The results did not reach statistical significance and within welders the decline in lung function was not related to the cumulated welding particulate exposure during follow-up period Conclusion Long-term exposure to welding emissions may accelerate the age-related decline of lung function but at exposure levels in the range of 1.5 to 6.5 mg/m 3 the average annual excess loss of FEV 1 is unlikely to exceed 25 ml in smokers and 10 ml in non-smokers. status released display-pdf yes is-olf no is-manuscript no is-preprint no is-journal-matter no is-scanned no is-retracted no Received 2007 Aug 14; Accepted 2008 Feb 26; Collection date 2008.
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A prospective study of decline in lung function in relation to welding emissions.
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