Evaluating consumer exposure to disinfecting chemicals against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and associated health risks

Li, Dingsheng; Sangion, Alessandro; Li, Li

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.106108

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“…Mandatory lifestyle changes, such as having to work or study at home coupled with fewer on average contacts might have also affected mental health outcomes, while staying more at home (increasing exposures to indoor air), or using more cleaning/disinfection products might have led to increased chemical exposures e.g. to disinfection by-products ( Kim et al, 2020 , Li et al, 2020 ). Upon school closures, education for many moved to online platforms, thereby adversely impacting learning opportunities for students with limited access to such technologies.…”

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Exposome-based public health interventions for infectious diseases in urban settings

Andrianou

Pronk

Galea

et al. 2021

Environment International

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Exposome-based public health interventions for infectious diseases in urban settings

Andrianou

Pronk

Galea

et al. 2021

Environment International

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“…Nowadays, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of biocides including disinfectants has increased significantly and accordingly, it is predicted that the exposure of disinfecting chemicals to the general population has also increased [ 25 , 26 ]. Since the use of disinfectants is a necessary for COVD-19 prevention, safety issues became more and more important.…”

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Investigation on Combined Inhalation Exposure Scenarios to Biocidal Mixtures: Biocidal and Household Chemical Products in South Korea

Kim

Seo

et al. 2021

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Global regulations of biocides have been continuously enhanced for protecting human health and the environment from potentially harmful biocidal products. Such regulations consider the combined toxicity caused by mixture components in a biocidal product of which approval and authorization are to be enhanced. Although the combined exposure scenarios of components in mixtures are firstly needed to conduct the mixture risk assessment, systematic combined exposure scenarios are still lacking. In this study, combined inhalation exposure scenarios of biocides in household chemical and biocidal products marketed in South Korea were investigated based on the European Union (EU) and Korean chemical product databases and various data sources integration. The information of 1058 biocidal products and 675 household chemical products that are likely to cause inhalation exposure with two or more biocides was collected, and mixture combination patterns were investigated. Binary mixtures occupied 72% in biocidal products. The most frequently appearing binary mixture was phthalthrin and d-phenothrin. Based on the frequency of use, we suggested a priority list of biocide mixture combinations which need to be firstly evaluated for identifying their combined toxicity for the mixture risk assessment. This study highlights that the derived combined inhalation exposure scenarios can support and facilitate further studies on priority settings for mixture risk assessment and management of potentially inhalable biocides.

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“…Disinfectant use for cleaning both hands and surfaces has grown during the pandemic (17). Previous studies have shown pandemic related increases in concentrations of quaternary ammonium disinfectants in household dust (18), and higher risk of health effects due to increased exposure (19). Levels of two quaternary ammonium disinfectant chemicals increased in sludge during the overall study period (weekly samples, Figure 1d, Table S8).…”

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Traffic, Drugs, Mental Health, and Disinfectants: Changes in Sewage Sludge Chemical Signatures During a COVID-19 Community Lockdown

Nason

Lin²,

Eitzer³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns have caused changes in everyday activities for many people, and signs of those changes are present in the chemical signatures of sewage sludge produced during the pandemic. We analyzed primary sewage sludge samples from a wastewater treatment plant in New Haven, CT USA collected between March 19 and June 30, 2020. This time period encompassed the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial statewide stay at home order, and the first phase of reopening. We used liquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry and targeted and suspect screening strategies to identify contaminants in the sludge. We and found evidence of increasing opioid, cocaine, and antidepressant use, as well as upward trends in chemicals used in disinfectants and sunscreens during the study period. Benzotriazole, an anti-corrosion chemical associated with traffic pollution, decreased through the stay-at-home period, and increased during reopening. Hydroxychloroquine, a drug that received significant attention for its potential to treat COVID-19, had elevated concentrations in the week following the implementation of the United States Emergency Use Authorization. Our results directly relate to nationwide reports of increased demand for fentanyl, antidepressants, and other medications, as well as reports of increased drug overdose deaths during the pandemic. Though wastewater surveillance during the pandemic has largely focused on measuring SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations, chemical analysis can also show trends that are important for revealing the public and environmental health effects of the pandemic. </p>

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Evaluating consumer exposure to disinfecting chemicals against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and associated health risks

Cited by 82 publications

References 53 publications

Exposome-based public health interventions for infectious diseases in urban settings

Exposome-based public health interventions for infectious diseases in urban settings

Investigation on Combined Inhalation Exposure Scenarios to Biocidal Mixtures: Biocidal and Household Chemical Products in South Korea

Traffic, Drugs, Mental Health, and Disinfectants: Changes in Sewage Sludge Chemical Signatures During a COVID-19 Community Lockdown

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