ArticleTanaffos2019
Occupational Exposure to Respirable Dust, Crystalline Silica and Its Pulmonary Effects among Workers of a Cement Factory in Kermanshah, Iran.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk Assessment of Silicosis and Lung Cancer Mortality associated with Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica in Iran.Journal of research in health sciences · 2022Pooled it
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- Global scenario of silica-associated diseases: A review on emerging pathophysiology of silicosis and potential therapeutic regimes.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Impact of Occupational Cement Dust Exposure on Hematological Health Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Impact of Respiratory Dust on Health: A Comparison Based on the Toxicity of PM2.5, Silica, and Nanosilica.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Occupational respiratory disorders in Iran: a review of prevalence and inducers.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Occupational exposure to silicon dioxide and prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms in the cement manufacturing industries: A review.Journal of public health research · 2023Review
- Performance of Plain Concrete and Cement Blocks with Cement Partially Replaced by Cement Kiln Dust.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the main hazard in cement processing is dust, and its effects on pulmonary function constitute the most important group of occupational diseases in this industry, evidence for association between exposure to cement dust and pulmonary function has not been conclusive. This study was performed with the aim to evaluate the impact of cement dust in the workplace on decreasing pulmonary function parameters among the workers. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this cross-sectional study 283 workers were studied, of which 140 workers were considered as exposed group and 143 workers as non-exposed group. Fifty samples of respirable dust were collected from breathing zone of workers in different sections of cement factory. Visible absorption spectrophotometry was used according to the NIOSH Method 7601 to measure crystalline silica content of reparable dust samples. Spirometry test was also applied to assess workers' pulmonary function parameters.
resultsRespirable dust concentration was in the range of 1.77 to 6.12 mg/m
conclusionThe findings of this study have provided an evidence to confirm the hypothesis that exposure to cement dust can cause complication in PEF parameter of cement industry workers.
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