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Trend Analysis of Occupational Lung Cancer from Coke Oven Emission Exposure - China, 2008-2019
Alimire Abulikemu1, Dan Wang1, Weijiang Hu1
1National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
Coke oven emissions are a complex mixture of particulate matter and gases, some with carcinogenicity, released during coke production. Lung cancer caused by coke oven emissions has been listed as a statutory occupational cancer in China and many countries.
What Is Added By This Report?:
In this study, coke oven emissions-induced lung cancer was mainly found in the manufacturing industries. Coke oven workers exposed to higher levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in different workplaces had a high risk of occupational lung cancer.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
It is necessary to take efforts to greatly reduce emissions from coke production and effectively monitor the health of workers.
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