title: Cause-specific mortality among Michigan employees of a chemical company: 1940 to 1994.
abstract: We observed 42,076 men and 11,706 women first employed at the Michigan locations of The Dow Chemical Company between 1940 and 1994. Follow-up was 98% complete, and we identified 16,242 deaths. Significant deficits in standardized mortality ratios were observed for all causes, all malignant neoplasms, and more than a dozen other causes of death when compared with rates in the United States. We observed significant elevations for several causes of death among employees of a magnesium foundry. There is little modern exposure information, because the foundry was sold nearly 40 years ago. This routine surveillance activity provided a generally favorable overview of the health experience of our employees and did not suggest a need for an additional focused study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Dow Chemical Company, 1803 Building, Midland, MI 48674, USA. cburns@dow.com
authors.forename: Carol J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Jan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cartmill
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002617:Chemical Industry; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium