Occupational lung diseases - general principles and select topics.

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• Personal Author:
  Dodge RR ; Hasan FM
• Description:
  Etiologies and pathologies of several types of occupational lung diseases are discussed. Inhaled vapors are related to upper respiratory and peripheral airway disorders. Inhalation of organic and inorganic mineral dusts, the most common cause of occupational lung disease, is associated with four kinds of immune responses. Fibrogenic diseases are related to mineral dust deposits in lung parenchyma. Three examples of occupational lung disease (occupational asthma, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, and chronic beryllium disease) are described. The authors conclude that lung responses to environmental exposures are varied, recognition of disease depends on hazard awareness and complete occupational histories, and control requires early recognition and prevention before permanent damage occurs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Irritants Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-78-0053; Respiratory-irritants; Industrial-hazards; Work-environment; Airborne-particulates; Respiratory-system-disorders;
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  103-107
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091706
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Jun; :103-107
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Safety and Health Symposia 1978, Division of Technical Services, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240899/cdc_240899_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]