Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents

In 1980 the Directorate-General of Labor, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the Netherlands, requested the Coronel Laboratory for Occupational and Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, to carry out "a critical study of literature on health risks to women f...

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Main Authors: Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A. (Author), Verberk, M.M. (Author), Poel-Bot, M. van de (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
Series:International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Supplement
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 8.3 Conclusions
  • 8.4 Metals on Which Little Information Is Available
  • References
  • 9 Inorganic Lead
  • 9.1 Health Risks
  • 9.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 10 Cadmium
  • 10.1 Health Risks
  • 10.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 11 Mercury
  • 11.1 Metallic Mercury, Mercury Salts, and Long-chain Organic Mercury Compounds
  • 11.2 Short-chain Organic Mercury Compounds
  • References
  • 12 Operating Room Personnel
  • 12.1 Health Risks
  • 12.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 13 Health Care Personnel
  • 13.1 Health Risks
  • 13.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 14 Pharmaceutical Industry
  • 14.1 Health Risks
  • 14.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 15 Chemical Industry/Laboratories
  • 15.1 Health Risks
  • 15.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 16 Rubber Industry
  • 16.1 Health Risks
  • 16.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 17 Beauticians-Hairdressers
  • 17.1 Health Risks
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Objective
  • 1.2 Theoretical Possibilities for Extra Health Risks in Female Workers
  • 1.3 Sources
  • References
  • 2 Organic Solvents
  • 2.1 Health Risks
  • 2.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 3 Carbon Disulfide
  • 3.1 Health Risks
  • 3.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Pesticides
  • 4.1 Cholinesterase Inhibitors (Organophosphates and Carbamates)
  • 4.2 Cyclic Chlorinated Pisticides
  • 4.3 Halogenated Aliphatic Pesticides
  • 4.4 Miscellaneous Pesticides
  • References
  • 5 Polychlorobiphenyls and Polybromobiphenyls
  • 5.1 Polychlorobiphenyls
  • 5.2 Polybromobiphenyls
  • References
  • 6 Plastic Monomers
  • 6.1 Vinyl Chloride
  • 6.2 Styrene
  • 6.3 Caprolactam
  • 6.4 Acrylates
  • 6.5 Formaldehyde
  • References
  • 7 Carbon Monoxide
  • 7.1 Health Risks to Pregnancy and Offspring
  • 7.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 8 Metals: General Orientation
  • 8.1 Toxicokinetics
  • 8.2 Health Risks in the Metal Industry
  • 17.2 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 18 General Discussion and Conclusions
  • 18.1 Limitations of the Review
  • 18.2 Specific Conclusions
  • 18.3 Overall Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • 19 Appendix: Recent Data
  • 19.1 Reviews