Chris Piacitelli
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Recent Articles
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Cummings K, Fink J, Vasudev M, Piacitelli C, Kreiss K
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
. 2013 Nov;
1(1):46-50.
PMID: 24229821
Background: Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is the intermittent paradoxical adduction of the vocal cords during respiration, resulting in variable upper airway obstruction. Exposure to damp indoor environments is associated with...
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Cox-Ganser J, Ganser G, Saito R, Hobbs G, Boylstein R, Hendricks W, et al.
J Occup Environ Hyg
. 2011 Jan;
8(2):59-70.
PMID: 21229454
Diacetyl (2,3-butanedione), a diketone chemical used to impart a buttery taste in many flavoring mixtures, has been associated with bronchiolitis obliterans in several industrial settings. For workplace evaluations in 2000-2006,...
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Leonard S, Castranova V, Chen B, Schwegler-Berry D, Hoover M, Piacitelli C, et al.
Toxicology
. 2007 May;
236(1-2):103-13.
PMID: 17482744
Firefighting, along with construction, mining and agriculture, ranks among the most dangerous occupations. In addition, the work environment of firefighters is unlike that of any other occupation, not only because...
4.
Boylstein R, Piacitelli C, Grote A, Kanwal R, Kullman G, Kreiss K
J Occup Environ Hyg
. 2006 Sep;
3(10):530-5.
PMID: 16998985
In microwave popcorn workers, exposure to butter flavorings has been associated with fixed obstructive lung disease resembling bronchiolitis obliterans. Inhalation toxicology studies have shown severe respiratory effects in rats exposed...
5.
Kanwal R, Kullman G, Piacitelli C, Boylstein R, Sahakian N, Martin S, et al.
J Occup Environ Med
. 2006 Feb;
48(2):149-57.
PMID: 16474263
Objective: After investigating fixed airways obstruction in butter flavoring-exposed workers at a microwave popcorn plant, we sought to further characterize lung disease risk from airborne butter-flavoring chemicals. Methods: We analyzed...
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Kullman G, Boylstein R, Jones W, Piacitelli C, Pendergrass S, Kreiss K
J Occup Environ Hyg
. 2005 Mar;
2(3):169-78.
PMID: 15764540
Eight former workers from a microwave popcorn packaging plant were reported to have severe obstructive lung disease consistent with bronchiolitis obliterans. Investigations into respiratory exposures at this plant were done...
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Daroowalla F, Wang M, Piacitelli C, Attfield M, Kreiss K
Am J Ind Med
. 2005 Jan;
47(2):144-52.
PMID: 15662645
Background: Sentinel cases of lymphocytic bronchiolitis in flock production and coating operations triggered a five-plant study of airborne respirable dust and fiber exposures and health symptoms. Methods: Job histories from...