Gender differences in hematotoxicity of benzene-exposed workers, three cross-sectional studies on 218,061 subjects

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 40; pp. 57297 - 57307
• Main Authors: Wang, Boshen, Han, Lei, Wang, Kun, Zhou, Yanhua, Pu, Yuepu, Zhang, Juan, Zhu, Baoli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Benzene; Cross-sectional studies; Deoxyguanosine; DNA damage; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Exposure; Female employees; females; Gender; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Hydrocarbons; Leukocytes; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Malondialdehyde; neutrophils; Occupational exposure; Phenylmercapturic acid; Platelets; pollution; Research Article; risk; Sex differences; surveys; time-weighted average; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Benzene exposure; Gender disparities; Hematotoxicity

Our aim was to analyze the effects of benzene exposure on hematotoxicity in workers, with a focus on gender differences. The study was divided into three parts, and the survey included 218,061 workers. Since 2017, some workers are selected from the total workers each year to explore the possible inf...