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ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2025

Sulfur Dioxide- and Fluoride-Associated Declines in Lung Function Over an 11-Year Observation Among Aluminum Smelter Workers.

Edite Macaringue Raja, Sujatha Hariparsad, Rajen N Naidoo

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Article in American journal of industrial medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Edite Macaringue RajaDiscipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Sujatha HariparsadDiscipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Rajen N NaidooDiscipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9395-3833

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWork exposure-related declines in lung function among aluminum smelter workers are well documented, yet task-varying exposures are likely to contribute differently to respiratory outcomes. This study aimed to assess the association between potroom exposure and lung function changes over time among aluminum smelter workers.

methodsA retrospective review of spirometric assessments of 265 potroom workers and their exposure to sulfur dioxide (SO

resultsExposures were within the prescribed occupational exposure limits. SO

conclusionSO

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Air Pollutants, OccupationalFluoridesLungMetallurgyOccupational ExposureSulfur DioxideAdultAluminumFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSpirometryAir Pollutants, OccupationalAluminumFluoridesSulfur Dioxidecumulative exposurelag exposure analysispotroom workersrespiratory healthsulfur dioxide and fluoride exposure

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PMID41044037
PMCPMC12606398

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