Environmental/Occupational News

Following the completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Trucks Plan, standards to lower smog- and soot-forming emissions from trucks will be applied in model year 2027, according to a press release from the agency.

COPD mortality varied by industry and occupation among ever-employed persons, according to data from the CDC published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Exposure to both extreme heat and air pollution were linked to an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Researchers found increased amounts of retained dust in the lung tissue of previously deployed military personnel with confirmed lung injury, according to a presenter at the 2022 Geological Society of America Meeting.

Exposure to household air pollutants, especially solid fuel, appeared linked to lung cancer death among individuals who have never smoked, according to a study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Three species of soil fungi, known to cause lung infections, have been found in U.S. states outside of what was historically accounted for by the CDC in 1969, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Researchers found a 25% increased risk for COPD among U.S. military veterans who took part in duties that had moderate or high likelihoods of exposure to inorganic dust, according to a research letter published in Chest.

Researchers observed a decline in lung function, measured by FEV1, among those who were exposed to gases, dusts, fumes and aromatic solvents at work, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

In patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease, exposure to small particulate matter was linked to increased mortality, poor lung function and faster disease progression, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As climate change increases the prevalence of damp indoor environments, which can exacerbate respiratory symptoms and diseases, clinicians should be able to advise patients on safe home mold assessment, a speaker said.