期刊
REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
卷 126, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2021.105048
关键词
Chromium; Hexavalent chromium; Occupational exposure; Hazard assessment
资金
- Dutch Ministry of Defense
Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) compounds can lead to irreversible adverse health effects such as perforation of the nasal septum, chronic lung diseases, skin ulcers, and allergic contact dermatitis. The possibility of Cr(VI) causing irreversible diseases related to immune system disturbances, fertility issues, or adverse prenatal development in humans remains unclear.
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) compounds have been studied extensively and several agencies have described their toxicological profile. In the past, personnel of the Dutch Ministry of Defence may have been exposed to Cr (VI) during maintenance activities. To investigate if this exposure may have caused irreversible adverse health effects, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) summarized all available knowledge from previous evaluations. This information was complemented with a scoping review to retrieve new scientific literature. All scientific evidence was evaluated in workshops with external experts to come to an overview of irreversible adverse health effects that could be caused by occupational exposure to Cr(VI) compounds. This review focuses on non-cancer health effects. It was concluded that occupational exposure to Cr(VI) can cause perforation of the nasal septum by chromium ulcers, chronic lung diseases, including asthma, rhinitis, pulmonary fibrosis and COPD, skin ulcers and allergic contact dermatitis in humans. It is currently insufficiently clear if Cr(VI) can cause irreversible diseases due to disturbances of the immune system (other than allergic contact eczema, allergic asthma and rhinitis and chronic lung diseases) or adverse effects on fertility or prenatal development in humans.
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