Respiratory Findings in Tobacco Workers

Mustajbegović, Jadranka; Zuśkin, E; Schachter, E. Neil; Kern, Josipa; Luburic-Milas, Marijana; Pucarin, Jasna

doi:10.1378/chest.123.5.1740

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“…Table 4 lists the problems experienced at work by the subjects as revealed by the questionnaire. Similar observations were made by Mustajbegovic, Zuskin, Schachter, et al [13], who said that the health effects that tobacco workers complained of included headache, cough, nausea and vomiting. Ghosh, Parikh, Gokani, et al [14] also described nonrespiratory occupational health complaints among tobaccoprocessing workers such as vomiting, giddiness and headache that were associated with high urinary nicotine and cotinine levels.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Workers in zarda manufacturing also have non-respiratory occupational health problems like headaches and tendencies to vomit. Similarly Mustajbegovic et al observed that 35% of women and 27% of men complained of nausea and vomiting apparently related to the specific smell of tobacco [13]. Consequently continuous exposure to a tobacco processing environment affects the lung volumes of the workers, which may lead to pulmonary abnormalities.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Consequently continuous exposure to a tobacco processing environment affects the lung volumes of the workers, which may lead to pulmonary abnormalities. The prevalence of lung function abnormalities/impairment and respiratory disorders in workers occupationally exposed to tobacco dust in a tobacco-processing plant was significantly higher than that in control workers (p < .05) [3,13]. Popovic, Arandelovic, Jovanovic, et al [18,19] and Yanev [20] reported lower results of lung function tests, mostly of the obstructive type, in tobacco workers compared to control subjects.…”

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Respiratory Problems of Workers in the Zarda Industry in Kolkata, India

Ghosh

Barman

2007

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Respiratory Problems of Workers in the Zarda Industry in Kolkata, India

Ghosh

Barman

2007

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…A large quantity of dust is generated into the environment of grain processing industries when agricultural commodities are converted into an edible form for human consumption, thus causing a potential health risk to workers due to inhalation of vegetable dusts. There are few reports which deal with exposure to airborne aflatoxin through inhalation [16,17].…”

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Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and disorders among rice mill workers in India

Ghosh¹,

Gangopadhyay

Das

2014

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives Lung function tests have become an integral part of assessment of pulmonary disease. Diseases of the respiratory system induced by occupational dusts are influenced by the duration of exposure. The aim of the study is to investigate the impairment of lung function and prevalence of respiratory symptoms among the rice mill workers. Methods A total of 120 rice mill workers from three districts of Karnataka were included in this study. Fifty urban dwellers from the same socio-economic level were selected as controls. The study included clinical examination, assessment of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function test, measurement of peak expiratory flow rate, absolute eosinophil count, ESR estimation, total IgE estimation and radiographic test. Results The present study has shown that the rice mill workers complained of several types of respiratory disorders like phlegm (40.8 %), dyspnea (44.2 %), chest tightness (26.7 %), cough (21.7 %), and nose irritation (27.5 %). Rice mill workers exposed to dust presented significantly (p \ 0.05) lower levels of FVC (3.44 ± 0.11), FEV 1 (2.73 ± 0.15) and PEFR (304.95 ± 28.79) than the controls. The rice mill workers are having significantly higher absolute eosinophil counts, total IgE and ESR than control groups. The hematological findings suggest that the harmful effects may be linked to both non-specific irritation and allergic responses to rice husk dust among rice mill workers. Conclusion Dust exposure in the working environment affects the lung function values and increased the respiratory symptoms among the rice mill workers.

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“…Relative values were calculated as a ratio of the measured value and the predicted value, and were expressed as a percent (%) of the predicted value (Koo et al 2000;Mustajbegovic et al 2003).…”

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Modeling of Respiratory System Dysfunction among Nuclear Workers: A Preliminary Study

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h Numerous studies have reported on cancers among Mayak Production Association (PA) nuclear workers. Other studies have reported on serious deterministic effects of large radiation doses for the same population. This study relates to deterministic effects (respiratory system dysfunction) in Mayak workers after relatively small chronic radiation doses (alpha plus gamma). Because cigarette smoke is a confounding factor, we also account for smoking effects. Here we present a new empirical mathematical model that was introduced for simultaneous assessment of radiation and cigarette-smoking-related damage to the respiratory system. The model incorporates absolute thresholds for smoking-and radiation-induced respiratory system dysfunction. As the alpha radiation dose to the lung increased from 0 to 4.36 Gy, respiratory function indices studied decreased, although remaining in the normal range. The data were consistent with the view that alpha radiation doses to the lung above a relatively small threshold (0.15 to 0.39 Gy) cause some respiratory system dysfunction. Respiratory function indices were not found to be influenced by total-body gamma radiation doses in the range 0-3.8 Gy when delivered at low rates over years. However, significant decreases in airway conductance were found to be associated with cigarette smoking. Whether the indicated cigarette smoking and alpha radiation associated dysfunction is debilitating is unclear.

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Respiratory Findings in Tobacco Workers

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Respiratory Problems of Workers in the Zarda Industry in Kolkata, India

Respiratory Problems of Workers in the Zarda Industry in Kolkata, India

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and disorders among rice mill workers in India

Modeling of Respiratory System Dysfunction among Nuclear Workers: A Preliminary Study

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