Temporal Trend in Wood Dust Exposure During the Production of Wood Pellets

Eriksson, Kåre; Bryngelsson, Ing‐Liss; Hagström, Katja

doi:10.1093/annweh/wxx019

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“…This cross-sectional study comprised three groups of workers from three different industries: paper mills, wood pellet plants, and iron foundries. In total, we studied 213 workers (85, 72, and 56, respectively) 18–20 …”

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“…Employees came from six Swedish wood pellets plants involved in industrial production of wood pellets 19 . The six plants had a similar production process, and two of the plants also produced briquettes.…”

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“…In addition information on BMI, years of employment, self-reported smoking history, and previous doctor's diagnosis of asthma was obtained from questionnaires completed in connection with the measurements at the industries. [18][19][20]…”

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Occupational Dust Exposure as a Risk Factor for Developing Lung Function Impairment

Saers,

Bryngelsson,

Sundh

et al. 2024

J Occup Environ Med

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Objective Dust exposure is high in several industries. We investigated associations of exposure in paper mills, wood pellet plants and iron foundries with lung function impairment. Methods Respirable silica, inhalable paper dust or inhalable wood dust were collected in personal samples and spirometry was performed. Multiple linear regression analyzed associations with FEV1%pred and FVC%pred. Results Wood pellet workers with high exposure to inhalable dust had lower FEV1%pred (95%CI) (-9.4(-16,-2.6)) and FVC%pred (-9.8(-15,-4.0)) compared with lowest exposure level. Workers at paper mills and foundries had no dose-dependent association but lower FEV1%pred and FVC%pred than in workers at wood pellets plants. Conclusions Increased exposure to inhalable wood dust is associated with decreased lung function. Foundry and paper mill workers have generally lower lung function than wood pellet workers. Spirometry should be considered in workers in industries with airborne particulate matter pollution.

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Bryngelsson,

Sundh

et al. 2024

J Occup Environ Med

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“…Long-term annual trends of À11% in wood dust exposure concentrations were reported for different industries based on data in OSHA's Integrated Management Information System (1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997). A recent study from Sweden in the wood pellet production showed an even steeper decline of À20% per annum [48].…”

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Occupational Cancer Burden: The Contribution of Exposure to Process-Generated Substances at the Workplace

Olsson¹,

Kromhout²

2021

Proceedings of the 16th Russian National Congress With International Participation «OCCUPATION and HEALTH», 21-24 September 202

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Abstract. Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica, diesel engine exhaust emissions and welding fumes are widespread risk factors for lung cancer, and account for approximately half of the occupational lung cancer burden. If employers succeed in controlling workplace exposures to these process-generated substances, the fraction of lung cancers attributable to occupational exposures could be reduced dramatically.

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“…Long‐term annual trends of −11% in wood dust exposure concentrations were reported for different industries based on data in OSHA's Integrated Management Information System (1979–1997). A recent study from Sweden in the wood pellet production showed an even steeper decline of −20% per annum [48].…”

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Occupational cancer burden: the contribution of exposure to process‐generated substances at the workplace

Olsson

Kromhout

2021

Molecular Oncology

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Respirable crystalline silica in mineral dust, wood dust, diesel engine exhaust emissions and welding fumes are among the most common process‐generated substances to which millions of workers are exposed daily. The composition of process‐generated substances can vary substantially, depending on the parameters of the underlying processes; for example, the composition and intensity of diesel motor emissions differs among the various generations of diesel engines and working environments (e.g. surface or underground mining). We illustrate how common these occupational exposures are and discuss challenges in estimating their global prevalence and their contribution to the burden of occupational cancer. Estimates of the number and proportion of workers exposed in most countries and on a global scale are generally scarce. A remarkable exception is based on the proactive bottom‐up estimates generated within the European Network for Silica. Actions to reduce exposures and research to fill gaps in knowledge adapted to local settings are warranted to mitigate the occupational cancer burden, especially in under‐researched settings including low‐ and middle‐income countries.

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Temporal Trend in Wood Dust Exposure During the Production of Wood Pellets

Cited by 6 publications

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Occupational Dust Exposure as a Risk Factor for Developing Lung Function Impairment

Occupational Dust Exposure as a Risk Factor for Developing Lung Function Impairment

Occupational Cancer Burden: The Contribution of Exposure to Process-Generated Substances at the Workplace

Occupational cancer burden: the contribution of exposure to process‐generated substances at the workplace

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