Introduction:

occupational exposure to particulate matter can cause respiratory diseases, however, the magnitude and frequency of exposure could also increase the risk of adverse effects on cardiovascular health. For professionals in the area, it is important to recognize this risk factor and multisystem implications to the health of the worker.

Objective:

analyze and describe the influence of occupational exposure to particulate matter (PM) on the cardiovascular and pulmonary system in workers from various areas.

Material and Methods:

A search of scientific literature related to the research objective uses databases PEDro, PubMed, Scielo, Scopus and Ovid was performed. The following search terms will be used: “particulate matter”, “air pollution”, “occupational exposure”, associating with the terms: “cardiovascular effects”, “pulmonary effects”, “lung function”, “cardiovascular disease” and “ pulmonary”. disease “.

Results: out of 220 potential articles, 50 articles were selected, of which 10 expose the influence of particulate matter in the workplace.

Conclusions:

the main results are that the occupational exposure to particulate matter generates especially health problems, showing a greater effect in the decrease of lung function and increase in blood pressure, related to the appearance of occupational diseases such as asbestosis, silicosis, pneumoconiosis, acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrhythmias.

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