Elaboration of a quantitative job-exposure matrix for historical exposure to airborne exposures in the Polish rubber industry.
Am J Ind Med
; 51(11): 852-60, 2008 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A job-exposure matrix (JEM) for inhalable aerosols, aromatic amines, and cyclohexane soluble matter (CSM) was elaborated based on measurements collected routinely between 1981 and 1996.METHODS:
The data were grouped based on similarities in exposure levels and time trends in different departments, and were analyzed using smoothing splines and mixed effects models.RESULTS:
Although higher than in western European countries, inhalable aerosol exposure decreased after changes in production volume and implementation of exposure reduction measures in mid-1980s. Aromatic amines concentrations first increased following the factory's production volume, but subsequently decreased in more recent years. CSM concentrations were uniformly distributed between departments.CONCLUSIONS:
This JEM provides an overview of historical exposure levels in a large Polish rubber factory and will enable estimation of lifetime exposure for individual workers in a Polish rubber workers cohort and further investigation of the associations between specific exposures and cancer risk.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Borracha
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Indústrias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido