Second Follow-up of a Dutch Cohort Occupationally Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Contaminants

A retrospective cohort study of workers exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and contaminants (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and other polychlorinated dioxins and furans) has been conducted in a chemical factory in the Netherlands. Male workers exposed to phenoxy herbicides or chlorophenols showed increased relative risks (adjusted for age, calendar period at end of follow-up, and time since first exposure/employment) for total mortality (relative risk (RR) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.2–2.5), cancer mortality (RR = 4.1, 95– Cl 1.8–9.0), respiratory cancer (RR 7.... Mehr ...