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  1. To ensure the preservation and quality of the goods, physical (i.e. radiation) or chemical pest control is needed. The dark side of such consents may bear health risks in international transport and production sh...

    Authors: Xaver Baur, Lygia Therese Budnik, Zhiwei Zhao, Magne Bratveit, Rune Djurhuus, Louis Verschoor, Federico Maria Rubino, Claudio Colosio and Jorgen R Jepsen
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2015 10:19
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:25

  2. Magne Bråtveit and Rune Djurhuus have removed themselves as authors from this article [1] as they did not approve the final version and they do not agree with the revisions made to the section “Occurrences of ...

    Authors: Xaver Baur, Lygia Therese Budnik, Zhiwei Zhao, Louis Verschoor, Federico Maria Rubino, Claudio Colosio and Jorgen R. Jepsen
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:25
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2015 10:19

  3. Fumigation of freight containers to prevent spread of pests and off-gassing of freight are sources of volatile chemicals that may constitute significant health risks when released. The aim of the study was to ...

    Authors: Randi Nørgaard Fløe Pedersen, Jørgen Riis Jepsen and Balázs Ádám
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2014 9:33
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. A recent study demonstrates that inhalation of airborne particulate from Mount Etna eruptions may induce fibrotic lung disease. The occupational exposure of construction workers from the Etna area, who excavat...

    Authors: Caterina Ledda, Venerando Rapisarda, Massimo Bracci, Lidia Proietti, Matteo Zuccarello, Roberto Fallico, Maria Fiore and Margherita Ferrante
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2013 8:23
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  6. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides or biocides which eradicate pests by suffocation or poisoning. Worker exposure to fumigants is mainly via inhalation, followed by dermal contact and ingestion, leading to vario...

    Authors: Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou and Wee Tong Ng
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2022 17:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. Organophosphorus (OPs) pesticides are the most commonly used pesticides in Peruvian agriculture. The population at risk for OPs exposure includes formulators, applicators and farmers. Majes Valley is the most ...

    Authors: Sandra Yucra, Kyle Steenland, Arturo Chung, Fredy Choque and Gustavo F Gonzales
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Nanotechnology presents the possibility of revolutionizing many aspects of our lives. People in many settings (academic, small and large industrial, and the general public in industrialized nations) are either...

    Authors: Robert A Yokel and Robert C MacPhail
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2011 6:7
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Literature abounds linking one’s job to certain unpalatable health outcomes. Since exposures to hazardous conditions in industrial environments often results in sundry health effects among workers, we embarked...

    Authors: Tobias I Ndubuisi Ezejiofor, Anthonet N Ezejiofor, Orish E Orisakwe, Hariet C Nwigwe, Ferdinand OU Osuala and Moses OE Iwuala
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2014 9:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Intraoral matting sprays for chairside systems can release fine or ultrafine particles or nanoparticles at dentists’ workplaces and cause work-related health problems by inhalation exposure. Until now, little ...

    Authors: E. Ochsmann, P. Brand, T. Kraus and S. Reich
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:20
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. On merchant ships, the medical treatment including emergency interventions on the high seas are carried out by nautical officers who have to pass a forty hours medical refresher course every five years in orde...

    Authors: Marcus Oldenburg, Jan Rieger, Christoph Sevenich and Volker Harth
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2014 9:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Acetylsalicylic acid is a frequently used medication worldwide. It is not used in pediatrics due its association with Reye syndrome. However, in case of pediatric intoxication, children are more fragile to sal...

    Authors: Menen E. Mund, Christoph Gyo, Dörthe Brüggmann, David Quarcoo and David A. Groneberg
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:32
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. Traffic policemen are identified to be at a higher risk of exposure to air pollution and its contaminants such as lead. A study done prior to the introduction of unleaded petroleum in Sri Lanka revealed a mean...

    Authors: Benedict Samuel Sebastiampillai, Mitrakrishnan Rayno Navinan, Sahan Indeewara Talpe Guruge, Dilushi Rowena Wijayaratne, Buddini Samanthi Dissanayake, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sushrutha Vajira Dissanayake, Manisha Samithri Perera, Sulakshi Manurika Thelikorala, Hasith Dhanajaya Wijayasurendra, Don Lasitha Naveen Wickramaratne, Carukshi Arambepola and Ravindra Fernando
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2015 10:4
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  14. Chlorpyrifos (CPF), a commonly used pesticide worldwide, has been reported to produce neurobehavioural changes. Dermal exposure to CPF is common in industries and agriculture. This study estimates changes in g...

    Authors: Kian Loong Lim, Annie Tay, Vishna Devi Nadarajah and Nilesh Kumar Mitra
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2011 6:4
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Isocyanates are some of the leading occupational causes of respiratory disorders, predominantly asthma. Adequate exposure monitoring may recognize risk factors and help to prevent the onset or aggravation of t...

    Authors: Lygia T Budnik, Dennis Nowak, Rolf Merget, Catherine Lemiere and Xaver Baur
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2011 6:9
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  16. Lead exposure is common in automobile battery manufacture and repair, radiator repair, secondary smelters and welding units. Urinary Aminolevulinic acid has validity as a surrogate measure of blood lead level ...

    Authors: Kemal Ahmed, Gonfa Ayana and Ephrem Engidawork
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Trichloroethylene (TCE) hypersensitivity syndrome (THS) is a dose-independent and potentially life-threatening disease. In this study, we sought to identify THS-related miRNAs and evaluate its potential clinic...

    Authors: Wei Liu, Jian Zheng, Xiaohu Ren, Yuxuan Xie, Dafeng Lin, Peimao Li, Yuan Lv, Maggie Pui Man Hoi, Yanfang Zhang and Jianjun Liu
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2021 16:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2021 16:31

  18. In order to avoid proliferation of microorganisms, cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation in health centres is of utmost importance hence reducing exposure of workers to biological agents and of clients that...

    Authors: M Angel González Jara, Alfonso Mora Hidalgo, J Carlos Avalos Gulin, Marcos López Albiach, Laura Muñoz Ortiz, Pere Torán Monserrat and Xavier Esteva Ollé
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2013 8:31
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  19. To determine accidental factors, clinical presentation and medical care in cases of seafarers presenting phosphine poisoning symptoms on board a bulk carrier.

    Authors: Brice Loddé, David Lucas, Jean-Marie Letort, Dominique Jegaden, Richard Pougnet and Jean-Dominique Dewitte
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2015 10:10
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  20. The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. Dental workers, including denti...

    Authors: David Warwick, Matt Young, Joe Palmer and Robin Warwick Ermel
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:22
    Content type: Research Published on:
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