Relationship of cumulative dust exposure dose and cumulative abnormal rate of pulmonary function in coal mixture workers

Qin, Qian; Cao, Xiaohong; Qian, Qingqiang; Shen, Fuhai; Wang, Qian; Liu, Haiyan; Tong, Junwang

doi:10.1016/j.kjms.2015.11.003

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“…Research conducted in coal mining in China revealed a p-value of 0.021 between years of service and workers' lung function status. The FEV1, FVC, and FEV / FVC values of the workers show that workers with a service period of more than ten years experience decreased lung function parameters from their standard values (24).…”

Section: Work Periodmentioning

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Literature Review: Coal Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Physiology Status

Putri

2020

JKL

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Introduction: Occupational disease is a problem due to the dangers that exist in the work environment. One of the dangers is dust. Dust, either organic or inorganic, is a chemical agent that can cause impairment in the human respiratory tract. As a side result of the processing process in coal mining, coal dust is one example of the danger in the working environment. The flying dust can enter the worker’s respiratory tract and cause adverse effects, which should be noted. This study aims to analyze coal dust exposure to pulmonary physiology status and explore what risk factors cause a decline in pulmonary physiology status. Discussion: This study used the literature review method by using research data with the same topic as secondary data. The selected research was a cross-sectional design. The literature review results showed that the inclusion of coal dust was influenced by several variables, such as dust content, age, employment, smoking habits, and the use of PPE. Conclusion: The most widely found variable has a relationship with the pulmonary physiology status is a variable of coal dust levels, age, length of work, and smoking habit.

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Section: Work Periodmentioning

confidence: 89%

Literature Review: Coal Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Physiology Status

Putri

2020

JKL

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“…Chronic exposure to dust has been shown to cause deterioration in lung function among several groups of working populations [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. Several studies worldwide, including Palestine, have shown that quarry workers had lower lung function than unexposed control groups, and it was lower among the workers with longer duration of work in quarries [ 6 , 9 , 19 , 21 , 30 , 45 ]. Lower lung function parameters than the expected values generally indicate the possibility of chronic respiratory and lung disease [ 32 ].…”

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“…Exposure to quarry dust has been associated with deterioration in lung function among the quarry or mining workers [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Previous studies have shown that quarry and stone cutting workers had lower forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV 1 ), and FVC/FEV 1 compared to unexposed control groups, in China [ 21 ], Libya [ 19 ], and Palestine [ 5 , 6 ]. Only one study from Nigeria has investigated lung function among a mixed group of workers and residents who live near quarry sites compared to a control group, which found lower lung function parameters among the workers and nearby residents compared to the control group [ 22 ].…”

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Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living Close to Quarry Sites in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nemer

Giacaman

Husseini

2020

IJERPH

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Environmental exposure to dust from quarrying activities could pose health dangers to the population living nearby. This study aimed to investigate the health effects of dust exposure on people living close to quarry sites and compared them with those who live far from the quarry sites. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among 79 exposed participants, who lived less than 500 m away from the quarry sites, and 79 control participants who lived more than 500 m away. All participants answered a questionnaire on dust exposure at home and health effects, as well as performed a lung function test in which both reported and measured health effects were investigated. People who live in close proximity to the quarry sites reported exposure to dust at home (98%), land destruction (85%), plant leaves covered with dust (97%), and an inability to grow crops (92%). The exposed group reported significantly higher eye and nasal allergy (22% vs. 3%), eye soreness (18% vs. 1%), and dryness (17% vs. 3%), chest tightness (9% vs. 1%), and chronic cough (11% vs. 0%) compared to the control group. Lung function parameters were significantly lower among the exposed group compared to the control group; mean forced vital capacity (FVC) was 3.35 L vs. 3.71 L (p = 0.001), mean forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) was 2.78 L vs. 3.17 L (p = 0.001). Higher levels of airway restriction were found among the exposed group. Among the exposed group, lung function parameters worsened with the increasing closeness of home to the quarry site. This study demonstrates the negative health effects of environmental dust exposure among two communities living near quarry sites in Palestine. The results highlight the importance of developing and strictly enforcing rules and regulations in Palestine to protect population health.

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“…This implied that other mechanisms than bronchial obstructions were involved. The long term exposure of these pulmonary pollutants to the working environment could cause the occurrence of interstitial fibrosis and pulmonary nodules, thereby affecting the function of pulmonary ventilation and air exchange [33] .…”

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Evaluation of Pulmonary Capacity and Prevalence of Pulmonary Dysfunctions of Bell Metal Workers in Relation to their work Experience and Smoking Habit

Das¹,

Mahata²,

Dhara³

2017

Int. J. Life. Sci. Scienti. Res.

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The bell metal works is the oldest cottage industries mainly clustered around the Bankura, Purulia and Medinipur (W) districts in West Bengal, India. The smelting, hammering, scraping and paddle rolling are the most predominant activities in their Bell Metal work process. During work, different types of metal fumes are sublimated to their working environment. The present study was to investigate the prevalence of pulmonary dysfunctions of these workers. 363 workers were randomly selected of them 263 were exposed and 100 were control workers. The prevalence of pulmonary symptoms was determined by a standardized questionnaire. Pulmonary indices viz. FVC%, FEV1%, FEF 25%-75% , FEV1/FVC%, MVV-Index and PEFR were measured by a digital spirometer and smoking frequency was determined by Nitti Index. Study results revealed that there were significant differences in height (p<0.05), weight and BMI (p<0.001) between the exposed and control groups. All pulmonary indices were significantly (p<0.05 or less) lower in exposures than controls. The prevalence of different pulmonary diseases viz., COPD (p<0.05), asthma (p<0.001), wheezing (p<0.01) and breathlessness (p<0.001) were significantly higher in exposures than that of the control. It was concluded that the exposures had reduced pulmonary capacity, which might be due to expose of different gases, fumes and other pulmonary irritants. The occurrences of pulmonary diseases were higher in bell metal workers than that of non-exposed workers. Smoking and work experience may be additive adverse effect on it.This alloy manufacturing, which is usually done at home in small and medium scales (SMSc) industries, is one of the oldest cottage industries in Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and in India, including West Bengal state, from the ancient time [1] . It is an industry which had been handed over from generation to generation. The processes which were totally manual have not been mechanized till now. Tin and copper are scrap metal, smelted at an above 232°C and 1084°C respectively [2] by using coal and poured into sand casts of various shapes to prepare a bell ingot. During smelting and casting, different types of metal fumes (e.g. copper, tin, lead, silica etc) are sublimated to their working environment. Bell and silica, tin, coal dust may be released during fettling and polishing. Gases such as metal oxides, formaldehydes, PAHs CO, ozone, oxides of nitrogen, Sulpher [3] , acetylene and ARTICLE RESEARCHInt.

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Relationship of cumulative dust exposure dose and cumulative abnormal rate of pulmonary function in coal mixture workers

Cited by 22 publications

References 24 publications

Literature Review: Coal Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Physiology Status

Literature Review: Coal Dust Exposure and Pulmonary Physiology Status

Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living Close to Quarry Sites in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study

Evaluation of Pulmonary Capacity and Prevalence of Pulmonary Dysfunctions of Bell Metal Workers in Relation to their work Experience and Smoking Habit

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