Chemical hazards to human reproduction

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Chemical hazards to human reproduction were evaluated with emphasis on the nature and extent of reproductive toxicity, its causes, and its importance as a public health concern. The human reproductive system and its susceptibility to toxic chemicals were discussed, including prenatal susceptibility to chemical insult, susceptibility of male and female systems, and the relationship between sites of action and observable adverse outcomes. Sources of data on reproductive impairment in human populations were considered, including international surveys of vital statistics, surveillance and research studies, trends and patterns, and the extent of reproductive impairment in the United States. Drugs and other chemicals reported to affect reproductive function in humans were discussed. Experimental assays for the effects of chemicals on reproduction were described, including assays in humans, teratogenicity tests in mammals, three generation reproduction tests in mammals, and the dominant lethal assay in mammals. The concordance between reported effects in humans and measured effects in animals was discussed. Policy issues raised by this report were considered. The authors conclude that the relationship between exposure to chemicals and human reproductive impairment may be an important area of public health concern that deserves further scientific investigation and evaluation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Laboratories Occupational Health Safety Teratogenesis Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Environmental-exposure In-utero-exposure Laboratory-animals Prenatal-exposure Reproductive-effects Reproductive-hazards Reproductive-system-disorders; Teratogens Toxic-effects
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00214871
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-191041
• Citation:
  Council on Environmental Quality, 1981 Jan; :1-307
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Council on Environmental Quality, 307 pages, 500 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:727bad6a4ab8f9a91f0d1066e05f9d140a05c2ce649e244c5e596a70fcb7611cc347689e1193251e8f491d281530081f5b6f8340d48b0fff8dd341f12c3dcfbe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204317/cdc_204317_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.85 MB ]