| ID (ISN) del documento | 109117 |
| Número CIS |
09-67 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Año |
2008 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Sahakian N., Kullman G., Lynch D., Kreiss K. |
| Título |
Asthma arising in flavoring-exposed food production workers |
| Información bibliográfica |
2nd Quarter 2008, Vol.21, No.2, p.173-177. 9 ref. |
| Resumen |
While working for a small family-owned popcorn popping company, all of the three non-smoking workers developed a respiratory disease. The specifics of these cases and their exposures were investigated. Personal air samples were obtained and analyzed by GC/MS. The air samples were found to contain different aldehydes. The data from interview and medical records, together with high resolution computed tomograms of the chest indicated the presence of occupational asthma in all the three workers and possible bronchiolitis obliterans in two of them. These findings emphasize the need for exposure reduction and medical surveillance among workers exposed to flavouring chemicals, and provides evidence for an increased risk of occupational asthma and bronchiolitis obliterans among these workers. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
alergenos; Estados Unidos; industria de la alimentación; aditivos alimentarios; asma |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
espectrometría de masa; pequenas empresas; instituciones publicas de prevencion; estudio de caso; bronquiolitis; tomografía; toma de muestras y análisis; dosificación en el aire; vigilancia médica; cromatografía en fase gaseosa; limitación de la exposición |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Alimentación, bebidas, tabaco
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Industria alimentaria
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