Table 2 Agents and professions showing evidence of occupational COPD
From: Bronchial asthma and COPD due to irritants in the workplace - an evidence-based approach
Agents, number of studies (n) | Work-sites or professions, number of studies (n) |
|---|---|
○ ammonia (1) ○ cement dust (4) ○ chlorine (1) ○ cleaning agent (1) ○ mustard gas (1) ○ diesel exhaust (2) ○ environmental tobacco smoke(1) ○ isocyanate (1) ○ smoke (1) ○ sulphur dioxide (1) | ○ construction work (3) ○ swine confinement (1) ○ farming (1) ○ foundry (1) ○ metallurgical industry workers (1) |