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Reference
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Study Population
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Exposed Cases
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Estimated Relative Risk (95% CI)
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Ritz, 1999
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White male US uranium-processing plant workers
|
|
|
|
Trichloroethylene, cutting fluids, or kerosene
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12
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1.27 (0.66–2.22)
|
|
|
Trichloroethylene—light exposure
|
|
|
|
>2 years, no latency
|
6
|
1.81 (0.49–6.71)
|
|
|
>2 years, 15-year latency
|
4
|
2.29 (0.42–12.5)
|
|
|
>5 years, no latency
|
3
|
1.32 (0.28–6.17)
|
|
|
>5 years, 15-year latency
|
3
|
5.41 (0.87–33.9)
|
|
|
Trichloroethylene—moderate exposure
|
|
|
|
>2 years, no latency
|
1
|
3.26 (0.37–28.9)
|
|
|
>2 years, 15-year latency
|
1
|
6.94 (0.66–73.1)
|
|
|
>5 years, no latency
|
1
|
4.52 (0.49–41.5)
|
|
|
>5 years, 15-year latency
|
1
|
14.4 (1.24–167.0)
|
|
Blair et al., 1998
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Male aircraft-maintenance workers in Utah
|
11a
|
0.8 (0.2–2.2)
|
|
|
<5 unit-years
|
3
|
2.0 (0.2–19.7)
|
|
|
5–25 unit-years
|
4
|
3.9 (0.4–34.9)
|
|
|
>25 unit-years
|
1
|
0.8 (0.1–13.2)
|
|
Morgan et al., 1998
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Aerospace workers in Arizona, employed >6 months
|
4
|
0.55 (0.15–1.40)
|
|
Greenland et al., 1994
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White male US transformer-assembly workers, ever exposed
|
NA
|
0.93 (0.32–2.69)
|
|
Case-Control Studies
|
|
Rodvall et al., 1996
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Hospital catchment-area residents of Sweden, ever exposed (gliomas)
|
NA
|
2.4 (0.9–6.4)
|
|
Heineman et al., 1994
|
Male residents of Louisiana, New Jersey, and Philadelphia (astrocytic brain tumors)
|
|
|
|
Ever exposed
|
128
|
1.1 (0.8–1.6)
|
|
|
Low probability
|
67
|
1.1 (0.7–1.7)
|
|
|
Medium probability
|
42
|
1.1 (0.6–1.8)
|
|
|
High probability
|
12
|
1.1 (0.5–2.8)
|
|
|
Duration of employment
|
|
|
|
2–20 years
|
7
|
1.1 (0.3–3.7)
|
|
|
21+ years
|
5
|
6.1 (0.7–143.5)
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene and Dry-cleaning Solvents
|
|
Cohort Study—Incidence
|
|
Anttila et al., 1995
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Biologically monitored workers in Finland, ever exposed
|
2
|
1.15 (0.14–4.15)
|
|
Cohort Studies—Mortality
|
|
Boice et al., 1999
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Aircraft-manufacturing workers in California, potential routine exposure
|
2
|
0.59 (0.07–2.14)
|
|
Blair et al., 1990
|
Dry-cleaning union members in Missouri
|
1
|
0.2 (0.0–1.2)
|
|
Case-Control Studies
|
|
Paulu et al., 1999
|
Massachusetts residents exposed through public drinking water
|
3
|
0.6 (0.1–1.7)
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