Respiratory symptoms, airflow obstruction and asthma in a cohort of workers from the stone benchtop industry

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The prevalence of self-reported asthma in stone benchtop workers is 20%, compared to fewer studies on other respiratory diseases.
High workplace dust exposure significantly correlates with respiratory symptoms and asthma in this cohort of workers.
Respiratory function tests indicated airflow obstruction, especially in workers without a bronchodilator response.
Symptoms like wheeze improved during weekends or holidays, indicating a potential trigger related to workplace dust exposure.

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Observational analysis reveals high asthma rates and airflow obstruction linked to workplace dust exposure.

Tomic et al. (2025) studied this question.

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