Effect of cement dust on lung function in Libyans
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics
- Vol. 31 (9) , 1299-1303
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00140138808966769
Abstract
Forced vital capacity (FVC, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced expiratory ratio (FEV1%), forced expiratory flow between 0.2 and 1.21 (FEF200-1200) and forced mid-expiratory flow (FMF 25-75%) were measured in 100 non-exposed subjects (control) and 110 exposed subjects (mean age 38.0± 8.4 years) exposed to cement dust in a Benghazi cement plant. The exposed group had a significantly lower mean FEV1% (ppp1 values in the exposed and the control groups were not significantly different. However, the reduction in lung function in the exposed group was not linked to the period of exposure.Keywords
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