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1999

CIS 01-170 Dewitte J.D., Choucroun P., Leroyer C.
Pathologies induced by the inhalation of silica dust
Pathologies dues à l'inhalation de poussières de silice [in French]
Topics: abrasives industry; bronchitis; carcinogens; silica; compensation of occupational diseases; data sheet; diatomaceous earth; encyclopaedia; foundries; France; IARC; inhalation; lung cancer; mineral dust pneumoconiosis; mineral dust; mixed dust pneumoconiosis; opacities; pneumoconiosis; quarrying industry; respirable dust; silicosis.
Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale, Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 1st Quarter 1999, No.122, 8p. Illus. 75 ref.

CIS 00-1511 Decree No.99-746 of 31 Aug. 1999 on special measures concerning pneumoconioses considered as occupational diseases and modifying the Social Security Code (3rd Part: Decrees) [France]
Décret n°99-746 du 31 août 1999 relatif aux dispositions spéciales concernant les pneumoconioses en tant que maladies professionnelles et modifiant le code de la sécurité sociale (3ème partie: Décrets) [France] [in French]
This Decree introduces modifications into the procedures for the notification, recognition and compensation of pneumoconiosis as an occupational disease.
Journal officiel de la République française, 2 Sep. 1999, No.203, p.13104-13105.

CIS 00-1058 Levin J.L., O'Sullivan M.F., Corn C.J., Glenn Williams M., Dodson R.F.
Asbestosis and small cell lung cancer in a clutch refabricator
A case of asbestosis and small cell lung cancer in a clutch refabricator is described. Exposed surfaces of used clutches similar to those refabricated in the worker's workplace were rinsed, and the filtrate analysed by analytical transmission electron microscopy. Tissue samples were also analysed by this technique. Numerous chrysotile fibres of respirable dimensions and sufficient length to form ferruginous bodies (FBs) were detected from rinsed filtrates of the clutch. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid contained many FBs, characteristic of asbestos bodies. Necropsy lung tissue showed grade 4 asbestosis and a small cell carcinoma in the right pulmonary hilum. Tissue analysis by light and analytical electron microscopy showed tissue burdens of coated and uncoated asbestos fibres greatly exceeding reported environmental concentrations (3810 FBs/g dry weight and 2,080,000 structures ≥0.5µm/g dry weight respectively). 72% of the cores were identified as chrysotile. In conclusion, clutch refabrication may lead to exposure to asbestos of sufficient magnitude to cause asbestosis and lung cancer.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep. 1999, Vol.56, No.9, p.602-605. Illus. 13 ref.

CIS 00-782 Wang X., Yano E.
Pulmonary dysfunction in silica-exposed workers: A relationship to radiographic signs of silicosis and emphysema
To compare the contribution of silicosis and emphysema with pulmonary dysfunction, radiographic signs of silicosis and emphysema in workers at a Chinese refractory plant were analysed. Radiographic hyperinflation was detected in 9% of the workers without silicosis and in 33% of the workers with silicosis. Silicosis was significantly associated with hyperinfiation after adjusting for exposure duration, age and smoking. Respiratory symptoms were more frequent in the more severe cases of silicosis. Silicosis was significantly associated with decreases in the parameters of pulmonary function, but the significance disappeared when the hyperinflation term was added to the models. Radiographic hyperinflation was strongly associated with decreases in FEV₁ and FEV₁/FVC while relevant factors were controlled. Comparison between workers with and without hyperinflation showed that the former had significantly lower pulmonary function values. Emphysema associated with silicosis is likely to be responsible for pulmonary obstruction and decreased diffusing capacity occurring in silica-exposed workers.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Aug. 1999, Vol.36, No.2, p.299-306. 29 ref.

CIS 00-429 Report: Activities of programme on elimination of silicosis in Vietnam
Topics: silica; diagnosis; dust control; exposure evaluation; health service records; ILO; legislation; limitation of exposure; medical supervision; occupational diseases; report; respirable dust; safety and health propaganda; safety and health training; silicosis; Vietnam D.R.
Ministry of Health, Department of Medicine, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1999. 81p.

