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First cross-sectional study of 3D printers showing asthma, rhinitis and skin symptoms

First cross-sectional study of 3D printers showing asthma, rhinitis and skin symptoms
3D printing involved exposure to the fumes from heated ABS, nylon or polyacetic acid. There have been case reports of occupational asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, this is the first epidemiological survey of exposed workers (without controls) suggesting that respiratory and skin problems may be common.

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Abstract Available for Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers Chan FL, House R, Kudla I, Lipszyc JC, Rajaram N, Tarlo, SM, Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers , Occup Med, 2018;68:207-210,doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy039
Susan Tarlo, Toronto, an author of 'Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers' Lidwien Smit, Utrecht University, an author of 'Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers' Julia Smedley, Southampton University Hospital, an author of 'Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers' Trevor Smith, Cheshire, an author of 'Health survey of employees regularly using 3D printers'

Abstract Available for Case report of asthma associated with 3D printing House R, Rajaram N, Tarlo SM, Case report of asthma associated with 3D printing, Occup Med, 2017;67:652-654,https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx129
Susan Tarlo, Toronto, an author of 'Case report of asthma associated with 3D printing'

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