Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Disease/Syndrome	Infertility, male
Category	Chronic Poison
Acute/Chronic	Chronic
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Comments	In the past, male infertility was observed in workers exposed to DBCP and chlordecone, two pesticides that are no longer used. Decreased libido has been associated with exposures to lead, manganese, and beta-chloroprene. Decreased sperm count (oligospermia) has been associated with glycol ethers, carbon disulfide, lead, and acute ionizing radiation. [ATSDR Case Studies # 29: Reproductive and Developmental Hazards]
Latency/Incubation	Days to weeks
Diagnostic	History; Sperm count and motility
ICD-9 Code	606

Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: libido, decreased oligospermia
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Cut and dry rayon filaments Heat or machine manganese alloys Heat, machine, or spray lead products Manufacture lead products Mine or crush manganese ores Remove lead coatings Smelt or cast lead Use carbon disulfide as fumigant Use feromanganese in alloy production Use manganese-containing welding rods
Agents	Hazardous agents that cause the occupational disease: 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 2-Bromopropane Carbon disulfide Chlordecone GLYCOL ETHERS Lead Manganese