Barriers for the prevention of chemical exposures in pregnant and breast-feeding workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11179443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dolores Romano (Instituto Sindical de Trabajo Ambiente y Salud, corresponding author), Neus Moreno (Instituto Sindical de Trabajo Ambiente y Salud) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 193-193 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jech.2008.085282 |
| PMID | 20203121 |
| OpenAlex | W2166288494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The working environment is an important source of exposure to toxic substances and other risk factors for pregnant workers.1 European Pregnant Workers Directive 92/85 obliges employers to protect workers and to avoid risks for reproduction, pregnancy and breast-feeding. However, effective protection of pregnant and breast-feeding workers against risks posed by dangerous chemicals encounters several barriers. The identification of substances that are dangerous for pregnancy and breastfeeding is difficult, due to the lack of information on the intrinsic properties of the majority of chemicals. There is little or no toxicity data for 75 000 substances on the European market,2 and risks for reproduction have been evaluated for
Breast feeding · Environmental health · Family medicine · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |