ID (ISN) del documento | 108929 |
Número CIS |
08-1307 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Año |
2008 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Sallmén M., Neto M., Mayan O.N. |
Título |
Reduced fertility among shoe manufacturing workers |
Información bibliográfica |
Aug. 2008, Vol.65, No.8, p.518-524. 38 ref. |
Resumen |
To investigate whether fertility is reduced among female shoe manufacturing workers exposed to solvents, a retrospective study was conducted on time to pregnancy (TTP) among 250 Portuguese shoe manufacturing women workers exposed to solvents and 250 unexposed women working in other sectors. Data on TTP and related factors were collected by means of interviews, and exposure assessment was based on workplace atmosphere sampling. Data were subjected to statistical evaluation. Exposure to solvents was associated with reduced fertility. Overall, the findings provide further evidence that exposure to solvents is hazardous for female reproduction. The observed association may be related to any of the following solvents commonly used in shoe manufacturing: n-hexane and hexane isomers, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
efectos esterilizantes; Portugal; industria del calzado; factores de riesgo; mujeres; disolventes orgánicos |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
diclorometano; dosificación en el aire; acetato de etilo; hexano; dimetil-2,2 butano; metil-2 pentano; metil-3 pentano; dimetil-2,3 butano; tolueno; fumadores; valoración de la exposición; estudio del caso y testigo; factores de confusión; atmósfera respirable; valoración estadística; butanona |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
País / Estado o Provincia | Finlandia; Portugal |
Tema(s) |
Cueros y pieles, calzados
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Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología Riesgos químicos Industrias y ocupaciones
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Footwear, leather and fur industry Genetic factors in reaction to exposures Antifertility and prenatal effects
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