Respiratory disorders and dust exposure in sectors of the cotton industry of the United States, part 4: cotton classing offices.

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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 in workers in cotton classification offices was conducted. The cohort consisted of 609 workers in 13 offices. The comparisons consisted of 1218 workers in nonindustrial facilities. The subjects were administered spirometric tests and respiratory questionnaires. Sampling for respirable cotton dust concentrations was conducted. Particles size distributions were determined. No acute or chronic symptoms attributable to cotton dust exposure were detected. The authors note that the cohort was significantly different from the comparisons, and meaningful direct data comparisons could not be made, except in the FEV1 (forced expiratory volumes). They conclude that there is no evidence of adverse health effects in these office workers. This may be due to study methodology or the low cotton dust concentrations found. Efforts to maintain dust concentrations below 0.20mg/cu m should be continued. A future survey with more appropriate comparisons is recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Cotton Fiber Dust Gossypium Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust; Cotton-fibers; Particle-size-distribution; Air-pollution; Exposure; Concentration-composition; Respiratory-diseases
• 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:
  1-70
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000723
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85219996
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1982 Sep; :1-70
• 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/245742/cdc_245742_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]