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- Ahmed, Ali, 1977-, et al.
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Do Swedish schools discriminate against children with disabilities?
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We present results from a field experiment in which fictitious parents to children with certain types of disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), make inquires to Swedish schools about admission for their children to the compulsory preschool class. Our results reveal that Swedish schools discriminated against children with these disabilities and that discrimination is most prevalent in private schools. Private schools discriminated against boys with ADHD and T1DM and against girls with ADHD. Furthermore, public schools discriminated against girls with ADHD. One potential effect of our results is that children with disabilities are referred to less attractive schools than children with no such medical conditions. These results may have implications for the possibilities for individuals with ADHD and T1DM to succeed in the labor market in the long run.
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- Björkblom, Carina, et al.
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Substitutes for regulated plasticizers
- 2018
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A literature and database review was conducted with the aim of identifying substitute substances forregulated plasticizers that are of relevance within Sweden. Based on this survey substitute substanceswere prioritized and suggested for national screening studies.Information sources used were lists/databases, scientific literature, reports, interviews with businessorganizations (within or connected to the plasticizers industry), manufacturers, importers and users.Plasticizers that are already regulated or on their way to be have been listed, as well as a list of possiblesubstitute substances for these regulated plasticizers.The first list of potential candidates for screening constituted 152 substances. To be able to prioritizebetween identified plasticizers, a multicriteria model was developed based on usage, presence ofsubstance on different lists, and classification. In total 40 substances were selected for further evaluation.As volume is a critical parameter for exposure, 15 substances were thereafter selected. This prioritizationwas crosschecked with the information obtained from interviews with selected representatives from theindustry, which added one more substance to the priority list. Since the Swedish Environmental ProtectionAgency requested that substances previously included in various screenings should be excluded, the finallist consisted of eleven selected plasticizers.From the developed multicriteria model, the following plasticizers were identified: Dipropylene glycoldibenzoate (DGD); Alkanes, C14-17, chloro; Dioctyl adipate (DOA); Benzyl 3-isobutyryloxy-1-isopropyl-2,2-dimethylpropyl phthalate; 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol di-isobutyrate (TXIB); Diisononyl adipate(DINA); Diethylene glycol dibenzoate (DEGD; DEGDB); Hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanedioland 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, isononyl ester (Palamoll 654; Palamoll 656); Epoxidised soybean oil(ESBO); (second DINP line) 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C8-10-branched alkyl esters, C9-rich(DINP); and Tris-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate (TOTM).These plasticizers are suggested to be prioritized in future screening studies.
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