Document ID (ISN) | 70067 |
CIS number |
97-1926 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
1997 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Blot W.J., Chow W.H., McLaughlin J.K. |
Title |
Wood dust and nasal cancer risk: A review of the evidence from North America |
Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1997, Vol.39, No.2, p.148-156. 51 ref. |
Abstract |
The considerable differences in risks of nasal cancer among woodworkers in North America and Europe are reviewed. Studies of American wood-dust-exposed groups do not reveal excesses of nasal cancer. High rates of nasal adenocarcinoma have instead occurred among European hardwood furniture workers. As implication for industrial hygiene standards the risk of cancer in exposed workers appears to be preventable if wood-dust exposures do not exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 5mg/m3. |
Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; hardwoods; furniture industry; cancer; permissible levels; nasal cancer |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Woodworking industry Lumber and the woodworking industry Occupational exposure limits
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