en بهداشت حرفه ای Occupational Health پژوهشي Original Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><i><b>Background and Purpose: </b></i></font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">Inhalation of hardwood dust may produce a range of adverse health</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">effects in the upper and lower respiratory system, including asthma, along with Sino-nasal cancer</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">and nasopharyngeal cancer. This study was carried out to evaluate personal exposure to wood</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">dust among workers in chipboard and furniture production saloons in Neka Choob factory, Iran.</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><i><b>Materials and Methods: </b></i></font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">Gravimetric method No. 0500 recommended by National Institute for</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">Occupational Safety and Health was used to determine the wood dust concentrations in the</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">workers&rsquo; breathing zone. The sampling air was drawn through a polyvinyl chloride filter within</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">the breathing zone, using a calibrated personal sampling pump.</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><i><b>Results: </b></i></font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">The mean workers&rsquo; personal exposure to wood dust in furniture production saloon</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">(2.87 &plusmn; 1.95 mgm</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1">-3</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">) was higher than mean exposure of workers whom were working in</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">chipboard saloon (0.93 &plusmn; 0.35 mgm</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1">-3</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">). The mean workers&rsquo; exposure to wood dust for both</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">saloons was 1.70 &plusmn; 1.53 mgm</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="1">-3</font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">.</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="3"><i><b>Conclusion: </b></i></font></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">The mean workers&rsquo; personal exposure to wood dust in Neka Choob factory was</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">higher than Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) recommended by national (Iranian Committee</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">for Review and Collection of OEL) and European ::union:: Scientific Committee on OEL</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">committees. All workers in furniture production saloon and three workers in chipboard saloon</font></font></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">have a mean exposure higher than OEL.</font></font></p> Personal exposure, Wood dust, Neka Choob, Iran 21 26 http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-74-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahmoud Mohammadyan 10031947532846003984 10031947532846003984 No Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Masuomeh Afzali masuomeAfzali@gmail.com 10031947532846003985 10031947532846003985 Yes Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran