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Int Arch Occup Environ Health ; 95(9): 1817-1828, 2022 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35583687

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PURPOSE: Occupational exposure limits (OEL) for nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2) and diesel exhaust (EC-DPM) were reassessed by the German authorities in 2016/2017. We performed a clinical cross-sectional study among salt and potash underground workers exposed to these substances at relatively high levels to examine possible indicators of acute effects on workers' health. METHODS: We measured post- versus pre-shift differences in cardiovascular, inflammatory, immune, and respiratory effect biomarkers and assessed their associations with personal exposures measured during the same shift. We also compared post- versus pre-shift differences in biomarker levels between exposure groups defined based on work site and job type. RESULTS: None of the above-ground workers exceeded the OEL for NO2 and only 5% exceeded the OEL for EC-DPM exposure. Among underground workers, 33% of miners and 7% underground maintenance workers exceeded the OEL for NO2; the OEL for EC-DPM was exceeded by 56% of miners and 17% of maintenance workers. Some effect biomarkers (thrombocytes, neutrophils, MPO, TNF-α, IgE, FeNO) showed statistically significant differences between pre- versus post-shift measurements; however, there were no consistent associations between pre- and post-shift differences and exposure group or personal exposure measurements during the shift. CONCLUSIONS: We did not find evidence of associations between workplace exposure to NO, NO2 or EC-DPM and clinically relevant indicators of acute cardiovascular, inflammatory and immune, or respiratory effects among salt and potash underground workers in Germany.


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Contaminantes Ocupacionales del Aire , Exposición Profesional , Humanos , Emisiones de Vehículos , Dióxido de Nitrógeno/análisis , Estudios Transversales , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Exposición Profesional/efectos adversos , Exposición Profesional/análisis , Óxidos de Nitrógeno , Biomarcadores , Contaminantes Ocupacionales del Aire/análisis
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