| Document ID (ISN) | 108931 |
| CIS number |
08-1403 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-951-802-851-5 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
People and Work Research Reports 84
|
| Author(s) |
Laakkonen A. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to organic dusts and cancer among Finnish workers: Special emphasis on the food industry and agriculture |
| Bibliographic information |
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIOH-Bookstore, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, 00250 Helsinki, Finland, 2008. 83p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: EUR 21.60. |
| Internet access |
http://acta.uta.fi/pdf/978-951-44-7500-9.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
Organic dusts are a major cause of occupational diseases of the respiratory tract. The food industry and agriculture are significant sources of organic dust. In this cohort study on the risk of cancer due to exposure to organic dust, several computerized databases in Finland were linked, based on either individual or group-level key variables. This enabled the identification of two cohorts, a first comprising all Finns born between 1906 and 1945 with past or present activity in the food industry, the second comprising all persons active in farming in 1978. Occupational exposures were estimated using the Finnish National Job-Exposure Matrix (FINJEM). It was found that occupational exposures were unlikely to be a major risk of cancer among either food industry workers or farmers. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
organic dust; cancer; food industry; agriculture; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; Finland; thesis; computerized data bases; cohort study; job-exposure relation; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Biological hazards
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Food industry
Agriculture
|
