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INCIDENCE OF PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS IN TILE INDUSTRY WORKERS DUE TO THE OCCUPATIONAL DUST EXPOSURE

Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2018
Introduction: Tile industry workers are at great risk of multitude chemical agents that can have short-term or long-term adverse effects on the physical and/or mental health. This paper studied Incidence of physical complications in tile industry workers
Mohammad Hamed Hosseini, Mohamadreza Mofateh, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh, Taher Shahryari   +3 more
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Hypertension and Elevated Pulse Pressure Responsive to Biomass Pollutants Exposures in Young Workers From the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Occupational biomass pollutant exposure as observed in charcoal workers may have significant cardiovascular effects. This study aims to ascertain the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension and high pulse pressure (HPP), a marker of ...
Pierre Lofuta Olenga Vuvu, Malgorzata Klass, Nathalie Pauwen, Augustin Kipula, Silvia Perez Bogerd, Alain Van Muylem, Philippe Van de Borne, Gael Deboeck   +7 more
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Acute Inhalation Exposure to Ultrafine Carbon Black Alters Mitochondrial Substrate Utilization in the Heart

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A majority of deaths associated with air pollution are attributed to cardiovascular and heart diseases. Carbon black that represents the carbon core of particulate matter, a major component of air pollution, has been shown to result in cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction.
William E. Mullen, Jackson E. Stewart, Rahatul Islam, Salik Hussain, Dharendra Thapa   +4 more
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Airborne microorganisms associated with waste management and recovery: biomonitoring methodologies

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2010
This paper presents preliminary results from a year-long indoor bioaerosol monitoring performed in three working environments of a municipal composting facility treating green and organic waste.
Anna Maria Coccia, Paola Margherita Bianca Gucci, Ines Lacchetti, Rosa Paradiso, Federica Scaini   +4 more
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Particulate-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals in Indoor Air Collected from Religious Places for Human Health Risk Assessment

Atmosphere
Particulate matter (PM) has been associated with various health issues. However, the most hazardous constituents of fine particles remain unclear, particularly in Asia where the chemical compositions are highly diverse and understudied.
Thitisuda Kanchana-at, Win Trivitayanurak, Sopannha Chy, Narisa Kengtrong Bordeerat   +3 more
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Age-related changes in the respiratory system [PDF]

, 1999
This article summarises the main structural and physiological changes which take place in the lung from young adulthood to senescence. An understanding of these changes helps the clinician to correctly interpret some results of radiology and pulmonary ...
Ebejer, Martin J., Lesauskaite, Vita
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Firefighters’ occupational exposure to air pollution: impact on COPD and asthma—study protocol

BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Introduction Firefighting continues to be among the most hazardous yet least studied occupations in terms of the impact of exposure to occupational disease. In particular, firefighters are at increased risk of adverse health effects due to exposure to significant levels of potentially harmful substances, namely ...
Joana V Barbosa, Pedro T B S Branco, Maria C M Alvim-Ferraz, Fernando G Martins, Sofia I V Sousa   +4 more
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Global Fluoride Toxicology Landscape: Bibliometric Approaches and Scientific Mapping

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed research trends in the 100 most‐cited articles on fluoride toxicology, a topic widely debated due to the toxic effects associated with levels deemed safe for human exposure. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science‐Core Collection, extracting data such as citation count, authors, keywords, journal ...
Maria Karolina Martins Ferreira, Deiweson Souza‐Monteiro, Priscila Cunha Nascimento, Luciana Eiró‐Quirino, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori, Esperanza Angeles Martinez‐Mier, Marilia Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf, Rafael Rodrigues Lima   +8 more
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Paying With Our Health: The Real Cost of Freight Transport in California [PDF]

, 2006
Examines the health costs of asthma and other illnesses, and the level of economic opportunity provided to affected communities, with the transport of goods in California.
Meena Palaniappan, Swati Prakash
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Cyanogenic Compounds, Physicochemical Parameters and Metals in Water From Cassava Processing Areas: A Study in the Brazilian Amazon, Using Multivariate Analysis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the water quality of artesian wells and effluents generated in cassava processing in a rural area of Bragança, Pará, with emphasis on physicochemical parameters, multielement composition, and cyanogenic compounds. The well water presented specific nonconformities, highlighting pH values below the recommended level and high
Alana Coêlho Maciel, Mariane Gama Nabiça, Luciana Pinheiro Santos, Thiago de Melo e Silva, Elivaldo Nunes Modesto Junior, Heronides Adonias Dantas Filho, Charles Miller de Souza Borges, Kelly das Graças Fernandes Dantas, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, Ivan Carlos da Costa Barbosa, Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Nayara Macêdo Peixoto Araújo, Alessandra Santos Lopes   +13 more
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