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36 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 489 Occupational exposure and asthma papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • is that the distribution of veterinarians working exclusively or partially in large and/or small animal practice, as well as the time elapsed since graduation, were not collected. These factors could potentially influence both the prevalence of reactions and attitudes toward the use of protective equipment. Notably, despite the frequency of these reactions, few respondents had undergone allergy evaluation, and the results of these assessments were not collected. At the end of the questionnaire, participants were invited to contact the study team if they wished to complete diagnostic investigations but no request was received. In France and Belgium, most veterinarians work in private practice, where health insurance may not automatically cover occupational disease. Moreover, applications for formal recognition are often initiated during career transitions. Veterinarians still actively engaged in their practice may be less inclined to seek formal recognition, which could raise concerns about the sustainability of their professional activity.

    Situation report: reactions to mammalian amniotic fluid and blood among veterinarians · 2026 · DOI

  • While personal exposure to workplace emissions has been considered in a few studies, PM concentration in actual field conditions is largely underreported.

    Assessment of Personal Exposure and Lung Function Impairment among Stone Carving Workers in Rajasthan, India: Cross-Sectional Study · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a need for education about DNELs, as well as for tools facilitating the evaluation of DNELs and OELs from other sources in cases where the applicable Swedish OEL is lacking.

    A scoping survey of attitudes towards occupational exposure limits and REACH derived no effect levels for workers among chemical risk managers at Swedish workplaces · 2020 · DOI

  • The research on the cytogenetic abnormalities or genotoxic effect of vehicular emissions arising due to long-term exposure to benzene and other polyaromatic hydrocarbons has provided conflicting results, since more or less equal numbers of studies have given evidence for and against the causal association.

    Global review of studies on traffic police with special focus on environmental health effects · 2014 · DOI

  • Year - 1934 41. Night work (women) 42. Workmen’s compensation (occupational diseases) (revised) 43. Sheet-glass works - 1935 45. Underground work (women) 46.

    THE ILO AND THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS · 1969 · DOI

  • The construction sector is the world's largest industrial employer, yet the occupational health hazards faced by unorganized laborers exposed to wet and dry cement remain under-researched.

    Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards and Pulmonary Function Impairment among Cement-Exposed Construction Workers · 2026 · DOI

  • Some studies suggest genotoxic effects or elevated cancer risks but are insufficient to support unequivocal conclusions regarding the necessity of stringent risk management measures.

    Precautionary Approach to Reduce Occupational Exposures among Airport Apron Workers in the Context of Many Unknowns—A Methodological Position Paper · 2026 · DOI

  • Especially combined acute and chronic exposure to the mentioned volatile and airborne substances may represent a substantial but underrecognized risk, particularly with respect to neurotoxic health effects.

    Precautionary Approach to Reduce Occupational Exposures among Airport Apron Workers in the Context of Many Unknowns—A Methodological Position Paper · 2026 · DOI

  • Given the challenges of using raw biological materials in skin testing and the current lack of standardized tools, in vitro investigations such as basophil activation and lymphocyte transformation tests may represent reactions.

    Situation report: reactions to mammalian amniotic fluid and blood among veterinarians · 2026 · DOI

  • However, the physiological tolerance and element-partitioning patterns of invasive plants in tungsten tailings remain insufficiently understood, and their potential use must be evaluated cautiously because of ecological risks.

    Phytostabilization of arsenic, copper and iron by <i>Sphagneticola trilobata</i> (L.) Pruski in contaminated tungsten mine tailings · 2026 · DOI

  • Many paint workers never see an occupational health physician unless required by their employer, limiting direct occupational health surveillance and creating a gap in detection of occupational exposures.

    A Comprehensive Review of Occupational Medicine in the Paint Industry: Roles of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine · 2025 · DOI

  • The challenge of addressing chemical, physical, and psychosocial factors simultaneously in occupational health remains unresolved and requires continued refinement of guidelines and exploration of innovative solutions.

    A Comprehensive Review of Occupational Medicine in the Paint Industry: Roles of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine · 2025 · DOI

  • Incentive programs for factories showing decreased work-related illness rates need careful monitoring to prevent underreporting of injuries or illnesses by workers.

    A Comprehensive Review of Occupational Medicine in the Paint Industry: Roles of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine · 2025 · DOI

  • Some countries have separate agencies that do not always share data, creating inconsistencies between environmental inspections and labor safety standards oversight.

    A Comprehensive Review of Occupational Medicine in the Paint Industry: Roles of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine · 2025 · DOI

  • The long-term effects of inhaling or handling antimicrobial agents added to paints are not well-known, with only in vitro studies currently conducted to assess potential lung irritation or immune responses.

    A Comprehensive Review of Occupational Medicine in the Paint Industry: Roles of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine · 2025 · DOI

  • Occupational exposure to enflurane is not monitored in Poland, as no standard value has been established for it in the air of the working environment.

    Health hazards resulting from occupational exposure to enfluran – overview of tests and analysis of admissible concentration values · 2022 · DOI

  • This work aims to investigate how the Swedish OELs and worker DNELs are perceived at Swedish workplaces, and whether worker DNELs are considered a possible alternative to OELs when the latter are lacking.

    A scoping survey of attitudes towards occupational exposure limits and REACH derived no effect levels for workers among chemical risk managers at Swedish workplaces · 2020 · DOI

  • Compliance issues and unwillingness of participants to carry PEFmeter between home and work resulted in scarcity of PEFmeter follow-ups meeting specified criteria.

    Evaluation Work-related Asthma Frequency and Determinants in Hospital Cleaners · 2019 · DOI

  • However, it remains unknown whether an association exists between symptoms of upper and lower airway diseases and occupational bioaerosol exposure beyond the scope of allergy.

    Prevalence of and relationship between rhinoconjunctivitis and lower airway diseases in compost workers with current or former exposure to organic dust · 2014 · DOI

  • OBJECTIVE: While artisanal mining takes place in casual framework and with total ignorance of good practices, few studies have focused on the origin of hazards specific to each workplace constitutive of this exploitation facility.

    Identification of hazards in the workplaces of Artisanal mining in Katanga · 2011 · DOI

  • While there have been some anecdotal reports from technicians and other workers who work in the environs of IWTs, little is known about the occupational health sector.

    Occupational Health and Industrial Wind Turbines · 2011 · DOI

  • OBJECTIVES: Although some of the exposures in aluminum (Al) smelting have been well characterized, and respiratory disorders in aluminum production workers are well known, the relationship between internal aluminum loads and appropriate lung biomarkers have not been elucidated.

    Serum Clara Cell Protein as an Indicator of Pulmonary Impairment in Occupational Exposure at Aluminum Foundry · 2006 · DOI

  • Arguing that the role of pleasure in young people's decisions to use inhalants has been underexplored, this paper provides a typology for the kinds of pleasurable experience young people report from chroming (an Australian term for inhalant use involving aerosol paints).

    “It Might Be a Scummy-Arsed Drug but it's a Sick Buzz”: Chroming and Pleasure · 2005 · DOI

  • In industrial workers, formaldehyde exposure has been associated with cancer of the nasal cavities, nasopharynx, prostate, lung, and pancreas; however, these associations are inconsistent and remain controversial.

    Mortality from Solid Cancers among Workers in Formaldehyde Industries · 2004 · DOI

  • Assessing occupational exposures in community-based studies is a challenge for investigators because there are no standardized or validated approaches for collecting information regarding occupational history.

    ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES IN COMMUNITY-BASED CASE-CONTROL STUDIES · 1998 · DOI

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