Author, as appears in the article.: Rovira J; Domingo J
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
Keywords: clothes dermal exposure human health risks organic substances textile industry Clothes Dermal exposure Human health risks Organic substances Textile industry Trace elements
Abstract: © 2018 Elsevier Inc. It is well known that a number of substances used in the textile industry can mean not only environmental, but also health problems. The scientific literature regarding potential adverse health effects of chemical substances in that industry is mainly related with human exposure during textile production. However, information about exposure of consumers is much more limited. Although most research on the health effects of chemicals in textiles concern allergic skin reactions, contact allergy is not the only potential human health problem. In this paper, we have reviewed the current scientific information regarding human exposure to chemicals through skin-contact clothes. The review has been focused mainly on those chemicals whose probabilities of being detected in clothes were rather higher. Thus, we have revised the presence of flame retardants, trace elements, aromatic amines, quinoline, bisphenols, benzothiazoles/benzotriazoles, phthalates, formaldehyde, and also metal nanoparticles. Human dermal exposure to potentially toxic chemicals through skin-contact textiles/clothes shows a non-negligible presence in some textiles, which might lead to potential systemic risks. Under specific circumstances of exposure, the presence of some chemicals might mean non-assumable cancer risks for the consumers.
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Biochemistry Biodiversidade Biotecnología Ciência de alimentos Ciências agrárias i Ciências ambientais Ciências biológicas i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas iii Direito Educação física Enfermagem Engenharias i Engenharias ii Engenharias iii Ensino Environmental science (all) Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental sciences Farmacia General environmental science General medicine Geociências Interdisciplinar Materiais Medicina i Medicina ii Medicina iii Odontología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Psicología Public, environmental & occupational health Química Saúde coletiva Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat joaquim.rovira@urv.cat
ISSN: 00139351
Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0003-4399-6138
Record's date: 2023-02-22
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935118305140?via%3Dihub
Papper original source: Environmental Research. 168 62-69
APA: Rovira J; Domingo J (2019). Human health risks due to exposure to inorganic and organic chemicals from textiles: A review. Environmental Research, 168(), 62-69. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.027
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.027
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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