CIS 00-123 Marek K., Lebecki K.
Occurrence and prevention of coal miners' pneumoconiosis in Poland
Coal production is one of the largest industries in Poland and incidence of coal miners' pneumoconiosis is high. Epidemiological data are derived from the national register of occupational diseases and from previous investigations performed in Poland. Analysis of dust concentration measurements shows that occupational exposure limits are exceeded in 90% of underground workplaces. The number of new pneumoconiosis cases diagnosed annually ranges from 400 to 800 and has been showing a diminishing tendency in the last five years. Recently, a new system of medical and technical prevention has been introduced in seven collieries. Nevertheless pneumoconiosis prevention needs to be improved throughout the sector.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Dec. 1999, Vol.36, No.6, p.610-617. Illus. 17 ref.

CIS 99-2067 Duchaine C., Mériaux A., Brochu G., Cormier Y.
Airborne microflora in Quebec dairy farms: Lack of effect of bacterial hay preservatives
Air samples were collected from 19 barns in Quebec using bacterial hay treatment (inoculation of a lactic-acid producing bacterium in hay to prevent deterioration) and from 18 control barns. Airborne contaminants measured included total bacteria, moulds, endotoxins and Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula, the causative agent for farmer's lung. Since no significant difference was observed in any of the contaminants in the treated and untreated barns, this type of hay treatment probably does not protect farmers from the respiratory effects of ambient microbial contaminants. Topics: bacterial toxins; dairy farming; determination in air; farmer's lung; hay; microorganisms; moulds.
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Jan./Feb. 1999, Vol.60, No.1, p.89-95. Illus. 35 ref.

CIS 99-1182 Wang X., Yu I.T.S., Wong T.W., Yano E.
Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in coal miners: Looking into the effects of simple pneumoconiosis
Pulmonary function was measured in 205 miners with simple coal workers' pneumonconiosis (CWP) and in 289 without X-ray evidence of pneumoconiosis. A questionnaire on occupational history and respiratory symptoms including breathlessness, chronic cough, and phlegm was administered. The presence or absence of emphysema on X-ray films was also evaluated. On average, the miners with CWP had lower values of pulmonary function and higher prevalences of respiratory symptoms and emphysema than did those without. The simple CWP was associated with increased risk of the respiratory symptoms after adjusting for age, smoking, and years underground. Even when the effects of emphysema and respiratory symptoms indicating chronic bronchitis were taken into consideration, the significant relationship between CWP and decrements in forced vital capacity and diffusing capacity remained. Findings are consistent with simple CWP being a contributor to significant decrements in pulmonary function, and to increased risk of respiratory symptoms. Topics: age-linked differences; chest radiography; China; chronic respiratory diseases; coal dust; coal mining; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; emphysema; epidemiologic study; length of exposure; pulmonary function; smoking; spirometry.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Feb. 1999, Vol.35, No.2, p.124-131. 38 ref.

CIS 99-926 Fox J., Anderson H., Moen T., Gruetzmacher G., Hanrahan L., Fink J.
Metal working fluid-associated hypersensivity pneumonitis: An outbreak investigation and case-control study
Occupational exposure to bacterial or fungal antigens has been associated with hypersensivity pneumonitis (HP), an immunologically-mediated pulmonary disease. 34 employees working in machining and assembly areas of an engine manufacturing plant were clinically diagnosed with HP. Of these, 20 employees met an epidemiologic case definition. In a case-control study, no exposure variables, including duration and intensity of metal working fluid (MWF) exposure, were statistically associated with an increased risk of disease. Neither cases nor controls demonstrated precipitin reactivity against unused samples of the seven MWF and two biocides used in the plant. HP cases had a significantly higher prevalence of positive precipitin reactions to used oil-soluble and synthetic MWFs. Reactivity to used but not unused MWF suggests a biocontaminant, probably bacteria or fungi, is the causative antigen in the development of HP in this setting. Topics: allergens; antigens; bacteria; biocides; case-control study; cutting fluids; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; fungi; motor vehicle industry; pulmonary function; serological reactions; serum precipitins; used oils.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Jan. 1999, Vol.35, No.1, p.58-67. Illus. 32 ref.

1998

CIS 01-1155 Miller B.G., Hagen S., Love R.G., Soutar C.A., Cowie H.A., Kidd M.W., Robertson A.
Risk of silicosis in coalworkers exposed to unusual concentrations of respirable quartz
Chest radiographs were taken from 547 men who had worked at a colliery during the 1970s. Classifications of these films under the International Labour Organisation (ILO) 1980 scheme were related to existing data on individual men's exposures to respirable dust and quartz. 203 men (38%) showed progression of at least one profusion category on the 12-point scale, from the various 1970s surveys to the follow up in 1990-1. 158 men (29%) had a profusion of at least 1/0, and 47 (8.6%) of at least 2/1 at the follow up survey. Large opacities were recorded by at least two readers for 14 (2.6%) of the men. Profusion of small opacities was strongly related to exposures experienced in the 1970s, and more strongly for quartz than for the non-quartz fraction of the dust. Estimates of risk are presented over the range of quartz exposures experienced. The quartz exposures experienced by some men at this colliery have caused considerable progression of radiographic abnormalities since exposure ended.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Jan. 1998, Vol.55, No.1, p.52-58. Illus. 22 ref.

