The impact of the occupational exposure to organic solvents, metals and their compounds on reproduction Cover Image

Wpływ narażenia zawodowego na rozpuszczalniki organiczne oraz metale i ich związki na rozrodczość
The impact of the occupational exposure to organic solvents, metals and their compounds on reproduction

Author(s): Katarzyna Miranowicz-Dzierżawska
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: occupational exposure: metals: organic solvents: reproduction

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an overview of literature-based data which paint the picture of the results of occupational exposure to selected metals and organic solvents. Both presented in the article lead, mercury and cadmium, and the mentioned solvents are substances that can often frequent work environment, especially in industrial domain, i.e. in branches such as: recycling, cosmetics, textile or electronics, to name just a few. Occupational exposure to these two groups of chemical compounds, which exceeds reference values, leads to serious adverse health effects – even if only in relation to reproduction and fertility, however also the ones that may reveal themselves years after the fact.

  • Issue Year: 589/2020
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 13-17
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish