Occupational exposure to respirable dust among ceramic tiles industry workers in Tanzania
Discover Public HealthCeramic tile manufacturing is relatively new in Tanzania. Workers in these ceramic tile industries may be exposed to dust from stone materials, increasing their risk of developing diseases such as lung diseases.
Luco P. Mwelange +5 more
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Temporal Trends in Variability of Respirable Dust and Respirable Quartz Concentrations in the European Industrial Minerals Sector. [PDF]
Ann Work Expo Health, 2023 While between- and within-worker variability have been studied quite extensively, hardly any research is available that examines long-term trends in the variability of occupational exposure.
Zilaout H, Houba R, Kromhout H.
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Study on neural network algorithm for detecting respirable dust in photoacoustic cavity
AIP Advances, 2021 The traditional photoacoustic cavity has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, and easy integration with optical cavity technology, so it has significant advantages in the measurement of the optical characteristics of respirable dust. In order to
Huawei Jin +3 more
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Meikuang Anquan, 2021 By using the fluid dynamics software FLUENT, the 3D numerical simulations of the concentration distribution and motion law of the respirable dust in 22410 fully mechanized mining face of Shendong Halagou Coal Mine were carried out by the two-phase ...
XIANG Xiaogang +5 more
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Determination and Prediction of Respirable Dust and Crystalline-Free Silica in the Taiwanese Foundry Industry. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2018 [[abstract]]Background: Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) has been recognized as a human carcinogen; however, the measurement and analysis of RCS in small-scale foundries is rare and difficult. This study aimed to measure respirable dust and RCS levels
Kuo CT, Chiu FF, Bao BY, Chang TY.
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High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms Among Workers in the Development Section of a Manually Operated Coal Mine in a Developing Country: A Cross Sectional Study. [PDF]
, 2007 Few studies of miners have been carried out in African countries; most are from South Africa, where the working conditions are assumed to be better than in the rest of Africa.
Mamuya, Simon H D +9 more
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Factors Related to Pulmonary Function Status of Animal Feed Industry Workers in Surabaya
The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Introduction: Workplace air that contains dust and microorganism when inhaled by workers into respiratory tract can accumulate and cause lung function disorder.
Rieza Dwi Anggia
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Data in Brief, 2023 This dataset comprises an image library of 282 respirable silica particles. The particles were identified in samples of respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) collected in numerous US underground mines, and samples of lab-generated respirable dust that were ...
Çiğdem Keleş, Emily Sarver
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Development of a compact excavator mounted dust suppression system [PDF]
, 2013 This paper reports on the investigation of an excavator mounted dust suppression system for demolition and construction activities. Ever increasing pressure is placed on contractors to improve their environmental performance, especially dust emissions ...
Cheung, Wai Ming, Wallace, Kieran
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The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2019 Exposure to dust in the work environment is a potential factor that can cause impaired pulmonary function. Concentration of dust in the air is one factor that affects the severity caused.
Glori Abdiningsih Rachmani
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