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Prevalence of Byssinosis in Cotton Gins in Lower Rio-Grande Valley of Texas and Messilla Valley of New Mexico.

PB84100551

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Palmer, A.; Finnegan, W.; Herwitt, P.; Waxweiler, R.; Jones, J.
Page Count	76
Abstract	The respiratory health status of cotton production workers at cotton gins in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and New Mexico was investigated. The study population included 203 ginners and 260 comparisons. Three cotton gins were randomly selected in each study areas. A questionnaire was administered by an interviewer, spirometric measurements were recorded, and chest X-ray examinations were conducted. Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) was found in 30 percent of the ginners and 39 percent of the comparison group. No unusual opacities were found in the ginners, and spirometric tests identified abnormalities in 13 percent of both groups. Mean forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity were within 92 percent of the expected values.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Cotton industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Respiratory diseases Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Health status Byssinosis
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198401

Prevalence of Byssinosis in Cotton Gins in Lower Rio-Grande Valley of Texas and Messilla Valley of New Mexico.

Prevalence of Byssinosis in Cotton Gins in Lower Rio-Grande Valley of Texas and Messilla Valley of New Mexico.
PB84100551

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Palmer, A.; Finnegan, W.; Herwitt, P.; Waxweiler, R.; Jones, J.
Page Count	76
Abstract	The respiratory health status of cotton production workers at cotton gins in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and New Mexico was investigated. The study population included 203 ginners and 260 comparisons. Three cotton gins were randomly selected in each study areas. A questionnaire was administered by an interviewer, spirometric measurements were recorded, and chest X-ray examinations were conducted. Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) was found in 30 percent of the ginners and 39 percent of the comparison group. No unusual opacities were found in the ginners, and spirometric tests identified abnormalities in 13 percent of both groups. Mean forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity were within 92 percent of the expected values.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Cotton industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Respiratory diseases Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Health status Byssinosis
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198401