CIS 00-1651 Seaton A., Cherrie J.W.
Quartz exposures and severe silicosis: A role for the hilar nodes
Two stonemasons working together in an environment with high concentrations of quartz pursued very different clinical courses: one died of rapidly progressive silicosis and the other developed hilar adenopathy and, later, early massive fibrosis. The man who died had a 30-year exposure estimated to have averaged <0.1mg/m³, leading to hilar node fibrosis and calcification, followed by a five year exposure to about 2mg/m³ which proved fatal. Estimates of exposure tallied with postmortem measurement of lung burden, suggesting retention of all dust deposited in the lungs over his final period of work. The younger man, working from the start of his apprenticeship alongside the older one, had a six year exposure to about 1.5mg/m³, which caused hilar node enlargement and subsequent calcification but minimal lung involvement. Exposures to relatively low concentrations of quartz may be capable of causing hilar node fibrosis, impairing the clearance of any quartz inhaled subsequently.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, June 1998, Vol.55, No.6, p.383-386. Illus. 14 ref.

CIS 00-1315 Ameille J., Brochard P.
Use and misuse of the I.L.O. International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis in occupational health
Du bon usage de la classification internationale du B.I.T. des radiographies de pneumoconioses en santé du travail [in French]
The I.L.O. International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis provides a means for systematically recording the radiographic abnormalities in the chest provoked by the inhalation of dusts, in a simple and reproducible manner. After a brief description of the I.L.O. classification, its advantages and limitations are detailed so as to define the circumstances in which it should be used by occupational physicians.
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail, Dec. 1998, Vol.59, No.8, p.562-568. 47 ref.

CIS 00-798 de Klerk N.H., Musk A.W.
Silica, compensated silicosis, and lung cancer in Western Australian goldminers
Silica has recently been reclassified as carcinogenic in humans based largely on the observed increase in rates of lung cancer in subjects with silicosis. This study aims to examine exposure-response relations between exposure to silica and subsequent silicosis and lung cancer in a cohort of goldminers. A total of 2,297 goldminers was examined in 1961, 1974 and 1975. Data were collected on respiratory symptoms, smoking habits and employment history. Subjects were followed up to the end of 1993. Survival analyses for lung cancer mortality and incidence of compensated silicosis were performed with age and year matched conditional logistic regression analyses. 89% of the cohort were traced to the end of 1993. 84% of the men had smoked at some time and 66% were current smokers. 1386 deaths occurred during the follow up period, 138 from lung cancer, and 631 subjects were compensated for silicosis. A strong effect of smoking on mortality from lung cancer and a smaller effect on the incidence of compensated silicosis was found. The incidence of silicosis was clearly related to exposure to silica and the onset of silicosis conferred a significant increase in risk for subsequent lung cancer, but there was no evidence that exposure to silica caused lung cancer in the absence of silicosis.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Apr. 1998, Vol.55, No.4, p.243-248. 27 ref.

CIS 99-1637 Abécassis J.C., Baud J.P., Boulat J.F., Frimat P., Pelé A., Siegfried C., Michel M.C.
Occupational diseases - Silica
Maladies professionnelles - Silice [in French]
Topics: silica; data sheet; exposure evaluation; France; free silica; glossary; hazard evaluation; health hazards; legislation; mineral dust pneumoconiosis; physiology of respiratory system; plant safety and health organization; respirable dust.
Cahiers des Comités de prévention du bâtiment et des travaux publics, Jan.-Feb. 1998, No.304, insert 6p. Illus. 5 ref.

CIS 99-1264 Mori S., Nakagawa-Yoshida K., Tsuschihashi H., Koreeda Y., Kawabata M., Nishiura Y., Ando M., Osame M.
Mushroom worker's lung resulting from indoor cultivation of Pleurotus osteatus
Indoor cultivation of the oyster mushroom Pleurotus osteatus led to an outbreak of extrinsic allergic alveolitis in two workers. High titer of indirect fluorescent antibody and positive precipitins against basidiospores of P. osteatus were demonstrated in sera of the patients. Mushroom workers should protect themselves from the basidiospores. Topics: antibodies; case study; chest radiography; detection by fluorescence; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; mushroom farming; mushroom workers lung; serum precipitins; spores.
Occupational Medicine, Oct. 1998, Vol.48, No.7, p.465-468. Illus. 20 ref.

