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Mortality in the US rayon industry.

B MacMahon1, R R Monson

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.

Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

This study found slightly lower overall mortality in US rayon workers exposed to carbon disulfide. However, heavily exposed workers showed increased deaths from arteriosclerotic heart disease and suicide.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Toxicology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Carbon disulfide (CS2) is a solvent used in rayon production.
  • Previous studies suggest potential health risks associated with CS2 exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mortality patterns of men exposed to carbon disulfide in the US rayon industry.
  • To determine if occupational CS2 exposure is associated with increased risk of specific diseases or overall mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 10,418 US rayon industry workers employed between 1957 and 1979.
  • Mortality ascertained through Social Security Administration and National Death Index up to mid-1983.
  • Comparison of mortality rates between exposed and unexposed worker groups and the general US population.

Main Results:

  • Overall mortality was slightly lower than the general US population.
  • No significant difference in overall mortality between highly exposed and unexposed workers.
  • Excess deaths from arteriosclerotic heart disease observed in the most heavily exposed group (242 observed vs. 195.6 expected).
  • Excess deaths from suicide noted in one of the four plants among exposed workers (29 observed vs. 18.8 expected).

Conclusions:

  • While overall mortality was not elevated, occupational exposure to carbon disulfide in the rayon industry may be linked to increased risk of arteriosclerotic heart disease.
  • Further investigation into the specific causes of excess suicides in certain plants is warranted.

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