Occupational exposure to phenoxy herbicides and chlorophenols and cancer mortality in The Netherlands

• Published in: American journal of industrial medicine Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 289
• Main Authors: Bueno de Mesquita, H B, Doornbos, G, Van der Kuip, D A, Kogevinas, M, Winkelmann, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.1993
• Subjects: Adult; Chemical Industry; Chlorophenols - adverse effects; Cohort Studies; Herbicides - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - chemically induced; Neoplasms - mortality; Netherlands - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - chemically induced; Occupational Diseases - mortality; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Netherlands

As part of the "IARC International Register of Persons Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides and Contaminants," a cohort of workers who manufacture and prepare chlorophenoxy herbicides was recruited in The Netherlands. The cohort comprised 2,310 workers from two plants, operated by different compa...