| Document ID (ISN) | 26095 |
| CIS number |
76-1845 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0303-8408 - SPM - Sozial- und Präventivmedizin - Social and Preventive Medicine - Médecine sociale et préventive |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lob M. |
| Title |
Air pollution in the working environment and occupational disease |
| Original title |
Pollution de l'air en milieu industriel et maladies professionnelles. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar.-June 1976, Vol.21, No.2-3, p.85-89. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
A great many occupational diseases are due to workplace air pollution. The absorption and localisation of gases and vapours depend on factors which are briefly described: deposition of particles is related to their physical properties, the shape of the respiratory airways, and lung ventilation parameters. Various defence mechanisms also play a role. Illustrative examples are given of occupational diseases caused by solvents, carbon monoxide, metals, dusts (silica, asbestos, hard metals), allergens and carcinogens. The importance of prevention is emphasised. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
atmospheric pollution; occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
chronic bronchitis; lead; occupational pathology; asthma; cadmium; toxic gases; dust; pulmonary ventilation; medical prevention; pneumoconiosis |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Environmental pollution
Air pollution
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