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Objective To analyze the distribution, survival conditions, and medical support of newly diagnosed occupational pneumoconiosis (hereinafter referred to as pneumoconiosis) patients in Zhangdian District, Zibo City. Methods A total of 1 189 newly diagnosed pneumoconiosis patients in Zhangdian District from 1956 to 2019 were selected as the study subjects using retrospective method. Data of their age of onset, years of occupational exposure, category of working industry, type of pneumoconiosis, and status of medical support was collected and analyzed. Results The median and the 25th-75th percentiles ［M (P25, P75)］ of the age of onset were 51.8 (45.5, 56.1) years, and the mortality was 37.0%. The majority of pneumoconiosis cases were silicosis (45.2%) and coal workers' pneumoconiosis (39.8%). The highest prevalence of pneumoconiosis was in the coal mining and washing industry (42.4%), followed by manufacturing (33.4%). Pneumoconiosis patients in stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ, and Ⅲ accounted for 89.1%, 8.7%, and 2.2%, respectively. The M (P25, P75) of the length of work exposed to dust were 24.1 (16.5, 29.9) years.The higher stage of pneumoconiosis the shorter of the length of work exposed to dust among these pneumoconiosis patients(all P<0.05). The overall survival rate, the 5-year survival rate and the 10-year survival rate of these pneumoconiosis patients were 63.0%, 92.3% and 85.9%, respectively. Among the 749 surviving cases, 60.8% were aged 60.0 to <80.0 years. In terms of social security, 100.0% surviving cases enjoyed basic medical insurance, meanwhile, 96.1% and 81.8% patients were covered by major medical insurances and occupational injury insurances, respectively. The M (P25, P75) of age at death were 73.1 (64.0, 77.1) years. The main causes of death were respiratory diseases (59.3%) and malignant tumors (20.4%). Conclusion The prevalent types of pneumoconiosis in Zhangdian District, Zibo City, are coal workers' pneumoconiosis and silicosis. Medical support and assistance are relatively limited. The pneumoconiosis prevention and control focus should be on silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
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Objective@#To investigate the current status of the occupational hazards of welding fume, manganese, and manganese compounds in the welding environment of a large container manufacturing enterprise, as well as the status of occupational health examination of workers, and to provide a basis for improving the welding environment of this enterprise.@*Methods@#In August 2016, July 2017, and August 2018, convenience sampling was used to perform an on-site occupational hygiene survey of the welding workshop for three consecutive years, and welding fume, manganese and, manganese compounds (counted as manganese dioxide) were measured for their workplace exposure concentrations and exposure levels in workers. A comprehensive analysis was performed for the results of occupational health examination.@*Results@#Welding fume, manganese, and manganese compounds in the welding environment gradually increased from 2016 to 2018 (χ2trend=5.14 and 5.54, P<0.05). The maximum over-standard rate of concentration-short term exposure limit was 43.3% (13/30) for welding fume and 40.0% (12/30) for manganese and its compounds, and the maximum over-standard rate of time-weighted average concentration was 26.7% (8/30) for welding fume and 23.3% (7/30) for manganese and its compounds. Abnormalities were observed in the occupational health examination of welding workers in 2016-2018, among which respiratory system abnormalities (cough, expectoration, and wheezing), nervous system abnormalities (dizziness, fatigue, sleep disorders, amnesia, hyperhidrosis, and palpitations), and electrocardiogram abnormalities (bundle conduction block) had an incidence rate of above 10.0%, and the incidence rate of abnormalities on posterior-anterior X-ray high-kV chest radiograph was close to 8.9% (30/336) .@*Conclusion@#There is severe exposure to welding fume, manganese, and manganese compounds among workers in this enterprise, which cause great hazards to the health of workers. It is necessary to strengthen occupational health management, take measures to improve the welding environment, and enhance occupational disease prevention.
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Objective@#To observe the effect of long term crotonaldehyde exposure on heart damage in male rats, and to explore the possible mechanism of toxic action.@*Methods@#24 specific pathogen free healthy male wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups with 6 rats in each group. Rats were treated with with 8.5, 4.5, 2.5 and 0.0 mg/kg body weight crotonaldehyde by gavage, once a day for consecutive 150 days. After the last treatment, they were anesthetized and collected blood samples by cardiac puncture. The heart was rapidly separated after cervical dislocation. The cardiac organ coefficient was calculated and the histopathology changes in heart were observed by HE staining. At the same time, the activities of creatine kinase (CK) , lactate dehydrogenase-L (LDH-L) in serum were determined by automatic biochemical analyzer. Moreover, the levels of cardiac troponin (cTnT) , Angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) , Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) , Aldosterone (ALD) and interleukin (IL) -6, 8, 1β, interferon (IFN) -γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α in heart were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.@*Results@#At the 90d, 120 d, and 150 d exposure, compared with the control group, the body weight gain in 4.5 and 8.5 mg/kg groups were decreased. Moreover, the heart weight in 4.5 and 8.5 mg/kg groups, and heart coefficient in 8.5 mg/kg group were decreased (P<0.05) . With the increasing dosage of crotonaldehyde, the degree of pathological changes in the heart of exposed rats were aggravated. The major pathological changes of heart in 4.5 and 8.5 mg/kg groups could be summarized as lymphocyte infiltration, abnormal cardiac muscle fiber arrangements, necrosis and fibrous connective tissue hyperplasia. Compared with the control group, the serum CK activity in 4.5 mg/kg group, CK and LDH-L activitivies in 8.5 mg/kg group were increased (P<0.05) ; Compared with the control group, the levels of ALD and ANGII in the heart of 4.5 and 8.5 mg/kg groups were increased, BNP level were decreased, and cTNT level in 8.5 mg/kg group were increased (P<0.05) . Compared with the control group, the levels of IL-1β、IL-6、IL-8 in 4.5 mg/kg group and IL-1β、IL-6、IL-8、TNF-α、IFN-γ in 8.5 mg/kg group were increased (P<0.05) .@*Conclusion@#Crotonaldehyde could up-regulate cardiac inflammatory cytokines and alter the balance ofangiotensin-aldosterone-brain natriuretic peptide causing heart damage.
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Objective@#To put forward the suggestion of the occupational contact limit of tributyl phosphate in the air of the workplace.@*Methods@#Data of production and usage, workers' basic information, occupational history, and physical examinations were collected, and the environmental and individual levels of exposure were monitored using fixed-point and individual sampling. The results of the questionnaire and health examination were statistically analyzed using exact probability method of Fisher in the workers exposed to tributyl phosphate and the control group.@*Results@#The results showed that tributyl phosphate was widely distributed in the workplace of production and using enterprises, and the concentration of tributyl phosphate in packaging area was highest at 2.47 mg/m3, and in feeder nose was highest at 2.13 mg/m3. The discomfort symptoms were classified and results showed that tributyl phosphate exposure group of 136 people, all symptoms of 128 people, accounting for 94.44% of the total, the remaining 5.56% of the staff report had psychiatric symptoms or lethargy and irritability skin itching, the control group had no symptoms. There is or not discomfort symptoms in the tributyl phosphate exposure group and the control group was compared with the exact probability of Fisher, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . The results of healthy physical examination of workers exposed to tributyl phosphate and control group were statistically analyzed by the exact probability method of Fisher. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the results of routine internal medical examination, nervous system examination, skin examination, five senses examination, blood routine, urine routine, lung ventilation, and X ray chest fluoroscopy between the tributyl phosphate exposure group and the control group (P<0.05) .@*Conclusion@#The workplace permissible time-weighted tributyl phosphate and short-term exposure limit concentrations in China were set at 2.5 mg/m3 and 5 mg/m3, respectively.
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OBJECTIVE: To formulate a limit of occupational benzoquinone in the air of workplace. METHODS: According to GBZ/T 210. 1-2008 Guide for Establishing Occupational Health Standards--Part 1: Occupational Exposure Limits for Airborne Chemicals in the Workplace,the relevant literatures on toxicology,epidemiology and foreign occupational exposure limit for benzoquinone were collected and analyzed. A benzoquinone production enterprise was selected as the research subject. Occupational hygiene investigation and occupational epidemiological investigation were carried out. The occupational exposure limit of benzoquinone in the air of workplace was assessed. RESULTS: The literature data analysis results showed that benzoquinone is a highly toxic substance,has strong stimulated effect on human respiratory tract,eyes and skin. The occupational exposure limit of benzoquinone in the workplace air in the United States of America,Germany and Australian is 0. 400 mg/m~3. In the benzoquinone production enterprise,the median of concentration-time weighted average of benzoquinone exposed workers( exposure group) was 0. 100 mg/m~3. The median of concentration-short term exposure limit in the workplace air was 0. 160 mg/m~3. There was no significant difference on the abnormal detection rate of conjunctivitis,dermatitis,and abnormal liver B type and abnormal kidney B type ultrasound between the exposure group and the control group( P > 0. 05). There was no significant difference on the serum liver function and renal function indexes between the two groups( P > 0. 05). The results of blood routine examination in the two groups were within the normal reference range. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that the permissible concentration-time weighted average of benzoquinone in the workplace air should be set at 0. 400 mg/m~3 in China.