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Med. Pr. 2004;55(1)

Occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens in Poland, 2001

Narażenie zawodowe na chemiczne czynniki rakotwórcze w Polsce w 2001 r.

Katarzyna Konieczko1, Sławomir Czerczak1, Dariusz Kluszczyński2 1 Z Zakładu Informacji Naukowej 2 Z Zakładu Ochrony Radiologicznej Instytutu Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera w Łodzi

Abstract

This paper discusses occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens in Poland in 2001 based on data obtained from the Central Register of Carcinogenic Agents (CRCA). The data on 3017 enterprises, in which employees were exposed to chemical carcinogens (chemicals, mixtures and technological processes involving carcinogenic agents) were collected by CRCA in 2001. More than 10 000 workers were exposed to crystalline silica. Diesel engine exhausts, formaldehyde and benzo[a]pyrene. The majority of exposed workers were in three southwestern regions (voivodships) of Poland: śląskie, Dolnośląskie and Małopolskie.

Key words

carcinogenic agent, carcinogen, occupational exposure, register