title: [Silica in ceramic industry: exposition and pulmonary diseases].
abstract: Since 1990, a cohort survey has been carried out among workers employed in pottery workers by the Local Health Unit of Viterbo, Latium (Italy). Cumulative exposure to silica containing dust has been assessed for 808 workers, who were also screened with a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, chest radiography and lungfunction tests. The prevalence of small opacities 1/0 and 1/1+ was 3.0% and 4.1% respectively and the prevalence increased with the cumulative exposure. A close relationship has been found between silica dose and decrease in lung function.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Laboratorio di Igiene Industriale, ASL Viterbo, Roma. labig@asl.vt.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavariani
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leonori
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bedini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quercia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forastiere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002516:Ceramics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016017:Odds Ratio; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012829:Silicosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D012822:Silicon Dioxide