ArticleEpidemiology and health2018
Functional disorders of the lung and symptoms of respiratory disease associated with occupational inhalation exposure to wood dust in Iran.
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- Dynamics of pre-shift and post-shift lung function parameters among wood workers in Ghana.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- The association between blood, urine, respiratory, neurobehavioral parameters and occupational exposure to organophosphorus pesticides: a cross-sectional study among formulators.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Timber-colonizing gram-negative bacteria as potential causative agents of respiratory diseases in woodworkers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Review
- The association between wood dust exposure and respiratory disorders and oxidative stress among furniture workers.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2022Article
- The impact of wood dust on pulmonary function and blood immunoglobulin E, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C- reactive protein: A cross-sectional study among sawmill workers in Tangail, Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Duration of exposure and educational level as predictors of occupational respiratory symptoms among adults in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2021Review
- Acute respiratory symptoms and its associated factors among mothers who have under five-years-old children in northwest, Ethiopia.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Particleboard Workers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe possible adverse respiratory effects of airborne pollutants in sawmills have not been thoroughly investigated in Iran. Additionally, the extent to which workers are exposed to this organic dust and its associated bioaerosols has not been extensively quantified. Likewise, the predominant bacterial and fungal species associated with wood dust have not been characterized. The present study was undertaken to address these issues.
methodsOne hundred male individuals exposed to wood dust and 100 unexposed male subjects were investigated. They completed a standardized respiratory symptom questionnaire and underwent spirometry testing. Additionally, airborne concentrations of respirable and inhalable dust particles, bacteria, and fungi were measured.
resultsThe mean concentrations of inhalable and respirable dust particles, bacteria, and fungi were found to be 2.44, 6.76 mg/m3 , 756.38, and 299.15 colony-forming units/m3 , respectively. The predominant Gram-negative bacteria in the sawmills included the Pseudomonadaceae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Rhinoscleromatis spp., and the predominant fungi consisted of the zygomycetes and Aspergillus spp. Respiratory symptoms were significantly more prevalent among exposed workers. Significant cross-shift decrements were noted in some pulmonary function parameters. Similarly, pre-shift spirometry results indicated that some pulmonary function parameters were significantly lower in the exposed group.
conclusionsExposure to wood dust and its bioaerosols was associated with significantly higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and both acute (i.e., partially reversible) and chronic (i.e., irreversible) decrements in the functional capacity of the lung. Additionally, the characterized bioaerosols did not differ significantly from those isolated in other parts of the world.
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