Respiratory effects in the aftermath of a major fire in a chemical waste depot

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 368-375

  Greven, Frans ^a,b   Kerstjens, Huib A M ^c   Duijm, Frans ^a   Eppinga, Pier ^d   De Meer, Gea ^e   Heederik, Dick ^b,f  

^a Municipal Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NIJ SMELLINGHE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Health Service Fryslan   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway irritant; Chemical fire; Dose response slope; Histamine challenge testing; Persistent respiratory symptom; RADS; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMBUSTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FIRE BEHAVIOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTIVE AIRWAYS DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINORRHEA; SMOKING; SORE THROAT; TELEPHONE; WHEEZING; AIR POLLUTANT; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; DOSE RESPONSE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 70349906883     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1328     Document Type: Article

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