Naslov
O štetnosti drvne prašine i nekih njenih sastojaka
(On harmful effects of wood dust and some of its ingredients)

Autori
Rapp, Andreas ; Schmitt, Uwe ; Despot, Radovan ; Grbac, Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Drvo, materijal budućnosti u dizajnu namještaja / Grbac, Ivica - Zagreb : Šumarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2001, 41-50

Skup
Drvo, materijal budućnosti u dizajnu namještaja

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 19.10.2001

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
load of dust; chromium; copper; boron; occupational disease; malignant nasal tumours; nasal cancer; irritant and sensitising constituents of woods; metabolic products from wood-colonising fungi

Sažetak
During the working process of the wood, the health of workers is exposed to the harmful influence of wood dust and its ingredients. Those harmful ingredients, which can be inhaled with wood dust, are of inorganic or organic origin. The problem of the cancerogenic action of the wood dust and its ingredients, in the process of wood recycling, particularly of the wood impregnated with the inorganic preservatives is presented as well. In this article the results of the investigations of Germany's scientists are described, especially in light of the very strictly environment demands and necessity to save the human health. The scientists examined the presence of the inorganic preservatives in wood dust and its possible influence on the cancer disease. Their study describes wood dust collected in 33 German wood processing companies, with regard to concentration of the dust in the air and load of the dust with chromium, copper and boron. More often than expected, the machining of preservative treated wood was found. Besides wood preservatives, other sources of contamination of wood dust have been identified. Woodworkers are exposed to higher levels of chromium, copper and boron than average citizens, but are far away from threshold values. The heavy material exposure levels found seem unlikely to be the sole carcinogenic principle of action. At the same time, the influence of the toxic, irritant and sensitising constituents of woods and metabolic products from wood-colonising fungi are also presented in this article. Some experiences in protecting Croatian wood industry workers and in preventing the influence of wood dust are also mentioned.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija

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