Worker Health Study Summaries
Research on long-term exposure
At NIOSH, we feel it is important to share information about our studies. This page provides summaries of worker health studies that have been done over the years.
These summaries, or worker notifications, were sent to those workers who were included in each study. We cannot reduce past exposures, but knowing about possible health problems can allow for better health monitoring and early disease detection. Most illnesses are treatable or manageable if found early. We hope those workers who are still exposed to these materials will become more aware of possible health effects and take steps to better protect themselves.
If you work with any chemical or possible hazardous material, always tell your doctor. Informing your doctor of job exposures can allow for better health monitoring to reduce future health problems.
If you have any questions about these study summaries, contact us by calling 800-CDC-INFO.
NOTICE: Many of these are NIOSH Archive Documents, and may not represent current NIOSH Policy.
Study summaries by exposure
1,3 Butadiene (1,3 Butadiene Production Workers)
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (1) [TCDD (Dioxin) Manufacturers (twelve Plants)]
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (2) [TCDD (Dioxin) Manufacturers (two plants NJ, MO)]
4,4'-diaminostibene-2,2'-disulfic acid (DAS) (Stilbene Manufacturers)
Acid Mist (Steel Workers)
Antimony (Antimony Smelters) en español
Asbestos (Asbestos Textile, Friction, and Packing Plant Workers)
Asbestos/Vermiculite (Construction Renovation/Insulation)
Beryllium (Beryllium Processors) Fact Sheet and Poster 2011
Beryllium (Beryllium Processors)
Beta-napthylamine (Synthetic Dye Manufacturers)
Cadmium (Cadmium Recovery Workers)
Carbon Disulfide (Tire and Rubber Company(1))
Carbon monoxide (Toll Collectors and Tunnel Officers)
Chemical exposures (chemical laboratory workers at nuclear facilities)
Chlorinated Napthalenes (Navy Cable Manufacturers)
Dinitrotoluene and Formaldehyde (Munitions Workers)
Electromagnetic fields (Video Display Terminal Operators)
Ethylene Oxide (Sterilization of Medical Instruments and Treatment of Spices)
Formaldehyde (1) (Embalming Students)
Formaldehyde (2) (Garment Workers)
fluorocarbon FC 113 (Freon® 113) (Aerospace workers)
Insecticides (Chloropyrifos) (Termite Applicators)
Lead (1) (Lead Immunologic Findings)
Lead (2) (Lead Smelters)
Lead (3) (California's Lead-Exposed Construction Workers - Children of; Take-home Exposure)
Methyl Bromide/Sulfuryl Fluoride (Structural Fumigators) en español
Methylene Chloride (Furniture Strippers)
Organic Solvents (Dry Cleaners) en español
Organic Solvents (Perchloroethylene) (Dry Cleaners) en español
Organophosphate Pesticides (Pesticide Applicators) en español
O-Toluidine (Tire and Rubber Company)
Pentachlorophenol [PCP] (Production Workers - Wood Preservative) 2011
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) (Electrical Capacitor Manufacturing Workers)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (Electrical Capacitor Manufacturing Workers - Women)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (Electrical Capacitors)
Radiation (Nuclear Workers at five DOE sites)
Radiation (Nuclear Workers at the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge)
Radiation (Nuclear Workers at the Savannah River Site)
Radiation and shift work (Flight Attendants) 2012
Radiofrequency Heat Sealer Operators (Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy)
Radon (Nuclear Workers)
Silica (1) (Gold Miners)
Silica (2) (Industrial Sand Workers)
Talc (Talc Miners and Millers)
Toluene (Shoe Manufacturers)
Uranium (1) (Uranium Miners)
Uranium (2) (Uranium Millers)
Wood Dust (Wood Model Makers)
Study summaries by job industry
Aerospace workers (fluorocarbon FC 113 (Freon® 113))
Asbestos Textile, Friction, and Packing Plant Workers (asbestos)
1,3 Butadiene Production Workers (1,3 butadiene)
Antimony Smelters (Antimony) en español
Beryllium Processors (Beryllium) Fact Sheet and Poster 2011
Beryllium Processors (Beryllium)
Cadmium Recovery Workers (Cadmium)
California's Lead-Exposed Construction Workers - Children of; Take-home Exposure (3) (Lead)
chemical laboratory workers at nuclear facilities (Chemical exposures)
Dry Cleaner (1) (Organic Solvents)
Dry Cleaner (2) (percholorethylene) en español
Electrical Capacitor Manufacturing Workers (1) (Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s))
Electrical Capacitor Manufacturing Workers (Women) ( Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs))
Electrical Capacitors (Polychlorinated biphenyls)
Embalming Students (1) (Formaldehyde)
Flight Attendants (Radiation and shift work) 2012
Furniture Strippers (Methylene Chloride)
Garment Workers (2) (Formaldehyde)
Gold Miners (Silica)
Industrial Sand Workers (Silica)
Lead Immunologic Findings (1) (Lead)
Lead Smelters (2) (Lead)
Munitions Workers (Dinitrotoluene)
National Football League Players (Heart Disease) 2012
National Football League Players (Brain and Nervous System Disorders) 2013
Nuclear Workers at five DOE sites (Radiation)
Nuclear Workers at the Savannah River Site (Radiation)
Nuclear Workers at the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge (Radiation)
Navy Cable Manufacturers (Chlorinated Naphthalenes)
Pesticide Applicators (Organophosphate) en español
Production Workers – Wood Preservative (Pentachlorophenol [PCP]) 2011
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy (Radiofrequency Heat Sealer Operators)
Shoe Manufacturers (Toluene)
Steel Workers (Acid Mist)
Sterilization of Medical Instruments and Treatment of Spices (Ethylene Oxide)
Stilbene Manufacturers (4,4'-diaminostibene-2,2'-disulfic acid (DAS))
Structural Fumigators (methyl bromide/sulfuryl fluoride) en español
Synthetic Dye Manufacturers (Beta-napthylamine)
Talc Miners and Millers (Talc)
TCDD (Dioxin) Manufacturers (twelve Plants) (Dioxin)
TCDD (Dioxin) Manufacturers (two plants NJ, MO) (Dioxin)
Termite Applicators (Chloropyrifos)
Tire and Rubber Company (1) (Carbon disulfide)
Tire and Rubber Company (2) (O-toluidine)
Toll Collectors and Tunnel Officers (Carbon monoxide)
Uranium Miners(1) (Uranium)
Uranium Millers (2) (Uranium)
Video Display Terminal Operators (Electromagnetic Fields)
Wood Model Makers (Wood Dust)
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