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"Lifeguard lung": endemic granulomatous pneumonitis in an indoor swimming pool

journal article published in 1998

A preventive program for decreasing sensitization in beryllium workers

abstract published in 2005

A reconsideration of acute beryllium disease

journal article published in 2009

A workplace investigation of lymphocytic bronchiolitis characterized by proliferation of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)

abstract published in 2013

Acute beryllium disease: reconsideration of a historical entity

abstract published in 2009

Acute respiratory effects of smoke exposure in wildland firefighters

conference abstract published in 2006

Acute respiratory effects of smoke exposure in wildland firefighters

conference abstract published in 2005

Acute upper and lower respiratory effects in wildland firefighters

journal article published in 2008

Adverse effects of crystalline silica exposure

journal article published in 1997

Adverse respiratory outcomes associated with occupational exposures at a soy processing plant

journal article published in 2010

Airway epithelial toxicity of the flavoring agent, 2,3-pentanedione

abstract published in 2010

American Thoracic Society statement: occupational contribution to the burden of airway disease

journal article published in 2003

An evaluation of the incidence of work-related asthma in the United States

journal article published in 1999

An investigation of fungal contamination in a hospital setting

abstract published in 2001

An investigation of size-specific particle concetrations using a real-time monitor in a hospital setting

abstract published in 2001

Analysis of construction injury burden by type of work

journal article published in 2000

Analysis of construction injury burden by type of work

abstract published in 2000

Animal production, insecticide use and self-reported symptoms and diagnoses of COPD, including chronic bronchitis, in the Agricultural Health Study

journal article published in 2019

Assessing the contribution of dermal exposure to total beryllium exposure

abstract published in 2005

Association between IL-1A single nucleotide polymorphisms and chronic beryllium disease and beryllium sensitization

journal article published in 2010

Associations of metrics of peak inhalation exposure and skin exposure indices with beryllium sensitization at a beryllium manufacturing facility

journal article published in 2019

Associations of thermophilic actinomycetes and non-tuberculous mycobacteria with respiratory health in occupants of a water-damaged office building

abstract published in 2014

Asthma and nonresidential indoor environments

chapter published in 2000

Asthma and respiratory symptoms in hospital workers related to dampness and biological contaminants

journal article published in 2009

Asthma arising in flavoring-exposed food production workers

journal article published in 2008

B-cell lymphocytic bronchiolitis and alveolar ductitis in a man with exposure to metalworking fluids - a novel occupational lung disease

abstract published in 2016

Bacteria in a water-damaged building: associations of actinomycetes and non-tuberculous mycobacteria with respiratory health in occupants

journal article published in 2017

Beryllium

book or book chapter published in 1999

Beryllium and cobalt

chapter published in 2005

Beryllium disease

chapter published in 2005

Beryllium sensitization and disease among long-term and short-term workers in a beryllium ceramics plant

journal article published in 2001

Beryllium sensitization and disease among workers in a ceramics plant

abstract published in 2001

Beryllium: a modern industrial hazard

journal article published in 2007

Beryllium: a paradigm for occupational lung disease and its prevention

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Bronchiolitis by any other name: describing bronchiolar disorders from inhalational exposures

publication published in 2016

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in popcorn plant workers

conference abstract published in 2002

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in popcorn production plant workers

journal article published in 2004

Building-related asthma in Denver office workers

journal article published in 1993

Building-related illness

chapter published in 2005

Building-related illnesses

chapter published in 2006

Building-related respiratory disease in college employees

conference abstract published in 2003

Building-related respiratory disease in college faculty and staff

abstract published in 2002

Building-related respiratory symptoms can be predicted with semi-quantitative indices of exposure to dampness and mold

journal article published in 2004

Changes in health symptoms among occupants during and after water damage remediation in a large office building

abstract published in 2015

Characteristics of beryllium exposure to small particles at a beryllium production facility

journal article published in 2011

Characterization of respiratory exposures at a microwave popcorn plant with cases of bronchiolitis obliterans

journal article published in 2005

Chronic obstructive airway disease due to occupational exposure

chapter published in 2013

Clinical bronchiolitis obliterans in workers at a microwave-popcorn plant

journal article published in 2002

Clinical epidemiology of occupational neurotoxic disease

scientific article published on January 1, 1980

Comment on Farsalinos et al., "Evaluation of electronic cigarette liquids and aerosol for the presence of selected inhalation toxins."

