Respiratory symptoms and lung function in oil mist-exposed workers

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · JOM, J. Occup. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5115344

Jarvholm, B ^[1]; Bake, B; Lavenius, B; Thiringer, G; Vokmann, R

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1. Dept.of Occupational Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden

The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was registered and ventilatory function was determined in 164 men exposed to oil mist. The average exposure time was 16.2 years. One hundred fifty-nine office workers served as controls. The exposed men reported more respiratory symptoms: 14% of the exposed nonsmokers v. 2% of the nonsmoking controls having cough at least three months a year. There were non significant differences between spirometric measurements and chest roentgenograms of the men exposed to oil mist and those of the office workers. The lung function of 25 nonsmoking exposed men was further examined with other lung function tests. The mean values for closing volume, slope of the alveolar plateau, total lung capacity, residual volume, elastic recoil at various lung volumes, and diffusion capacity did not differ significantly.

• OSTI ID: 5115344
• Journal Information: JOM, J. Occup. Med.; (United States), Vol. 24:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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