Spray-Painting and Chronic Airways Obstruction

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• Personal Author:
  Freyder L ; Glindmeyer HW ; Hnizdo, Eva ; Jones RN ; Lefante JJ Jr. ; Rando RJ
• Description:
  The aim was to investigate the respiratory response of HDI-based paint aerosol within the context of the protection afforded by current exposure guidelines. A cross-sectional study of 240 painters spraying polyurethane enamels was undertaken at four aircraft maintenance plants. Questionnaire and spirometric data were related to gravimetric measures of cumulative total and respirable paint aerosol (TPA and RPA) and estimated isocyanate in total and respirable aerosols (TIA and RIA). Average cumulative exposures in mg/m(3)-years +/- SD were 159.0 +/- 115.2 TPA, 19.1 +/- 13.8 RPA, 15.8 +/- 11.5 TIA, and 1.9 +/- 1.4 RIA. After adjusting for smoking and asthma symptoms, higher exposures were associated with statistically significant reduction in expiratory flowrates. Significant smoking-related reductions were also observed, without exposure interactions. These results suggest important respiratory effects from exposures to spray paint aerosols at levels generally in compliance with existing standards for otherwise unregulated particulates and for the isocyanate component of the paint. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Aircraft Environmental Monitoring Isocyanates Lung Occupational Health Paint Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Author Keywords: Isocyanate Exposure Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cross-sectional Exposure-assessment Lung-function Lung Function Paint-spraying Paints Particulates Pulmonary-system-disorders Questionnaires Respiratory-system-disorders Smoking Spray-paint Spray-painting Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  104-111
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025367
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2004 Aug; 46(2):104-111
• Contact Point Address:
  Henry W. Glindmeyer, Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Environmental Medicine, Tulane School of Medicine, Room 204, 1324 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
• Email:
  hank@tulane.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da0a4af6b22d5c39ff04f27b608f2554840e41a85ab52b610907f9a8df698e46e2ec752da97fa7f425f95a80309b80093a860735abcc2fbb9628f18455be02b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196766/cdc_196766_DS1.pdf
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