Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), a large class of chemicals that includes high
production volume substances, have been used for decades as antimicrobials …

Spray cleaning and disinfection products have been associated with adverse respiratory
effects in professional cleaners and among residents doing domestic cleaning. This review …

Introduction Epidemiological studies demonstrated that cleaning work and frequent use of
cleaning products are risk factors for asthma. Laundry detergents have been reported to …

Importance Exposure to disinfectants in health care workers has been associated with
respiratory health outcomes, including asthma. Despite the biological plausibility of an …

The current coronavirus pandemic is leading to significant impacts on the planet, changing
our way of life. Although the COVID-19 virus mechanisms of action and pathogenesis are …

Exposure to cleaning products has been associated with harm to the respiratory system,
neurotoxicity, harm to the reproductive system, and elevated risk of cancer, with greatest …

abstract Poorly controlled asthma is especially common in low resource countries. Aside
from lack of access to, or poor technique with, inhaled beta-2 agonists and corticosteroids …

Exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products (DCPs) is now a well-established risk factor
for work-related asthma (WRA). However, questions remain on the specific causal agents …

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive longitudinal studies are important for understanding the
complex risk factors, pathways, exposures and interactions that lead to the development and …

There is consistent evidence of increased respiratory symptoms in occupational cleaners;
however, uncertainty remains on type of respiratory health effects, underlying causal agents …