Abstract
Macromolecular plastics are built from monomolecular compounds—monomers. From the multitude of monomers five compounds will be discussed, for which evidence suggestive of adverse effects on women and/or offspring has been reported. This limitation to five compounds in no way suggests that exposure to monomers not discussed does not carry any extra risk for women and/or offspring, but rather that no data were available for others.
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Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A., Verberk, M.M., van de Poel-Bot, M. (1984). Plastic Monomers. In: Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69850-7_6
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