Respiratory disease hazards of swine confinement workers, final report.

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• Personal Author:
  Berry C ; Burmeister L ; Dague R ; Donham KJ ; Frank C ; Knapp LW ; Leininger J ; Richerson H ; Zavala D
• Description:
  Respiratory disease among swine confinement (SIC-0279) workers is reviewed. Components of confinement systems include enclosed structures that accommodate many animals in a relatively small space; ventilation systems for control of the internal environment; systems for watering and feeding livestock; and systems for handling animal wastes. Implications for occupational health are considered. A research plan is presented to define and characterize the clinical response of workers, to characterize gas and particulate exposure, to investigate mechanisms to control exposures in the work environment, and to perform animal studies to predict potential chronic pathological effects on the human respiratory tract. A health hazard recognition study shows potential respiratory hazards to farmers and agricultural workers. Case studies of acute toxic exposures to hydrogen-sulfide (7783064) in swine confinement operations, potential hazards of carbon-monoxide (630080) to female confinement workers, and the use of swine as monitors of carbon- monoxide in the work environment are examined. A case control study of chronic respiratory disease in workers and the effects of environmental challenges on pulmonary function tests are presented. Studies of chronic respiratory hazards in rabbits and guinea-pigs are also cited. Environmental evaluations are reported for air measurement and analysis for gases and particulates inside swine confinement buildings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Safety-research; Safety-measures; Occupational-exposure; Employee-exposure; Air-contamination; Toxic-gases; Cattle-industry
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-164
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134966
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84241512
• Citation:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City Iowa 1982 Apr; :1-164
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Oakdale, Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19790601
• Source Full Name:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City Iowa
• End Date:
  19810531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246072/cdc_246072_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]