Industrial Contamination with Glycol Ethers Resulting in Teratogenic Damage
Journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
ISSN
0077-8923
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
There is no doubt that this century has witnessed great technological innovations and a great deal of industrial progress, all of which has modified in an important manner life on this planet. This progress has brought many great benefits; on the other hand, there have been some changes in our environment that are harmful to our health in both the short and long run. In order to reduce these problems, some programs have been started all around the world. At the labor level, this industrial progress has increased worker exposure to different chemical and physical agents, some of which have a known noxious effect. Generally, knowledge of these harmful actions and the consequences of exposure to these industrial agents has been acquired only after serious accidents in the workplace that have exposed the problem and are the basis for the preventative measures that have to be taken to keep new cases from occurring.