) regarding the principal symptoms of rhinitis (nasal stuffiness, runny nose, anosmia, nasal itchiness, rhinorrhea, headache, epistaxis, and post-nasal drip). In addition, we assessed the current exposure of workers handling MWF to MWF aerosols, fungi, and endotoxins. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between MWF surrogates indicative of MWF exposure and each rhinitis-related nasal symptom. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals were adjusted for sex, age, smoking habit, and duration of employment. Among grinders handling synthetic MWF, the frequency of complaints of the dominant symptoms was 66.7% for nasal stuffiness, 77.8% for anosmia, 77.8% for runny nose, and 50.0% for headache. These rates are quite high even allowing for the common occurrence of rhinitis in the general population. Twenty eight of 34 grinding and manufacturing workers (82.4%) sampled were exposed to MWF mist above the threshold limit of 0.2 mg/m 3

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Association between Use of Synthetic Metalworking Fluid and Risk of Developing Rhinitis‐related Symptoms in an Automotive Ring Manufacturing Plant

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Jin

Koh

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Journal of Occupational Health

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“…chlorination products, detergents, ozone …). Inhalation accidents with exposure to high concentrations of irritants can induce dysfunction of the upper airway mucosa, a phenomenon that has been labeled as ‘reactive upper airway dysfunction syndrome’ (RUDS) . Several publications, however, suggest that chronic exposure to lower concentrations of irritants may lead to dysfunction of the upper respiratory tract as well .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%