Smoking habits of oil refinery employees.

Peenen, P. F. D. Van; Blanchard, A.G.; Wolkonsky, Peter

doi:10.2105/ajph.74.12.1408

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“…It has been suggested that oil industry employees may smoke somewhat less than the general population (66) and that there is unlikely to be serious confounding of the results due to smoking in studies where this information is not available (67).…”

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A 39-year follow-up of the U.K. oil refinery and distribution center studies: results for kidney cancer and leukemia.

Rushton

1993

Environ Health Perspect

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This paper presents briefly some of the principal results of a mortality analysis of a cohort of workers employed for at least 1 year between 1950 and 1975 at eight oil refineries and approximately 750 distribution centers in the U.K, together with detailed results for kidney cancer and leukemia. Over 99% of the workers were successfully traced. Their mortality was compared with that of all males in the national population. The mortality from all causes of death is lower than that ofthe comparison population in both studies, and reduced mortality is also found for many of the major nonmalignant causes of death. In the refinery study, some increased mortality patterns are found for diseases of the arteries, and no healthy worker effect is found in the distribution center study for ischemic heart disease. Mortality from all neoplasms is lower than expected overall in both studies, largely due to a deficit of deaths from malignant neoplasm of the lung. Mortality from malignant neoplasm of the kidney is increased overall in the distribution center study, and in drivers in particular. The mortality from this disease increases with increased time since first exposure. The observed deaths from leukemia are slightly less than expected in the refinery study and slightly more than expected in the distribution center study. One refinery shows increased mortality due to in myeloid leukemia, and mortality is increased among refinery operators. Mortality is also raised in distribution center drivers, particularly for myeloid leukemias, including acute myeloid leukemia.

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A 39-year follow-up of the U.K. oil refinery and distribution center studies: results for kidney cancer and leukemia.

Rushton

1993

Environ Health Perspect

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“…In fact, oil re®nery workers in general, and blue collar workers in particular, are subject to rigid smoking restrictions dictated by safety reasons, such as high risk of ®res and explosions. Epidemiological studies, health surveys and questionnaires to workers and next-of-kin have con®rmed that cigarette smoking is not a particularly diffuse habit among oil re®nery workers [Van Peenen et al, 1984;Levin et al, 1990] compared to the general population that, as a consequence, does not appear to constitute the best reference.…”

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Mesothelioma and lung tumors attributable to asbestos among petroleum workers

Gennaro¹,

Finkelstein

Ceppi³

et al. 2000

Am. J. Ind. Med.

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“…In the Enterline and Henderson [ 19851 study, smoking data were collected on 7 1 % of the Mobil Torrance cohort, with 65% among them having ever smoked. Van Peenen et al [1984] reported that 72% of white male refinery hourly employees studied at Standard Oil of Indiana smoked cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. These figures from the above companies, although limited, were quite comparable to the percentage of smokers in the general population.…”

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Critical review of cancer epidemiology in petroleum industry employees, with a quantitative meta‐analysis by cancer site

Wong

Raabe

1989

American J Industrial Med

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A critical review of close to 100 published and unpublished but otherwise available epidemiologic reports of petroleum industry employees from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan was conducted. Analyses by duration of employment and latency are discussed, and summary standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) or meta-SMRs are developed for selected cancer sites. Findings indicate that the industry experienced a significantly lower cancer mortality than the general population for all cancer sites combined, digestive system, stomach, and lung. For the industry as a whole, SMRs similar to the general population were observed for skin, brain, pancreatic, prostatic, and kidney cancers. However, some data indicate that certain small groups within the industry might have elevated prostatic and kidney cancer risk. This review supports the conclusion that some refinery employees, particularly those employed before the 1940s, may have been at increased risk of leukemia. There is some indication that cancer of other lymphatic tissue may also be elevated. Unresolved issues affecting these conclusions are discussed, and specific directions for future research are offered.

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Smoking habits of oil refinery employees.

Abstract: Smoking habits of White male employees of a large oil company were analyzed. There were only slight differences in smoking habits between refinery and nonrefinery employees. Salaned employees, both at refineries and elsewhere, smoked much less than hourly employees. (Am J Public

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

A 39-year follow-up of the U.K. oil refinery and distribution center studies: results for kidney cancer and leukemia.

A 39-year follow-up of the U.K. oil refinery and distribution center studies: results for kidney cancer and leukemia.

Mesothelioma and lung tumors attributable to asbestos among petroleum workers

Critical review of cancer epidemiology in petroleum industry employees, with a quantitative meta‐analysis by cancer site

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