Families inserted in local productive arrangement of the productive chain of jewelry and fashion jewelry from Limeira, SP: the occupational exposure to chemical contaminants in home setting

• Grant number: 16/07457-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: November 01, 2016
• End date: August 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Kelly Polido Kaneshiro Olympio
• Grantee: Ana Paula Sacone da Silva Ferreira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 17/15797-2 - Understanding the exposome approach: from the concept to the applications in public health, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

Families inserted in Local Productive Arrangement of the productive chain of jewelry and fashion jewelry from Limeira, SP: the occupational exposure to chemical contaminants in home setting.Supervisor: Profª. Drª. Kelly Polido Kaneshiro Olympio. Candidate for scholarship: Ana Paula Sacone da Silva.Host institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo. Abstract: The city of Limeira has the largest national center for jewelry and fashion jewelry production, representing 60% of production in Brazil. Local surveys indicate that one third of the economically active population of the municipality may be related, directly or indirectly, in jewelry industry. Some families carry out activities in their homes; however, this manufacturing process needs care due to handling hazardous inputs. Some items of jewelry and fashion jewelry manufacturing process expose workers to high potential for toxicity elements whose chronic exposure, even at low concentrations, can cause severe damage to human health. This study aims to assess the exposure of families inserted in the Local Productive Arrangement of jewelry and fashion jewelry industries from Limeira, SP, through biomonitoring of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sn and Zn). Therefore, a descriptive study will be carried out on the number of households and the jewelry and fashion jewelry production process in Limeira, SP, and determinations of the concentrations of these PTEs will be made in the blood and in the workers' breathing zone, by collecting air. Thus, it is expected to determine possible associations between high levels of PTEs found in the environment and their jobs with the concentrations of the respective PTEs in blood. In addition, for a broader social contribution, a regulatory base survey and the construction of a Gap analysis will be performed, showing possible health risks found in homes and better alternatives to recommend for this population. (AU)

Scientific publications

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KELLY POLIDO KANESHIRO OLYMPIO; FERNANDA JUNQUEIRA SALLES; ANA PAULA SACONE DA SILVA FERREIRA; ELIZEU CHIODI PEREIRA; ALLAN SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA; ISABELLE NOGUEIRA LEROUX; FLÁVIA BOSQUÊ ALVES VIEIRA. O expossoma humano desvendando o impacto do ambiente sobre a saúde: promessa ou realidade?. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 53, 2019-01-31. (17/14392-9, 14/20945-2, 15/21253-0, 17/15797-2, 16/07457-4, 16/11087-8)

SACONE DA SILVA FERRREIRA, ANA PAULA; PEREIRA, ELIZEU CHIODI; SALLES, FERNANDA JUNQUEIRA; DA SILVA, FABIO FERREIRA; BATISTA, BRUNO LEMOS; HANDAKAS, EVANGELOS; KANESHIRO OLYMPIO, KELLY POLIDO. Home-based and informal work exposes the families to high levels of potentially toxic elements. Chemosphere, v. 218, p. 319-327, MAR 2019. (16/11087-8, 16/07457-4, 17/14392-9, 16/10060-9, 17/15797-2)

Academic Publications

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FERREIRA, Ana Paula Sacone da Silva. Families inserted in local productive arrangement of the productive chain of jewelry and fashion jewelry from Limeira, SP: the occupational exposure to chemical contaminants in a home setting. 2018. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) São Paulo.