Coal miners exposed to diesel exhaust emissions.

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• Personal Author:
  Hancock J ; Hankinson J ; Hearl, Frank J. ; Merchant J ; Reger, Robert
• Description:
  Respiratory health effects among coal miners exposed to diesel exhaust emissions were investigated. Nearly 1000 miners at six operations were examined. Examinations included posterior/anterior and left lateral chest films, a minimum of five spirometric maneuvers, administration of a respiratory questionnaire, employment and smoking history, and determination of selected demographic characteristics. A dry rolling sealed spirometer was used for lung function testing. A sample of miners at the diesel use mines was asked to wear a personal dust sampler that would perform similarly to the human respiratory system with respect to deposition and retention of different sized particles. Each subject was asked to wear tandem passive dosimeters to measure concentrations of nitrogen- dioxide (10102440). Significantly more underground and surface miners exposed to diesel emissions reported persistent cough and phlegm than their comparisons. Diesel exposed individuals had somewhat lower pulmonary function performance than comparisons. The authors conclude that disparities in various health characteristics between workers in or at diesel use mines and their matched comparisons indicate no significant trend. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Demography Epidemiology Mining Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory Function Tests Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Chest-X-rays Coal-miners Demographic-characteristics Diesel-exhausts Exposure-levels NIOSH-Author Physical-examination Pulmonary-function-tests Questionnaires Spirometry Synergism

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• ISBN:
  9780080268385
• ISSN:
  0003-4878
• Publisher:
  Pergamon Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALOSH - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00141117
• Citation:
  Ann Occup Hyg, Inhaled Particles V, 1982 Sep; 26(1-4):799-815
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, U.S.A.
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0)
• Editor(s):
  Walton WH
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Inhaled Particles V
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27f2d3884ede029b046e3b6095adf74a63f6dca12990d9485bfbbe69fdd462549bda5c7286721e0561ffac6a6994f09e3521a419531bbff27e057b6b6129fe1e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184758/cdc_184758_DS1.pdf
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