A longitudinal study of lung function and respiratory symptoms in aluminum (Al) smelter employees

M. Hensley, M. Abramson, J. Wlodarczyk (Newcastle, Melbourne, New Lambton, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Chemical exposures and respiratory effects
Session: Chemical exposures and respiratory effects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1479
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. Hensley, M. Abramson, J. Wlodarczyk (Newcastle, Melbourne, New Lambton, Australia). A longitudinal study of lung function and respiratory symptoms in aluminum (Al) smelter employees. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 1479

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
PM10, and children's respiratory symptoms and lung function in the PATY study},
Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 538-547
Year: 2012



Respiratory symptoms, lung function changes, and COPD in lead-zinc miners
Source: International Congress 2019 – Environment, work and respiratory health in occupational and environmental lung diseases
Year: 2019


Welding exposures at work, respiratory symptoms and lung function
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 138s
Year: 2005

A 20-year follow-up study on chronic respiratory effects of exposure to cotton dust
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 881-886
Year: 2005



Pulmonary functions, respiratory complaints and radiographic findings in aluminium foundry workers
Source: International Congress 2017 – Asthma: clinical and epidemiologic characterisation
Year: 2017

Respiratory symptoms, lung function impairment, and sensitization to metals in construction workers exposed to ashes, cement and ash-cement mixtures
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mineral dusts
Year: 2011


Increased mortality in COPD among construction workers exposed to inorganic dust
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 402-406
Year: 2004



Persistent respiratory symptoms and loss of pulmonary function related to occupational dust exposure in a cohort of Brazilian grain elevator workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 113s
Year: 2001

Pine dust, atopy and lung function: a cross-sectional study in sawmill workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2006 Oct 01;28(4):791-798
Year: 2006



Longitudinal lung function decline and wood dust exposure in the furniture industry
Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 334-342
Year: 2008



Exposure to thoracic dust, airway symptoms and lung function in cement production workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 1278-1286
Year: 2011



Long-term respiratory effects of exposure to welding fumes: Quebec apprentice cohort study
Source: International Congress 2018 – Occupational and environmental lung diseases: inhaled air quality and health effects
Year: 2018

Respiratory function in aluminium potroom workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 689s
Year: 2006

Asthma like symptoms and nasal function in aluminium smelters
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 689s
Year: 2006

Cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in non-smoking female textile workers: A cross-sectional study
Source: International Congress 2016 – Occupational epidemiology
Year: 2016


Evaluation of respiratory symptoms and lung function in adolescents living in a ceramic industrial park zone
Source: International Congress 2019 – Air pollution and the lungs
Year: 2019

The predictive value of methacholine challenge testing for respiratory symptoms and lung function in aluminium smelter workers
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Occupational respiratory diseases: obstructive, interstitial lung diseases and methods of diagnosis
Year: 2013

Fireworks during Diwali festival have a significant impact on respiratory health: a study from India
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - What's new in air pollution from experiments to epidemiology
Year: 2007


Traffic exposures and respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA cohort study)
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Traffic, particles and health
Year: 2005


Elemental carbon exposure and lung function in schoolchildren from Mexico City
Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 548-552
Year: 2011