Publications by authors named "E Bourgkard"
Article Synopsis
- Exposure assessments of metalworking fluids (MWF) can be challenging due to their complex nature; this study aimed to evaluate both straight and water-based MWF exposure among workers in 20 workshops.
- The research measured metal and organic carbon content in both new and used MWF, and analyzed air samples for particulate matter, metals, organic carbon, and aldehydes over full work shifts.
- Key findings indicated that while inhalable particle exposure levels were similar for both types of MWF, the gaseous fraction was a significant contributor to overall exposure, highlighting the need for better management and control measures to reduce harmful gaseous emissions.
Objective: The aim of this study is to estimate the association between night work and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among French workers. The association between cumulative duration of night work and HRQoL was also investigated.
Methods: Three career-long night work exposure groups were defined at inclusion in the CONSTANCES cohort: permanent night workers, rotating night workers and former night workers.
Objective: To evaluate the existing evidence on the effect of night-shift work and its subtypes (permanent and rotating) on cardiovascular risk factors: diabetes, lipid disorders, being overweight, hypertension, smoking habits, sedentariness, and occupational psychosocial stressors.
Method: A Web of Sciences and Cochrane review library search was conducted to identify systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis dealing with the quantification of the link between night-shift work and the studied cardiovascular risk factors in working populations. We used the AMSTAR 2 to evaluate the quality of each review.
Background: Exposure to aerosols from metalworking fluids (MWF) has previously been related to a series of adverse health outcomes (eg, cancer, respiratory diseases). Our present epidemiological study focuses on occupational exposures to MWF and a panel of exposure and effect biomarkers. We hypothesize that these health outcomes are caused by particle exposure that generates oxidative stress, leading to airway inflammation and ultimately to chronic respiratory diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess the relationship between occupational exposure to metalworking fluids (MWFs) in the steel-producing industry and bladder cancer incidence.
Methods: A nested case-control study on bladder cancer was set up in a cohort of workers from six French steel-producing factories. Three controls were randomly selected for each incident bladder cancer case diagnosed from 2006 to 2012.