Table 1.

Details of patients' jobs and occupational exposures

Business Sectors	Patient Jobs	Type of Product Containing Solvents	Type of Product Containing Lead	Type of Product Containing Asbestos
Agricultural workers	Farmers, gardeners			Renovation of an asbestos farm
Service workers	Office workers, teachers, postmen, cleaners, hairdressers, hospital workers	Bleach, cleaners, disinfectants, household sprays, dyes, ammonia perms, thioglycolic acid, printing ink
Industry workers	Seamstresses and tailors, technicians in the chemical industry, appliance technicians, gas station attendants	Pharmaceutical products, printing ink, methyl ethyl ketone, glue, resins, degreasers, cleaners, bleach, kerosene, alcohol vapor, nitrogenous solvents, solvent vapor, hydrochloric acid, silver photo developers, fuel, gasoline	Lead nitrate
Construction workers	Electricians, painters, car mechanics, masons, plumbers, carpenters, locksmiths, welders	Form oil, motor oil, oil-based paint, paint thinners, glue, bleach, white spirit, tile cleaning acids, paint stripper, hydrochloric acid, oxidizers, degreasers, acetone, ammonia, corrosive cleaning acids, fuel, petroleum products, brake fluid, varnish, benzine cans, cement, asphalt, tar, glue, shoe polish, paint strippers, dyes	Lead paint, pipes and cables	Renovation of old roofs, mortars on the basis of asbestos plaster, asbestos insulation materials (old buildings), asbestos brake pads and clutches, welding/brazing of asbestos-bearing materials

The occupations of each patient and the details of their occupational exposure were collected by the occupational medicine department of the Nice University Hospital.