Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Marth, E; Reinthaler, FF; Haas, D; Eibel, U; Feierl, G; Wendelin, I; Jelovcan, S; Barth, S.
Waste management--health: a longitudinal study
Schriftenr Ver Wasser Boden Lufthyg. 1999; 104: 569-583.
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Marth Egon
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Barth Sonja
- Feierl Gebhard
- Haas Doris
- Reinthaler Franz
- Wagner-Eibel Ute
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- Abstract:
- Altogether 256 (148 men and 108 women) employees from manual sorting facilities and 120 (98 men and 22 women) employees from compost facilities were examined The main focus of the investigations was in the assessment of the lung-function and the immune-system. A part of employees (87 in sorting and 34 in compost facilities) was observed over a period of 3 years. The lung-function was in the area of the expected values, decreased however from year to year. The concentration of total-IgE increased over the period of 3 years. The observation is from great interest that the difference of the concentration of the total-IgE fluctuated within the 3 years at the employees of manual sorting facilities from +200% to -100% while it amounted to 0% at employees of the compost facilities.
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