Klaus Golka¹, Yael Abreu-Villaca², Rowshanak Anbari Attar³, Miriam Angeli-Greaves⁴, Muhammad Aslam⁵, Nursen Basaran⁶, Rouslana Belik⁷, Chaniphun Butryee⁸, Orietta Dalpiaz⁹, Keneshbek Dzhusupov¹⁰, Thorsten H. Ecke¹¹, Henrieta Galambos¹², Helena Gerilovica¹³, Holger Gerullis¹⁴, Patricia Casares Gonzalez¹⁵, Maria E. Goossens¹⁶, Lela Gorgishvili-Hermes¹⁷, Chris F. Heyns¹⁸, Jasmin Hodzic¹⁹, Fumihiko Ikoma²⁰, Patrice Jichlinski²¹, Boo-Hyon Kang²², Ernst Kiesswetter¹, Kannan Krishnamurthi²³, Marie-Louise Lehmann¹, Irina Martinova²⁴, Rama Devi Mittal²⁵, Beerappa Ravichandran²⁶, Imre Romics²⁷, Bidyut Roy²⁸, Fransiska Rungkat-Zakaria²⁹, Konrad Rydzynski³⁰, Cristian Scutaru³¹, Jianhua Shen³², Maria Soufi³³, Karlygash Toguzbaeva³⁴, Trinh Vu Duc³⁵, Agata Widera¹, Mohamed Wishahi³⁶, Jan G. Hengstler¹

1Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Ardeystrasse 67, 44139 Dortmund, Germany, ²Department of Physiological Sciences, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Prof. Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 degrees andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-170, Brazil, ³Neckarstrasse 68, 45219 Essen, Germany, ⁴Pharmacology Department, Luis Razetti Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, ⁵Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, ⁶Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey, ⁷Cranachstrasse 73, 45147 Essen, Germany, ⁸Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhom Pathom 73170, Thailand, ⁹Department of Urology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 7, 8036 Graz, Austria, ¹⁰Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Kyrgyzstan, 88/1 Turusbekov st. 720001, Bishkek city, Kyrgyzstan, ¹¹HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow, Pieskower Strasse 33, 15526 Bad Saarow, Germany, ¹²Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35033 Marburg, Germany, ¹³Helena Gerilovica, Latvia, ¹⁴Kliniken Neuss - Lukaskrankenhaus GmbH, Department of Urology, Preussenstrasse 84, 41464 Neuss, Germany, ¹⁵Kuhlkamp 72, 44319 Dortmund, Germany, ¹⁶Department of General Practice, K.U.Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33 blok J, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, ¹⁷Hinter den Wiesen 25, 55127 Mainz, Germany, ¹⁸Department of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa, ¹⁹Dept. of Urology, Marien-Hospital, Hervester Strasse 57, 45768 Marl, Germany, ²⁰Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 663-8501 Nishinomiya, Japan, ²¹Urology Department, CHUV University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, ²²Chemon Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 334, Jeil-Ri, Yangji-Myeon, Cheoin-Gu, Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 449-826, Korea, ²³Environmental Health Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440020, India, ²⁴Irina Martinova, Latvia, ²⁵Dept. of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow-226014, India, ²⁶Regional Occupational Health Office Centre(s), Poojanahalli Road, Kannamangala Post, Bangalore 562 110, India, ²⁷Semmelweis University, Dept. of Urology, H-1082 Budapest, Ulloi ut 78/b, Hungary, ²⁸Human Genetics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108, India, ²⁹Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Engineering, Bogor Agricultural University, Dramaga Campus, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia 16680, ³⁰Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Sw. Teresy, Str., 91-348 Lodz, Poland, ³¹Institute of Occupational Medicine, Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Thielallee 69-73, 14195 Berlin, Germany, ³²Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China, ³³DuPont de Nemours Deutschland GmbH, Hugenottenallee 173-175, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany, ³⁴Department of Occupational Hygiene, Kazakh National Medical University S.D. Asfendyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan, ³⁵Institute for Work and Health, Rue du Bugnon 21, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, ³⁶Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Kornish El-Nile, Embaba POB 30-Giza, Cairo, Egypt

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Structure of the questionnaire

4. Translation of the questionnaire

5. Occupational exposures and occupations/jobs listed in the questionnaire

5.1. Chemicals

5.2. Colorants/dyestuffs

5.3. Aromatic amines

5.4. Tar or tar products, bitumen, combustion products

5.5. Solvents

5.6. Trichloroethylene

5.7. Perchloroethylene

5.8. Non-chlorinated solvents

5.9. Coking plant

5.10. Furnace

5.11. Hard coal mining

5.12. Painter/varnisher

5.13. Rubber industry, with working areas

5.14. Asbestos

6. Competing non-occupational risk factors

6.1. Pain killers (quantification)

6.2. Smoking habits (quantification)

6.3. Family history of bladder cancer

6.4. Hobbies

7. Translations available and further development

8. Discussion

9. Summary

10. References

1. ABSTRACT