New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Chiara Costa
    • Edoardo Miozzi
    • Michele Teodoro
    • Giusi Briguglio
    • Venerando Rapisarda
    • Concettina Fenga
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  • Published online on: March 24, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6374
  • Pages: 3317-3322
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Abstract

In order to deliver the best possible working environment, it is essential to identify professional conditions that could be harmful for worker's health and prevent (or limit) the occurrence of such conditions. The appropriate use of personal protective equipment and the development of appropriate regulations allowed to reduce the prevalence of ‘classic’ occupational diseases, such as occupational hearing loss or asbestosis, just to name a few. Nowadays, environmental pollution seems to be one of the most relevant concerns for human and animal health, and toxicology is becoming one of the most prominent fields of interest in occupational settings. An increasing number of studies demonstrate that the presence of toxicants in the workplace could be responsible for the development of chronic diseases, even at doses that were considered ‘safe’. The present review summarizes some of the most recent advancements in occupational toxicology, focusing on topics that have long been debated in the past and that have recently returned to the fore.
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Costa C, Miozzi E, Teodoro M, Briguglio G, Rapisarda V and Fenga C: New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review) . Mol Med Rep 15: 3317-3322, 2017
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Costa, C., Miozzi, E., Teodoro, M., Briguglio, G., Rapisarda, V., & Fenga, C. (2017). New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review) . Molecular Medicine Reports, 15, 3317-3322. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6374
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Costa, C., Miozzi, E., Teodoro, M., Briguglio, G., Rapisarda, V., Fenga, C."New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review) ". Molecular Medicine Reports 15.5 (2017): 3317-3322.
Chicago
Costa, C., Miozzi, E., Teodoro, M., Briguglio, G., Rapisarda, V., Fenga, C."New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review) ". Molecular Medicine Reports 15, no. 5 (2017): 3317-3322. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6374