Open AccessReproductive effects of paternal exposure to chlorophenate wood preservatives in the sawmill industry
Author(s) -
Helen DimichWard,
Clyde Hertzman,
Kay Teschke,
Ruth Hershler,
Stephen A. Marion,
Aleck Ostry,
Shona Kelly
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.141
Subject(s) - offspring , anencephaly , medicine , pregnancy , logistic regression , environmental health , cohort study , congenital malformations , cohort , obstetrics , toxicology , pediatrics , demography , biology , fetus , genetics , sociology
The purpose of the study was to determine whether paternal occupational exposure to dioxincontaminated chlorophenols is associated with an increased risk of congenital anomalies or other adverse reproductive outcomes in offspring.