Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smokehouses.

Nordholm, L; Im, Espensen; Hs, Jensen; Holst, E

doi:10.5271/sjweh.2094

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“…Subjects who work in smokehouses where meat is smoked are exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) present in smoke, which are known carcinogens [Nordholm et al, 1986;IARC, 19871. Those involved in curing meat are potentially exposed to carcinogenic nitrosamines formed from the interaction of nitrites with amines in spices and meat during curing and storage [Sen et al, 1973;IARC, 19871.…”

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Cancer mortality among workers in abattoirs and meatpacking plants: An update

Johnson¹,

Dalmas²,

Noss³

et al. 1995

American J Industrial Med

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Workers in abattoirs and meatpacking plants have potential for exposure to bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and bovine papilloma viruses (BPV), which are oncogenic in cattle. These workers also have increased exposure to human papilloma viruses (HPV) and certain chemical carcinogens. We investigated whether such a group showed increased risk of cancers. We report mortality results after an additional 9-year follow-up of a previously studied group of 5,522 workers in abattoirs and 4,589 workers in meatpacking plants. Excess risk of all cancers combined, cancers of the lung, buccal cavity and pharynx, esophagus, colon, bladder, kidney, and bone was observed. Since factors such as tobacco smoking, alcohol, and diet, which have known associations with some of these cancers, were not taken into account, the significance of these findings is not known, except for lung cancer, for which occupational factors are probably involved. Because some of these findings have been consistently reported before, studies that will control for confounding factors as well are now urgently needed.

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Cancer mortality among workers in abattoirs and meatpacking plants: An update

Johnson¹,

Dalmas²,

Noss³

et al. 1995

American J Industrial Med

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“…Measurements of PAH and other combustion products in smokehouses (55)(56)(57) indicate that smokehouse workers may have been exposed to considerable levels. Incomplete combustion products are considered the cause of an excess lung cancer risk in other occupational groups (58)(59)(60)(61)(62).…”

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Lung cancer among butchers and slaughterhouse workers.

Kristensen¹,

Lynge²

1993

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The sixth plant had only 17 employees and handled mainly feathers, and experienced no deaths. These activities may involve frying, smoking, curing, and wrapping of poultry, which may also be associated with exposure to carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heterocyclic amines, nitrosamines, benzene, and phthalates [Sen et al, 1974;Vandervort and Brooks, 1977;Pauli et al, 1980;Nordholm et al, 1986;Vainiotalo and Matveinen, 1993;Jakszyn et al, 2004].…”

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