Correlation between pulmonary function and air pollutant emissions for woolen and dust factory workers in Dongguan city / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the correlation between the pulmonary function and air pollutant emissions for the woolen and dust factory workers in Dongguan city .Methods Totally 519 yarn factory (wool group) and 503 dust factory (dust group) workers ,and 326 individuals (control group) undergoing the healthy physical examination were selected ,the respirometer was a‐dopted to detect the pulmonary function .The air sampling was carried out in the above factory areas and non‐factory communities , then the concentrations of silicon dioxide (SO2 ) ,nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ) ,silica (SaO2 ) ,cotton and other PM2 .5 mass were meas‐ured ,and their correlation with the lung function was analyzed .Results Compared with the control group ,the forced vital capacity (VC) ,forced vital capacity (FVC) ,maximal voluntary ventilation(MVV) ,first second forced expiratory volume (FEV1 .0) and ra‐tio of first second forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity (FEV1 .0 % ) in the workers of wool group and dust group were decreased (P0 .60 ,P<0 .05) .Conclusion The air pollution in the partial factories in our city is heavier and the lung function of workers are injured ;the cotton dust content is high in the yarn factories area and the SO2 content is high in the dust factories ,which may be the main factors of the lung function injury in the woolen yarn and dust factory workers .