Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry

Puntarić, Dinko; Kos, Ankica; Šmit, Zdenko; Zečić, Željko; Šega, Krešimir; Beljo-Lučić, Ružica; Horvat, Dubravko; Bošnir, Jasna

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Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry

Collegium antropologicum, 29 (2005); 207-211. urn:nbn:hr:108:431783

Puntarić, Dinko; Kos, Ankica; Šmit, Zdenko; Zečić, Željko; Šega, Krešimir; Beljo-Lučić, Ružica; Horvat, Dubravko; Bošnir, Jasna

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Puntarić, D., Kos, A., Šmit, Z., Zečić, Ž., Šega, K., Beljo Lučić, R. ... Bošnir, J. (2005). Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry. Collegium antropologicum, 29., 207-211. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:431783

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Puntarić, Dinko, et al. "Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry." Collegium antropologicum, vol. 29, 2005, pp. 207-211. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:431783

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Puntarić, Dinko, Ankica Kos, Zdenko Šmit, Željko Zečić, Krešimir Šega, Ružica Beljo Lučić, Dubravko Horvat and Jasna Bošnir. "Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry." Collegium antropologicum 29 (2005): 207-211. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:431783

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Puntarić, D., et al. (2005) 'Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry', Collegium antropologicum, 29, pp. 207-211. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:431783 (Accessed 23 January 2025)

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Puntarić D, Kos A, Šmit Z, Zečić Ž, Šega K, Beljo Lučić R, and sur.. Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry. Collegium antropologicum [Internet]. 2005 [cited 2025 January 23];29:207-211. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:108:431783

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Title (english)	Wood Dust Exposure in Wood Industry
Author	Dinko Puntarić
Author	Ankica Kos
Author	Zdenko Šmit
Author	Željko Zečić
Author	Krešimir Šega
Author	Ružica Beljo-Lučić
Author	Dubravko Horvat
Author	Jasna Bošnir
Author's institution	University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES Biotechnology
Abstract (english)	The aim of the study was to determine occupational exposure in Croatian wood processing industry and forest workers to harmful effects of wood dust on the risk of nose, nasal cavity and lung carcinoma. Mass concentrations of respirable particles and total wood dust were measured at two wood processing plants, three woodwork shops, and one lumbering site, where 225 total wood dust samples and 221 respirable particle samples were collected. Wood dust mass concentration was determined by the gravimetric method. Mass concentrations exceeding total wood dust maximal allowed concentration (MAC, 3 mg/m3) were measured for beechwood and oakwood dust in 38% (79/206) of study samples from wood processing facilities (plants and woodwork shops). Mass concentrations of respirable particles exceeding MAC (1 mg/m3) were recorded in 24% (48/202) of samples from wood processing facilities (mean 2.38_2.08 mg/m3 in plants and 3.6 ±2.22 mg/m3 in woodwork shops). Thus, 13% (27/206) of work sites in wood processing facilities failed to meet health criteria according to European guidelines. Launching of measures to reduce wood dust emission to the work area is recommended.
Keywords (english)
Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review
Publication version	Published version
Journal title	Collegium antropologicum
Numbering	vol. 29, pp. 207-211
p-ISSN	0350-6134
e-ISSN	1848-9486
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:108:431783
Publication	2005
Type of resource	Text
Access conditions	Open access
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