Variations of pulmonary function amongst workers in cotton mills
Barnes, R.; Simpson, G.R.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association 18(8): 551-555
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0096-1736 PMID: 956940 Document Number: 101666
Lung function studies and clinical examinations of 493 workers in 8 cotton mills in New South Wales . At concentrations of 4 mgm/m3 (or 4 times the T.L.V.) more than 50% of workers can have symptoms of byssinosis.
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