Occupational Asthma Reference
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Ames RG, Attfield MD, Hankinson JL, Hearl FJ, Reger RB,
Acute respiratory effects of exposure to diesel emissions in coal miners,
Am Rev Respir Dis,
1982;125:39-42,
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Keywords: ob, diesel, ep, miner, ps, sm, cc
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Abstract
A study was conducted to determine if acute respiratory effects, measured in terms of changes in forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and maximal expiratory flow rate at 50% of forced vital capacity (Vmax50), were related to exposure to diesel emissions in coal miners. Sixty coal miners exposed to diesel emissions and 90 miners not exposed were tested before and after a work shift for ventilatory function changes. Significant work shift decrements in ventilatory function did occur in miners in both groups who smoked cigarettes, but there were no significant differences in the ventilatory function changes between those miners exposed to diesel emissions and those not exposed either in the aggregate or under control by smoking status
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