Richard Kanwal

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Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Evaluation of flavorings-related lung disease risk at six microwave popcorn plants
    Richard Kanwal
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 48:149-57. 2006
  2. ncbi Bronchiolitis obliterans in workers exposed to flavoring chemicals
    Richard Kanwal
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 14:141-6. 2008
  3. ncbi Diacetyl emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production
    Randy Boylstein
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 3:530-5. 2006
  4. ncbi Occupational lung disease risk and exposure to butter-flavoring chemicals after implementation of controls at a microwave popcorn plant
    Richard Kanwal
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS H 2800, Morgantown 26505, USA
    Public Health Rep 126:480-94. 2011

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Evaluation of flavorings-related lung disease risk at six microwave popcorn plants
    Richard Kanwal
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 48:149-57. 2006
    ..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...
  2. ncbi Bronchiolitis obliterans in workers exposed to flavoring chemicals
    Richard Kanwal
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 14:141-6. 2008
    ..This review summarizes the available information on disease characteristics and natural history and provides information on workplace characteristics associated with disease development...
  3. ncbi Diacetyl emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production
    Randy Boylstein
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 3:530-5. 2006
    ..Until controls are fully implemented, companies should institute mandatory respiratory protection for all exposed workers...
  4. ncbi Occupational lung disease risk and exposure to butter-flavoring chemicals after implementation of controls at a microwave popcorn plant
    Richard Kanwal
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS H 2800, Morgantown 26505, USA
    Public Health Rep 126:480-94. 2011
    ..After an outbreak of severe lung disease among workers exposed to butter-flavoring chemicals at a microwave popcorn plant, we determined whether or not lung disease risk declined after implementation of exposure controls...