An occupational health study of the prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in potroom workers in the northwest aluminum reduction industry.

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• Personal Author:
  Breitenstein BD Jr. ; Discher DP
• Description:
  An occupational health prevalence study of chronic respiratory disease in 457 male aluminum (7429905) potroom workers is undertaken. The tests consist of an interviewer administered questionnaire, forced spirometry, closing volume determination, chest X-ray, sputum cytology, serum alpha-1 antitrypsin, serum trypsin inhibitory capacity, blood pressure, and urine and serum fluoride. The prevalence of respiratory disease is 4.9 percent in the aluminum workers and 5.3 percent in the controls. The prevalence ratios are examined for workers using different processes, for potroom exposure history, and current employment status. No significant differences are observed. The aluminum workers have more abnormalities in closing volume measurements and more mild atypia of the sputum. (Contract No. 099-73-0086)
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Aluminum-industry Blood-chemistry Contaminants Contract-099-73-0086 Examination Lung-ventilation NIOSH-Contract Respiratory-function-tests Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Urinalysis

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-187
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00068599
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Apr; :1-187
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• NORA Priority Area:
  Respiratory-system-disorders
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:20c3576e339a2ebdfc0404278d675bea801b9df71f3fe6274da00766a87d11a264d30e9ef1e08c4bcf4605250611fada41180f0521fc373f78450b409555afac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178777/cdc_178777_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 5.75 MB ]