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ArticleIndustrial health2016

A cohort study of the acute and chronic respiratory effects of toner exposure among handlers: a longitudinal analyses from 2004 to 2013.

Kazunori Ikegami, Masayuki Hasegawa, Hajime Ando, Koichi Hata, Hiroko Kitamura, Akira Ogami, Toshiaki Higashi

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Kazunori IkegamiDepartment of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
Masayuki Hasegawa
Hajime Ando
Koichi Hata
Hiroko Kitamura
Akira Ogami
Toshiaki Higashi

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Abstract

This study examines the acute and chronic respiratory effects of toner exposure based on markers for interstitial pneumonia, oxidative stress and pulmonary function tests. A total of 112 subjects working in a Japanese toner and photocopier manufacturing company participated in this study in 2004. We annually conducted personal exposure measurements, pulmonary function tests, chest X-ray examinations, biomarkers, and questionnaires on respiratory symptoms to the subjects. We report in this paper the results of the analysis of combined annual survey point data from 2004 to 2008 and data from three annual survey points, 2004, 2008, and 2013. During these survey periods, we observed that none of subjects had a new onset of respiratory disease or died of such a disease. In both the analyses, there were no significant differences in each biomarker and pulmonary function tests within the subjects, nor between a toner-handling group and a non-toner-handling group, except for a few results on pulmonary function tests. The findings of this study suggest that there were no acute and chronic respiratory effects of toner exposure in this cohort group, although the number of subjects was small and the level of toner exposure in this worksite was low.

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Copying ProcessesAir Pollutants, OccupationalBiomarkersCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLungMaleManufactured MaterialsRespiratory Function TestsRespiratory Tract DiseasesSurveys and QuestionnairesAir Pollutants, OccupationalBiomarkers

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PMCPMC5054286

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