IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1229: Potential Health Risk of Endocrine Disruptors in Construction Sector and Plastics Industry: A New Paradigm in Occupational Health
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1229: Potential Health Risk of Endocrine Disruptors in Construction Sector and Plastics Industry: A New Paradigm in Occupational Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061229
Authors:
Aleksandra Fucic
Karen S. Galea
Radu Corneliu Duca
Mounia El Yamani
Nadine Frery
Lode Godderis
Thórhallur Ingi Halldorsson
Ivo Iavicoli
Sophie Ndaw
Edna Ribeiro
Susana Viegas
Hanns Moshammer
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) belong to large and diverse groups of agents that may cause multiple biological effects associated with, for example, hormone imbalance and infertility, chronic diseases such as diabetes, genome damage and cancer. The health risks related with the exposure to EDs are typically underestimated, less well characterized, and not regulated to the same extent as, for example, carcinogens. The increased production and utilization of identified or suspected EDs in many different technological processes raises new challenges with respect to occupational exposure settings and associated health risks. Due to the specific profile of health risk, occupational exposure to EDs demands a new paradigm in health risk assessment, redefinition of exposure assessment, new effects biomarkers for occupational health surveillance and definition of limit values. The construction and plastics industries are among the strongest economic sectors, employing millions of workers globally. They also use la...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleksandra Fucic Karen S. Galea Radu Corneliu Duca Mounia El Yamani Nadine Frery Lode Godderis Th órhallur Ingi Halldorsson Ivo Iavicoli Sophie Ndaw Edna Ribeiro Susana Viegas Hanns Moshammer Tags: Communication Source Type: research