Longitudinal study of workers of an aluminium die casting factory
Discalzi, G.L.; Capellaro, F.; Baracco, A.
La Medicina del Lavoro 83(5): 466-469
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-7818 PMID: 1297059 Document Number: 389350
We conducted a 5-year longitudinal study on 76 workers of a high and medium aluminium alloy die-casting factory. As in a previous cross-sectional study conducted in 1986 and in accordance with the data in the literature, the 1990 follow-up study showed: a low prevalence of chronic bronchitis (as defined by the ECSC questionnaire on respiratory symptoms); normal mean functional values of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%. We did not find any significant difference in the levels of lung function over the period of 1986-90. These results show that workers in the secondary aluminium industry are not exposed to a significant risk of chronic pulmonary disease.