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Pneumoconiosis in carbon electrode workers
E L Petsonk1, E Storey, P E Becker
1West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 26506.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
Pneumoconiosis was diagnosed in five workers involved in the manufacture of carbon electrodes. Possible etiologies are discussed. It is generally believed that pneumoconiosis ceased to be a problem in this industry after World War II; however, the reported cases all resulted from exposures after 1940. These findings question the efficacy of recent and current engineering controls and suggest the need for further study of this industry.