publication published in 2015

Concurrent silicosis and pulmonary mycosis at death

journal article published in 2010

Consensus statements on deployment-related respiratory disease, inclusive of constrictive bronchiolitis: a modified Delphi study

journal article published in 2023

Considerations of peak exposure indices for the epidemiology of beryllium sensitization

abstract published in 2011

Construction injury rates may exceed national estimates: Evidence from the construction of Denver International Airport

scientific article published on August 1, 1998

Construction injury rates may exceed national estimates: evidence from the construction of Denver International Airport (DIA)

conference abstract published in 1997

Contingent Workers

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2008

Contingent workers and contingent health - risks of a modern economy

journal article published in 2008

Contractor safety practices and injury rates during construction of Denver International Airport

abstract published in 2000

Contractor safety practices and injury rates in construction of the Denver International Airport

journal article published in 1999

Costs of occupational COPD and asthma

journal article published in 2002

Criteria for a recommended standard: occupational exposure to diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione

NIOSH criteria document published in 2016

Cumulative incidence of chronic beryllium disease in a ceramics factory cohort

abstract published in 2003

Cumulative sensitization and disease in a beryllium oxide ceramics worker cohort

journal article published in 2008

Cómo prevenir las enfermedades pulmonares en los trabajadores que usan o producen aromatizantes

NIOSH alert published in 2003

Dampness and mould in schools and respiratory symptoms

scientific article published on August 12, 2013

Design, conduct and analysis of surveys on work-related asthma

book or book chapter published in 2010

Development of historical exposure estimates for an epidemiologic study of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a beryllium production facility

abstract published in 2008

Diacetyl and Food Flavorings

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2008

Diacetyl emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production

journal article published in 2006

Diacetyl substitutes in bakery product manufacture

abstract published in 2010

Discussion summary: exposure characterization - questionnaires and other tools

chapter published in 2015

Distinct characteristics of bronchiolar disorders related to occupational and environmental exposures

abstract published in 2015

Do indicators of beryllium skin exposure predict beryllium sensitization?

abstract published in 2002

Early changes in clinical, functional, and laboratory biomarkers in workers at risk of indium lung disease

journal article published in 2014

Educating beryllium workers about genetic information

conference abstract published in 2004

Efficacy of a program to prevent beryllium sensitization among new employees at a copper-beryllium alloy processing facility

journal article published in 2009

Emerging opportunities to prevent occupational lung disease

publication published in 2007

Endemic bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in microwave popcorn workers: a new occupational lung hazard

conference abstract published in 2002

Enhanced preventive programme at a beryllium oxide ceramics facility reduces beryllium sensitisation among new workers

journal article published in 2007

Environmental characterization of a coffee processing workplace with obliterative bronchiolitis in former workers

journal article published in 2016

Epidemiologic investigation of respiratory morbidity at a nylon flock plant

journal article published in 2000

Evaluation of a preventive program to reduce sensitization at a beryllium metal, oxide, and alloy production plant

journal article published in 2010

Evaluation of a supratypic HLA-genetic marker for susceptibility to chronic beryllium disease: racial variation has no significant impact for pre-employment screening

conference abstract published in 2001

Evaluation of flavorings-related lung disease risk at six microwave popcorn plants

journal article published in 2006

Evaluation of individual-based and group-based exposure estimation of microbial agents in health effects associated with a damp building

