Rationale: Workers in microwave popcorn plants are at risk of developing bronchiolitis
obliterans associated with exposure to butter flavoring volatiles, including diacetyl …

Background Chloroplatinate salts are well-known respiratory sensitizing agents leading to
work-related sensitization and allergies in the work environment. No quantitative exposure …

Background Occupational exposure to soluble chlorinated platinum (Pt) salts, commonly
called chloroplatinates, is a known cause of Pt salt sensitisation (PSS) and occupational …

Hopefully, the availability of exposure databases form a stimulus for more exposure
response studies and risk assessments leading to science based primary prevention …

Background In most reported cases of lung trauma with water proofing products, volatile
organic compounds (VOC) have a prominent role. Here we report on a case involving ten …

Evidence-based medicine(EBM) approaches have recently been applied to occupational
asthma. 1 2 The EBM document by Newman Taylor et al1 for occupational asthma …

Background A high contact dermatitis symptoms prevalence has been observed in Dutch
construction workers. Methods Contact dermatitis was diagnosed by an expert panel using …

We read with interest the analysis by Dr. van Rooy and colleagues of the risk of developing
bronchiolitis obliterans in workers involved in manufacturing flavoring ingredients (1). We …

Background: A high prevalence of contact dermatitis and respiratory symptoms has been
observed in the construction industry, probably due to widespread exposure to irritants and …

Objectives Soluble platinum salts are well known respiratory sensitising agents leading to
work related sensitisation in the work environment. No quantitative exposure response …