Researchers at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio collaborated with the North Dakota department of health to round up more than 30 individuals with
high occupational exposure to erionite dust, including some who had worked in the quarries and on the crews that paved the roads.
Not exact matches
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) also reports this about occupations that have a
higher level of
exposure to hazardous chemicals, «Dermal
exposure to hazardous agents can result in a variety of
occupational diseases and disorders, including
occupational skin diseases (OSD) and systemic toxicity.»
Although PC is the most common type of cancer in men and can have a
high mortality rate, evidence linking PC to specific environmental,
occupational, or dietary
exposures has been limited.
Their
occupational health standards are not as stringent as ours, and so there was a much
higher exposure in that population.
One possible explanation — proposed by Science Careers, not the researchers — is that perceived
exposure to psychosocial hazards in the
highest occupational classes is
higher among women in Scandinavia simply because more women are working in such positions there than elsewhere.
Michele Carbone, senior author on the study, states «further research is needed, including epidemiological, geological, mineralogical and health - based personal
exposure studies in order to characterize the residential and
occupational history of the malignant mesothelioma cases we studied, to highlight the
highest risk areas within Clark and Nye counties, to identify the type of fibrous minerals and their precise distribution throughout Nevada, and to identify the activities responsible for the release of fibers in the air, which may be the cause of some of the malignant mesothelioma in this region.»
The incidence of malignant mesothelioma is
higher in locations with known industrial and
occupational exposure and for similar reasons the incidence is
higher in men, with a male to female ratio of 4:1 to 8:1.
The levels were below the regulatory limits for
occupational asbestos
exposure, but were
high enough to raise concerns about community
exposure, says Miller.
Long term
exposure to aircraft noise, particularly during the night, is linked to an increased risk of developing
high blood pressure and possibly heart flutter and stroke as well, suggests research published online in
Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Roel Vermeulen at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and his team found that people whose jobs exposed them to
high levels of very low frequency magnetic fields were twice as likely to develop ALS as people who have never had this kind of
occupational exposure (Occupational & Environmental Medicine, do
occupational exposure (
Occupational & Environmental Medicine, do
Occupational & Environmental Medicine, doi.org/b43j).
While most urine samples collected from about 200 people in Huepetuhe last year showed mercury levels below the World Health Organization limit for
occupational exposure, a few were extremely
high, according to Dr. Jonh Astete, who coordinated the study by Peru's National Institute of Health.
The EPA only looked at low levels of
exposure from the products, while the new data show some Hispanics are breathing extremely
high levels, said Morandi, a recently retired University of Texas at Houston assistant professor of environmental sciences and
occupational health.
So although radiation protection agencies typically restrict
occupational exposure (for the nuclear industry, for example) to an average of 20 mSv per year, scientists don't have hard data on which to base
high - stake conclusions about what level of radiation, if any, is really safe.
High lead, copper, manganese, or mercury levels are associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), impulsivity, anger, aggression, inability to inhibit inappropriate responding, juvenile delinquency and criminality.126
Occupational mercury
exposure has been found to cause depression, anxiety, anger, antisocial behavior and aggressiveness.127
Sadly, the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health reported in 2014 that firefighters in particular have
higher rates of cancer than other public sector workers, due to the harmful
exposure to chemicals and toxic materials they encounter.
(I) Factors related to socioeconomic status: mother's (< 25, 25 — 29, 30 — 34, 35 +) and father's (< 30, 30 — 34, 35 +) age in years at birth of child; mother's and father's education at 9 months (National Vocational Qualification equivalent level 4 — 5 = university degree or equivalent, 3 = A levels or equivalent, 2 = grade C or
higher in at least 4 General Certificate of Secondary Education qualifications at the end of compulsory schooling at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this);
occupational socioeconomic status at
exposure, based on the last - known job of father or mother, whichever was
higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number of siblings of child in household at 9 months (none, 1, 2 +).