CIS 99-1256 Rafnsson V., Ingimarsson O., Hjalmarsson I., Gunnarsdottir H.
Association between exposure to crystalline silica and risk of sarcoidosis
The inhabitants of a district in which a diatomaceous earth plant is located formed the basis of this study. Cases of sarcoidosis were identified from hospital records according to certain clinical, radiological, and histological criteria. Referents were selected randomly from the population of the district. Information on exposure to crystalline silica, cristobalite, was obtained by record linkage of the cases and referents with a file which included all present and past workers at the diatomaceous earth plant and those who had worked at loading vessels with the product from the plant. Eight cases of sarcoidosis were found, six of which were in the exposed group. Of the 70 referents, 13 were exposed. The odds ratio was 13.2. The odds ratios were high and there were some indications of a dose-response relation which will hopefully encourage further studies. Topics: cristobalite; diatomaceous earth; silica; case-control study; dose-response relationship; long-term exposure; pseudosilicosis.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct. 1998, Vol.55, No.10, p.657-660. 19 ref.

CIS 99-722 Ordinance No.609 of 5 Aug. 1998 approving a technical standard concerning pneumoconiosis [Brazil]
Ordem de serviço n°609, de 5 de agosto de 1998 aprova norma técnica sobre pneumoconioses [in Portuguese]
Topics: airborne dust; Brazil; diagnosis; dust control; epidemiological aspects; exposure evaluation; medical examinations; occupation disease relation; pneumoconiosis; pulmonary function; radiological classifications; radiological diagnosis; respiratory diseases; risk factors; standard.
Diário Oficial, 19 Aug. 1998, No.158, p.53-60. 18 ref.

CIS 99-922 Nadif R., Bourgkard E., Dusch M., Bernadac P., Bertrand J.P., Mur J.M., Pham Q.T.
Relations between occupational exposure to coal mine dusts, erythrocyte catalase and Cu⁺⁺/Zn⁺⁺ superoxide dismutase activities, and the severity of coal workers' pneumoconiosis
Blood samples were obtained from miners without coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) exposed to low dust concentrations for 4 or more years, or exposed to high dust concentrations for 14 or more years, and from retired miners with CWP. Estimated cumulative exposure to dust was strongly positively related to erythrocyte catalase activity and strongly negatively related to Cu⁺⁺/Zn⁺⁺ superoxide dismutase activity only in miners exposed to high dust concentrations for ≥14 years. Moreover, catalase activity was strongly related to the severity of CWP as determined by chest radiography. Results are in good agreement with the hypothesis that production of reactive oxygen species may be an important event in the exposure to coal mine dusts and the severity of CWP. Topics: coal mining; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; determination in blood; enzyme activity determination; enzyme activity; epidemiologic study; erythrocytes; respirable dust; superoxide dismutase.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aug. 1998, Vol.55, No.8, p.533-540. 39 ref.

CIS 99-829 Goodwin S., Attfield M.
Temporal trends in coal workers' pneumoconiosis prevalence - Validating the National Coal Study results
Evidence from four successive rounds of the U.S. National Study of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) indicates diminishing prevalence of the disease from 1969 to 1988. However, methodological inconsistencies across surveys have raised concerns. A standardized methodological approach was used to confirm the reported downward trend. Re-evaluation of radiological findings showed that the prevalence of small rounded opacities declined from 12.7% in Round 1 to 3.9% in Round 4. These findings support the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's recommendations for a reduced exposure limit for coal dust of 1mg/m³ because the present standard does not sufficiently protect miners against adverse health effects over a working lifetime of exposures. Topics: chest radiography; coal dust; coal mining; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; epidemiologic study; frequency rates; limitation of exposure; opacities; radiological diagnosis; statistical trends; USA.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dec. 1998, Vol.40, No.12, p.1065-1071. Illus. 19 ref.

CIS 99-466 Silicosis deaths among young adults - United States, 1968-1994
Topics: age-linked differences; case study; construction industry; mortality; occupation disease relation; progressive massive fibrosis; race-linked differences; registers of occupational diseases; sandblasting; silicosis; statistical trends; USA.
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1 July 1998, Vol.280, No.1, p.13-14. 9 ref.

