Implementing a suspect screening method to assess occupational chemical exposures among US-based hairdressers serving an ethnically diverse clientele: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are over 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, and it is estimated that >90% are female and 31% are Black or Hispanic/Latina. Racial and ethnic minorities in this workforce may be exposed to a unique mixture of potentially hazardous chemicals from products used and services provided. However, previous biomonitoring studies of hairdressers target a narrow list of compounds and few studies have investigated exposures among minority hairdressers.

Objective

To assess occupational chemical exposures in a sample of US-based Black and Latina hairdressers serving an ethnically diverse clientele by analyzing urine specimens with a suspect screening method.

Methods

Post-shift urine samples were collected from a sample of US female hairdressers (n = 23) and

SUBMITTER: Newmeyer MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363568 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature