Dust Exposure Associations with Lung Function among Ethiopian Steel Workers
By: Feyisa Girma and Zeyede Kebede
References
- Gomes JL, Norman NJ, et al. Dust exposure and impairment of lung function at a small iron foundry in a rapidly developing country. Occup Environ Med. 2001; 58(10): 656–662. DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.10.656
- Strak M, Janssen HAN, Godri JK, et al. Respiratory health effects of airborne particulate matter: The role of particle size, composition, and oxidative potential. Environ Health Perspect. 2012; 120(8): 1183–1189. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104389
- Bala S and Tabaku A. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in iron-steel and ferrochrome industry workers. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2010; 18(2): 93–98. DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3548
- El-Zein M, Malo JL, Infante-Rivard C and Gautrin D. Prevalence and association of related systemic and respiratory symptoms in welders. Occup Environ Med. 2003; 60(9): 655–661. DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.9.655
- Pal Singh L, Bhardwaj A and Deepak KK. Occupational exposure to respirable suspended particulate matter and lung functions deterioration of steel workers: An exploratory study in India. ISRN Public Health. 2013; 2013: 1–9. DOI: 10.1155/2013/325410
- Pope PA, Burnnet TR, Thun JM, et al. Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality and long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution. JAMA. 2002; 287(9): 1132–1141. DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.9.1132
- Miller MR, Hankinson J and Brusasco V. Standardisation of spirometry. Eur Respir J. 2005; 26(2): 319–38. DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00034805
- American Thoracic Society: Standardization of spirometry, 1964 update. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 1995; 152(3): 1107–1136. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.152.3.7663792
- World Health Organization. WHO air quality guidelines for particulate matter, ozone, and sulfur dioxide. Global update 2005 and summary of risk assessment. 2006; 1–22.
- The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency. MSU Employee Guidelines for Working in Hot Environments. The Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety. 1999; 1–9.
- Abdel Rasoul GM, Omayma AE and Mahmoud EM. Auditory and respiratory health disorders among workers in an iron and steel factory. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety. 2009; 2: 1–10. DOI: 10.2486/josh.2.1
- Billings CG and Howard P. Occupational siderosis and welders’ lung: A review. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1993; 48(4): 304–14.
- Johnson A, Moira C, MacLean L, et al. Respiratory abnormalities among workers in aniron and steel foundry. Br J Ind Med. 1985; 42(2): 94–100.
- Oxma NAD, Muir DCF, Shannon HS, et al. Occupational dust exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic of the evidence. The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1993; 148(1): 38–48. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/148.1.38
- Hunting KL and Welch LS. Occupational exposure to dust and lung disease among sheet metal workers. Br J Ind Med. 1993; 50(5): 432–442. DOI: 10.1136/oem.50.5.432
- Hamzah A, Tamrin MBS and Ismail HN. Metal dust exposure and respiratory symptoms among steel workers: A dose-response relationship. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health. 2015; 7(3): 24–39.
- Nemery B. Metal toxicity and the respiratory tract. Eur Respir J. 1990; 3(2): 202–219. DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199012000-00003
- Weichenthal S, Villeneuve PJ, Burnett TR, et al. Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter: Association with nonaccidental and cardiovascular mortality in the agricultural health study cohort. Environ Health Perspect. 2014; 122(6): 609–615. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307277
- Garshick E, Laden F, Hart JE, et al. Lung cancer in railroad workers exposed to diesel exhaust. Environ Health Perspect. 2004; 112(15): 1539–1543. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7195
- Löfstedt H, Westberg H, Seldén AI, et al. Respiratory symptoms and lung function in foundry workers using the hot box method: A 4-year follow-up. J Occup Environ Med. 2011; 53(12): 1425–9. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182363c17
- Turner MC, Krewski DC, Pope A, et al. Long-term ambient fine particulate matter air pollution and lung cancer in a large cohort of never-smoker. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2011; 184(12): 1374–1381. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1011OC
- World Health Organization.
Health effects of particulate matter . Policy implications for countries in eastern Europe, Caucasus and central Asia. Publication of The Regional Office for Europe Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn. 2013; 1–20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2422 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Jan 22, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
© 2019 Feyisa Girma, Zeyede Kebede, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.