Naslov
A follow-up study of respiratory function in workers exposed to acid aerosols in a food-processing industry

Autori
Žuškin, Eugenija ; Mustajbegović, Jadranka ; Schachter, Neil ; Pavičić, Dila ; Budak, Ante

Izvornik
International archives of occupational and environmental health (0340-0131) 70 (1997); 413-418

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
pickling workers; acid air pollution; follow-up study; respiratory simptoms; lung function

Sažetak
A follow-up investigation was performed on 49 female workers studied 2 years earlier in a vegetable-pickling plant.There was small increase in the prevalence of chronic symptoms between the two studies for both smokers and nonsmokers.In workers who were followed, larger than expected mean annual declines were noted for all ventilatory capacity parametars in both smokers and nonsmokers.Our data confirm that work in there picklin industry, particularly in small, poorly regulated plants, has deleterious effets on respiratory function.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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