Longitudinal follow-up of health effects among workers handling engineered nanomaterials: a panel study

Autor: Wei-Te Wu, Lih-Ann Li, Tsui-Chun Tsou, Shu-Li Wang, Hui-Ling Lee, Tung-Sheng Shih, Saou-Hsing Liou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Environmental Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/s12940-019-0542-y
Popis: Abstract Background Although no human illness to date is confirmed to be attributed to engineered nanoparticles, occupational epidemiological studies are needed to verify the health effects of nanoparticles. This study used a repeated measures design to explore the potential adverse health effects of workers handling nanomaterials. Methods Study population was 206 nanomaterial-handling workers and 108 unexposed controls, who were recruited from 14 nanotechnology plants. They were followed up no less than two times in four years. A questionnaire was used to collect potential confounders and detailed work conditions. Control banding was adopted to categorize risk level for each participant as a surrogate marker of exposure. Health hazard markers include cardiopulmonary dysfunction markers, inflammation and oxidative damage markers, antioxidant enzymes activity, and genotoxicity markers. The Generalized Estimating Equation model was applied to analyze repeated measurements. Results In comparison to the controls, a significant dose-dependent increase on risk levels for the change of superoxide dismutase (p
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