Respiratory health risks in agriculture

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• Personal Author:
  McCawley MA ; Musgrave, Karl J.
• Description:
  Respiratory hazards in agriculture are numerous and are responsible for a diverse range of respiratory diseases and symptoms. Agriculture itself is tremendously diverse and can include everything from fish farming to mushroom cultivation. Clinical studies are useful in documenting the signs and the symptoms of specific exposures, but there is a tremendous need for research on the epidemiology of respiratory diseases in agricultural workers. Epidemiologic information is needed on the effects of respiratory hazards among children and elderly farm workers. More studies need to be carried out in workers on small family farms-who make up the majority of the workforce in agriculture (Mutel and Donham 1983)-where there are multiple concurrent exposures involving heterogeneous mixtures of animal dander, grain dusts, molds, toxic gases, and chemicals. Epidemiologic studies are needed to assess the usefulness of dust masks and to identify changes in work practices that reduce the risks of respiratory disease. Studies need to be carried out on migrant workers to evaluate the series of respiratory hazards they are exposed to as they travel from one work environment to another, and the potential consequences of these exposures. Further research should be multidisciplinary and take into account the social, economic, and political factors that influence the work-related hazards faced by farmers and farm workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Farm Workers Migrant Workers Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment Respiratory System Disorders
• ISBN:
  9780442008475
• Publisher:
  Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  263-294
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049299
• Citation:
  Environmental respiratory diseases. Cordasco EM Sr., Demeter SL, Zenz C, eds. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994 Dec; :263-294
• Editor(s):
  Cordasco EM Sr.; Demeter SL; Zenz C
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental respiratory diseases
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:15a95fffa1257a964acf207c8fcf00c8426c14c63530a610204d20e19db7e7fbf13fe3856f9c0c7b9d5521db904e581e349265806cbc2f1d281ab95a0b9a4bf9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203774/cdc_203774_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.18 MB ]