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: 8111750
• 负责人: TIMOTHY F. MORSE
• 金额: $ 31.61万
• 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/8111750
• 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）：本研究旨在调查环境优选清洁产品（EPP）和消毒剂在保管员中的使用和影响，评估其健康影响，并实施有效策略以防止暴露和减少潜在的健康风险，并评估影响。此外，将邻苯二甲酸酯表征为一种特定的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，并有助于向无害环境产品过渡。总体提案采取了一种迭代方法，即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，并在产生数据时进行审查。具体目的和目标：1.识别实施绿色清洁计划的障碍和激励措施。2.找出可能妨碍清洁工使用或实施绿色清洁产品的语言和文化障碍。3.提供清洁工人接触清洁产品的实际使用特征。4.区分并比较绿色清洁和既往/传统清洁产品使用的暴露。5.识别使用清洁产品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，以提高绿色清洁程序的接受度，确保正确使用绿色清洁剂和消毒剂，并规范在各国家机构工作的保管员采用“绿色清洁”产品。 公共卫生相关性：本研究将有助于了解（1）管理员采用“绿色清洁”方案的动机和障碍，（2）描述与传统清洁相比，绿色清洁的暴露模式，（3）监测化学品的身体负荷（邻苯二甲酸酯），可以破坏激素系统，（4）确定哮喘和皮炎的保管员，以及（5）制定最佳做法报告和培训课程，以增加清洁化学品更安全替代品的正确使用。