Industrial workers risk irreversible lung damage.

VOLATILE organic compounds; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; FOOD industry; PETROLEUM industry; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; GREAT Britain. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health

Warns on the effect on the lungs of highly volatile substances in the food industry, gasoline stations and military, according to researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Great Britain. Incidence of fixed airways obstruction in workers in factories making microwave popcorn; Presence of diketone in the air breathed by workers; Medical history of the workers.