Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases Diseases from Work, Home, Outdoor and Other Exposures

by Tarlo, Susan; Cullinan, Paul; Nemery, Benoit B.

• ISBN13: 9780470515945
• ISBN10: 0470515945
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-27
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Unlike other books on the subject, this new volume approaches occupational and environmental lung disease from the starting point of the patient who comes to the physician with respiratory symptoms. The authors recognize that potentially harmful exposures occur not only in the work environment, but also from outdoor air pollution or as a result of hobbies or other leisure activities, and it is up the physician to identify whether a particular job or hobby is the cause of the patient's respiratory symptoms. The authors review protocols for screening, testing, and identification of environmental triggers, and provide cross-referenced appendices to allow readers to formulate appropriate diagnostic procedures.

Author Biography

Dr. Susan Tarlo, MD, Gage Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, CANADA.

Professor Paul Cullinan, Professor in Respiratory Epidemiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute and Honorary Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital, London.

Professor Benoit Nemery, MD PhD, Professor of Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine and Pneumology, Research Unit of Lung Toxicology, Catholic University of Leuven, BELGIUM Editorial Board member, Journal of Inhalation Toxicology.

Table of Contents

The personal environment

Cosmetics and Personal Care Products in Lung Diseases

The home environment

Passive Smoking

Emissions related to cooking and heating

Cleaning and other household products

Building materials and furnishing

Mites, pets, fungi and rare allergens

Hobby pursuits

Other indoor environments

Greta Smedje

Secondhand smoke exposure and the health of hospitality workers

Health Effects of Environmental Exposures while in Automobiles

Indoor Sports

Work environment

Agricultural environments and the Food Industry

Mining

Metal Industry and related jobs (including welding)

Automobile Maintenance, Repair and Refinishing

Automotive Industry

Wood and textile industries

The electronics industry

The services industry

Construction

Police, firefighters and the military

Office Workers and Teachers

Research workers

Special environments (low altitude)

Special environments (high altitude)

General environment

Natural resources - wildland fires and volcanoes

Traditional urban pollution

Traffic related urban air pollution

Outdoor sports

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