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. 1977 Jun;32(3):281–286. doi: 10.1136/thx.32.3.281

Respiratory health and dust levels in cottonseed mills.

R N Jones, J Carr, H Glindmeyer, J Diem, H Weill
PMCID: PMC470599  PMID: 578018

Abstract

Four cottonseed mills in the southern United States contained high levels of total and respirable dust. A survey of 172 workers showed low prevalences of byssinosis (2-3%) and chronic bronchitis (4%). Mean baseline (out of dust) lung function values were normal. Mean functional declines over the working shift were present on Monday and absent on Friday, indicating an acute bronchoconstrictor response. Despite limitations in translating measured dust levels into estimates of individual exposures, the overall dose-response relationship seems to differ from that found in the cotton textile industry.

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