ArticleCureus2021
Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function of Workers in the Waste Management Industry.
Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07383896 (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in Workers at Navanakorn Industrial Zone, Thailand), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in Workers at Navanakorn Industrial Zone, Thailand
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Occupation-related respiratory diseases among sanitary workers in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- A cross-sectional study on occupational hygiene in biowaste plants.Annals of work exposures and health · 2024Article
- Screening for respiratory morbidities and obstructive lung function among municipal waste handlers in Puducherry: A community-based cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionWaste handling workers are exposed to air pollutants and toxic compounds produced during waste management and processing that can cause respiratory symptoms and lung function impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the respiratory health of exposed workers in a waste management plant in Attica, Greece.
methods50 field workers exposed to outdoor pollutants (exposure group) and 32 office clerks with no exposure (control group) were evaluated. Upper and lower respiratory symptoms were documented and spirometry was performed.
resultsThere was no statistically significant difference between the exposure and the control group in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)%, forced vital capacity (FVC)%, FEV1/FVC% predicted values. Workers had lower maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF)% predicted values compared to controls (82% vs 94%, p=0.019). No difference was observed regarding the respiratory symptoms between the two groups.
conclusionLower MMEF values were observed in the exposure group. Low MMEF can be indicative of small airway disease, thus smoking cessation, close follow-up, and the use of personal protective equipment are recommended.
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