| Document ID (ISN) | 110236 |
| CIS number |
09-1249 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sripaiboonkij P., Phanprasit W., Jaakkola M.S. |
| Title |
Respiratory and skin effects of exposure to wood dust from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2009, Vol.66, No.7, p.442-447. Illus. 38 ref. |
| Abstract |
Potential health effects related to wood dust from the rubber tree have not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relations of rubber tree dust exposure to respiratory and skin symptoms, asthma and lung function. It involved 103 workers in a rubber tree furniture factory and 76 office workers in four factories in Thailand. All participants answered a questionnaire and performed spirometry. Inhalable dust levels were measured in different work areas. Furniture factory workers showed increased risk of wheezing, nasal symptoms and asthma compared to office workers. There was a dose-dependent increase in wheeze and skin symptoms in relation to dust level. There was a dose-dependent reduction in spirometric lung function with wood dust level. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; Thailand; furniture industry; pulmonary function; risk factors; symptoms |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cyanoacrylates; subjective assessment; natural rubber; dyspnoea; asthma; dose-response relationship; adhesives; questionnaire survey; case-control study; spirometry; skin diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland; United Kingdom; Thailand |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
|
