Tarlo S.M. et al. (eds.) Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases: Diseases from Work, Home, Outdoor and Other Exposures

Wiley Blackwell, 20110. — 471 p. — ISBN: 978-0-470-51594-5Unlike other books on the subject, this new volume approaches occupational and environmental lung disease from the starting point of the patient who comes to the physician with respiratory symptoms. The authors recognize that potentially harmful exposures occur not only in the work environment, but also as a result of hobbies or other leisure activities, or from outdoor air pollution, and it is up the physician to identify whether a particular job or hobby is the cause of the patient’s respiratory symptoms.Each is written by an expert in the specific topic and provides pragmatic information for the practicing physician. This practical book is an invaluable resource that belongs close at hand for all physicians dealing with patients experiencing respiratory symptoms.The personal environment
Cosmetics and Personal Care Products in Lung Diseases
Passive Smoking
Emissions related to cooking and heating
Cleaning and other household products
Building materials and furnishing
Mites, pets, fungi and rare allergens
Hobby pursuits
Other indoor environments
Day-care and schools
Secondhand smoke exposure and the health of hospitality workers
Health Effects of Environmental Exposures while in Automobiles
Indoor Sports
Work environment
Agricultural environments and the Food Industry
Mining
Metal Industry and related jobs (including welding)
Automobile Maintenance, Repair and Refinishing
Automotive Industry
Wood and textile industries
The electronics industry
The services industry
Construction
Police, firefighters and the military
Office Workers and Teachers
Research workers
Work in hyperbaric environments
Effects of travel or work at high altitudes or low pressures
General environment
Natural resources – wildland fires and volcanoes
Traditional urban pollution
Traffic related urban air pollution
Outdoor sports