Disruptores endocrinos utilizados en la industria textil-confección en España

  1. Rafael Gadea 1
  2. Laura Mundemurra 2
  3. Tatiana Santos 1
  4. Ruth Jiménez 1
  5. Ana M García 3
  1. 1 Instituto Sindical de Trabajo, Ambiente y Salud (ISTAS). España.
  2. 2 Federación de Industrias Textil, Química y Afines de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO). España.
  3. 3 nstituto Sindical de Trabajo, Ambiente y Salud (ISTAS). España. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, España.
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Revista:
Medicina y seguridad del trabajo

ISSN: 0465-546X,  1989-7790

Ano de publicación: 2009

Volume: 55

Número: 214

Páxinas: 111-118

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.4321/S0465-546X2009000100010 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: Medicina y seguridad del trabajo

Resumo

Introduction: Endocrine disruptors are chemicals which can affect hormonal system in human beings. These substances are used in several processes in the textile industry. Objectives: Identifying chemicals with endocrine disruption potential used in Spanish textile industry to promoting risk prevention in exposed workers. Material and methods: The study includes 65 companies located in seven different Spanish regions and selected through management and trade union organizations agreement. Occupational health technicians from the local trade unions visited participating companies and gathered information about chemicals in use through observation of available labels and safety data sheets and through personal interviews with technicians, safety representatives and workers using standardized questionnaires. Results: Participating companies cover a wide range of typical activities in the textile industry, most of them being medium sized (51-250 workers, n=39). Seventeen different chemicals acting as endocrine disrupters were identified in a variety of jobs, including fibre and tissues elaboration, washing, dyeing and finishing, among other. Conclusions: It would be needed to evaluate the level of exposure to endocrine disruptors in these tasks in order to prioritize necessary preventive actions

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