Work-related symptoms and dose-response relationships for personal exposures and pulmonary function among woodworkers

Four sawmills, a wood chipping mill, and five joineries in New South Wales, Australia, were studied for the effects of personal exposure to wood dust, endotoxins. (1-->3)-beta-D-glucans, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi on lung function among woodworkers.Personal inhalable and respirable dust sampling was carried out. The lung function tests of workers were conducted before and after a workshift.The mean percentage cross-shift decrease in lung...