Causes of death among laundry and dry cleaning workers.

摘要: To make a preliminary determination as to whether potential health hazard exists for workers exposed dry cleaning solvents (carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene), we analyzed the causes of death 330 deceased laundry by proportionate mortality method. The increased risk malignant neoplasms resulted primarily from an excess lung cervical cancer slight excesses leukemia liver cancer. Although number deaths was small, noted in this investigation underscores need additional epidemiologic studies occupational group.