CIS 99-117 Ebihara I., Kawami M.
Lung cancer and immunopathologic diseases among copper miners in a small copper mine, stone masons and pneumoconiotic patients in Japan
Topics: cohort study; Goodpasture's syndrome; immunobiological changes; Japan; long-term study; lung cancer; lupus erythematosus; mineral dust; mining industry; mortality; occupation disease relation; pneumoconiosis; respirable dust; rheumatoid arthritis; smoking; stone dressing.
Journal of Science of Labour - Rōdō Kagaku, Mar. 1998, Vol.74, No.3 (Part II), p.1-14. Illus. 68 ref.

CIS 99-192 Finkelstein M.M.
Radiographic silicosis and lung cancer risk among workers in Ontario
It is concluded on the basis of two North American studies of silica exposed workers that radiographic silicosis is a marker for an increased risk of lung cancer. Topics: Canada; radon; case-control study; chest radiography; confounding factors; long-term exposure; lung cancer; Ontario; opacities; pneumoconiosis; silica; silicosis; smoking.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Sep. 1998, Vol.34, No.3, p.244-251. Illus. 19 ref.

CIS 99-113 Mester A., Németh L., Makó E., Posgay M., Kiss K.
High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of pneumoconioses
Topics: asbestosis; chest radiography; diagnosis; evaluation of technique; hard metal pneumoconiosis; mixed dust pneumoconiosis; pleural diseases; pleural thickening; pneumoconiosis; pulmonary fibrosis; radiological diagnosis; siderosis; silicosis; talc pneumoconiosis; tomography.
Central European Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1998, Vol.4, No.2, p.114-129. Illus. 20 ref.

CIS 98-1426
Health and Safety Executive
Farmer's lung
Topics: agriculture; airborne dust; data sheet; dust control; farmer's lung; legislation; medical supervision; microorganisms; respirators; United Kingdom; ventilation.
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Mar. 1998. 8p. 7 ref.

1997

CIS 09-338 History of pneumoconioses in Japan
Collection of articles on the history of pneumoconioses in Japan published for an international conference on occupational respiratory diseases held in Kyoto, Japan, 13-16 October 1997. Articles are grouped under the following chapters: measures against pneumoconiosis before 1926; developments in the field of medicine related to pneumoconiosis; safety engineering for pneumoconiosis; compensation for pneumoconiosis patients in Japan.
Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, 5-35-1, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan,1997. 192p. Illus.

CIS 08-594 Lehtinen S.
Asbestos, asbestosis and cancer
Proceedings of a conference on asbestos, asbestosis and cancer held in Helsinki, Finland, 20-22 January 1997. Topics addressed: exposure criteria for clinical diagnosis; use of chest imaging techniques; radiological and histological criteria for clinical diagnosis; asbestosis as a precursor of lung cancer; mesothelioma; adenocarcinoma; screening programmes and early diagnosis; guidelines for attributing lung cancer to asbestos.
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIOH-Bookstore, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, 00250 Helsinki, Finland, 1997. iii, 98p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 01-1833 Danneberg G., Driesel A.
Microorganisms in the workplace atmosphere - Actinomycetes
Mikroorganismen in der Arbeitsplatzatmosphäre - Aktinomyceten [in German]
Actinomycetes, and in particular thermophilic, thermotolerant and mesophilic types, represent a risk to workers' health and can induce extrinsic allergic alveolitis. Proposals for a standardized method to determine actinomycetes in the workplace atmosphere are made. Various sampling methods are compared for their efficiency and cost. The sampling strategy, the transport conditions of the collected samples and the detection and differentiation of actinomycetes in the laboratory are discussed.
Verein zur Förderung der Arbeitssicherheit in Europa e.V., Alte Heerstrasse 111, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany, June 1997. 84p. 68 ref.

CIS 00-766 Lafon D., Blanchard O., Nonat A., Le Bacle C., Brochard P., Choudat D.
"Pneumoconiosis" seminar of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Research in the Mining Industry (CORSS) - 2nd part: From silica to asbestos
Journée "Pneumoconioses" de la Commission des recherches scientifiques et techniques sur la sécurité et la santé dans les industries extractives (CORSS) - 2ème partie: de la silice à l'amiante [in French]
Topics: asbestos; asbestosis; atelectasis; cancer; silica; compensation of occupational diseases; conference; cost of diseases; dose-response relationship; dust measurement; free silica; mineral fibres; pleural mesothelioma; pleurisy; pneumoconiosis; pulmonary fibrosis; respirable dust.
Revue de médecine du travail, May-June 1997, Vol.XXIV, No.3, p.111-140. Illus. 6 ref.

