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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/96702, first published .
E-waste recycling facility with piles of old electronics and workers.

Investigation of Exposure to Plasticizers Among Electronic Waste Recycling Workers and Their Health: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Investigation of Exposure to Plasticizers Among Electronic Waste Recycling Workers and Their Health: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Rahel Mesfin Ketema   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Thanh Hai Le   4, 5 , PhD ;   Son Van Nguyen   4 , PhD ;   Hien Thi Thu Ngo   6 , PhD ;   Yi Zeng   1, 2, 7 , PhD ;   Ayaka Yasuda   2, 8 , PhD ;   Megasari Marsela   2 , PhD ;   Machiko Minatoya   2, 3 , PhD ;   Thai Ha Le   9 , PhD ;   Binh Thi Ta   4 , PhD ;   Van Thi Pham   4 ;   Huyen Thi Nguyen   4 ;   Tuan Van Pham   4 ;   Hoai Son Tran   4 , PhD ;   Phuong Lan Ha   4 , PhD ;   Chinh Thi Thuy Phan   4 , PhD ;   Yu Ait Bamai   1, 3 , PhD ;   Reiko Kishi   1, 3 , MPH, MD, PhD ;   Atsuko Ikeda   1, 2, 3, 10 , PhD

1 Center for Environmental and Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

3 WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health and Prevention of Chemical Hazards (JPN-91), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

4 National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam

5 WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health (VTN-3), Hanoi, Vietnam

6 Faculty of Public Health, Phenikaa School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Phenikaa University, Duong Noi Ward, Hanoi City, Vietnam

7 School of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

8 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan

9 Viet Nam Administration of Disease Prevention, Ministry of Health, Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam

10 One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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