Article
A study of sister chromatid exchange and somatic cell mutation in hospital workers exposed to ethylene oxide.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Oct 1993
Tomkins D J, Haines T, Lawrence M, Rosa N
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the risks of exposure to ethylene oxide (EO) at current permissible levels and at past higher levels, an inception cohort of sterilizer operators and supervisors from the Central Processing Department (CPD), respiratory therapists, and engineers exposed to EO were identified at the McMaster University Medical Centre. A comparison group from Nutrition Services (NUTR) were matched with the CPD...
Topics
- Ethylene Oxide
- Female
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Linear Models
- Male
- Mutation
- Occupational Exposure
- Personnel, Hospital
- Sister Chromatid Exchange