CIS 99-1974 Martínez González C., Rego Fernández G.
Respiratory diseases caused by inhalation of inorganic dust in the working environment
Patología respiratoria por inhalación de polvo inorgánico en el medio laboral [in Spanish]
Pneumoconioses, especially silicosis and asbestosis, are still frequent work-related diseases in spite of current preventive measures. Aggressive types of silicosis have been detected recently in such expanding industries as rock-processing. In addition to pneumoconioses, other adverse effects of mineral dust inhalation in the workplace have been detected in the last two decades. There is increasing evidence that occupational exposure to silica (and other mineral dust) could be a risk factor for bronchitis and chronic airflow limitation. The relationship between tuberculosis and silicosis is well known. Less clear is the possible relationship between tuberculosis and silica exposure. The carcinogenic effect of silica has been recently recognized. Topics: asbestosis; silica; coal dust; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; degree of disability; inorganic man-made fibres; literature survey; pneumoconiosis; respirable dust; respiratory diseases; siderosis; silicosis.
Medicina y seguridad del trabajo, 1997, Vol.44, No.175, p.47-57. 70 ref.

CIS 99-1972 Stayner L., Smith R., Bailer J., Gilbert S., Steenland K., Dement J., Brown D., Lemen R.
Exposure-response analysis of risk of respiratory disease associated with occupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos
Analysis of data from a cohort mortality study of textile factory workers confirmed findings from previous investigations of a strong exposure-response relation between exposure to chrysotile asbestos and mortality from both lung cancer and asbestosis. The excess lifetime risk for white men exposed for 45 years at the revised OSHA standard of 0.1 fibre/mL was predicted to be 5/1000 for lung cancer and 2/1000 for asbestosis. Topics: asbestos processing industry; asbestosis; chrysotile; asbestos; cohort study; dose-response relationship; hazard evaluation; lung cancer; mathematical models; mortality; prediction.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep. 1997, Vol.54, No.9, p.646-652. Illus. 27 ref.

CIS 99-1895 Meijers J.M.M., Swaen G.M.H., Slangen J.J.M.
Mortality of Dutch coalminers in relation to pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung function
In a retrospective cohort study of 3,790 Dutch underground coal miners, excess mortalities from coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) were found. Diminished lung function at medical examination resulted in a significantly increased mortality from COPD, whereas normal lung function yielded expected mortalities from COPD. A positive correlation was also observed between diminished lung function and mortality from CWP. The risk of dying of COPD and CWP increased with decreasing body mass index at the time of medical examination. Topics: body weight; chronic bronchitis; coal dust; coal mining; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; cohort study; emphysema; lung diseases; mortality; Netherlands; pulmonary function.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct. 1997, Vol.54, No.10, p.708-713. 19 ref.

CIS 99-868 Giannasi F., Thébaud-Mony A.
Occupational exposure to asbestos in Brazil
Exposiçõnes ocupacionais ao amianto no Brasil [in Portuguese]
Topics: asbestos processing industry; asbestos; asbestosis; Brazil; conditions of work; developing countries; legal aspects; limitation of exposure; lung cancer; mesothelioma; personal protective equipment; threshold limit values.
Revista CIPA, Oct. 1997, Vol.18, No.215, p.102-110. Illus. 7 ref.

CIS 99-887 Giroux D., Roy M., Fortier L.
Silicosis and sandblasting
Silicose et sablage au jet [in French]
Topics: abrasives; silica; hazard evaluation; human behaviour; implementation of control measures; Quebec; questionnaire survey; risk awareness; risk factors; sandblasting; silicosis; wet blasting.
Travail et santé, Dec. 1997, Vol.13, No.4, p.S-25 to S-28. Illus. 9 ref.

