dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor.author |
Fucic, Aleksandra |
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Galea, Karen |
dc.contributor.author |
Duca, Radu |
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El Yamani, Mounia |
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Frery, Nadine |
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Godderis, Lode |
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Halldorsson, Thorhallur |
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Iavicoli, Ivo |
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Ndaw, Sophie |
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Ribeiro, Edna |
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Viegas, Susana |
dc.contributor.author |
Moshammer, Hanns |
dc.date.accessioned |
2018-12-10T10:20:13Z |
dc.date.available |
2018-12-10T10:20:13Z |
dc.date.issued |
2018-06-11 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Fucic, A.; Galea, K.S.; Duca, R.C.; El Yamani, M.; Frery, N.; Godderis, L.; Halldorsson, T.I.; Iavicoli, I.; Ndaw, S.; Ribeiro, E.; Viegas, S.; Moshammer, H. Potential Health Risk of Endocrine Disruptors in Construction Sector and Plastics Industry: A New Paradigm in Occupational Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1229. doi:10.3390/ijerph15061229 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1660-4601 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1660-4601 (eISSN) |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/943 |
dc.description |
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) |
dc.description.abstract |
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) belong to large and diverse groups of agents that may cause multiple biological effects associated with, for example, hormone imbalance and infertility, chronic diseases such as diabetes, genome damage and cancer. The health risks related with the exposure to EDs are typically underestimated, less well characterized, and not regulated to the same extent as, for example, carcinogens. The increased production and utilization of identified or suspected EDs in many different technological processes raises new challenges with respect to occupational exposure settings and associated health risks. Due to the specific profile of health risk, occupational exposure to EDs demands a new paradigm in health risk assessment, redefinition of exposure assessment, new effects biomarkers for occupational health surveillance and definition of limit values. The construction and plastics industries are among the strongest economic sectors, employing millions of workers globally. They also use large quantities of chemicals that are known or suspected EDs. Focusing on these two industries, this short communication discusses: (a) why occupational exposure to EDs needs a more specific approach to occupational health risk assessments, (b) identifies the current knowledge gaps, and (c) identifies and gives a rationale for a future occupational health paradigm, which will include ED biomarkers as a relevant parameter in occupational health risk assessment, surveillance and exposure prevention. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
This short communication was supported through various sources. The Scientific Center
of Excellence for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine and the EU through the European Regional
Development Fund No. KK01.1.01.0008, project “Reproduction and Regenerative medicine—Exploring New
Platforms and potentials”, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, supported the work of A.F.
For several co-authors their contributions to the manuscript were unfunded, being covered by their Institutions
internal resources. |
dc.format.extent |
1229 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;15(6) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Endocrine disruption |
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Construction sector |
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Plastics industry |
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Fertility |
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Biomarkers |
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Innkirtlar |
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Eiturefni |
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Byggingariðnaður |
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Plastiðnaður |
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Ófrjósemi |
dc.title |
Potential Health Risk of Endocrine Disruptors in Construction Sector and Plastics Industry: A New Paradigm in Occupational Health |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0). |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.3390/ijerph15061229 |
dc.relation.url |
http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/6/1229/pdf |
dc.contributor.department |
Matvæla- og næringarfræðideild (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Health Sciences (UI) |