| Document ID (ISN) | 109296 |
| CIS number |
09-324 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
Pesch B.
|
| Author(s) |
Pierl C.B., Gebel M., Gross I., Becker D., Johnen G., Rihs H.P., Donhuijsen K., Lepentsiotis V., Meier M., Schulze J., Brüning T. |
| Title |
Occupational risks for adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the German wood industry |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2008, Vol.65, No.3, p.191-196. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
To examine the risk of wood dust and chemical exposures for adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses (ADCN) among German woodworkers, a case-control study with 86 male ADCN cases and 204 controls was conducted in the German woodworking industries. Cumulative and average wood-dust exposure was quantified with a job-exposure matrix based on wood-dust measurements at recent and historical workplaces. Probabilities of exposure to wood preservatives, stains, varnishes, and formaldehyde were semi-quantitatively rated. ADCN occurred relatively more frequently among wood workers that had worked as cabinet makers or joiners than as saw millers. Average exposure to inhalable wood dust ≥5mg/m3 was associated with a high risk (OR 48.47) compared to levels below 3.5mg/m3. Exposure between 3.5 and 5mg/m3 was also found to pose a risk (OR 10.54). Exposure to pigment stains before 1970 was associated with an increased risk. No significant associations were estimated for wood preservatives, varnishes, and formaldehyde. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; Germany; woodworking industry; respirable dust; risk factors; nasal cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pigments; case-control study; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Woodworking industry
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