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Exposure to humidifier disinfectants is associated with upper and lower airway diseases

open access: yesPediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2020
Koreans continue to experience inhalation hazards caused by humidifier disinfectant (HD)- related respiratory complications because the Korean government does not have an integrated administrative system for identification of xenobiotics, especially for ...
Dong Keon Yon   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Exposure to humidifier disinfectants induces developmental effects and disrupts thyroid endocrine systems in zebrafish larvae

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019
Humidifier disinfectants have been widely used in Korea to prevent the growth of microorganisms in humidifier water. However, their use has been banned since 2011 after epidemiological studies reported humidifier disinfectant induced lung injury.
Kyunghee Ji
exaly   +2 more sources

O-079 DO HUMIDIFIER DISINFECTANTS CAUSE LUNG CANCER?: STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO OF LUNG CANCER IN THE HUMIDIFIER DISINFECTANT VICTIM COHORT

Occupational Medicine
Humidifier Disinfectants(HDs) contained various chemicals, including polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) and oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl guanidinium (PGH)), as ingredients.
Y. Ahn, Soyoung Park, Jongin Lee
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Rate of humidifier and humidifier disinfectant usage in Korean children: A nationwide epidemiologic study

Environmental Research, 2017
In South Korea, a cluster of humidifier disinfectant-induced lung injury (HDLI) cases developed between 2006 and 2011. There are no existing reports regarding the rate of humidifier disinfectant (HD) usage in the general population of Korean children.
Jisun, Yoon   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Humidifier disinfectant and use characteristics associated with lung injury in Korea

Indoor Air, 2019
Since around the year 2000, hundreds of people in Korea have developed humidifier disinfectant-associated lung injury (HDLI). We collected all HD exposure-related information from the field investigations into the locations in which the 1199 registered patients had used HD.
Seung‐Hun Ryu   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A phenomenological case study on the experiences of victims of humidifier disinfectant cases

Korean Association for Qualitative Inquiry, 2022
This case study examined 10 individuals’ experience of loss and how to overcome the damage caused by humidifier disinfectants. The study is a phenomenological case study about the victims of the humidifier disinfectant scandal. Data analysis showed the following results.
Myeongchan Kim, Kyung-Ja Park
openaire   +1 more source

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