Green Cleaning: Exposure Characterization and Adoption Process Among Custodians

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究旨在调查环境优先清洁产品（epp）和消毒剂在保管人中的使用和影响，评估其对健康的影响，并实施有效的策略来预防接触和减少潜在的健康风险，并评估影响。此外，将邻苯二甲酸盐定性为一种值得关注的特定化学物质，可能有助于为减少对这些目标群体的接触提供定量依据，并有助于过渡到环境保护物质。整个提案采用一种迭代的方法，由工会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，并在产生数据时审查数据。具体目的和目标：确定实施绿色清洁计划的障碍和激励措施。2. 识别可能阻碍清洁人员使用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. 区分和比较绿色清洁和先前/传统清洁产品的使用。5. 确定使用清洁产品引起的紊乱或不良健康事件，目的是评估绿色清洁产品对健康的影响。6. 制定一项干预措施，以提高对绿色清洁方案的接受程度，确保正确使用绿色清洁剂和消毒剂，并使在各个国家机构工作的保管员采用“绿色清洁”产品的情况标准化。

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.