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Lung function and paper dust exposure among workers in a soft tissue paper mill.
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Abstract
purposeTo study respiratory effects of exposure to soft paper dust exposure, a relationship that is rarely studied.
methodsSoft tissue paper mill workers at a Swedish paper mill were investigated using a questionnaire and lung function and atopy screening. Spirometry without bronchodilation was performed with a dry wedge spirometer, and forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV
resultsOne hundred ninety-eight current workers (124 male and 74 female) were included. There were significant associations between both cumulative exposure and years of high exposure to soft paper dust and impaired lung function. Each year of high exposure to soft paper dust was associated with a 0.87% decrease in FEV
conclusionsThe present study shows that occupational exposure to soft paper dust (years exceeding 5 mg/m
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