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An Occupational Health Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Potroom Workers in the Northwest Aluminum Reduction Industry.

PB82157629

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Discher, D. P.; Breitenstein, B. D.
Page Count	186
Abstract	An occupational health prevalence study of chronic respiratory disease in 457 male aluminum potroom workers is undertaken. The tests consist of an interviewer administered questionnaire, forced spirometry, closing volume determination, chest x-ray, sputum cytology, serum alpha-1 antitrypsin, serum trypsin inhibitory capacity, blood pressure, and urine and serum fluoride. The prevalence of respiratory disease is 4.9% in the aluminum workers and 5.3% in the controls. The prevalence ratios are examined for workers using different processes, for potroom exposure history, and current employment status. No significant differences are observed. The aluminum workers have more abnormalities in closing volume measurements and more mild atypia of the sputum.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Occupational diseases Aluminum industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Males Questionnaires Medical examination Blood chemistry Lung Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Chronic diseases Urinalysis
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	Washington Univ., Seattle. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198211
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-99-73-86

An Occupational Health Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Potroom Workers in the Northwest Aluminum Reduction Industry.

An Occupational Health Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Potroom Workers in the Northwest Aluminum Reduction Industry.
PB82157629

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Discher, D. P.; Breitenstein, B. D.
Page Count	186
Abstract	An occupational health prevalence study of chronic respiratory disease in 457 male aluminum potroom workers is undertaken. The tests consist of an interviewer administered questionnaire, forced spirometry, closing volume determination, chest x-ray, sputum cytology, serum alpha-1 antitrypsin, serum trypsin inhibitory capacity, blood pressure, and urine and serum fluoride. The prevalence of respiratory disease is 4.9% in the aluminum workers and 5.3% in the controls. The prevalence ratios are examined for workers using different processes, for potroom exposure history, and current employment status. No significant differences are observed. The aluminum workers have more abnormalities in closing volume measurements and more mild atypia of the sputum.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Respiratory diseases Occupational diseases Aluminum industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Males Questionnaires Medical examination Blood chemistry Lung Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Chronic diseases Urinalysis
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	Washington Univ., Seattle. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198211
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-99-73-86