Respiratory disease in Utah coal miners
Abstract
Two hundred forty-two Utah underground coal miners volunteered to participate in a respiratory disease study. They were an older group (mean, 56 years of age) and had spent a mean of 29 years in the coal-mining industry. The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was 57%, and that of coal worker's pneumoconiosis, 25%; only one worker had progressive massive fibrosis. Significant impairment of pulmonary function was found among those with a history of cigarette smoking. Chronic bronchitis or coal worker's pneumoconiosis among nonsmokers did not impair pulmonary function. There was a significant association among the nonsmokers between increasing exposure to coal dust and coal worker's pneumoconiosis, but not for changes in pulmonary function. Coal mine dust had a significant influence in causing the symptom complex of chronic cough and sputum production, and coal worker's pneumoconiosis.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6113181
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 123:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL MINERS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; BRONCHITIS; DUSTS; DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES; FIBROSIS; LUNGS; PNEUMOCONIOSES; TOBACCO SMOKES; UTAH; AEROSOLS; BODY; COLLOIDS; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; MINERS; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PERSONNEL; RESIDUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION; SMOKES; SOLS; USA; 560306* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987); 016000 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Health & Safety
Citation Formats
Rom, W N, Kanner, R E, Renzetti, Jr, A D, Shigeoka, J W, Barkman, H W, Nichols, M, Turner, W A, Coleman, M, and Wright, W E. Respiratory disease in Utah coal miners. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Rom, W N, Kanner, R E, Renzetti, Jr, A D, Shigeoka, J W, Barkman, H W, Nichols, M, Turner, W A, Coleman, M, & Wright, W E. Respiratory disease in Utah coal miners. United States.
Rom, W N, Kanner, R E, Renzetti, Jr, A D, Shigeoka, J W, Barkman, H W, Nichols, M, Turner, W A, Coleman, M, and Wright, W E. 1981.
"Respiratory disease in Utah coal miners". United States.
@article{osti_6113181,
title = {Respiratory disease in Utah coal miners},
author = {Rom, W N and Kanner, R E and Renzetti, Jr, A D and Shigeoka, J W and Barkman, H W and Nichols, M and Turner, W A and Coleman, M and Wright, W E},
abstractNote = {Two hundred forty-two Utah underground coal miners volunteered to participate in a respiratory disease study. They were an older group (mean, 56 years of age) and had spent a mean of 29 years in the coal-mining industry. The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was 57%, and that of coal worker's pneumoconiosis, 25%; only one worker had progressive massive fibrosis. Significant impairment of pulmonary function was found among those with a history of cigarette smoking. Chronic bronchitis or coal worker's pneumoconiosis among nonsmokers did not impair pulmonary function. There was a significant association among the nonsmokers between increasing exposure to coal dust and coal worker's pneumoconiosis, but not for changes in pulmonary function. Coal mine dust had a significant influence in causing the symptom complex of chronic cough and sputum production, and coal worker's pneumoconiosis.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6113181},
journal = {Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States)},
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volume = 123:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}