Neuropsychological effects of long-term occupational exposure to mercury among chloralkali workers

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Bagheri Hosseinabadi ◽  
Narges Khanjani ◽  
Mostafa Dehghani Mobarake ◽  
Hamid Shirkhanloo
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Neuropsychological Effects ◽  
Occupational Exposure To Mercury

Neuropsychological Effects of Styrene Exposure: A Review of Current Literature

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1139-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Groth-Marnat
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Neuropsychological Screening ◽  
Occupational Illness ◽  
Neuropsychological Effects ◽  
Screening Battery ◽  
Styrene Exposure ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Laboratory Exposure

Research on the neuropsychological effects of exposure to styrene are reviewed, including subjective complaints, laboratory exposure, short- and long-term occupational exposure, possible long-term occupational illness, neuropsychiatric implications, and animals' behavior. The findings are discussed in relation to optimal levels of exposure, drivers' safety, a sensitive neuropsychological screening battery, current controversies, and future directions for research.

Color-space distortions following long-term occupational exposure to mercury vapor

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Feitosa-Santana ◽  
David L. Bimler ◽  
Galina V. Paramei ◽  
Nestor N. Oiwa ◽  
Mirella T. S. Barboni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Mercury Vapor ◽  
Occupational Exposure To Mercury

Assessment Of Occupational Exposure To Mercury Among Libyan Dentists:, Dental College Workers In University Of Benghazi

2016 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abdelkarem A. Elgazali ◽  
Abdelqader Imragaa ◽  
Hend Suleiman ◽  
J. Feldmann ◽  
Eva M. Krupp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Occupational Exposure To Mercury

Repeated Occupational Exposure to Low-level Blast in the Canadian Armed Forces: Effects on Hearing, Balance, and Ataxia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Nakashima ◽  
Oshin Vartanian ◽  
Shawn G Rhind ◽  
Kristen King ◽  
Catherine Tenn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Blast Overpressure ◽  
Blast Exposure

ABSTRACT Introduction Recently, there has been increasing concern about the adverse health effects of long-term occupational exposure to low-level blast in military personnel. Occupational blast exposure occurs routinely in garrison through use of armaments and controlled blast detonations. In the current study, we focused on a population of breaching instructors and range staff. Breaching is a tactical technique that is used to gain entry into closed spaces, often through the use of explosives. Materials and Methods Initial measurements of blast overpressure collected during breaching courses found that up to 10% of the blasts for range staff and up to 32% of the blasts for instructors exceeded the recommended 3 psi exposure limit. Using a cross-sectional design, we used tests of balance, ataxia, and hearing to compare a sample of breachers (n = 19) to age-and sex-matched military controls (n = 19). Results There were no significant differences between the two groups on the balance and ataxia tests, although the average scores of both groups were lower than would be expected in a normative population. The prevalence of hearing loss was low in the breacher group (4 of 19), and hearing thresholds were not significantly different from the controls. However, the prevalence of self-reported tinnitus was significantly higher in the breacher group (12 of 19) compared with the controls (4 of 19), and all breachers who were identified as having hearing loss also reported tinnitus. Conclusions Our results suggest that basic tests of balance, ataxia, and hearing on their own were not sensitive to the effects of long-term occupational exposure to low-level blast. Some of the blast exposure levels exceeded limits, and there was a significant association of exposure with tinnitus. Future studies should supplement with additional information including exposure history and functional hearing assessments. These findings should be considered in the design of future acute and longitudinal studies of low-level blast exposure.

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