Recently added articles from International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health:
Asbestosis Mortality Surveillance in the United States, 1970-2004
Jul 01, 2008; Bang, Ki Moon; Mazurek, Jacek M; Syamlal, Girija; Wood, John M ... To describe the demographic, geographic, and occupational distribution of asbestosis mortality in the United States during 1970-2004, we identified a total of 25,413 asbestosis deaths. We calculated national, state, and county death rates, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. We ...
Mesothelioma Mortality in Brazil, 1980-2003
Jul 01, 2008; Pedra, Francisco; Tambellini, Anamaria Testa; De Bragança Pereira, Basílio; Costa, Ana Carolina Carioca Da; De Castro, Hermano Albuquerque ... Although asbestos causes asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, it remains widely used in Brazil, mostly in cement-fiber products. We report the Brazilian mesothelioma mortality trend 1980-2003, using records of the national System of Mortality Information of DATASUS, including all deaths ...
Pesticide Exports from U.S. Ports, 2001-2003
Jul 01, 2008; Smith, Carl; Kerr, Kathleen; Sadripour, Ava ... Analysis of U.S. Custom Service records for 2001-2003 indicates that nearly 1.7 billion pounds of pesticide products were exported from U.S. ports, a rate >32 tons/hour. Exports included >27 million pounds of pesticides whose use is forbidden in the United States. WHO Class 1a and 1b ...
Surveillance for Early Silicosis in High Altitude Miners Using Pulse Oximetry
Jul 01, 2008; Donroe, Joseph A; Maurtua-Neumann, Paola J; Gilman, Robert H; Acosta, Ana Teresa; Cain, Gene; Parker, John E; Carhuaricra, Jaime Carlos Alvarez; Padilla, Juan Jose Retimozo; Mendoza, Daniel; Zimic, Mirko; Moore, David A J ... Two cross-sectional studies in a high altitude region of Perú evaluated the role of pulse oximetry for detection of silicosis in high-altitude miners. In study one, exercise pulse oximetry and chest radiographs were used to evaluate 343 silica-exposed miners and 141 unexposed subjects for ...
Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach and Esophagus and Drinking Water and Dietary Sources of Nitrate and Nitrite
Jul 01, 2008; Ward, Mary H; Heineman, Ellen F; Markin, Rodney S; Weisenburger, Dennis D ... We conducted a population-based case-control study of adenocarcinoma of the stomach and esophagus in Nebraska, U.S.A. Nitrate concentrations in public drinking water supplies were linked to residential water source histories. Among those using private wells at the time of the interview, we ...
Barriers to Physician Reporting of Workers' Compensation Cases in France
Jul 01, 2008; Verger, Pierre; Viau, Alain; Arnaud, Sandrine; Cabut, Sandrine; Saliba, Marie-Laure; Iarmarcovai, Gwenaëlle; Souville, Marc ... Studies suggest strong underreporting of occupational diseases in industrialized countries. We studied physician-related barriers to reporting of occupational sciatica (with herniated disk). We conducted a telephone survey of 391 general practitioners (GPs) and 96 rheumatologists in southeastern ...
Morbidity of Israeli Nurses in Comparison to Their Female Siblings: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Jul 01, 2008; Peretz, Chava; Rozani, Violetta ... This study of nurses' risk of selected chronic diseases in the context of potential biological exposure compares the health status of nurses to that of their female siblings. Self-report questionnaires distributed to each participating nurse were administered to an historical cohort of 491 ...
A Comparison of Physiological Strain of Carriers in Underground Manual Coal Mines in India
Jul 01, 2008; Saha, Ratnadeep; Dey, Netai Chandra; Samanta, Amalendu; Biswas, Rajib ... Thirty-nine healthy carriers (23-57 years of age) were investigated in underground manual coal mines in West Bengal, India during two different work spells of a single work shift. We compared physiological strain of workers <40 and ≥40 years of age. For both groups, mean heart rate was ...
Agricultural Activities, Pesticide Use and Occupational Hazards among Women Working in Small Scale Farming in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Jul 01, 2008; Naidoo, Saloshni; London, Leslie; Burdorf, Alex; Naidoo, Rajen N; Kromhout, Hans ... South Africa's land policies have increased women's participation in agriculture, but limited information exists about their agricultural activities. We surveyed 911 women working on the Makhatini Flats in Northern KwaZulu-Natal in 2006, gathering data on demographics, agricultural activities, ...
Inhalable Dust and Protein Exposure in Soybean Processing Plants
Jul 01, 2008; Spies, Adri; Rees, David; Fourie, Anna M; Wilson, Kerry S; Harris-Roberts, Joanne; Robinson, Edward ... Little is known about inhalable dust concentrations in soybean processing plants in southern Africa. This project measured inhalable dust in soybean plants in the region and correlated dust measurements with total protein and soy trypsin inhibitor. Sixty-four personal inhalable dust measurements ...
Code of Sustainable Practice in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety for Corporations
Jul 01, 2008; Castleman, Barry; Allen, Barbara; Barca, Stefania; Bohme, Susanna Rankin; Henry, Emmanuel; Kaur, Amarjit; Massard-Guilbaud, Genvieve; Melling, Joseph; Menendez-Navarro, Alfredo; Renfrew, Daniel; Santiago, Myrna; Sellers, Christopher; Tweedale, Geoffrey; Zalik, Anna ... At a conference held at Stony Brook University in December 2007, "Dangerous Trade: Histories of Industrial Hazard across a Globalizing World," participants endorsed a Code of Sustainable Practice in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety for Corporations. The Code outlines practices ...
Improving Occupational Safety and Health in Bangladesh
Jul 01, 2008; Bhuiyan, Afsana Jahan; Haq, M Nazmul ... The majority of the population in Bangladesh is employed in manual handling tasks, but adequate protections for these workers do not exist. Conditions at a boulder handling site, saw mill, rice packaging plant and construction site show the need for comprehensive reforms in occupational safety ...
Open Letter to Stephen Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Ban Endosulfan
Jul 01, 2008; Sass, Jennifer; Janssen, Sarah ... We call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban all uses of endosulfan Endosulfan is a persistent, bioaccumulative, highly toxic pesticide that is found in all environmental compartments and in multiple human tissues. Although the European Union and 20 other countries have ...
Baltimore Sludge Pilot Project Puts Children at Additional Risk
Jul 01, 2008; Snyder, Caroline ... To the Editor:-A recent Associated Press article1 described a federallyfunded pilot project by the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, carried out on nine residential yards in low-income, primarily African-American Baltimore ...