Microbiome alterations from volatile organic compounds (VOC) exposures among workers in salons primarily serving women of color.

ABSTRACT: Salon workers, especially those serving an ethnically and racially diverse clientele (i.e., Black/Latina), may experience disparately high levels of workplace exposures to respiratory irritants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Salon workers are also reported to have a greater risk of developing respiratory conditions compared to the general population. Emerging evidence suggests that occupational chemical exposures may alter the human microbiome and that these alterations may be an important mechanism by which workplace VOC exposures adversely impact respiratory health. This preliminary research investigated the potential effects of 28 VOC urinary biomarkers on the 16S rRNA nasal microbiome in 40 workers from salons primarily serving women of color (Black and Dominican salons)

SUBMITTER: Dalton KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature