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A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.

Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a pesticide that was once widely used for wood preservation. Commercial PCP contained impurities including higher chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs). We investigated the effects of occupational exposure to PCP and its CDD and CDF cont...

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Autores principales: Hryhorczuk, D O, Wallace, W H, Persky, V, Furner, S, Webster, J R, Oleske, D, Haselhorst, B, Ellefson, R, Zugerman, C
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1533134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9637797
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author Hryhorczuk, D O
Wallace, W H
Persky, V
Furner, S
Webster, J R
Oleske, D
Haselhorst, B
Ellefson, R
Zugerman, C
author_facet Hryhorczuk, D O
Wallace, W H
Persky, V
Furner, S
Webster, J R
Oleske, D
Haselhorst, B
Ellefson, R
Zugerman, C
author_sort Hryhorczuk, D O
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description Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a pesticide that was once widely used for wood preservation. Commercial PCP contained impurities including higher chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs). We investigated the effects of occupational exposure to PCP and its CDD and CDF contaminants on the skin, liver, porphyrin metabolism, and central and peripheral nervous systems. In 1986 we conducted a medical survey of 366 workers who had been engaged in the production of PCP at a single plant between 1938 and 1978. The referent group consisted of 303 workers from the same plant who were not exposed to these or related compounds. Exposure was determined from computerized personnel records. The medical survey included an administered questionnaire, medical record review, physical examination by dermatologists, internists, and neurologists, and analysis of 24-hr urine for quantitative porphyrins among other tests. In this paper we present the results of analyses of the general health, chloracne, and porphyrin metabolism end points. The general health status of PCP workers was similar to unexposed workers, but 17.8% of PCP workers had evidence of current or past chloracne. PCP workers with chloracne had significantly higher mean urinary excretion of coproporphyrins (117. 0 vs. 90.6 microg/24 hr) than unexposed workers after controlling for potential confounders. Workers with chloracne who had worked with both PCP and polychlorinated biphenyls had significantly higher mean urinary excretions of hepta-, penta-, and coproporphyrins than unexposed workers. We conclude that occupational exposure to PCP is associated with chloracne and biochemical abnormalities which may persist years after exposure.
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spelling pubmed-15331342006-08-08 A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers. Hryhorczuk, D O Wallace, W H Persky, V Furner, S Webster, J R Oleske, D Haselhorst, B Ellefson, R Zugerman, C Environ Health Perspect Research Article Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a pesticide that was once widely used for wood preservation. Commercial PCP contained impurities including higher chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs). We investigated the effects of occupational exposure to PCP and its CDD and CDF contaminants on the skin, liver, porphyrin metabolism, and central and peripheral nervous systems. In 1986 we conducted a medical survey of 366 workers who had been engaged in the production of PCP at a single plant between 1938 and 1978. The referent group consisted of 303 workers from the same plant who were not exposed to these or related compounds. Exposure was determined from computerized personnel records. The medical survey included an administered questionnaire, medical record review, physical examination by dermatologists, internists, and neurologists, and analysis of 24-hr urine for quantitative porphyrins among other tests. In this paper we present the results of analyses of the general health, chloracne, and porphyrin metabolism end points. The general health status of PCP workers was similar to unexposed workers, but 17.8% of PCP workers had evidence of current or past chloracne. PCP workers with chloracne had significantly higher mean urinary excretion of coproporphyrins (117. 0 vs. 90.6 microg/24 hr) than unexposed workers after controlling for potential confounders. Workers with chloracne who had worked with both PCP and polychlorinated biphenyls had significantly higher mean urinary excretions of hepta-, penta-, and coproporphyrins than unexposed workers. We conclude that occupational exposure to PCP is associated with chloracne and biochemical abnormalities which may persist years after exposure. 1998-07 /pmc/articles/PMC1533134/ /pubmed/9637797 Text en
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Hryhorczuk, D O
Wallace, W H
Persky, V
Furner, S
Webster, J R
Oleske, D
Haselhorst, B
Ellefson, R
Zugerman, C
A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title_full A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title_fullStr A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title_full_unstemmed A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title_short A morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
title_sort morbidity study of former pentachlorophenol-production workers.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1533134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9637797
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