Environmental hazards of interest to the forensic pathologist.
The hazards associated with occupational exposure to various workplace contaminants (lead, silica, etc.) have been known for a number of years. Until recently, the potential toxic effects of exposures on the male reproductive system had not been appreciated. This article not only discusses recent studies in that area, but gives clinical examples of how environmental exposures (water, soil, air, and dwellings) can affect various organs in the human body. Awareness that these injuries can occur without obvious relationship to these environmental exposures may help the forensic pathologist discover previously unsuspected hazards.
D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010416:Pentachlorophenol / Q000009:adverse effects; D011407:Propane / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013076:Sperm Count; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects; D013714:Tennessee; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014881:Water Supply
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D012997:Solvents; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C007318:1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane; D010416:Pentachlorophenol; D011407:Propane