Combined exposure to chemical substances toxic to abilities to propagate – characteristics of the problem Cover Image

Działanie łączne substancji chemicznych wpływających szkodliwie na rozrodczość – charakterystyka problemu
Combined exposure to chemical substances toxic to abilities to propagate – characteristics of the problem

Author(s): Katarzyna Miranowicz-Dzierżawska
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: combined chemicals action: “cocktail” of chemicals: interactions: substances toxic to reproduction: endocrine disruptors

Summary/Abstract: Substances toxic to ability to propagate (including those acting by disrupting the endocrine system) areclassified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.Pursuant to this regulation, the rules on classification mixtures of such substances are also established, however, the assessment of the effects of combined exposure to substances from many different sources orspread through different routes remains are still a problem. This article discusses the problem of exposure tochemical substances mixtures, among which there is a possibility of mutual interaction, causing that mixturesmay pose unexpectedly high hazards to human health.

  • Issue Year: 592/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 14-17
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish