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- Woodworkers in the furniture industry are exposed to wood dust, prompting a study on its effects on nasal mucociliary transport rates (NMTRs).
- The study included 25 woodworkers and 30 healthy controls, measuring wood dust concentration and assessing NMTR using (99m)Tc-MAA rhinoscintigraphy.
- Results showed that woodworkers had a lower average NMTR than controls, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.066), suggesting that wood dust exposure may not negatively impact nasal mucociliary transport in these workers.
Article Abstract
Woodworkers in the furniture industry are exposed to wood dust in their workplaces. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of occupational wood dust exposure on the nasal mucociliary transport rates (NMTRs) in woodworkers. Twenty five woodworkers and 30 healthy controls were included in this study. Wood dust concentration in workplaces was measured using the sampling device. (99m) Tc-macroaggregated albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) rhinoscintigraphy was performed, and NMTR was calculated in all cases. In statistical analysis, an independent samples t-test was used to compare NMTR of woodworkers and control subjects. We found that the mean NMTR of the woodworkers was lower than that of the healthy controls. However, there was not a statistically significant difference between them (P = 0.066). In conclusion, our findings suggested that wood dust exposure may not impair nasal mucociliary transport rate in woodworkers employed in joinery workshops.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143431 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/620482 | DOI Listing |
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