Cathy Tinney-Zara, a union representative at NIOSH's Pittsburg facility, highlighted the detrimental effects of recent layoffs on ongoing research. Key studies included the impact of Mustard Gas on Gulf War veterans, PFAS exposure among pregnant workers, and lung fibrosis in manufacturing workers from nanoparticles. Two anonymous researchers shared concerns about the link between hemp dust inhalation in agricultural work and potential asthma triggers from disinfectants. Additionally, Mandler expressed alarming concerns over silicosis emerging in younger workers from stone countertop production, emphasizing how layoffs threaten vital health investigations.
"I have listened to men younger than me sit across the table and talk about how they feel like they're drowning in their own lungs because of these exposures, and they can't see their children grow up."
"Some of the NIOSH staffers who lost their jobs were testing how lung tissue reacts after being exposed to the dust from different brands of commercial synthetic quartz."
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