| Document ID (ISN) | 105839 |
| CIS number |
06-1395 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bailar J.C., Greenberg M., Harrison R., LaDou J., Richter E., Watterson A. |
| Title |
Cancer risk in the semiconductor industry: A call for action |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr.-June 2002, Vol.8, No.2, p.163-168. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
While many known carcinogens are used in the manufacture of semiconductors, no broad epidemiological study has been conducted to define possible risks. This paper outlines the health hazards associated with exposure to carcinogens in the semiconductor industry and calls for a large and definitive study of cancer in semiconductor workers across a range of countries and manufacturing processes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; toxic substances; health hazards; electronics industry; cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; antifertility effects; solvents; semiconductor devices; clean rooms; epidemiological aspects |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; Israel; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Electronics industry
|
