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Exposure to Chemical Substances Within Household Waste Incineration Plants

France50 participantsStarted 2022-10-10

Plain-language summary

Employees of household waste incineration plants (UIOM) are exposed to multiple chemical substances that can pose a risk to their health. The studies carried out find increases in certain toxic chemicals (heavy metals, dioxins), in the biological fluids of employees (blood, urine), in particular before the 2000s Another study conducted by Tait finds potential organic alterations.The investigators wish to complete the dissertation work with, in particular, an analysis of the quantitative elements of the exposure assessment (metrologies and biometrologies)

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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What they're measuring

Retrospective evaluation of the identified chemical exposures of certain employees of a household waste incineration plant (UIOM) in order to deduce the risk to their health.

Timeframe: Files analysed retrospectively from 01 January 2013 to 01 September 2022 will be examined

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06183866

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-12

Contact for this trial

Stéphanie KLEINLOGE, MD

33 3 88 11 64 66 stephanie.kleinlogel@chru-strasbourg.fr

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