Occupational exposures estimated by means of job exposure matrices in relation to lung function in the PAARC survey

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• Personal Author:
  AvignonM ; Brochard P ; Kauffmann F ; Le Moual N ; Orlowski E ; Schenker MB ; AvignonM ; Brochard P ; Kauffmann F ; Le Moual N ; Orlowski E ; Schenker MB
• Description:
  A study was undertaken to determine the association between lung function and occupational gas, dust and fume exposures as assessed by job exposure matrices. Lung function was gauged by spirometric measurements of forced expiratory volume (FEV1). Data from the French Pollution Atmospherique et Affections Respiratoires Chroniques survey were used. Information from 10,046 adults on such factors as occupational exposure, smoking habits, education level, lung function, and air pollution exposure were analyzed. Results were grouped according to reported occupation, and levels of health hazard exposure were classified into no, low, and high exposure categories. Data were subjected to linear regression and analysis of variance. Occupational dust, gas, and/or fume exposure was reported by 23% of male respondents and 19% of female respondents. A clear exposure response relationship was found between level of exposure to dusts, gases, and chemical fumes and a decrease in FEV1. Correlations with FEV1 were found to be very likely for hazards such as organic and textile dusts, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, detergents, and possible for hazards such as solvents, waxes, polishes, and diesel fumes. Associations were still significant in women after adjustment for educational level, but not for men. The authors conclude that job exposure matrices hold promise for the assessment of occupational exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Hazardous Substances Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Risk Assessment Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Analytical-models Dust-exposure Hazardous-materials Lung-function Risk-analysis Sex-factors Sociological-factors Toxic-gases
• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00229671
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 1995 Oct; 52(10):634-643
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900930
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ebbdb722cb913409610c227bde1d469e8b8281ca401d73d7665238f2545d6793be8cbfb35b40e03e92caabccc5b82d876c6a406a0c8d8aab40d4f23bae25b687
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205244/cdc_205244_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.03 MB ]