Conference paper

Ventilatory capacity in stone saw-mill workers

M. Pavlović ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska
N. Smolej-Narančić ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska
P. Rudan ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The study aims at assessing whether occupational exposure to Brae limestone, which contains a minute amount of silica, induces disorders of ventilatory capacity. It included 71 male workers employed in a stone saw-mill and 134 controls. The ventilatory functions VC, FEV1, FEY 1% VC, MEF25, MEF50 i MEF75 were examined, and the values analysed in respect to smoking habit. Variance analysis established a homogenous distribution of VC parameters, while others were heterogeneously distributed. This can be explained by smoking habit as assessable factor, and not by exposure to limestone dust. It is assumed that the production of Brae limestone in the stone saw-mill does not cause disorders in ventilatory function.

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Hrčak ID:

152007

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/152007

Publication date:

20.4.1990.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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