scientific article published on September 12, 2012

Evaluation of methods to determine excessive FEV1 decline in workers exposed to diacetyl-containing flavorings

abstract published in 2010

Evaluation of methods to determine excessive decline of forced expiratory volume in one second in workers exposed to diacetyl-containing flavorings

journal article published in 2010

Evidence for environmental-human microbiota transfer at a manufacturing facility with novel work-related respiratory disease

journal article published in 2020

Exhaled nitric oxide measurement in microwave popcorn production plant workers

conference abstract published in 2003

Exhaled nitric oxide measurement in workers in a microwave popcorn production plant

journal article published in 2006

Experience with emerging lung diseases from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

chapter published in 2015

Exposure pathway assessment at a copper-beryllium alloy facility

journal article published in 2007

Factors associated with fatal mining injuries among contractors and operators

journal article published in 2013

Fatal asthma from powdering shark cartilage and review of fatal occupational asthma literature

journal article published in 2002

Fixed obstructive lung disease among workers in the flavor-manufacturing industry --- California, 2004--2007

journal article in trade publication published in 2007

Fixed obstructive lung disease in workers at a microwave popcorn factory - Missouri, 2000 - 2002

journal article published in 2002

Flavoring-related bronchiolitis obliterans

journal article published in 2007

Flavorings-related lung disease: a brief review and new mechanistic data

journal article published in 2019

Flock workers' exposures and respiratory symptoms in five plants

journal article published in 2005

Flock workers' exposures and respiratory symptoms in five plants

journal article published in 2002

Frequency of sensitization and disease among workers in beryllium service and distribution centers

conference abstract published in 2003

Fungal and endotoxin measurements in dust associated with respiratory symptoms in a water-damaged office building

journal article published in 2006

GHS classifications for diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and mixtures containing these chemicals

abstract published in 2015

Genetic susceptibility and occupational exposure to beryllium

abstract published in 2016

Hard-rock mining exposures affect smokers and nonsmokers differently: results of a community prevalence study

journal article published in 1989

Health effects of exposure to water-damaged New Orleans homes six months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

journal article published in 2008

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2000-0401-2991, Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, Jasper, Missouri

field study published in 2006

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2001-0067-2896, Somerset County assistance office, Somerset, Pennsylvania

field study published in 2003

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2007-0033-3074, report on fixed obstructive lung disease in workers at a flavoring manufacturing plant, Gold Coast Ingredients, Inc., Commerce, California

field study published in 2008

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2008-0155-3131, lung function (spirometry) testing in employees at a flavorings manufacturing plant - Indiana

field study published in 2011

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2009-0172-3124, evaluation of dampness-associated respiratory symptoms with relocation of staff during remediation of an elementary school - North Carolina

field study published in 2011

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2009-0214-3153, an evaluation of preventive measures at an indium-tin oxide production facility - Rhode Island

field study published in 2012

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2011-0109-3162, Legionnaires' disease at an automobile and scrap metal shredding facility, New York

field study published in 2012

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of health concerns at a pet food manufacturing facility - Missouri

field study published in 2014

Histocompatibility antigens in a population based silicosis series

journal article published in 1989

Hydrophilic fungi and ergosterol associated with respiratory illness in a water-damaged building

journal article published in 2008

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis from inhaled antigens

conference proceedings item published in 1998

Identification and measurement of diacetyl substitutes in dry bakery mix production

journal article published in 2011

Identification of mold and dampness-associated respiratory morbidity in 2 schools: comparison of questionnaire survey responses to national data

journal article published in 2008

Immunogenetic factors in beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease

journal article published in 2005

Immunogenetics factors in chronic beryllium disease

journal article published in 2004

Impact of negatively charged patches on the surface of MHC class II antigen-presenting proteins on risk of chronic beryllium disease

journal article published in 2008

Improving the health of workers in indoor environments: priority research needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda

journal article published in 2002

Increased respiratory disease mortality at a microwave popcorn production facility with worker risk of bronchiolitis obliterans

journal article published in 2013

Indium Lung Disease

scientific article published on December 29, 2011

Indoor air quality

chapter published in 2005

Indoor air quality

chapter published in 2011

Indoor air quality and associated disorders

book or book chapter published in 2000

Induced sputum evaluation in microwave popcorn production workers

journal article published in 2005

Industrial hygiene considerations for establishing a job-exposure matrix: a case study for beryllium workers

abstract published in 2003

Industry-wide medical surveillance in California flavor manufacturing workers: cross-sectional results

abstract published in 2010

Industry-wide medical surveillance of California flavor manufacturing workers: cross-sectional results

journal article published in 2010

Investigating outbreaks of occupational lung disease: lessons from two decades

abstract published in 2015

Investigation of a home with extremely elevated carbon dioxide levels - West Virginia, December 2003

journal article published in 2004

Job-related risk of beryllium disease at a beryllium copper alloy facility

conference abstract published in 2002

Lack of respiratory improvement following remediation of a water‐damaged office building

scientific article published on October 28, 2010

Letter to the editor. RE: Galbraith D and Weill D (2009), Popcorn lung and bronchiolitis obliterans: a critical appraisal 82:407- 416

publication published in 2010

Letter to the editor: authors' response to Mr Light's letter to the editor

publication published in 2006

Levels of microbial agents in floor dust during remediation of a water-damaged office building

scientific article published on June 6, 2011

Longitudinal decline and spirometric restriction in microwave popcorn and flavoring manufacturing workers

abstract published in 2016

Longitudinal lung function declines among California flavoring manufacturing workers

scientific article published on September 19, 2011

Long‐Term Efficacy of a Program to Prevent Beryllium Disease

scientific article published on February 28, 2013

Lung disease in flavoring and food production: learning from butter flavoring

chapter published in 2008

Lung function abnormalities in U.S. indium-tin oxide production workers

abstract published in 2011

Markers of upper airway inflammation associated with microbial exposure and symptoms in occupants of a water‐damaged building

scientific article published on February 6, 2013

Medical roles and recommendations

chapter published in 1998

Metalworking fluid-associated hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A workshop summary

scientific article published on October 1, 1997

Metalworking fluid-associated respiratory morbidity in a production facility with a cluster of lymphocytic bronchiolitis

abstract published in 2015

NIOSH alert: preventing lung disease in workers who use or make flavorings

NIOSH alert published in 2003

NIOSH alert: preventing occupational respiratory disease from exposures caused by dampness in office buildings, schools, and other nonindustrial buildings

NIOSH alert published in 2012

NIOSH investigation of Gilster Mary Lee, HETA-2000-0401, technical assistance to Missouri Department of Health, interim report

field study published in 2001

Natural killer cell tumoricidal activity in cigarette smokers and in silicotics

journal article published in 1991

Needs and opportunities for research in hypersensitivity pneumonitis

journal article published in 2005

Neurologic evaluation of a population exposed to arsenic in Alaskan well water

journal article published in 1983

Neurological Dysfunction of the Bladder in Workers Exposed to Dimethylaminopropionitrile

scientific article published on February 22, 1980

New-onset asthma associated with exposure to 3-amino-5-mercapto- 1,2,4-triazole

journal article published in 2004

Non-malignant respiratory disease among workers in industries using styrene - a review of the evidence

journal article published in 2017

Nonmalignant respiratory disease mortality in styrene-exposed workers

publication published in 2014

Nylon flock-associated interstitial lung disease

journal article published in 1999

Obliterative bronchiolitis in fibreglass workers: a new occupational disease?: Table 1

scientific article published on January 15, 2013

Occupational Distribution of Persons With Confirmed 2009 H1N1 Influenza

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Occupational and environmental bronchiolar disorders

journal article published in 2015

Occupational and environmental health: recognizing and preventing disease and injury, 5th edition

