Identifying cleaning products associated with short-term work-related respiratory symptoms: A workforce-based study in domestic cleaners.

Domestic cleaners have an increased risk of asthma-like and other respiratory symptoms and conditions. Uncertainty exists about which products are most hazardous. We aimed to investigate, among professional domestic cleaners, the associations of ocular/respiratory outcomes with using specific types of products at work and with the ability to choose their own products.

Associations between occupational and environmental exposures and organ involvement in sarcoidosis: a retrospective case-case analysis.

Background: Sarcoidosis most commonly affects lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes, but any other organ can be involved. In epidemiological studies, many occupational and environmental exposures have been linked to sarcoidosis but their relationship with the disease phenotype has barely been studied.

Objective: To investigate how occupational and environmental exposures prior to diagnosis relate to organ involvement in patients with sarcoidosis METHODS: We retrospectively studied patients seen at a sarcoidosis clinic between 2017 and 2020.

Occupational Exposure to Metals in Shooting Ranges: A Biomonitoring Study.

Background: Lead (Pb) exposure in shooting ranges has been reduced by various measures such as jacketed ammunition and lead-free primers. Nevertheless, this may lead to exposure to other metals, potentially resulting in adverse health effects.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 35 subjects from seven different shooting ranges were studied: four shooting instructors, 10 police officers, 15 Special Forces, and six maintenance staff members.