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Health effects associated with occupational exposure to hand-arm or whole body vibration
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews, 2018 Workers in a number of different occupational sectors are exposed to workplace vibration on a daily basis. This exposure may arise through the use of powered-hand tools or hand-transmitted vibration (HTV).
K. Krajnak
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Fullerenes: Characteristics of the substance, biological effects and occupational exposure levels
Medycyna Pracy, 2016 Fullerenes are molecules composed of an even number of carbon atoms of a spherical or an ellipsoidal, closed spatial structure. The most common fullerene is the C60 molecule with a spherical structure – a truncated icosahedron, compared to a football ...
Anna Maria Świdwińska-Gajewska +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Cancer incidence appears to be higher amongst firefighters compared to the general population. Given that many cancers have an environmental component, their occupational exposure to products of carbon combustion such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (
A. Stec +6 more
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A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires.
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2019 The aim of the paper is to summarize the evidence of health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires. The authors searched 3 databases for relevant articles and screened the results.
E. Groot +3 more
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Occupational exposure to graphene based nanomaterials: risk assessment.
Nanoscale, 2018 Graphene-based materials (GBMs) are a family of novel materials including graphene, few layer graphene (FLG), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNP).
M. Pelin, S. Sosa, M. Prato, A. Tubaro
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Occupational risky exposure in vitiliginous patients [PDF]
طب کار, 2012 Introduction: In previous studies the appearance of vitiligo following occupational exposure has been defined. This study evaluates high risk occupational exposures before the onset of disease among patients with vitiligo Methods: All vitiliginous ...
M Maghsoudipour, O Aminiam, P Mansouri
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Occupational exposure to human Mycobacterium bovis infection: A systematic review
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is the main causative agent of bovine zoonotic tuberculosis. The aim of this systematic review is to highlight the occupational exposure to bovine tuberculosis due to M. bovis.
F. Vayr +5 more
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Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with differential DNA methylation
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018 Objectives Occupational pesticide exposure is associated with a wide range of diseases, including lung diseases, but it is largely unknown how pesticides influence airway disease pathogenesis. A potential mechanism might be through epigenetic mechanisms,
D. V. D. Plaat +12 more
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Occupational Exposure to Mycotoxins: Current Knowledge and Prospects
Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2018 Occupational exposure to mycotoxins is supposedly very frequent, but it is rarely reported in the scientific literature. Several recent studies described occupational exposure to the aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) mycotoxin in different occupational settings ...
S. Viegas, C. Viegas, A. Oppliger
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020 Objective Numerous exposure assessment methods (EAM) exist for investigating health effects of occupational exposure to pesticides. Direct (eg, biomonitoring) and indirect methods (eg, self-reported exposures) are however associated with degrees of ...
J. Ohlander +10 more
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