Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 1980 · 80 citations · 5 references
PharmacyEnvironmental SciencesToxicologyEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental ToxicologyOccupational ToxicologyChemical Hazard AssessmentExposure AssessmentExposure MonitoringOccupational Cancer PreventionOccupational CarcinogenesisOccupational Health Risk AssessmentMortality Experience AnalysisMortality Experience StudyOccupational Cancer ExposuresOccupational Carcinogen ExposureOccupational Exposure EffectsOccupational Toxic ExposureSkin AbsorptionWorkplace Chemical Safety
This study describes the mortality experience of a cohort of 61 males involved in a 1964 chloracne incident. Presumably as a result of skin absorption of the process contaminant, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin), 49 of these trichlorophenol production workers developed the skin condition. Within the limitations posed by cohort size and length of follow-up, TCDD does not appear to have adversely affected mortality experience. Overall, four deaths occurred and 7.8 were expected. Of these, one death was due to cardiovascular disease (3.8 expected) and three deaths were attributed to cancer (1.6 expected). None of the findings were statistically significant at alpha = 0.05. Further follow-up is contemplated.
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A Health Survey of Workers in a 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T Plant
Alan Poland, Donald A. Smith, Gerald Metier et al. · Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal · 1971 · 189 citations
Pharmacy, Dermatology, Toxicology +12
Dioxins Have Been Present Since the Advent of Fire, Says Dow
R. Jeffrey Smith · Science · 1978 · 15 citations
Pharmacy, Chemistry, Toxicology +6