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Exposure to Biogenic Silica Fibers and Respiratory Health in Hawaii Sugarcane Workers

 

作者: Thomas Sinks,   Richard Hartle,   Mark Boeniger,   David Mannino,   James Boyd,   Joseph Fernback,   Marilyn Hawkins,   Gary Grimes,   Kathleen Watkins,   Patricia Dill,   Bruce Anderson,  

 

期刊: Journal of Occupational Medicine  (OVID Available online 1994)
卷期: Volume 36, issue 12  

页码: 1329-1334

 

ISSN:0096-1736

 

年代: 1994

 

出版商: OVID

 

数据来源: OVID

 

摘要:

We conducted a cross-sectional environmental and medical survey of 355 male sugarcane workers in Hawaii to determine whether exposure to biogenic silica fibers (BSF) affected their respiratory health. Exposures to BSF ranged from nondetectable to more than 0.700 BSF/mL and varied by job and department. Respiratory symptoms, chest radiograph findings, and pulmonary function were not associated with BSF exposures. Cigarette smoking was associated with respiratory symptoms and pulmonary obstruction. Fifteen workers had pleural thickening or pleural plaques and 3 of these workers were exposed to BSF for more than 10 years. BSF exposure does not appear to influence the respiratory health of sugarcane workers; however, further study is warranted.

 

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