title: Longitudinal study of neurotoxicity with occupational exposure to aluminum dust.
abstract: Two cross-sectional studies were conducted at a German aluminum (Al) powder plant to evaluate possible nervous system effects from occupational Al exposure. The investigation included biological monitoring, a neuropsychological test battery, and event-related P300 potentials. Neurophysiologic findings in workers chronically exposed to Al dust did not differ from non-Al-exposed controls from the same plant. The authors suggest that chronic exposure to Al dust, at the levels documented in this study, does not induce measurable cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: Institute and Outpatient Department for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. stephan.letzel@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letzel
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Angerer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neundörfer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lehnert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D000535:Aluminum