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Gulf War and Health: Insecticides and Solvents, Volume 2
Reference
Study Population
Exposed Cases
Estimated Relative Risk (95% CI)
Trichloroethylene, moderate exposure
>2 years, no lag
1
1.35 (0.17–10.4)
>2 years, 15-year lag
1
1.44 (0.19–11.4)
>5 years, no lag
1
1.58 (0.20–12.5)
>5 years, 15-year lag
1
1.96 (0.25–15.6)
Boice et al., 1999
Aircraft-manufacturing workers in California, routine exposure
32
1.03 (0.70–1.45)
Blair et al., 1998
Aircraft-maintenance workers in Utah
No trichloroethylene exposure
33
1.2 (0.7–2.1)
<5 unit-years
19
0.9 (0.5–1.8)
5–25 unit-years
13
1.0 (0.5–2.1)
Morgan et al., 1998
Aerospace workers in Arizona
Any exposure
21
1.18 (0.73–1.80)
Low exposure
7
1.29 (0.52–2.66)
High exposure
14
1.13 (0.62–1.89)
Greenland et al., 1994
White male US transformer manufacturers, ever exposed
NA
0.82 (0.46–1.46)
Wilcosky et al., 1984
White male rubber workers in Ohio, exposed >1 year
3
0.62
Tetrachloroethylene and Dry-Cleaning Solvents
Cohort Studies—Mortality
Ruder et al., 1994
Dry-cleaning labor-union workers
7
0.82 (0.33–1.69)
Blair et al., 1990
Members of a dry-cleaning union in St. Louis, MO
5
0.7 (0.2–1.7)
Toluene
Cohort Studies—Mortality
Wiebelt and Becker, 1999
Male German rotogravure printers, Employed >1 year
2
0.67 (0.13–2.66)
Wilcosky et al., 1984
White male rubber workers in Ohio, exposed >1 year
3
2.6
Case-Control Study
Gérin et al., 1998
Male residents of Montreal, Canada
Low exposure
51
1.0 (0.7–1.5)
Medium exposure
17
1.3 (0.7–2.5)
High exposure
3
0.4 (0.1–1.4)
Xylene
Cohort Study—Mortality
Wilcosky et al., 1984
White male rubber workers in Ohio, exposed >1 year
8
1.5
Case-Control Study
Gérin et al., 1998
Male residents of Montreal, Canada
Low exposure
46
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Medium exposure
11
0.8 (0.4–1.7)
High exposure
6
1.4 (0.5–4.0)
Benzene
Cohort Study—Mortality
Wilcosky et al., 1984
White male rubber workers in Ohio, exposed >1 year
