cement dust exposure is associated with increased respiratory impairment. as the major occupational hazard in the cement production industry is cement particles, our aim was to more thoroughly examine the acute effects of occupational exposure to cement dust on the respiratory system. a cross-shift study was conducted in a cement factory in iran. 100 high exposed workers from production and pac...

We investigated the precipitation of carbonates by Nesterenkonia halobia in a liquid medium at different concentrations of salts and incubation times. N. halobia only produced crystals at salt concentrations of 2.5%, 7.5% and 15%. At 20% salt concentration no crystal formation was observed. Calcite, aragonite and dolomite were precipitated in different quantities, depending on the salinity of t...

Cooke (1922) first drew attention to house dust as an etiological factor of asthma. Since then there have been reports of many cases of asthma which were dependent on sensitivity to house dust and occupation dusts, such as wheat dust (miller's asthma) and wood dust {e.g.. teak). In the case of occupational dusts the nature of the allergen is known, but nothing definite is so far known regarding...

A total of 40 samples from carbonates and 8 samples from silicate rocks were analyzed from the Sangan iron skarn deposit to examine behavior of the oxygen and carbon isotopes. The higher values of ?18O are from metamorphic calcite and dolomite and lower ones are from granitic rocks. Although the ?18O and ?13C values of calcite and dolomite in marble yield the highest values in the Sangan deposi...

in order to compare sampling efficiencies of total and inhalable dust methods, three airborne dust sampling systems , 7-hole sampler , close and open face filter cassette were compared side-by-side , as stationary and for the personal samplers , in a wood working industry to evaluate their relative efficiency. a total of 162 samples were collected. the study of particle size distribution by cas...

Some investigators seem to question the advisibility of using magnesium-bearing minerals in agricultural practices, since they deem magnesium detrimental to optimum plant growth. Magnesium in some forms is detrimental to plant growth. However, the natural carbonates, such as limestones and dolomites, are not detrimental but in reality beneficial to plant growth when applied in amounts sufficien...

Ž . At two caves Clamouse, S France and Ernesto, NE Italy , cave drip and pool waters were collected and sampled at intervals over a 2–3 year period. MgrCa and SrrCa concentration ratios, corrected for marine aerosols, are compared with those of bedrocks and, in some cases, aqueous leachates of soils and weathered bedrocks. Cave waters do not lie along mixing lines between calcite and dolomite ...

  Background & Aims of the Study: Dust is one of the detrimental factors in workplace of tile industry. Exposure to excessive amount of dust can create various hazards to the workers. Therefore, the present study aimed to measure the concentration of environmental and respirable dust in air of Birjand Niloofar tile Industry. Materials & Methods: In the present study, using personal...