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Reduction in adverse effect on pulmonary function after exposure to filtered diesel exhaust

✍ Scribed by Ulf Ulfvarson; Rolf Alexandersson

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 443 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700170306

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A statistically significant temporary reduction on pulmonary function was measured with spirometry in stevedores on a roll‐on‐roll‐off ro‐ro ship who were exposed to diesel exhausts from trucks during a work shift. When all trucks were equipped with specially designed microfilters mounted on the exhaust pipes, this impairment in pulmonary function was reduced. Removal of the particulate fraction of the exhausts by filtering is an important factor in reducing the adverse effect of diesel exhaust on pulmonary function. The particle fraction should be considered when designing an indicator of the biological effects of diesel exhausts.

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