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. 2011 Nov;68(11):856-9.
doi: 10.1136/oem.2010.060178. Epub 2011 May 14.

Exposure to bioaerosols, respiratory health and lung-specific proteins: a prospective study in garbage and wastewater workers

Alois Tschopp  1 , Alfred Bernard, Annette M Thommen, Stefan Jeggli, Xavier Dumont, Anne Oppliger, Philipp Hotz
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Exposure to bioaerosols, respiratory health and lung-specific proteins: a prospective study in garbage and wastewater workers

Alois Tschopp et al. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Nov.
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Abstract

Objectives: To prospectively assess respiratory health in wastewater workers and garbage collectors over 5 years.

Methods: Exposure, respiratory symptoms and conditions, spirometry and lung-specific proteins were assessed yearly in a cohort of 304 controls, 247 wastewater workers and 52 garbage collectors. Results were analysed with random coefficient models and linear regression taking into account several potential confounders.

Results: Symptoms, spirometry and lung-specific proteins were not affected by occupational exposure.

Conclusions: In this population no effects of occupational exposure to bioaerosols were found, probably because of good working conditions.

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