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A field evaluation of a single sampler for respirable and inhalable indium and dust measurements at an indium-tin oxide manufacturing facility

journal article published in 2019

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 strategy for field evaluations of exposures and respiratory health of workers at small- to medium-sized coffee facilities

journal article published in 2021

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

abstract published in 2013

Active surveillance of engineered stone workers facilitates early identification of silicosis: a discussion of surveillance of occupational lung diseases

journal article published in 2023

Acute beryllium disease: reconsideration of a historical entity

abstract published in 2009

Addressing infection prevention and control in the first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease: context for national recommendations and future strategies

journal article published in 2016

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

journal article published in 2010

Allergic sinusitis and severe asthma caused by occupational exposure to locust bean gum: case report

journal article published in 2017

An American Thoracic Society/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report: addressing respiratory health equality in the United States

journal article published in 2017

Application of the ICRP respiratory tract model to estimate pulmonary retention of industrially sampled indium-containing dusts

journal article published in 2017

Assessing risk of indium lung disease to workers in downstream industries

publication published in 2017

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

abstract published in 2016

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

publication published in 2016

Burden of respiratory abnormalities in microwave popcorn and flavouring manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2018

COVID-19 in the workplace: the view from California

journal article published in 2022

Carbon monoxide exposure in workplaces, including coffee processing facilities

publication published in 2017

Case investigations of infectious diseases occurring in workplaces, United States, 2006-2015

journal article published in 2019

Case report: flavoring-related lung disease in a coffee roasting and packaging facility worker with unique lung histopathology compared with previously described cases of obliterative bronchiolitis

journal article published in 2021

Cleaning products and work-related asthma, 10 year update

journal article published in 2020

Coffee Workers at Risk for Lung Disease ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2016

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

publication published in 2015

Comparing plasma, serum and whole blood indium concentrations from workers at an indium-tin oxide (ITO) production facility

journal article published in 2016

Comparison of the toxicity of sintered and unsintered indium-tin oxide particles in murine macrophage and epidermal cells ⬇️

journal article published in 2017

Comparison of the toxicity of sintered vs. unsintered indium-tin oxide particles on murine macrophage and epidermal cells ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Compounds collected from indium-tin oxide production induce inflammatory responses from cultured macrophages and bronchial epithelial cells ⬇️

abstract published in 2014

Contingent Workers ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2008

Contingent workers and contingent health - risks of a modern economy

journal article published in 2008

Cytotoxicity and characterization of particles collected from an indium-tin oxide production facility

journal article published in 2014

Deaths from nonmalignant respiratory disease in styrene-exposed workers: does obliterative bronchiolitis contribute to mortality?

publication published in 2017

Decrements in lung function and respiratory abnormalities associated with exposure to diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione in coffee production workers

journal article published in 2022

Dental personnel treated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at a tertiary care center - Virginia, 2000-2015

journal article published in 2018

Diacetyl substitutes in bakery product manufacture

abstract published in 2010

Displacement of the underserved: medical needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in West Virginia

journal article published in 2007

Disposable respirators ⬇️

journal article published in 2008

Distinct characteristics of bronchiolar disorders related to occupational and environmental exposures ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

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

journal article published in 2014

Editorial: investigating exposures and respiratory health in coffee workers

publication published in 2022

Elevated exposures to respirable crystalline silica among engineered stone fabrication workers in California, January 2019-February 2020

journal article published in 2022

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

journal article published in 2007

Evaluation of exposure to a new cleaning and disinfection product and symptoms in hospital employees ⬇️

field study published in 2018

Evaluation of respiratory and skin problems

abstract published in 2009

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

journal article published in 2020

Exposure to influenza virus aerosols in the hospital setting: is routine patient care an aerosol generating procedure?

publication published in 2014

Exposures and emissions in coffee roasting facilities and cafés: diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and other volatile organic compounds

journal article published in 2020

Factors associated with fatal mining injuries among contractors and operators

journal article published in 2013

Fatal chlorine gas exposure at a metal recycling facility: case report

journal article published in 2018

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

journal article published in 2019

Flu-like illness among workers at a soy processing plant

publication published in 2013

Generation of reactive oxygen species by process materials from indium-tin oxide production ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

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-2005-0329-2995, Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center, Swannanoa, North Carolina ⬇️

field study published in 2006

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2007-0073-3089, report on an investigation of asthma and respiratory symptoms among workers at a soy processing plant, The Solae Company, Memphis, Tennessee ⬇️

field study published in 2009

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2007-0263-3069, report on respiratory and dermal conditions among machine shop workers, Superior Industries International, Inc., Pittsburg, Kansas ⬇️

field study published in 2008

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-2008-0230-3096, report on an investigation of buttermilk flavoring exposures and respiratory health at a bakery mix production facility, General Mills, Los Angeles, California ⬇️

field study published in 2009

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: an evaluation of respiratory health at a flavoring manufacturing facility - Kentucky ⬇️

field study published in 2013

Health hazard evaluation report: an evaluation of respiratory health at a syntactic foam manufacturing facility ⬇️