CIS 99-156 Otten H., Schröder C., Willmann G.
Activities and research projects by the German Berufsgenossenschaften on the Wismut project - Current and expected findings
Berufsgenossenschaftliche Aktivitäten und Forschungsvorhaben zum Thema Wismut - Erkenntnisstand und Perspektiven [in German]
Abstract in English, French and Spanish. Topics: radon; conference; exposure; Germany; lung cancer; medical prevention; medical supervision; role of insurance institutions; silica; silicosis; uranium mining.
Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG), Alte Heerstrasse 111, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany, Dec. 1997. 228p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 98-1641 Saxena S.K., Trung L.V., Tu N.T.H., Barnhart S., Fedotov I.A., Kähkönen E., Beaudet N., Siang L.H., Changqi Z., Yun G., Qingyan M., Fu H., Liang Y., Lu P., Gu X., Juengprasert W., Youngchaiyud P., Nana A.
Mineral dusts and prevention of silicosis
Topics: Asia; China; dust control; dust measurement; exposure evaluation; ILO; implementation of control measures; international cooperation; limitation of exposure; mineral dust pneumoconiosis; mineral dust; respirable dust; silicosis; Singapore; statistical trends; substitution; Thailand; Vietnam D.R.; WHO.
Asian-Pacific Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety, Sep. 1997, Vol.4, No.2, p.31-55 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 98-1653 Borron S.W., Forman S.A., Lockey J.E., Lemasters G.K., Yee L.M.
An early study of pulmonary asbestosis among manufacturing workers: Original data and reconstruction of the 1932 cohort
Topics: asbestos processing industry; asbestos; asbestosis; chest radiography; dust measurement; epidemiologic study; fluoroscopy; length of service; occupational health survey; pneumoconiosis; silicosis; USA.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Mar. 1997, Vol.31, No.3, p.324-334. Illus. 59 ref.

CIS 98-1671 Kreiss K., Cox-Ganser J.
Metalworking fluid-associated hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A workshop summary
Topics: allergic respiratory disorders; bacteria; bacterial toxins; coolants; epidemiologic study; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; fungi; medical supervision; metalworking industry; microorganisms; pulmonary granulomatosis; respiratory diseases.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Oct. 1997, Vol.32, No.4, p.423-432. 31 ref.

CIS 98-1650 Finkelstein M.M.
Radiographic asbestosis is not a prerequisite for asbestos-associated lung cancer in Ontario asbestos-cement workers
Topics: asbestos cement industry; asbestosis; Canada; asbestos; chest radiography; epidemiologic study; latency; length of exposure; lung cancer; mortality; Ontario; pleural thickening; radiographic interpretation; smoking.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Oct. 1997, Vol.32, No.4, p.341-348. Illus. 15 ref.

CIS 98-1373 Abrons H.L., Petersen M.R., Sanderson W.T., Engelberg A.L., Harber P.
Chest radiography in Portland cement workers
Topics: airborne dust; cement industry; cement; chest radiography; cross-sectional study; dose-response relationship; exposure evaluation; opacities; pneumoconiosis; smoking.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Nov. 1997, Vol.39, No.11, p.1047-1054. 26 ref.

CIS 98-1242 Honma K., Chiyotani K., Kimura K.
Silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis and lung cancer
Topics: autopsy; carcinogenic effects; carcinoma; dose-response relationship; histopathology; Japan; lung cancer; lung diseases; mixed dust pneumoconiosis; older workers; pneumoconiosis; silicosis; smoking.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Dec. 1997, Vol.32, No.6, p.595-599. Illus. 19 ref.

CIS 98-738 De Vuyst P., Dumortier P., Gevenois P.A.
Analysis of asbestos bodies in BAL from subjects with particular exposures
Topics: asbestos bodies; asbestos; asbestosis; Belgium; bronchopulmonary lavage; case study; electron microscopy; mesothelioma; pleural thickening; respirable dust.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, June 1997, Vol.31, No.6, p.699-704. Illus. 22 ref.

CIS 98-737 Oksa P., Pukkala E., Karjalainen A., Ojajärvi A., Huuskonen M.S.
Cancer incidence and mortality among Finnish asbestos sprayers and in asbestosis and silicosis patients
Topics: asbestos; asbestosis; cancer; cohort study; Finland; lung cancer; mesothelioma; mortality; pressure spraying; respirable dust; silicosis; smoking.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, June 1997, Vol.31, No.6, p.693-698. 22 ref.

CIS 98-767 Pal T.M, de Monchy J.G.R., Groothoff J.W., Post D.
The clinical spectrum of humidifier disease in synthetic fiber plants
Topics: air conditioner disease; allergic alveolitis; allergy tests; asthma; case study; determination in air; diagnosis; microorganisms; Netherlands; oil mist; respiratory function tests; synthetic fibre industry.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, June 1997, Vol.31, No.6, p.682-692. Illus. 50 ref.

