Journal article
Respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other health effects among workers in two refuse-derived fuel plants
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, Vol.50(3), pp.249-261
09/1999
PMID: 10649841
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate health effects in workers at two refuse-derived fuel processing plants. Cross-shift pulmonary function testing and self reporting of symptoms from questionnaires formed the basis of a cross-sectional epidemiological study. Other topics addressed were exploration of the possibility of a hand to mouth component resulting in diarrhoea observed historically by the microbiological testing of skin. Symptoms of sinus trouble, headaches, nose irritation, and diarrhoea were reported by over 50% of the employees. Small, but statistically significant, cross-shift decrements of 1.50% and 2.01% were noted for forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), respectively. Workers employed seven years or more had significantly larger cross-shift decrements in FVC and FEV1 than those employed for a shorter period. No active cases of diarrhoea were observed. Low lung function decrements characterise the observed workforce. Elevated reporting of some symptoms and a cross-shift decrement that increases with length of employment indicate that further study is warranted.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other health effects among workers in two refuse-derived fuel plants
- Creators
- S Mahar - University of Wolverhampton, School of Health Sciences, United Kingdom. S.Mahar@wlv.ac.ukP S Thorne
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, Vol.50(3), pp.249-261
- Publisher
- Croatia
- PMID
- 10649841
- ISSN
- 0004-1254
- eISSN
- 1848-6312
- Grant note
- P30-ES056505-01 / NIEHS NIH HHS T01 CCT 710440 / CIT NIH HHS U07/CCU 706145 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1999
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983997488102771
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