Exposure to lead, mercury, styrene, and toluene and hearing impairment: evaluation of dose-response relationships, regulations, and controls

Hemmativaghef, Ehsan

doi:10.1080/15459624.2020.1842428

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“…Exposure to Hg will cause severe neurotoxicity (e.g., delayed neurodevelopment of children, decreased IQ points, and even intellectual disability), , cardiovascular effects in adults (e.g., chronic diseases like metabolic syndrome and heart attacks), , and reproductive toxicity on male. − Specifically, studies on prenatal exposure have indicated that MeHg intake would cause neurocognitive deficits in children, thus affecting their intelligence and cognitive levels. , The dose–response relationship based on epidemiological data shows that MeHg exposure may be closely associated with the risks of cardiovascular diseases. , In addition, numerous studies have confirmed that MeHg exposure is associated with semen quality decrease and would have adverse effects on male reproductive function. , Other health effects include metabolic syndrome, hearing impairment, and immunotoxin impairments, as well as health impacts of miners and community members in ASGM areas, mainly manifested as neurological symptoms (e.g., sleep disturbance) …”

Section: Processes Of Hg Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

“…138,141 In addition, numerous studies have confirmed that MeHg exposure is associated with semen quality decrease and would have adverse effects on male reproductive function. 139,142 Other health effects include metabolic syndrome, 143 hearing impairment, 144 and immunotoxin impairments, 145 as well as health impacts of miners and community members in ASGM areas, mainly manifested as neurological symptoms (e.g., sleep disturbance). 146…”

Section: Geochemical Diffusion and Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Looping Mercury Cycle in Global Environmental–Economic System Modeling

Chen

Liang

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The Minamata Convention on Mercury calls for Hg control actions to protect the environment and human beings from the adverse impacts of Hg pollution. It aims at the entire life cycle of Hg. Existing studies on the Hg cycle in the global environmental–economic system have characterized the emission-to-impact pathway of Hg pollution. That is, Hg emissions/releases from the economic system can have adverse impacts on human health and ecosystems. However, current modeling of the Hg cycle is not fully looped. It ignores the feedback of Hg-related environmental impacts (including human health impacts and ecosystem impacts) to the economic system. This would impede the development of more comprehensive Hg control actions. By synthesizing recent information on Hg cycle modeling, this critical review found that Hg-related environmental impacts would have feedbacks to the economic system via the labor force and biodiversity loss. However, the interactions between Hg-related activities in the environmental and economic systems are not completely clear. The cascading effects of Hg-related environmental impacts to the economic system throughout global supply chains have not been revealed. Here, we emphasize the knowledge gaps and propose possible approaches for looping the Hg cycle in global environmental–economic system modeling. This progress is crucial for formulating more dynamic and flexible Hg control measures. It provides new perspectives for the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

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Section: Processes Of Hg Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Geochemical Diffusion and Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Looping Mercury Cycle in Global Environmental–Economic System Modeling

Chen

Liang

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…No entanto, é difícil determinar o valor mínimo de exposição ao tolueno necessária para causar alteração auditiva, uma vez que é comum no mesmo local de trabalho a combinação de exposição com o ruído (Hemmativaghef, 2020) e estudos projetados para avaliar especificamente a ototoxicidade dessa substância em modelo animal, tem se limitado a exposições a altas doses, em curto período de tempo (McWilliams et al, 2000). Além disso, é comum a combinação de exposição a mais de um agente químico nos diversos ambientes de trabalho (Hemmativaghef, 2020).…”

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Impacto da exposição ao ruído e tolueno na audição de trabalhadores de uma indústria do ramo de calçados

Araújo¹,

Silva²,

Batista

et al. 2022

RSD

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Introdução: O ruído pode trazer consigo outros fatores agravantes, como o tolueno, no ambiente ocupacional. Estudos sugerem que a exposição concomitante a ambos os agentes pode causar alterações auditivas mais severas, do que a apenas um deles. Objetivo: Investigar o impacto da exposição ao ruído e tolueno na saúde auditiva de trabalhadores de uma indústria do ramo de calçados e materiais esportivos. Método: Foram analisados os dados audiométricos de 729 trabalhadores de uma indústria calçadista e de materiais esportivos, que possui Programa de Prevenção de Perdas Auditivas (PPPA) implantado e em execução, com três grupos de trabalhadores: (1) expostos ao ruído e ao tolueno, (2) expostos apenas ao ruído e (3) não expostos. Realizou-se cruzamento entre as variáveis, tipo e tempo de exposição aos agentes e sexo. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética do Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley sob parecer nº 2.164.722. Resultados: Não foi encontrada relação estatisticamente significativa entre a média dos limiares auditivos e os grupos estudados. Entre os trabalhadores expostos, houve correlação positiva, porém desprezível, entre o tempo e os limiares auditivos, sendo este último significativamente maior, nos indivíduos do sexo masculino. Conclusão: Na indústria estudada, não foram identificadas diferenças significativas na audição de trabalhadores expostos apenas a ruído, expostos a ruído e tolueno e não expostos.

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“…Several studies have documented the ototoxicity of the solvent mixture, noise plus solvent mixture, and toluene plus noise (Hsu et al, 2015;Lewkowski et al, 2019;Staudt et al, 2019, Hemmativaghef, 2020. A study found a significant association between organic solvent (toluene, benzene, and ethylbenzene) and high-frequency hearing loss whereby the estimated effect is higher than the audiometrically assessed (Staudt et al 2019).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Solvent-Induced Hearing Loss from Occupational Exposure In Asia – A systematic review

Aris

Abidin

Razali

et al. 2021

E-BPJ

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Exposure to certain solvents in the workplace can cause hearing loss. This study aims to bring attention to the existing literature on the adverse effects of solvents on workers' auditory function in a diverse Asia occupational setting. The literature search used in this study is PubMed and Web of Science. 87% of the selected studies reported that the highest prevalence of hearing loss was from solvents plus noise-exposed group. Evidence shows that interaction between the solvent and the noise could be both additive and synergistic. More epidemiology studies on solvent-induced hearing loss using diverse approaches are warranted in Asia region. Keywords: hearing loss, organic solvent, pure tone audiometry, chemical-induced hearing loss eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:

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Exposure to lead, mercury, styrene, and toluene and hearing impairment: evaluation of dose-response relationships, regulations, and controls

Cited by 19 publications

References 103 publications

Looping Mercury Cycle in Global Environmental–Economic System Modeling

Looping Mercury Cycle in Global Environmental–Economic System Modeling

Impacto da exposição ao ruído e tolueno na audição de trabalhadores de uma indústria do ramo de calçados

Solvent-Induced Hearing Loss from Occupational Exposure In Asia – A systematic review

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