field study published in 2015

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of exposure to a new cleaning and disinfection product and symptoms in hospital employees (superseded)

superseded field study published in 2017

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of exposures and a potential hydrogen sulfide release event at an aircraft engine services facility, West Virginia ⬇️

field study published in 2014

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of exposures and health at a specialty chemicals plant - West Virginia ⬇️

field study published in 2014

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of respiratory concerns at a snack food production facility, New York ⬇️

field study published in 2013

Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of styrene and dust exposures and health effects during fiberglass-reinforced wind turbine blade manufacturing ⬇️

field study published in 2016

Health hazards, injury problems and workplace conditions of carpet-weaving children in three districts of Punjab, Pakistan

journal article published in 2010

Health problems and disinfectant product exposure among staff at a large multispecialty hospital

journal article published in 2017

Identification and measurement of diacetyl substitutes in dry bakery mix production

journal article published in 2011

Impact of Epidemic Intelligence Service training in occupational respiratory epidemiology

journal article published in 2023

Indium Lung Disease ⬇️

scientific article published on December 29, 2011

Instillation of indium-tin oxide production facility particles in rats induces pulmonary toxicity ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to mold exposure among residents and remediation workers in posthurricane New Orleans

journal article published in 2006

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

abstract published in 2011

Lung transplantation is increasingly common among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis

journal article published in 2016

Lung transplantation is increasingly common among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Macrophage toxicity in response to particles collected from indium-tin oxide production ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

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

abstract published in 2015

Misclassification of occupational disease in lung transplant recipients

publication published in 2017

NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division: 50 years of science and service

journal article published in 2018

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

Notes from the field: respiratory symptoms and skin irritation among hospital workers using a new disinfection product - Pennsylvania, 2015

publication published in 2016

Notes from the field: surveillance of silicosis using electronic case reporting - California, December 2022-July 2023

journal article published in 2023

Occupational and environmental bronchiolar disorders

journal article published in 2015

Occupational bronchiolitis: an update

journal article published in 2020

Occupational contributions to respiratory health disparities

journal article published in 2023

Occupational sensitization to soy allergens in workers at a processing facility

journal article published in 2011

Potential hazards not communicated in safety data sheets of flavoring formulations, including diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione

journal article published in 2019

Potential of ethenone (ketene) to contribute to electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury

publication published in 2020

Preventive program reduces sensitization in beryllium workers ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2006

Proinflammatory responses and inflammasome activation by sintered indium-tin oxide particles ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

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 toxicity of indium-tin oxide production facility particles in rats

journal article published in 2016

Radiographic screening reveals high burden of silicosis among workers at an engineered stone countertop fabrication facility in California

publication published in 2021

Rare case of occupational pulmonary hemorrhage in a firefighter

journal article published in 2022

Reported exposures among in-person workers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in 6 states, September 2020-June 2021

journal article published in 2022

Resident cleanup activities, characteristics of flood-damaged homes and airborne microbial concentrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2005

journal article published in 2008

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 Health Research at NIOSH ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2021

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

journal article published in 2014

Respiratory symptoms in hospital cleaning staff exposed to a product containing hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and acetic acid

journal article published in 2018

Risk factors for COVID-19 among Californians working outside the home, November 2020 - May 2021

journal article published in 2023

Self-reported silica exposures and workplace protections among engineered stone fabrication workers in California

publication published in 2022

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

Serum YKL-40 in workers at an indium-tin oxide production facility.

publication published in 2018

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

journal article published in 2019

Severe lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products-California, 2019

journal article published in 2020

Silicosis among immigrant engineered stone (quartz) countertop fabrication workers in California

journal article published in 2023

Sintered indium-tin oxide particles induce pro-inflammatory responses in vitro, in part through inflammasome activation

journal article published in 2015

Spirometric abnormalities and lung function decline in current and former microwave popcorn and current flavoring manufacturing workers

journal article published in 2020

Styrene-associated health outcomes at a windblade manufacturing plant

journal article published in 2015

The authors respond to Egilman

publication published in 2014

The burden of respiratory abnormalities among workers at coffee roasting and packaging facilities

journal article published in 2020

The occupational burden of nonmalignant respiratory diseases: an official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society statement

journal article published in 2019

This mold house: exposure assessment of flood-damaged homes in New Orleans

abstract published in 2006

Tuberculin skin test versus QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in healthcare workers

abstract published in 2009

Tuberculosis control: challenges of an ancient and ongoing epidemic

journal article published in 2007

Two-year follow-up of exposure, engineering controls, respiratory protection and respiratory health among workers at an indium-tin oxide (ITO) production and reclamation facility

journal article published in 2022

Using workplace medical surveillance to evaluate a new preventive program in the beryillium industry: a model for the manufacturing sector

conference abstract published in 2006

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

West Virginia answers the challenge: meeting the health needs of Hurricane Katrina refugees ⬇️

newsletter published in 2006

Work tasks as determinants of respirable and inhalable indium exposure among workers at an indium-tin oxide production and reclamation facility

journal article published in 2020

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

Workshop summary: potential usefulness and feasibility of a US national mesothelioma registry

journal article published in 2020

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