Silica in ceramic industry: exposition and pulmonary diseases

Since 1990, a cohort survey has been carried out among workers employed in pottery workers by the Local Health Unit of Viterbo, Latium (Italy). Cumulative exposure to silica containing dust has been assessed for 808 workers, who were also screened with a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, chest...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia 2005-07, Vol.27 (3), p.300
Hauptverfasser:	Cavariani, F, Carneiro, A P, Leonori, R, Bedini, L, Quercia, A, Forastiere, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	ita
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Ceramics - adverse effects Cohort Studies Confidence Intervals Dust Humans Italy Male Middle Aged Occupational Exposure Odds Ratio Radiography, Thoracic Respiratory Function Tests Silicon Dioxide - adverse effects Silicosis - diagnosis Silicosis - etiology Silicosis - physiopathology Smoking - adverse effects Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Since 1990, a cohort survey has been carried out among workers employed in pottery workers by the Local Health Unit of Viterbo, Latium (Italy). Cumulative exposure to silica containing dust has been assessed for 808 workers, who were also screened with a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, chest radiography and lungfunction tests. The prevalence of small opacities 1/0 and 1/1+ was 3.0% and 4.1% respectively and the prevalence increased with the cumulative exposure. A close relationship has been found between silica dose and decrease in lung function.
ISSN:	1592-7830