Asian dust events result from displacement of atmospheric pollutants from the Chinese and Mongolian deserts, causing associated health issues throughout Northeast Asia. We investigated the relationship between skin symptoms in Asian dust events and contact allergy to Asian dust and associated metals. Increases in atmospheric levels of heavy metals such as Ni, Al, and Fe occurred during the seve...

Plasmas are energetic media that can give birth to dust particles due to the presence of reactive gases or plasma-surface interactions. Industrial plasmas are often concerned by these dust particles that can be either unwanted or useful for the process. For fusion plasmas, production of dust particles from wall erosion is a serious issue for performance and safety reasons. In this article, some...

In this paper the risk associated with deposition of aerosol (‘‘hygroscopic dust”) on printed circuit boards is assessed for different equipment designs and deployment. The amount of deposited dust is related to (1) the total dust availability in a given type of equipment and (2) to the rate of deposition of dust due to different mechanisms. Of these, the Brownian diffusion, gravitational settl...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of lead hazard control methods used in the Lead Hazard Control (LHC) grant program of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The LHC Program awards funds to local jurisdictions to address lead hazards in privately owned, low-income dwellings. Grantees in 14 cities, states, or counties collected environmental data in over 2600-treated dwellings m...

Exposure to inhalable wood dust and compliance with the British Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 1999 were assessed at a representative cross-section of the British woodworking industry. Median exposures ranged from 1.5 to 2.8 mg/m(3) across the selected industry groups, the lowest being in sawmilling and planing of wood. Overall, 27% of values exceeded the maximum ...

Introduction: Exposure to flour dust is an important risk factor in occurrence of allergic airway disorders among mill workers. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and its relation with exposure to respirable dust. Materials and Methods: In this study, all of 35 workers who worked in the flour producing section of three factories were chosen as ca...

Chronic inhalation of dust impairs lung function and may cause respiratory symptoms. However, knowledge about the type of dust that can cause these problems is uncertain. Very little attention has been paid to the health of workers chronically exposed to dust raised by street sweeping without precautionary measures. Therefore, a study of lung function, oxygen saturation and symptoms among femal...

BACKGROUND Control of dust mites using extremes of temperature is an alternative to the use of acaricides. In the past we have attempted control by freezing with liquid nitrogen. The present paper deals with the opposite extreme, the use of steam. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a domestic steam cleaner for the control of dust mites, its effect on mite populations and...

BACKGROUND Chronic urticaria is one of the perplexing problems faced by clinicians. There are a few reports associating house dust mite sensitivity with chronic urticaria, based upon the patient's history as well as intradermal skin testing and in vitro analysis. AIMS To investigate the possible association between house dust mite sensitivity and chronic urticaria. METHODS In this case cont...