Sawmill Chemicals and Carcinogenesis

Sawmill chemicals and carcinogenesis.

Workers in wood industries are exposed to variable medleys of chemicals, both natural and synthetic. Additional exposures include fungi, bacteria, bark and wood dusts, solvents, paints, and various other wood coatings. These individual and conglomerate exposures have been associated with diverse occupational illnesses and hazards, including cancers. In this commentary, I summarize both experime...

Carcinogenesis bioassay of chlorinated dibenzodioxins and related chemicals.

Actions of Estrogenic Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Human Prostate Stem/Progenitor Cells and Prostate Carcinogenesis

Substantial evidences from epidemiological and animal-based studies indicate that early exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during the developmental stage results in a variety of disorders including cancer. Previous studies have demonstrated that early estrogen exposure results in life-long reprogramming of the prostate gland that leads to an increased incidence of prostatic lesio...

Chemicals and Infertility at a Glance

Statistical Modeling for Process Control in the Sawmill Industry

Softwood logs are processed into green boards through a series of horizontal or vertical sawing operations that reduce lumber thickness. This paper uses physical understanding to model how systematic and random errors in board thickness accumulate during sequential resawing. The error model is validated on board thickness measurements gathered at a northern California sawmill. The analysis • ex...