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. 1981 Nov;38(4):339–345. doi: 10.1136/oem.38.4.339

Ventilatory function in workers exposed to tea and wood dust.

Y S Al Zuhair, C J Whitaker, F F Cinkotai
PMCID: PMC1069286  PMID: 7317296

Abstract

Changes in ventilatory capacity during the work shift were studied in workers exposed to tea dust in tea-packing plants, wood dust in two furniture factories, and virtually no dust in an inoperational power station. The FEV1 and FVC in workers exposed to dust were found to decline during the work shift by a small but significant volume. The MMFR, Vmax 50% and Vmax 75% were to variable to display any trend. No dose-response relationship could be discerned between the fall in workers' ventilatory capacity and the concentrations of airborne dust or microbes to which they were exposed. Bronchodilators could reverse the fall in FEV1.

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