A Review of Exposures to Oil Mist

Hendricks, N. V.; Collings, Gilbeart H.; Dooley, A.; Garrett, J. T.; Rather, J. B.

doi:10.1080/00039896.1962.10663137

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“…In the past, several reviews [Hendricks et al, 1962;Waldron, 19771 and studies [Ely et al, 1970;Goldstein et al, 1970;Jones, 1961;Welter, 19781 have suggested that the respiratory toxicity, if any, of mineral oils under ordinary industrial conditions was weak. However methodological bias may have distorted the conclusion of these studies: type of mineral oil ill defined [Ely et al, 1970;Goldstein et al, 19701, lack of control group [Jones, 1961;Welter, 19781, and no measurement of lung function [Goldstein et al, 19701.…”

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“…Studies on the respiratory effects of oil mists are sparse and contradictory. Some investigations have failed to demonstrate any harmful effect on the lung [Hendricks et al, 1962;Ely et al, 1970;Goldstein et al, 19701. However there are several well-documented reports of lipoid pneumonia [Cullen et al, 1981;Perol et al, 19891 and asthma [Robertson et al, 19881.…”

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Respiratory symptoms, ventilatory impairment, and bronchial reactivity in oil mist‐exposed automobile workers

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Wild

Choudat

et al. 1995

American J Industrial Med

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Studies concerning the respiratory effects of oil mists are sparse and contradictory. The aim of this study was to determine the respective effects of occupational exposure to straight cutting oils and soluble mineral oils on the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, ventilatory impairment, and bronchial reactivity. The population study consisted of 308 male workers of a large French car-making plant, including 40 subjects chronically exposed to straight cutting oils (group S), 51 subjects chronically exposed to soluble mineral oils (group E), 139 subjects with chronic dual exposure to straight cutting oils and soluble mineral oils (group D), and 78 unexposed assembly workers used as a control group (group C). Worker evaluation included a standardized questionnaire, measurement of pulmonary function, and a methacholine challenge. Oil mist concentration at the work place was determined by gravimetric analysis. The arithmetic mean concentration was 2.6 +/- 1.8 mg/m3. The geometric mean concentration was 2.2 +/- 1.9 mg/m3. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms did not differ significantly among the four groups. However, the subjects exposed to straight cutting oils (group S + group D) had a significantly higher prevalence of chronic cough and/or phlegm than the others (group E + group O): 25.7% vs. 16.3% (p = 0.048). Furthermore, the prevalence of cough and/or phlegm increased significantly (p = 0.03) with increasing duration of exposure to straight cutting oils after adjustment on smoking categories. Lung function tests did not differ significantly among the four groups but we observed a significant decrease of forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), forced expiratory flow during the middle half of forced vital capacity (FEF25-75), and maximal flow rate at 50% and 25% of exhaled forced vital capacity (V50 and V25) according to duration of exposure among smokers exposed to straight cutting oils, suggesting a synergistic effect of tobacco and insoluble oils. No effect of exposure to mineral oils on bronchial reactivity was demonstrated. It is concluded that despite low levels of pollution by oil mists, the present study has shown tenuous adverse chronic effects of straight cutting oils on respiratory symptoms and lung function. However, no adverse effect of soluble mineral oils was demonstrated. These results suggest that threshold limit values for mineral oils should be reassessed.

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Respiratory symptoms, ventilatory impairment, and bronchial reactivity in oil mist‐exposed automobile workers

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Choudat

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American J Industrial Med

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“…This particular risk has been studied in the U.S.A. and Hendricks and co-workers (3) have reported on the results.…”

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LUBRICANTS: An Industrial Health Hazard ?

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1967

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

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THE patrician families of Imperial Rome had relatively short lives and, compared with the average of that era, very small numbers of children. Historians have usually attributed both these phenomena to moral causes but an alternative theory, and one well supported by scientific evidence, is that they suffered from chronic lead poisoning. In those days the metal was relatively cheap, extensively used in cooking vessels and for water pipes and, as lead salts, in cosmetics, medicines, wine and food. The Romans knew lead poisoning of the acute type, among lead workers for example, but did not recognize it as a slow, chronic disease and this environmental health hazard continued undetected.

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“…18 Fortunately, most of the mineral oils in use today are free of additives and impurities because of improvements in the refining process. 19 In a study of mineral oil mist exposures in machine shops where the average airborne concentration was 3.7 mg/m 3 (the maximum short-term concentration measured was 110 mg/m 3 ), no increase in respiratory symptoms or decrement in respiratory performance was observed in the employees. 20 There have been no reported cases of illnesses in other studies, in a variety of industries, of human exposures to mineral oil mist concentrations which averaged less than 15 mg/m 3 .…”

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HETA 90-0355-2449, Actors' Equity Association/The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., New York, New York.

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A Review of Exposures to Oil Mist

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Respiratory symptoms, ventilatory impairment, and bronchial reactivity in oil mist‐exposed automobile workers

Respiratory symptoms, ventilatory impairment, and bronchial reactivity in oil mist‐exposed automobile workers

LUBRICANTS: An Industrial Health Hazard ?

HETA 90-0355-2449, Actors' Equity Association/The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., New York, New York.

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