Toxic hepatitis after exposure to humidifier disinfectant: A case series report. [PDF]
Environ Anal Health Toxicol, 2023 Health damage from humidifier disinfectants is an unprecedented environmental health disaster. Humidifier disinfectants were used broadly in Korea from 1994 to 2011. Most studies have focused on respiratory problems because of the exposure route and primary respiratory symptoms. This overlooks the previous research results that humidifier disinfectants
Kim HD, Kim HC, Leem JH.
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Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate exposure induces abnormal behaviors by disrupting synaptic formation and activity in the cerebral cortex [PDF]
Journal of NeuroinflammationBackground Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a commonly utilized ingredient in humidifier disinfectants, has emerged as a primary factor contributing to pulmonary damage, asthmatic conditions, and prenatal complications in South Korea ...
Moon Yi Ko +11 more
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Is Polyhexamethylene Guanidine and Oligo(2-(2-Ethoxy) Ethoxyethyl Guanidium Chloride Exposure Related to Gestational Diabetes? [PDF]
ToxicsThis study aims to investigate the association between exposure to toxic indoor chemicals, specifically polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) and oligo(2-(2-ethoxy) ethoxyethyl guanidinium) chloride (PGH), used in humidifier disinfectants, and gestational ...
Hyowon Choi +3 more
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Refined Exposure Assessment for Three Active Ingredients of Humidifier Disinfectants
Environmental Engineering Research, 2013 Exposure assessment for three major active ingredients used for humidifier disinfectants, polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG), oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl guanidinium chloride (PGH), and 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one/2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one
Jung-Hwan Kwon +2 more
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Humidifier Disinfectant Consumption and Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Humidifier disinfectant (HD) is a household biocidal product used in humidifier water tanks to prevent the growth of microorganisms. In 2011, a series of lung injury cases of unknown causes emerged in children and pregnant women who had used HD in Korea.
Jeonggyo Yoon +6 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 In April 2011, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the results of an epidemiological investigation that an unknown cause of lung disease that occurred throughout Korea was caused by humidifier disinfectants.
Min Joo Lee +4 more
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The past, present and future of humidifier disinfectant-associated interstitial lung diseases in children [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020 Exposure to environmental factors can cause interstitial lung diseases (ILDs); however, such types of ILDs are rare. From 2007 to 2011, an ILD epidemic occurred in South Korea owing to inhalational exposure to toxic chemicals in humidifier disinfectants (
Eun Lee, So-Yeon Lee, Soo-Jong Hong
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Lung injury associated with inhalation of effective microorganism blends [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2020 Since 2009, effective microorganisms (EMs) have been supplied by the local government to the citizens of Seongnam, Korea, for various environment-protective uses including manufacturing detergents, cosmetics and humidifier disinfectants.
Jee-min Kim, Yoon Jin Kwak, Ho Il Yoon
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COVID-19 in a Patient Previously Exposed to Toxic Disinfectant from a Humidifier [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2022 In August, 2011, the Korean Public Health Surveillance declared an outbreak of pulmonary disease due to the inhalation of humidifier disinfectants (HDs), which led to approximately 20,000 deaths.
Seok Hwa Youn +3 more
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Health Damages and Lessons of the Use of Humidifier Disinfectants in Korea
Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012 Ye-Yong Choi +3 more
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