Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Nickel (Ni) compounds have been classified as carcinogenic to humans. The aim of the study is to evaluate exposures to Ni at workplaces in Italy. METHODS:Data on Ni compounds were collected from an occupational exposure registry. Statistical analysis was carried out for exposure-related variables. The number of workers potentially exposed was estimated for selected industrial sectors. Concurrent exposures with other occupational carcinogens were investigated using two-step cluster analysis. RESULTS:Overall 10 083 measurements were analyzed during 1996-2016, having a geometric mean of 2.93 μg/m3 . Most exposures occurred in manufacture of metal products (50%) and among metal finishing machine operators (46%). A total of 56 046 workers potentially exposed to Ni was estimated. Concurrent exposures were frequently detected, mainly with chromium VI and cobalt compounds. CONCLUSIONS:Systematic recording of occupational exposures provides a data source that allows recognition of high risk situations for workers' health and helps improve exposure assessment in epidemiologic studies.
journal_name
Am J Ind Medjournal_title
American journal of industrial medicineauthors
Scarselli A,Di Marzio D,Marinaccio A,Iavicoli Sdoi
10.1002/ajim.22914subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-12-01 00:00:00pages
968-977issue
12eissn
0271-3586issn
1097-0274journal_volume
61pub_type
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