Health consequences of disinfection against SARS-CoV-2: Exploring oxidative stress damage using a biomonitoring approach.

ABSTRACT: Individuals who get involved in the disinfection of public settings using sodium hypochlorite might suffer adverse health effects. However, scarce information is available on the potential oxidative stress damage caused at low concentrations typically used for disinfection. We aimed to assess whether exposure to sodium hypochlorite during the COVID-19 pandemic causes oxidative stress damage in workers engaged in disinfection tasks. 75 operators engaged in the disinfection of public places were recruited as the case group, and 60 individuals who were not exposed to disinfectant were chosen as the control group. Spot urine samples were collected before (BE) and after exposure (AE) to disinfectants in the case group. Likewise, controls provided two spot urine samples in the same way as the ca

SUBMITTER: Rafiee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature