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Pulmonary function of workers in the aluminum industry
Author(s) -
Şan Lütfiye Nur,
Uysal Hüseyin,
Gökbel Hakki,
Bediz Cem Şeref,
Sayal Ahmet
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199803)33:3<305::aid-ajim13>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , lung function , pulmonary function testing , occupational exposure , occupational medicine , function (biology) , environmental health , lung , evolutionary biology , biology
The effects of aluminum on the pulmonary function of aluminum workers were investigated in this study. Serum aluminum levels and spirometry were measured in 55 male workers and 30 male controls. The mean serum aluminum level of workers (72.7 ± 9.9 ng/ml) was significantly high compared to that of controls, indicating aluminum toxicity. Spirometric parameters were significantly lower in workers than in controls and correlated negatively with both exposure time and serum aluminum levels. The impairment in pulmonary function may be due to exposure time and insufficient protection. Am. J. Ind. Med. 33:305–307, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.