Green Cleaning: Exposure Characterization and Adoption Process Among Custodians

绿色清洁：保管人的暴露特征和采用过程

• 批准号: 7934601
• 负责人: TIMOTHY F. MORSE
• 金额: $ 33.42万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7934601
• 关键词: Green; Cleaning; Exposure; Characterization; Adoption

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study is designed to investigate the use and impact of environmentally preferably cleaning products (EPPs) and disinfectants among custodians, to assess their health effects, and to implement effective strategies to prevent exposures and reduce potential health risks, and evaluate impacts. In addition, the characterization of phthalates as a specific chemical species of concern may help to provide a quantitative rationale for exposure reduction to these target constituencies and assist with transitions to EPPs. The overall proposal takes an iterative approach whereby the union community and researchers jointly address health and safety concerns, participate in measuring exposures and health effects, and review data as it is generated. Specific Aims and Objectives: 1. To identify barriers and incentives for implementing green cleaning programs. 2. To identify language and cultural barriers for janitors that may inhibit implementation or use of green-cleaning products. 3. To provide an actual-use characterization of exposures to cleaning products among janitorial workers. 4. To differentiate and compare the exposures to green-cleaning and prior/ traditional cleaning product use. 5. To identify disorders or adverse health events from the use of cleaning products, with the objective of assessing health impacts of green cleaning products. 6. To develop an intervention to improve the acceptance of green cleaning programs, to ensure proper use of green cleaners and disinfectants, and to standardize the adoption of "green cleaning" products among custodians working at the various state institutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This study will help in understanding (1) incentives and obstacles to adoption of "Green Cleaning" programs by custodians, (2) describe exposure patterns of green cleaning compared to traditional cleaning, (3) monitor body burden of chemicals (phthalates) that can disrupt the hormone system, (4) identify asthma and dermatitis among custodians, and (5) develop a best practices report and training curriculum to increase the proper use of safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究旨在调查保管员中环保清洁产品（EPP）和消毒剂的使用和影响，评估其健康影响，并实施有效策略来预防暴露和减少潜在健康风险，并评估影响。此外，将邻苯二甲酸盐描述为特定的受关注化学物质可能有助于为减少这些目标群体的接触提供定量依据，并有助于向 EPP 的过渡。总体提案采用迭代方法，工会社区和研究人员共同解决健康和安全问题，参与测量暴露和健康影响，并审查生成的数据。具体目的和目标： 1. 确定实施绿色清洁计划的障碍和激励措施。 2. 确定清洁人员可能阻碍实施或使用绿色清洁产品的语言和文化障碍。 3. 提供清洁人员接触清洁产品的实际使用特征。 4. 区分和比较绿色清洁和先前/传统清洁产品使用的暴露。 5. 识别因使用清洁产品而引起的疾病或不良健康事件，目的是评估绿色清洁产品对健康的影响。 6. 制定干预措施，提高绿色清洁计划的接受度，确保正确使用绿色清洁剂和消毒剂，并规范各国家机构工作人员对“绿色清洁”产品的使用。 公共健康相关性：本研究将有助于理解 (1) 保管人采用“绿色清洁”计划的动机和障碍，(2) 描述与传统清洁相比绿色清洁的暴露模式，(3) 监测可破坏激素系统的化学物质（邻苯二甲酸盐）的身体负担，(4) 识别保管人中的哮喘和皮炎，以及 (5) 制定最佳实践报告和培训课程以增加正确使用 清洁化学品的更安全替代品。