sexta-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2018

Químicos de produtos de limpeza (sprays) afectam pulmões?

... Aparentemente das mulheres. Mas o estudo tem algumas limitações:
https://www.webmd.boots.com/asthma/news/20180216/cleaning-lung-damage

Citando:
"A new European study has found women who work as cleaners or who regularly clean the family home using cleaning sprays or other products, experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean.

The researchers, from the University of Bergen in Norway, say the accelerated lung function decline is comparable to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over 10 to 20 years.

Study

The University of Bergen researchers analysed data from 6,235 participants in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, of which 53% were women.

They were followed for more than 20 years."

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""It is deeply concerning that this study shows cleaning products can cause long-term lung damage for people with asthma.

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"This could include using solid or liquid cleaning products instead of sprays, avoiding scented products and ensuring the area where they clean is well-ventilated."