Occupational reproductive risks: sources, surveillance, and testing
Article Abstract:
As more and more women enter the work force, awareness of potential reproductive risks and the need for risk assessment and surveillance of known and potential intoxicants increases. The risks associated with physical and chemical pollutants and accidental hazardous exposures require study. However, such studies are limited by inherent design problems. Reproductive risks are not limited to females. The exposure of males to certain chemicals, such as 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), impacts adversely on testicular function. In addition, reproductive toxicants act differently on different people. Since biologic and reproductive events do not follow rigid patterns and time sequences, the impact of environmental toxicants is not easily measured. Furthermore, it is necessary to distinguish between naturally occurring changes and those resulting from external challenges. Various programs of federal regulatory bodies that perform reproductive risk assessment are discussed. The end points and measurable outcomes are tabulated and briefly presented. Representative intoxicants, metabolites and impacts are described. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0096-1736
Year: 1990
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The health of welders in naval dockyards: the risk of asbestos-related diseases occurring in welders
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A small percentage of welders at Her Majesty's Dockyards who have been exposed to heavy amounts of asbestos dust have developed parenchymal fibrosis and mesothelioma, and approximately 13% had non-malignant pleural lesions. More research is needed to make accurate assessments of the occurrence of these diseases among dockyard welders.
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0096-1736
Year: 1983
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