Traditional and environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure and health symptoms in custodians

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Garza, Jennifer L. ; Cavallari, Jennifer M. ; Wakai, Sara ; Schenck, Paula ; Simcox, Nancy ; Morse, Tim ; Meyer, John D. ; Cherniack, Martin
• Description:
  BACKGROUND
  
  We investigated the associations between traditional and environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure and dermal, respiratory, and musculoskeletal symptoms in a population of custodians.
  
  METHODS
  
  We analyzed associations between symptoms and exposure to traditional and environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure among 329 custodians.
  
  RESULTS
  
  We observed increased odds of dermal (p<0.01), upper (p=0.01) and lower respiratory (p=0.01), and upper extremity (p<0.01), back (p<0.01), and lower extremity (p=0.01) musculoskeletal symptoms associated with increased typical traditional cleaning product exposure. We observed significant trends for increased odds of dermal (p=0.03) and back (p=0.04) and lower (p=0.02) extremity musculoskeletal symptoms associated with increased typical environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure.
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  
  Fewer positive associations and reduced odds of health symptoms associated with environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure suggest that these products may represent a safer alternative to traditional cleaning products.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Article Cross-Sectional Studies Detergents Exposure Assessment Female Green Chemistry Technology Health And Safety Housekeeping Humans Male Middle Aged Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Hygiene Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Factors Skin Diseases Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 58(9):988-995.
• Pubmed ID:
  26040239
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4976595
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5R21OH009831-02/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R21 OH009831/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a8a8b602da49f579d7838f27500095cc64180059efee4fc0ad736e81395e4729
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40742/cdc_40742_DS1.pdf
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