THE EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE ON THE RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF WEST-VIRGINIA MORTICIANS

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (2) , 91-98
Abstract
Standardized respiratory disease questionnaires and pulmonary function tests were administered to licensed white male morticians attending an educational program in Morgantown, WV. Detailed occupational histories were obtained; included were estimates of the numbers of bodies personally embalmed. The pulmonary function of morticians compared favorably with that of residential populations in Oregon and Michigan [USA]. Among morticians, relatively high exposure was not associated with chronic bronchitis or pulmonary function deficits. Long-term intermittent exposure to low levels of formaldehyde gas exerted no meaningful chronic effect on respiratory health.

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