Respiratory health and inflammatory markers - Exposure to respirable dust and quartz and chemical binders in Swedish iron foundries.
PURPOSE:To study the relationship between respirable dust, quartz and chemical binders in Swedish iron foundries and respiratory symptoms, lung function (as forced expiratory volume FEV1 and vital capacity FVC), fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and levels of club cell secretory protein 16 (CC...
Main Authors: | Lena Andersson, Ing-Liss Bryngelsson, Alexander Hedbrant, Alexander Persson, Anders Johansson, Annette Ericsson, Ina Lindell, Leo Stockfelt, Eva Särndahl, Håkan Westberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224668 |
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