Functional disorders of the lung and symptoms of respiratory disease associated with occupational inhalation exposure to wood dust in Iran

Neghab, Masoud; Jabari, Zeinab; Shouroki, Fatemeh Kargar

doi:10.4178/epih.e2018031

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“…This finding agrees with studies done among wood workers in Tanzania, Macedonia, Iran and Sweden [3,4,21,35]. The increased prevalence of phlegm and wheezing among particleboard workers in our study was also in compliance with the findings among parquet manufacturing workers in Macedonia and sawmill workers in Iran [3,4]. Furniture manufacturing workers in Thailand had an increased risk of wheezing and breathlessness compared to office workers [7,12] which is also consistent with our finding.…”

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“…The present study showed a higher prevalence of cough among particleboard workers than the controls. This finding agrees with studies done among wood workers in Tanzania, Macedonia, Iran and Sweden [3,4,21,35]. The increased prevalence of phlegm and wheezing among particleboard workers in our study was also in compliance with the findings among parquet manufacturing workers in Macedonia and sawmill workers in Iran [3,4].…”

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“…Lung function was not significantly different between the particleboard workers and the control group. Our finding agrees with findings in Iran and Pakistan [3,22] which showed an insignificant difference in lung function between exposed and control groups. In our finding, all workers had a FEV 1 /FVC > 70%.…”

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“…Wood dust is a complex substance and one of the hazards generated from processing of various wood types for a wide range of applications [1,2]. Workers exposed to wood dust may develop different respiratory health problems [3,4] including reduced lung function [5,6,7]. An endotoxin component in the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria [8,9] might be present as a part of organic dust and may induce inflammatory responses in the airways [8,10,11].…”

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“…For example, the prevalence of respiratory symptoms reported in Thailand and Iran varies from 15.5% to 41% [3,7]. Decrement in lung function among wood workers is reported in studies done in Thailand, Pakistan, Iran and Sweden [3,6,7,21,22], while other studies done in Poland and Denmark do not show any effect on lung function [23,24]. Thus, the international literature is not conclusive regarding the respiratory health for wood workers, and a study among particleboard workers using Eucalyptus trees as raw materials in Ethiopia is needed.…”

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High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Particleboard Workers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Moen

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Work in the wood industry might be associated with respiratory health problems. The production of particleboard used for furniture making and construction is increasing in many countries, and cause dust, endotoxin and formaldehyde exposure of the workers. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and to measure lung function among Ethiopian particleboard workers using Eucalyptus trees as the raw material. In total 147 workers, 74 from particleboard production and 73 controls, participated in the study. Mean wood dust in the particleboard factories was measured to be above recommended limit values. Particleboard workers had a mean age of 28 years and the controls were 25 years. They had been working for 4 and 2 years, respectively. Lung function test was done using spirometry following American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations. Respiratory symptoms were collected using a standard questionnaire of ATS. Particleboard workers had higher prevalence of wheezing, cough, cough with sputum production, phlegm, and shortness of breath compared to controls. Lung function status was similar in the two groups. The symptoms might be related to the work in the factories. Longitudinal studies are recommended to explore the chronic impact of work in particleboard factories on respiratory health.

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Wood Dust

Nylander‐French

2023

Patty's Toxicology

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Occupational exposure to wood dust is associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases including acute or chronic impairment of lung function, cancers of the nasal cavity, lung, digestive system, and hematopoietic system, asthma, and allergic and nonallergic dermatitis. Most recent studies on occupational wood dust exposures have been focused on respiratory symptoms, lung function, and sinonasal cancer. The specific causative agents, and so on, wood dust alone (natural products), wood dust with additives used in the processing or manufacturing of wood products, and/or physical and chemical properties of wood dust, associated with adverse effects are still poorly understood. This chapter discusses the peer‐reviewed scientific literature published on occupational exposure to wood dust and the associated risks of developing adverse health effects. In future studies, attention is called for robust exposure assessment that includes control of confounding variables, duration of exposure, and sufficient follow‐up time for onset of effects. This information is needed to understand the causation of health effects caused by wood dust exposure and the demographic differences in disease rates as well as to develop strategies for interventions to reduce risks to wood industry workers.

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The impact of wood dust on pulmonary function and blood immunoglobulin E, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C‐ reactive protein: A cross‐sectional study among sawmill workers in Tangail, Bangladesh

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Islam

Hasan

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Health Science Reports

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Background and Aims: Occupational exposure to wood dust leads to lung function abnormalities that are prominent causes of morbidity and disability of sawmill workers. The adverse respiratory effects of wood dust in sawmills have not been studied thoroughly in Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate the effect of wood dust on the respiratory health of sawmill workers compared to controls as well as to determine the association of wood dust-exposing effects with inflammatory blood biomarkers, such as immunoglobulin E (IgE), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP).Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 sawmill workers from 25 distinct sawmills in various areas of Tangail, Bangladesh as well as 100 healthy volunteers who were adopted as a control group. Questionaries' survey and pulmonary function tests were performed face to face. Furthermore, after performing lung function tests, blood was drawn for further IgE, ESR, and CRP analyses.Results: Respiratory symptoms including breathlessness (32%), coughing (39%), sneezing (43%), chest tightness (30%), and itching (40%) were significantly higher in sawmill workers compared with control. Besides, sawmill workers' exposure to wood dust revealed a significantly lower level of spirometry parameters (forced vital capacity [FVC], FVC (%), forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1], FEV1 (%), peak expiratory flow [PEF], PEF (%), FEV1/FVC (%), FEF25, FEF75, and FEF2575) compared with control and these spirometry parameters decreased with the increasing length of service. Moreover, a significantly higher level of IgE was observed in sawmill workers (290.90 ± 39.49) than in the control (120.95 ± 23.00).The high level of IgE suggests that the lower pulmonary function may be linked to allergic responses to wood dust among sawmill workers.

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Functional disorders of the lung and symptoms of respiratory disease associated with occupational inhalation exposure to wood dust in Iran

Cited by 29 publications

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High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Particleboard Workers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Particleboard Workers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wood Dust

The impact of wood dust on pulmonary function and blood immunoglobulin E, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C‐ reactive protein: A cross‐sectional study among sawmill workers in Tangail, Bangladesh

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