Cross-sectional study of health effects of cryolite production.

Abstract

A cross-sectional health study of 101 cryolite workers was performed, using spirometry and a questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between the index of smoking and a decrease in FEV1 (per cent). There was no significant correlation between work-related exposure and lung function. Many cryolite workers described a group of symptoms appearing after 15 to 30 min of heavy dust exposure: nausea, followed by epigastric pain with relief after spontaneous or provoked vomiting. Thirty-four (33.6 per cent) workers complained of nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea in relation to work, compared to 3.8 per cent of 1752 men participating in the Copenhagen Male Study.

• Authors: H Friis, J Clausen, F Gyntelberg
• Journal: The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine (J Soc Occup Med) Vol. 39 Issue 4 Pg. 133-5 ( 1989) ISSN: 0301-0023 [Print] England
• PMID: 2622142 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dust
• Aluminum

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aluminum (poisoning)
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Denmark
• Dust (adverse effects)
• Fluoride Poisoning (epidemiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Occupational Diseases (epidemiology)
• Regression Analysis
• Smoking (adverse effects)