The influence of industrial contaminants on the respiratory system.

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• Personal Author:
  Wright GW
• Description:
  A knowledge of the anatomy of the respiratory system, and an understanding of the behavior of gases and particles within the system, and of the reactions of the respiratory tissue to the gases and particles are necessary for those persons responsible for preventing respiratory injury in industry. The anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system are described briefly. The solubility of gases, and the size and dimensions of solid particles affect their behavior within the respiratory system. The factors governing the reaction of the lung are the nature of the agent, the dose, and the reactivity of the tissues. The manifestations of injury include increased airflow resistance, hypersecretion of mucus, paralysis of the mucocilliary escalator, mobilization of macrophages, cell injury, granulomatous inflammation, fibrosis development, and carcinogenesis. Substances having each of these effects, and the potentiating effects of mixtures are discussed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Asthma Asthma, Occupational Dermatitis Hypersensitivity Methacrylates Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-pollution Carcinogens Dusts Environmental-contaminants Industrial-health Lung-disorders Particulates Prevention Respiratory-system-disorders Toxic-gases Toxic-substances

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  493-501
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074567
• Citation:
  The industrial environment - its evaluation and control, 3rd edition. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 74-117, 1973 Jan; :493-501
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92b10980f40d8d817676fdd86bdb73a87f5163b2dbe0ad2c6cc07164b64687986b92fb880ee935490ed57ee18d225fba6e0109bf816665c3d8b0235cc0e5f33a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178823/cdc_178823_DS1.pdf
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