book published in 2005

Occupational asthma prevention through surveillance, research, and intervention

abstract published in 1998

Occupational bronchiolitis obliterans masquerading as COPD

journal article published in 2007

Occupational causes of constrictive bronchiolitis

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Occupational coccidioidomycosis in California: outbreak investigation, respirator recommendations, and surveillance findings

journal article published in 2012

Occupational lung disease risk and exposure to butter-flavoring chemicals after implementation of controls at a microwave popcorn plant

journal article published in 2011

Occupational lung disease: from case reports to prevention

publication published in 2013

Occupational respiratory disease in nylon flock workers

conference proceedings item published in 1999

Occupational sensitization to soy allergens in workers at a processing facility

journal article published in 2011

Population-based risk of beryllium disease at a beryllium copper alloy plant

abstract published in 2001

Post-Hire Asthma Among Insect-Rearing Workers

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Practical impact of programmatic research results in the beryillium industry

conference abstract published in 2006

Prevención de enfermedades respiratorias ocupacionales por exposición causadas por la humedad en edificios de oficinas, escuelas y otros edificios no industriales

NIOSH alert published in 2012

Prevención de la sensibilización y la enfermedad por exposición al berilio

NIOSH alert published in 2011

Preventing sensitization and disease from beryllium exposure

NIOSH alert published in 2011

Process-related risk of beryllium sensitization and disease in a copper-beryllium alloy facility

journal article published in 2005

Process-related risk of respiratory disease in hard metal workers: a survey of three hard metal plants

conference abstract published in 2006

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in indium-exposed workers

abstract published in 2010

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility

journal article published in 2010

Pulmonary function decrease in popcorn production workers: one-year follow-up

conference abstract published in 2003

Pulsed and continuous patterns of diacetyl (2,3butanedione) inhalation cause rhinitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, and bronchitis in rats

abstract published in 2007

Quantification of co-mortality from pneumoconiosis and fungal infections

abstract published in 2009

Racial differences in prevalence of a supratypic HLA-genetic marker immaterial to pre-employment testing for susceptibility to chronic beryllium disease

journal article published in 2002

Rayon flock: a new cause of respiratory morbidity in a card processing plant

journal article published in 2007

Recognizing occupational effects of diacetyl: what can we learn from this history?

journal article published in 2017

Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma

journal article published in 2015

Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma

journal article published in 2011

Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma (Review).

scientific article

Report on the January 1997 Detroit workshop on metalworking fluid-associated hypersensitivity pneumonitis

conference proceedings item published in 1998

Research to practice implications of high-risk genotypes for beryllium sensitization and disease

journal article published in 2016

Respirable indium exposures, plasma indium, and respiratory health among indium-tin oxide (ITO) workers

journal article published in 2016

Respirator donning in post-hurricane New Orleans

journal article published in 2007

Respiratory and Olfactory Cytotoxicity of Inhaled 2,3-Pentanedione in Sprague-Dawley Rats

scientific article published on August 13, 2012

Respiratory disease among flavoring-exposed workers in food and flavoring manufacture

journal article published in 2012

Respiratory exposures from microwave popcorn packaging

abstract published in 2002

Respiratory morbidity in a coffee processing workplace with sentinel obliterative bronchiolitis cases

journal article published in 2015

Respiratory morbidity in office workers in a water-damaged building

journal article published in 2005

Respiratory symptoms among crab processing workers in Alaska: epidemiological and environmental assessment

journal article published in 2001

Respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities related to work at a flavouring manufacturing facility

journal article published in 2014

Restrictive disease excess in flavoring manufacturing workers

abstract published in 2010

Rhinosinusitis and mold as risk factors for asthma symptoms in occupants of a water-damaged building

scientific article published on March 21, 2012

Risk factors for asthma among cosmetology professionals in Colorado

journal article published in 2006

Risk factors for injury among construction workers at Denver International Airport

