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Engineered microorganisms have proven to be a highly effective and robust tool to specifically detect heavy metals in the environment. In this study, a highly specific pigment-based whole-cell biosensor has been investigated for the detection of ...
Yan Guo+4 more
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BackgroundThe complex and diverse occupational disease hazards in automobile manufacturing industry pose high occupational health risks to workers. ObjectiveTo explore the methods that can accurately reflect the workplace health risk grade of automobile ...
Ying GAO+5 more
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Cadmium (Cd) is carcinogenic to humans and can accumulate in the liver, kidneys, and bones. There is widespread presence of cadmium in the environment as a consequence of anthropogenic activities.
Chang-ye Hui+7 more
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Objectives: Various cytokines induced by inhalation of coal dust may mediate inflammation and lead to tissue damage or fibrosis, such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP).
Jong Seong Lee+5 more
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Occupational lung disease [PDF]
Occupational medicine represents the interface between work and health. As such, its breadth encompasses issues of clinical medicine, epidemiology, occupational hygiene, toxicology, ethics, and the law. The diagnosis of an occupational lung disease has implications not only for the health of the worker, but also in some circumstances for the health of
P T Reid, P A Reid
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Objectives Epidemiological data on cancer diseases are alarming. The workplace has become an increasingly important site for disseminating health information and implementing health promotion activities.
Marta Wiszniewska+4 more
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The diseases of occupations [PDF]
Includes bibliographical references and index. ; Man and his work -- The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1830 -- Social reforms in the nineteenth century -- Health of the worker in the twentieth century -- The ancient metals -- The other metals -- The newer metals -- The aromatic carbon compounds -- The aliphatic carbon compounds -- Noxious gases ...
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Mannitol vs. methacholine in the evaluation of airway responsiveness in bakers’ asthma
Objectives Various indirect or direct airway challenge tests are used to measure nonspecific bronchial hyper-responsiveness (NSBHR). The evaluation of NSBHR in diagnosing occupational asthma (OA) is performed, e.g., to monitor the specific inhalation ...
Ewa Nowakowska-Świrta+3 more
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