[Wood dusts and neoplasms of the nose and paranasal sinuses: field investigations and laboratory experiments]. / Polveri di legno e tumori del naso e seni paranasali: indagine sul campo e sperimentazione laboratoristica.
Ig Sanita Pubbl
; 69(4): 419-26, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-24091843
Nose and paranasal sinus cancers are among the diseases related to exposure to wood dusts. The aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to hardwood dust by workers in small carpentry industries in central Italy (Tuscany, Italy) employing from one to ten workers each, and to investigate pathogenetic mechanisms. The efficacy of ventilation systems was assessed and exposure levels determined. Exposure conditions of hardwood workers were then reproduced in the laboratory and a physical/kinetic model prepared to simulate patterns of air uptake by workers. Various parameters were then measured to investigate possible risk factors that may be related to the onset of the disease. In addition to particle size of wood dust, a factor that requires further investigation is the temperatures reached by wood dust during processing, which may lead to the formation of new harmful molecules.
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Asunto principal:
Madera
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Neoplasias Nasales
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Exposición Profesional
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Polvo
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Humans
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Europa
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It
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Ig Sanita Pubbl
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2013
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Article
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Italia