Prevalence of chronic pulmonary disease in aluminum potroom workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Breitenstein BD Jr. ; Discher DP
• Description:
  To determine the prevalence of chronic pulmonary disease among current and former potroom workers employed in the aluminum (7429905) industry, two tests are combined - a standardized respiratory symptom questionnaire, and forced expiratory spirometry. Three subgroups of subjects with different exposure levels are compared with unexposed controls. The forced expiratory volume in one second and the forced vital capacity tests fail to show any differences between the two groups. The limitations of the study are discussed, but it is concluded that potroom workers do not incur a major risk of chronic pulmonary disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Compounds Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Aluminum-compounds Contract-099-73-0086 Hazardous-materials Hazards Industrial-processes JOCMA7 NIOSH-Contract NIOSH-Publication Respiratory-functions Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  379-386
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00059950
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1976 Jun; 18(6):379-386
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b99553428b735d0c5c4cfaf7a52a31d6b65a7891c513e7e94e8f77c907836d58b3edff30c35ee8456795ff6f4def2d5d5e8e7b733a511d79c7daf2e3efa62011
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184133/cdc_184133_DS1.pdf
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