Occupational Disease in the Rubber Industry

Peters, John; Monson, R. R.; Burgess, W. A.; Fine, L. J.

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“…Similar findings have been reported by Crosbie et al, who revealed using multiple regression analysis that the observed decrements in the pulmonary function parameters of CB-exposed workers were related to the effects of smoking and age 13) . Our findings are qualitatively similar to two other studies that had been conducted in tire manufacturing factories by Oleru et al and Peters et al In these studies, comparison of CB-exposed workers with unexposed groups showed significant decreases in some of pulmonary function parameters 19,20) . Interestingly, the workers' exposure to respirable CB dust in the present study was similar to that in the study of Peters et al…”

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confidence: 82%

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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease and Lung Functional Impairment Associated with Occupational Inhalation Exposure to Carbon Black Dust

Neghab¹,

Mohraz²,

Hassanzadeh

2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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The aim of this study was to ascertain whether symptoms of respiratory disorders and lung functional impairments are associated with occupational inhalation exposure to carbon black (CB) in a group of rubber workers. Methods: The study population consisted of 72 male workers with a past history of and current exposure to CB and 69, randomly selected, healthy unexposed male office workers that served as the referent group. Subjects were interviewed and given standardized respiratory symptom questionnaires to answer. Furthermore, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were performed before and after the work shift for exposed subjects and once during the work shift for referent subjects. Furthermore, to assess the extent to which workers were exposed to CB, using standard methods, inhalable and respirable dust fractions of CB were measured in different dusty worksites. Results: The levels of exposure to inhalable and respirable CB dust were estimated to be 6.2 ± 1.7 and 2.3 ± 0.29 mg/ m 3 respectively (mean ± SD). Respiratory symptom questionnaires revealed that regular cough, phlegm, wheezing and shortness of breath were significantly (p<0.05) more prevalent among exposed workers. Furthermore, significant decreases in some preshift and postshift parameters of pulmonary function of exposed workers with a spirometric pattern consistent with restrictive ventilatory disorder were found. Conclusion: The findings of this study provide circumstantial evidence to support the notion that exposure to CB exceeding its current TLV is associated with a significant increase in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms along with both acute, partially reversible and chronic irreversible significant decreases in some parameters of pulmonary function. (J Occup Health 2011; 53: 432-438)

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“…Similar observations have been made by others 3,[6][7][8][19][20][21] . Additionally, as there were no significant differences between the number of smokers and years smoked in both groups, it is unlikely that cigarette smoking accounts for a significantly higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms among the exposed subjects.…”

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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease and Lung Functional Impairment Associated with Occupational Inhalation Exposure to Carbon Black Dust

Neghab¹,

Mohraz²,

Hassanzadeh

2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…Occupational exposures in the rubber industry have been linked to increased risks of cancer incidence and mortality, as well as some non-cancer outcomes; particularly respiratory diseases. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Analyses of the same British rubber factory workers cohort that the current study is based on documented higher standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) from cancer and non-cancer causes of deaths compared to the general population. 3 Further internal analyses of the same cohort observed exposure-response associations between occupational exposures to agents such as rubber dust, rubber fumes, and Nitrosamines with cancer mortality.…”

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Lifetime cumulative exposure to rubber dust, fumes and N-nitrosamines and non-cancer mortality: a 49-year follow-up of UK rubber factory workers

Hidajat

McElvenny²,

Ritchie³

et al. 2020

Occup Environ Med

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ObjectivesTo examine associations between occupational exposures to rubber dust, rubber fumes and N-nitrosamines and non-cancer mortality.MethodsA cohort of 36 441 males aged 35+ years employed in British rubber factories was followed-up to 2015 (94% deceased). Competing risk survival analysis was used to assess risks of dying from non-cancer diseases (respiratory, urinary, cerebrovascular, circulatory and digestive diseases). Occupational exposures to rubber dust, rubber fumes, N-nitrosamines were derived based on a population-specific quantitative job-exposure matrix which in-turn was based on measurements in the EU-EXASRUB database.ResultsExposure–response associations of increased risk with increasing exposure were found for N-nitrosomorpholine with mortality from circulatory diseases (subdistribution hazard ratio (SHR) 1.17; 95% CI 1.12 to 1.23), ischaemic heart disease (IHD) (SHR 1.19; 95% CI 1.13 to 1.26), cerebrovascular disease (SHR 1.19; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.32) and exposures to N-nitrosodimethylamine with respiratory disease mortality (SHR 1.41; 95% CI 1.30 to 1.53). Increased risks for mortality from circulatory disease, IHD and digestive diseases were found with higher levels of exposures to rubber dust, rubber fumes and N-nitrosamines sum, without an exposure-dependent manner. No associations were observed between rubber dust, rubber fumes and N-nitrosamines exposures with mortality from asthma, urinary disease, bronchitis, emphysema, liver disease and some digestive diseases.ConclusionsIn a cohort of rubber factory workers with 49 years of follow-up, increased risk for mortality from circulatory, cerebrovascular, respiratory and digestive diseases were found to be associated with cumulative occupational exposures to specific agents.

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“…This can subsequently result in health problems in workers, such as disorders of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, and skin (5) as well as increased risks of leukemia, bladder, gastrointestinal, and lung cancer (6,7). Benzene has been used as a thinner or degreasing agent in tire manufacturing.…”

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Feasibility the Biological Monitoring of Workers Exposed to Benzene and Toluene via Measuring the Parent Compounds in the Exhaled Breath

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Occupational Disease in the Rubber Industry

Cited by 5 publications

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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease and Lung Functional Impairment Associated with Occupational Inhalation Exposure to Carbon Black Dust

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease and Lung Functional Impairment Associated with Occupational Inhalation Exposure to Carbon Black Dust

Lifetime cumulative exposure to rubber dust, fumes and N-nitrosamines and non-cancer mortality: a 49-year follow-up of UK rubber factory workers

Feasibility the Biological Monitoring of Workers Exposed to Benzene and Toluene via Measuring the Parent Compounds in the Exhaled Breath

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