[Prevalence of penumoconiosis in a steel-plant (author's transl)].
Chest X-rays of 483 steel workers employed in the same factory were examined by the authors and classified according to the ILO U/C 1971 classification for pneumoconiosis. The prevalence of pneumoconiosis was found to be 8.4%. The majority of the positive cases were detected among the furnace workers and then among presse and rolling-mill workers. Only one positive case was found among the workers of the other foremen. It is stated that the furnace is the main source of pollution and that the lack of protective systems spreads the risk also to the surrounding working sites. No significant differences were found as for the opacity features.
D000328:Adult; D000397:Air Pollution; D000497:Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013232:Steel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D000497:Alloys; D013232:Steel
Distribuzione della pneumoconiosi in una acciaieria