scientific article published on August 1, 1998

Risk factors for injury among construction workers on the Denver International Airport (DIA) project

conference abstract published in 1997

Risk factors for injury in Denver airport construction

final grant report published in 1998

Risk of beryllium disease among short-term and long-term workers at a metal, oxide, and alloy production plant

conference abstract published in 2003

Risk of silicosis in a Colorado mining community

journal article published in 1996

Risks of beryllium disease related to work processes at a metal, alloy, and oxide production plant

scientific article published on August 1, 1997

Sarcoidosis, asthma, and asthma-like symptoms among occupants of a historically water-damaged office building

journal article published in 2009

Semi-quantitative mold exposure index predicts building-related respiratory symptoms

abstract published in 2003

Semi-quantitative mold exposure index predicts building-related respiratory symptoms

conference proceedings item published in 2002

Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease among workers in copper-beryllium distribution centers

journal article published in 2006

Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 1: historical exposure reconstruction

journal article published in 2012

Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 2: validation of historical exposures

journal article published in 2012

Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 3: exposure-response among short-term workers

journal article published in 2012

Sensitization and disease from exposure to soluble and insoluble beryllium at a primary manufacturing facility

abstract published in 2012

Sensitization to soy antigens in workers at a soy plant

abstract published in 2010

Serial evaluations at an indium‐tin oxide production facility

scientific article published on October 25, 2012

Severe fixed obstructive lung disease in flavoring workers

abstract published in 2007

Severe lung disease characterized by lymphocytic bronchiolitis, alveolar ductitis, and emphysema (BADE) in industrial machine-manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2019

Sick building syndrome and building-related illness

chapter published in 2006

Sick building syndrome and building-related illness

chapter published in 1998

Silicosis appears inevitable among former denim sandblasters: a 4-year follow-up study

journal article published in 2015

Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1968-2006

journal article published in 2011

Silicosis mortality with respiratory tuberculosis in the United States, 1979-2006

abstract published in 2010

Spectrum of longitudinal lung abnormalities in microwave popcorn workers

abstract published in 2016

Spirometry monitoring in the detection of bronchiolitis obliterans in flavor manufacturing workers

abstract published in 2008

Styrene-associated health outcomes at a windblade manufacturing plant

journal article published in 2015

TNF-alpha polymorphisms in chronic beryllium disease and beryllium sensitization

journal article published in 2007

Teaching epidemiology in occupational health. A joint publication by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the World Health Organization

NIOSH publication published in 1987

The association between HLA-DPB1Glu69 and chronic beryllium disease and beryllium sensitization

journal article published in 2004

The authors respond to Egilman

publication published in 2014

Three years of dampness remediation and respiratory health of an office worker cohort

abstract published in 2010

Ultrastructural changes in the airways of rats inhaling butter flavoring vapors

abstract published in 2002

Validating historical beryllium exposure estimates at a beryllium manufacturing facility

abstract published in 2011

Viral infection does not explain DIA illness

journal article published in 1997

Vocal cord dysfunction and other respiratory illnesses in two water-damaged buildings

abstract published in 2012

Vocal cord dysfunction related to water-damaged buildings

journal article published in 2013

Work-related adverse respiratory health outcomes at a machine manufacturing facility with a cluster of bronchiolitis, alveolar ductitis and emphysema (BADE)

journal article published in 2020

Work-related asthma at a syntactic foam manufacturer detected through surveillance

abstract published in 2015

Work-related asthma cluster at a syntactic foam manufacturing facility - Massachusetts 2008-2013

journal article published in 2015

Work-related asthma symptoms correlate with environmental measures in a healthcare facility

conference proceedings journal article published in 2002

Work-related peak flow and asthma symptoms in a damp building

journal article published in 2013

Work-related spirometric restriction in flavoring manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2014

Workplace safety and food ingredients: the example of butter flavoring

conference abstract published in 2002