CIS 98-712 Beckett W.
Adverse effects of crystalline silica exposure
Official statement of the American Thoracic Society. Topics: chronic bronchitis; free silica; literature survey; lung cancer; obstructive ventilatory impairment; respiratory diseases; silica; silicosis.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Feb. 1997, Vol.155, No.2, p.761-768. 146 ref.

CIS 98-734 Case B.W., Dufresne A.
Asbestos, asbestosis, and lung cancer: Observations in Quebec chrysotile workers
Topics: asbestos mining; asbestos; asbestosis; Canada; chrysotile; compensation of occupational diseases; diagnosis; epidemiologic study; exposure evaluation; lung cancer; Quebec; smoking.
Environmental Health Perspectives, Sep. 1997, Vol.105, Suppl.5, p.1113-1119. Illus. 15 ref.

CIS 98-631 Crinquand A., Boudret G., Laureillard J., Joly N., Gillet A., Iwatsubo Y., Brochard P., Choudat D., Ameille J.
Study of the respiratory morbidity in metal polishers exposed to crystalline iron dust
Etude de la morbidité respiratoire de polisseurs de métaux exposés à des poussières de fer cristallin [in French]
Topics: case-control study; chest radiography; France; iron oxide; length of exposure; male workers; manufacture of musical instruments; metallic oxides; one-second forced expiratory volume; questionnaire survey; respiratory diseases; siderosis; smoking; statistical aspects; vital capacity.
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail, Dec. 1997, Vol.58, No.8, p.648-653. 14 ref.

CIS 98-139 Bilateral collaboration programm for pneumoconiosis prevention - Support for Quebec government action to promote the International Labour Organization's Convention 162 on asbestos
Programme de collaboration bilatérale sur la prévention des pneumoconioses - Support aux actions du gouvernement du Québec pour la promotion de la Convention 162 sur l'amiante de l'Organisation internationale du Travail [in French]
Programa de colaboración bilateral sobre la prevención de la neumoconiosis - Apoyo a las acciones del gobierno de Quebec para promocionar la Convención 162 sobre el amianto de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo [in Spanish]
Training programme for pneumoconiosis prevention in countries importing asbestos from Canada. Topics: asbestos; Canada; exposure evaluation; health programmes; ILO; medical prevention; medical supervision; pneumoconiosis; Quebec; report; standard; training of OSH personnel.
Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec, 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, Québec H3A 3C2, Canada, Sep. 1997. 17p.

CIS 98-196 Massin N., Mellinger M.C., Barthélémy J.F., Goutet P., Wild P., Stempfer J.C.
Respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function impairments and exposure assessment to silica dusts among industrial furnace repairmen
Symptômes, anomalies fonctionnelles respiratoires et évaluation de l'exposition aux poussières silicogènes chez les maçons fumistes [in French]
Topics: comparative study; functional respiratory disorders; furnace repairs; health hazards; one-second forced expiratory volume; questionnaire survey; respirable dust; silica; silicosis.
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail, 1997, Vol.58, No.6, p.499-505. 19 ref.

CIS 98-207 Buick J.B., Todd G.R.G.
Concomitant alveolitis and asthma following exposure to triphenylmethane triisocyanate
Topics: asthma; case study; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; respiratory function tests; triphenylmethane triisocyanate.
Occupational Medicine, Nov. 1997, Vol.47, No.8, p.504-506. 6 ref.

CIS 98-212 Parihar Y.S., Patnaik J.P., Nema B.K., Sahoo G.B., Misra I.B., Adhikary S.
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis: A study of prevalence in coal mines of eastern Madhya Pradesh and Orissa states of India
Topics: coal mining; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; epidemiologic study; frequency rates; India; radiological diagnosis.
Industrial Health, Oct. 1997, Vol.35, No.4, p.467-473. 15 ref.

CIS 97-1892 "Pneumoconiosis" seminar of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Research in the Mining Industry (CORSS)
Journée "Pneumoconioses" de la Commission des recherches scientifiques et techniques sur la sécurité et la santé dans les industries extractives (CORRS) [in French]
Proceedings of a seminar on pneumoconiosis of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Research in the Mining Industry (Paris, France, 28 November 1996). Contents: introduction; definition, areas of application and biological mechanisms of pneumoconiosis; historical overview and statistics of coal miners' pneumoconiosis; role of occupational practitioners in prevention, experience of France, technical progress in the prevention area; silicosis in the mining region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France.
Revue de médecine du travail, Mar.-Apr. 1997, Vol.24, No.2, p.61-102. Illus.

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