Mortality experience in a polyamide-polyester factory.
该研究对法国一家聚酰胺-聚酯工厂的工人进行回顾性队列分析，评估邻苯二甲酸盐、镍催化剂等化学暴露对癌症死亡率的影响，发现癌症略有超额但与暴露时长无显著关联，建议继续随访。
Chemical workers have become increasingly concerned about the presence of carcinogens in their occupational environment. As a result, a number of studies of excess cancer mortality have been undertaken in groups of workers with well-characterized exposures. This paper reports the results of one such study carried out in a polyamide-polyester factory in France. A retrospective cohort design was chosen to evaluate the effect of exposure to phthalates, nickel catalyzers, and other chemicals in the work environment. Only a slight excess of cancers, marginally related to exposure category yet not significantly related to length of exposure, was found. The cohort, however, was young but stable, and a continued follow-up is therefore both feasible and justifiable, since it is likely to yield important information about the potential hazards associated with the tergal polymer industry.