Volatile organic compounds in healthcare facilities: a study developed in primary health care centers in Lisbon, Portugal

Viegas, Susana; Almeida, Beatriz; Gamelas, C.; Carolino, Elisabete; Viegas, Carla

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Chemical contamination is a reality in the healthcare environment but unfortunately is rarely studied. However, if we consider that healthcare workers use a high diversity of products such as disinfectants, sterilizers, anesthetic gases, and much other is easy to recognize that workers and patients can be exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) located in Lisbon.

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Project EXPOsE. Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016).

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Environmental health Occupational health Occupational exposure Primary health care center Volatile organic compounds Healthcare facilities Portugal Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016) Project EXPOsE

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10762

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Viegas S, Almeida B, Gamelas C, Carolino E, Viegas C. Volatile organic compounds in healthcare facilities: a study developed in primary health care centers in Lisbon, Portugal. In: ICEH 2019 – International Congress on Environmental Health, ESTeSL, Lisbon (Portugal), September 25-27, 2019.