Respiratory disorders and dust exposure in sectors of the cotton industry of the United States, part 2: cotton compress warehouses.

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• Personal Author:
  Carlson ML ; Engelberg, Alan L. ; Merchant, James A. ; Piccirillo, Richard E. ; Shasby M
• Description:
  A survey of respiratory disorders and dust exposure among cotton compress/warehouse workers was conducted. The cohort consisted of 512 workers in 18 compress/warehouses. The comparisons consisted of 1218 workers in nonindustrial facilities. The subjects were administered spirometric tests and a respiratory questionnaire. Sampling for respirable cotton dust concentrations was conducted. Particle size distributions were determined. The authors note that due to the inconclusive nature of the results, no definite conclusions regarding lung function and symptomatology and cotton dust exposure can be drawn. A more comprehensive survey to detect other etiologic agents that can cause increased pulmonary symptoms and decrements in pulmonary function is recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Cotton Fiber Dust Gossypium Industrial Waste Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Dust; Cotton-fibers; Warehouses; Air-pollution; Ventilation; Particle-size-distribution; Respiratory-diseases; Industrial-wastes
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  1-61
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000720
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85219970
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1982 Sep; :1-61
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/245740/cdc_245740_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]