Relation of the Acute Pulmonary Response to Cotton Dust and Dust Compositional Analysis by Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy. Part II: Unsieved Dust
Abstract:The near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) method of analysis, as applied to cotton dust, offers an independent method for searching for byssinosis causatives. We report here a test of the hypothesis that the acute pulmonary response from subjects exposed to cotton dust is a linear function of the composition of unsieved dust as measured by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). A linear relationship was found between delta FEV1 (the forced expiratory volume in 1 second) and unsieved cotton dust… Show more
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