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This dataset contains all state and territorial vaccine mandates that were issued from July 26, 2021 to , regardless of whether the law has been superseded by a subsequent law, postponed by subsequent law, or otherwise…
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The National Study of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (NSCWP) is a large, continuing epidemiologic study of the respiratory health of U.S. coal miners. By using information from the study, prevalence of coal workers’…
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We investigated the suitability of graphitic carbon (GC) content of diesel particulate matter (DPM), measured using Raman spectroscopy, as a surrogate measure of elemental carbon (EC), determined by thermal optical…
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Exposure to certain engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) causes chronic lesions like lung fibrosis and cancer as a result of unresolved inflammation. Elucidating how ENM-induced inflammation is resolved is necessary for…
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The goal of the experimental design and research presented herein was to produce peracetic acid (PAA) atmospheres suitable for evaluating PAA sampling methods in a controlled environment. To achieve this, generated test…
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A method for the quantification of airborne organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) within aerosolized diesel particulate matter (DPM) is described in the article cited below. DPM is a known carcinogen encountered…
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The demand for disposable respiratory protective devices needed to protect health care personnel may exceed supply during large outbreaks of respiratory infectious diseases. Concerns occurred over the global shortages…
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Workers in a number of sectors including Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities, Construction, Agriculture, Forestry’s and Fisheries and Mining are regularly exposed to whole-body vibration (WBV) while driving large…
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Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of hearing loss for noise-exposed U.S. workers by industry sector and 5-year time period, covering 30 years. Methods: Audiograms for 1.8…
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The accommodation of worker anthropometric variability in the workplace and personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to safe and efficient completion of work tasks. Previously, the best data available was 46 years…
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It is widely acknowledged that there are costs involved with fatal injury to workers. These costs cross numerous boundaries, and generally address the overall costs to victims and the affected groups, and to society as…
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Nickel is one of the most common contact allergens worldwide. Despite this prevalence, many of the underlying immunological mechanisms responsible for nickel allergy remain unclear. This knowledge gap is partially…
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The occupational exposure risk to peracetic acid (PAA), a common disinfectant and sterilant use in industrial settings like healthcare facilities and meat processing plants, is typically assessed through collection and…
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Diesel exhaust (DE) is an air pollutant containing gaseous compounds and particulate matter. Diesel engines are common on gas extraction and oil sites, leading to complex DE exposure to a broad range of compounds…
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Occupational exposure to 4,4’-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), the most widely used monomeric diisocyanate (dNCO), is associated with occupational asthma (OA) development. Recruitment of immune cells to the lung…
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In the lung, carcinogenesis is a multi-stage process that includes initiation by a genotoxic agent, promotion that expands the population of cells with damaged DNA to form a tumor, and progression from benign to…
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Silicosis is an irreversible occupational lung disease resulting from crystalline silica exposure. Previously, we discovered that Western diet (HFWD)-consumption increases susceptibility to silica-induced pulmonary…
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This noise database was developed to provide researchers and other interested stakeholders with noise measurement results that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has collected during…