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A Summary of the Health Status and Occupational Exposures of Grain Handlers.

PB81229098

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The effect of exposure to dust in the health status of grain elevator (SIC-4221) and mill (SIC-0723) workers is reviewed. Clinical syndromes found among various workers are listed and the role of grain dust components such as plant and insect debris, plant and animal hair, pollen, fungi spores and insecticide residues, is discussed. Previously reported clinical studies are reviewed. Data on worker exposures and area sampling results in grain processing facilities is included. The author recommends additional studies to document the components of grain dust, the fraction of respirable airborne dust, and measures to prevent potential health problem. Medical studies should determine early signs of respiratory disease, the effects of age, employment history and smoking habit, and epidemiologic variations in grain handlers disease.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Industrial hygiene Air pollution Contaminants Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 4221 SIC 0723 Pesticide residues Occupational health services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198124

A Summary of the Health Status and Occupational Exposures of Grain Handlers.

A Summary of the Health Status and Occupational Exposures of Grain Handlers.
PB81229098

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Zumwalde, R.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The effect of exposure to dust in the health status of grain elevator (SIC-4221) and mill (SIC-0723) workers is reviewed. Clinical syndromes found among various workers are listed and the role of grain dust components such as plant and insect debris, plant and animal hair, pollen, fungi spores and insecticide residues, is discussed. Previously reported clinical studies are reviewed. Data on worker exposures and area sampling results in grain processing facilities is included. The author recommends additional studies to document the components of grain dust, the fraction of respirable airborne dust, and measures to prevent potential health problem. Medical studies should determine early signs of respiratory disease, the effects of age, employment history and smoking habit, and epidemiologic variations in grain handlers disease.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Industrial hygiene Air pollution Contaminants Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 4221 SIC 0723 Pesticide residues Occupational health services
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198124