Aerotoxic syndrome

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Aerotoxic syndrome relates to ill-health effects associated with breathing contaminated air in an airliner cabin.[1] Researchers have associated aerotoxic syndrome with exposure to substances such as engine oil and hydraulic fluid.[2][3] Although researchers have identified correlations between the aircraft occupational environment and symptoms of aerotoxic syndrome,[4] this condition is not an established medical diagnosis[5][6] because the incidence and aetiology of the condition are still under debate.[7]

  1. ^ 2000 paper5-1 (PDF), aerotoxic.org, January 2014, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2014, retrieved 14 January 2015
  2. ^ Schopfer, Lawrence M.; Furlong, Clement E.; Lockridge, Oksana (1 September 2010). "Development of diagnostics in the search for an explanation of aerotoxic syndrome". Analytical Biochemistry. 404 (1): 64–74. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2010.04.032. ISSN 0003-2697. PMC 2900449. PMID 20447373.
  3. ^ "AEROTOXIC SYDROME: ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO JET OIL MIST DURING COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS" (PDF). Towards a Safe and Civil Society. Proceedings of the International Congress on Occupational Health Conference, Held in Brisbane, Australia. 4 September 2000.
  4. ^ Michaelis, Susan; Burdon, Jonathan; Howard, C. Vyvyan; Europe, World Health Organization Regional Office for (2017). "Aerotoxic syndrome: a new occupational disease?". Public Health Panorama. 03 (2): 198–211. hdl:10665/325308. ISSN 2412-544X.
  5. ^ Leahy, Kate (19 August 2017). "'There are hundreds of sick crew': is toxic air on planes making frequent flyers ill?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Airlines face lawsuits over 'toxic' cabin air". BBC News. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. ^ Hageman, Gerard; Pal, Teake M.; Nihom, Jik; Mackenzie Ross, Sarah J.; Berg, Martin van den (3 May 2020). "Aerotoxic syndrome, discussion of possible diagnostic criteria". Clinical Toxicology. 58 (5): 414–416. doi:10.1080/15563650.2019.1649419. ISSN 1556-3650. PMID 31389264. S2CID 199468610.