[Occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens in Poland, 2001].
This paper discusses occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens in Poland in 2001 based on data obtained from the Central Register of Carcinogen Agents (CRCA). The data on 3017 enterprises, in which employees were exposed to chemical carcinogens (chemicals, mixtures and technological processes involving carcinogenic agents) were collected by CRCA in 2001. More than 10,000 workers were exposed to crystalline silica. Diesel engine exhausts, formaldehyde and benzo[a]pyrene. The majority of exposed workers were in three southwestern regions (voivodships) of Poland: Slaskie, Doinoslaskie and Malopolskie.
Konieczko
Katarzyna
K
Zakładu Informacji Naukowej, Instytutu Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera w Łodzi. konieczk@imp.lodz.pl
Czerczak
Sławomir
S
Kluszczyński
Dariusz
D
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D016272:Occupational Health; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors
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