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Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Airborne Pollutants: Effects of Air Mixing and Source Location
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2010The presence of airborne pollutants in indoor environments has been associated with occupants' discomfort and/or adverse health effects. This study investigates occupational exposure in relation to indoor air mixing and source location relative to a human body.
Donghyun Rim, Átila Novoselac
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Occupational and environmental impacts of indoor air pollutant for different occupancy: a review
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 2021Since an average human spends most of the time indoors (ranging from 85% to 90%), the understanding about ambient environment is very important. The indoor environment is majorly polluted from the indoor air pollutants like volatile organic carbon (VOC), semi-volatile organic carbon (SVOC), particulate matter, ozone, oxides of carbon and sulphur, heavy
Abhishek Nandan +3 more
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Air pollution and occupational accidents in the Community of Madrid, Spain
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020Spain is the EU member country with the third highest total number of accidents in work and has the third highest incidence rate. We have performed a descriptive analysis of occupational accidents in the Community of Madrid (Spain) between 2005 and 2013 to study the impact of air quality on the prevalence of occupational accidents, clarifying how ...
Luis Vega-Calderón +4 more
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Inflammatory markers and exposure to occupational air pollutants
Inhalation Toxicology, 2010To study the possible relationship between inhalation of airborne particles in the work environment and inflammatory markers in blood.Total dust was sampled in the breathing zone of 73 subjects working with welding, cutting, grinding and in foundries such as iron, aluminium, and concrete.
Carl-Göran, Ohlson +6 more
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Health and Air Pollution. The Effect of Occupation Mix
The Swedish Journal of Economics, 1971The 1960 mortality rates for 117 U.S. cities are analyzed to isolate the effect of air pollution. Socioeconomic factors such as race, income, population density, and age mix are accounted for. In previous studies we reported the effect of different functional forms and of adding additional explanatory variables for type of home heating equipment, home ...
Lave, Lester B., Seskin, Eugene P.
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Asthma Related to Occupational and Ambient Air Pollutants in Nonsmokers
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1993We attempted to determine the association between occupational and air pollutant exposure with the development of adult asthma through the analysis of a standardized respiratory questionnaire administered to a cohort of 3914 nonsmoking adults in 1977 and again in 1987.
J R, Greer, D E, Abbey, R J, Burchette
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AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH APPROACH TO ANAESTHETIC AIR POLLUTION
Medical Journal of Australia, 1962The principles of occupational health practice as applicable to operating theatre staff are stated. Operating theatre air was samples for halothane at three Sydney hospitals--one in which a scavenging system was in operation and two without such a system.
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Occupational Health and Air Pollution Research in Canada's Changing Economy
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 1963Abstract In terms of numbers of people employed and volume of production, industry in Canada has increased greatly in recent years. Occupational health programs have kept abreast of new hazards in the industrial environment so the health status of workers has improved.
M, KATZ, W L, BALL
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Air pollution in the workplace: making shish kebab is an overlooked occupational hazard
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 2020Meat grilled with wood charcoal is the most popular meal in Central Asia, but little is known about the grillers' occupational exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) in fumes.The aim of this study was to provide a quantitative analysis of occupational exposure to fine PM in grillers in the workplace.We assessed exposure to PM2.5 from barbecue fumes ...
Vinnikov D., Romanova Z., Zhumabayeva G.
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Public perception on occupational exposure to air pollution in India
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & RehabilitationBackground : It is crucial to understand perceptions on exposure to air pollution for designing targeted interventions, raising awareness, and fostering measures to mitigate occupational health risk and improve the overall health outcomes. Objective:
Abinaya Sekar +2 more
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