| Document ID (ISN) | 104021 |
| CIS number |
05-363 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Welch L., Ringen K., Bingham E., Dement J., Takaro T., McGowan W., Chen A., Quinn P. |
| Title |
Screening for beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2004, Vol.46, No.3, p.207-218. Illus. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
To determine whether current and former construction workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities are at significant risk of occupational illnesses resulting from their exposure to beryllium, screening programmes were undertaken at three DOE sites. Data on medical history and exposures to beryllium were collected during interviews by industrial physicians, and a beryllium blood lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) was carried out. Stratified and multivariate logistic regression were used to explore the risk of disease by age, race, sex, trade, duration of DOE employment, self-reported work in buildings where beryllium was used and time since last DOE site employment. Of the 3,842 workers included in this study, 34% reported exposure to beryllium. Overall, 2.2% of workers had at least one abnormal BeLPT test, and 1.4% were also abnormal on a second test. Regression analyses demonstrated increased risk of having at least one abnormal BeLPT to be associated with ever working in a site building where beryllium activities had taken place. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nuclear fuels; beryllium; construction work; berylliosis; construction sites |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lymphocytes; USA; anamnesis; hazard evaluation; exposure tests; statistical evaluation; medical supervision; medical examinations; long-term exposure |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pneumoconioses
Inorganic substances
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