Respiratory health of workers exposed to polyacrylate dust.

Background: Polyacrylate (PA) powder dust formed in PA manufacturing units is fine sized, i.e., in nanosize.

Respiratory health of female stone grinders with free silica dust exposure in Gujarat, India.

Eighty-five female quartz mill stone-grinding workers belonging to the Naika, Rathwa and Damor tribes of Chhotaudepur village of the Godhra region of Gujarat, Western India were surveyed and examined to assess health effects related to free silica dust exposure. The mean age for the subjects was 28.2 +/- 9.

Tuberculosis among workers exposed to free silica dust.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global emergency. Poverty, increasing migration, homelessness and the compulsions to live and work in high-risk environments are making people increasingly susceptible to the disease. Those working in mines, construction work, stone-crushing and in other similar occupations where there is a greater level of exposure to silica dust are specially vulnerable.

Peak expiratory flow and respiratory morbidity: a study among silica-exposed workers in India.

Background: The present cross-sectional study was carried out among 136 quartz stone grinders with the objective of studying the peak expiratory flow (PEF) and the associated epidemiological factors.

Methods: Interview technique was used to record demographic characteristics and occupational history on a predesigned proforma, which included questionnaires regarding demographic, occupational and clinical characteristics. This was followed by complete medical examination and measurement of PEF using Spirovit SP-10.