Enzyme exposure, smoking and lung function in employees in the detergent industry over 20 years |
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| Authors: | Cathcart, M. Nicholson, D. Roberts, D. Bazley, M. Juniper, C. Murray, P. Randell, M. Medical Subcommittee of the UK Soap Detergent Industry Association, |
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| Affiliation: | * Albright & Wilson UK Limited PO Box 3, 210-222 Hagley Road West, Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands, UK
!["{dagger}"]("/math/dagger.gif") Procter and Gamble PO Box 1EE, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
!["{ddagger}"]("/math/Dagger.gif") Unilever Plc, Unilever House Blackfriars, London, UK
$$$ Unilever Research and Engineering PO Box 114, 3130 AC, Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This study was undertaken to examine the long term relationshipbetween lung function, smoking and exposure to enzymes in thedetergent industry. A total of 731 male workers from five locationsin the United Kingdom were subject to respiratory health surveillanceincluding lung function testing over a period of 420years. Exposure groups were defined by job history. Significantlydifferent rates of fall in FEV1 and FVC with time were fourtdby geographical location and by smoking habit, but there wereno consistent trends with enzyme exposure. |
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| Keywords: | Detergent detergent industry enzymes lung function tests smoking |
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