ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
Occupational exposure to formaldehyde, lifetime cancer probability, and hazard quotient in pathology lab employees in Iran: a quantitative risk assessment.
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- Carcinogenic risk assessment and changes in Spirometric indices in casting and welding workers exposed to Metal fumes.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Assessment of occupational health and safety risks in a Turkish public hospital using a two-stage hesitant fuzzy linguistic approach.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- The relationship between cleaning product exposure and respiratory and skin symptoms among healthcare workers in a hospital setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Preparation of a quartz microbalance sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymers and its application in formaldehyde detection.RSC advances · 2022Article
- The association between dietary fiber intake and the concentrations of aldehydes in serum.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- The formation of SCEs as an effect of occupational exposure to formaldehyde.Archives of toxicology · 2022Article
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- Occupational Exposure to Carcinogens and Occupational Epidemiological Cancer Studies in Iran: A Review.Cancers · 2021Review
- Work-related Hazards Among Pathologists and Residents of Pathology:Results of a Cross-sectional Study in Iran.Iranian journal of pathology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Formaldehyde is a colorless and highly irritating substance that is used as a preservative and chemical fixative in tissue processing in pathological laboratories. Formaldehyde is mutagenic and is classified by the IARC as the definitive carcinogen (A1 group). This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed to determine the respiratory exposure of 60 employees of pathology labs with formaldehyde and to estimate carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk in Iran in 2018-2019. Occupational exposure to formaldehyde was assessed in summer season using the NIOSH 3500 method and a personal sampler with flow of 1 l/min connected to two Glass Midget Impingers containing 20 ml of 1% sodium bisulfate solution. The respiratory symptoms questionnaire provided by the American Thoracic Society was used to assess the health effects of formaldehyde exposure. The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of inhaled exposure to formaldehyde was also performed using the USA Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA) method. The mean respiratory exposure of employees to formaldehyde was 0.64 mg/m
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