Italian database aims to identify occupational carcinogens

The paper introduces Matline, a job-exposure matrix for the prevention of exposure to carcinogens (in Italian with an English version). The paper notes Matline “provides data as classification and toxicological properties of carcinogenic agents, and a list of industrial processes with potential exposure to each carcinogen agent, and an up-to-date estimation of the number of activities and workers related to the industrial process on Regional basis. It also lists the target organs for which a causal relationship with the agent has been established.” According to Watterson (2014): “The database is designed to identify what carcinogens may be used in a particular industrial process and draws on agents with standard EU hazard descriptors and is of value to public health researchers and policymakers.”

Umberto Falcone, Luisella Gilardi, Silvano Santoro, Manuela Orengia, Massimo Marighella, and Elena Coffano. MATiine: Una matrice lavorazione-esposizione per Je previsione delle esposizione a cancerogeni in ltalia: Nuove funzioni e potenziali utilizzi. Epidemiologia e prevenzione 37.1, pages 60-66, 2013.

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