Inflammatory markers and exposure to airborne particles among workers in a Swedish pulp and paper mill.

Purpose: To study the relationship between exposure to airborne particles in a pulp and paper mill and markers of inflammation and coagulation in blood.

Methods: Personal sampling of inhalable dust was performed for 72 subjects working in a Swedish pulp and paper mill. Stationary measurements were used to study concentrations of total dust, respirable dust, PM10 and PM2.