GIS-based analysis of drinking-water supply structures: a module for microbial risk assessment.

abstract：:A number of prospective cohort studies are ongoing worldwide to investigate the impact of foetal and neonatal exposures to chemical substances on child health. To assess multiple exposure (mixture) effects and low prevalence health outcomes it is useful to pool data from several studies and conduct mega-data-analysis....

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Nakayama SF,Espina C,Kamijima M,Magnus P,Charles MA,Zhang J,Wolz B,Conrad A,Murawski A,Iwai-Shimada M,Zaros C,Caspersen IH,Kolossa-Gehring M,Meltzer HM,Olsen SF,Etzel RA,Schüz J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifactorial risk factors are responsible for many diseases. They can be broadly categorized as environmental, genetic and life style factors. Much attention has been focused on the first two categories, e.g. the identification of environmental toxicants/carcinogens and the elucidation of genetic susceptibility to d...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Au WW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolites of di-(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHTP), a substitute for ortho-based phthalate plasticisers like di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), were analysed in 2112 first-morning void urine samples from children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, participating in the population representative German Environmental ...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Schwedler G,Rucic E,Koch HM,Lessmann F,Brüning T,Conrad A,Schmied-Tobies MIH,Kolossa-Gehring M

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Urbanization is occurring at an explosive rate, and many cities, especially in low-income countries, are struggling to control growth and stop the development of unplanned communities. This research investigates the in-home environmental health risks associated with planned and unplanned growth in peri-urban communiti...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Graham J,Gurian P,Corella-Barud V,Avitia-Diaz R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently classified glyphosate as a Group 2A 'probably carcinogenic to humans'. Due to this carcinogenic classification and resulting international debate, there is an increased demand for studies evaluating human health effects from glyphosate expos...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Connolly A,Jones K,Basinas I,Galea KS,Kenny L,McGowan P,Coggins MA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations of biofilms, generated in a silicone tube model have shown that the number of colony forming units (CFU) can reach 10(7)/cm(2), the total cell count (TCC) of microorganisms can be up to 10(8)cells/cm(2). The present study focuses on the situation in in-building distribution systems. Different c...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Lenz J,Linke S,Gemein S,Exner M,Gebel J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a weak point of environmental medicine that health disturbances, e.g. functional affections of the upper respiratory tract, cannot be objectively judged by physicians resp. researchers. In this study, the validity of acoustic rhinometry, a method giving information on cross-sectional areas of the upper airways b...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Wiesmüller GA,Steup A,Ranft U,Bachert C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Air pollution and insufficient physical activity have been associated with inflammation and oxidative stress, molecular mechanisms linked to arterial stiffness and cardiovascular disease. There are no studies on how physical activity modifies the association between air pollution and arteria...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Endes S,Schaffner E,Caviezel S,Dratva J,Stolz D,Schindler C,Künzli N,Schmidt-Trucksäss A,Probst-Hensch N

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, methylmercury and arsenic) were determined in 37 brands of imported rice commonly consumed in Saudi Arabia after soaking and rinsing with water, and their potential health risks to residents were estimated by three indices: hazard quotient (HQ), hazard index (HI) and cancer r...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Al-Saleh I,Abduljabbar M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The objective of the study was to measure the indoor air quality in classrooms with special emphasis on particulate matter (PM 10) and carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and the impact of cleaning and ventilation. MATERIAL AND METHOD:PM 10 was analysed via gravimetric method and by laser beam technology. CO(2) was anal...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Heudorf U,Neitzert V,Spark J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the metal distribution in blood samples from the general population and the risk of having high metal concentration for metal workers. METHODS:Metal concentrations were determined in archived blood samples from 1411 men and 1410 women (median age 59 and 57 years, respectively) collect...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Bonberg N,Pesch B,Ulrich N,Moebus S,Eisele L,Marr A,Arendt M,Jöckel KH,Brüning T,Weiss T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is the main plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. It has become widely spread in our environment and among people. DEHP is suspected to be responsible for endocrine-disruptor-like effects in mankind. Children are probably most susceptible to these endocrine effects. In thi...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Koch HM,Drexler H,Angerer J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piped drinking water is often considered a gold standard for protecting public health but research is needed to explicitly evaluate the effect of centralized treatment systems on water quality in developing world settings. This study examined the effect of a new drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) on microbial drink...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Gerhard WA,Choi WS,Houck KM,Stewart JR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High fish consumption and extended breastfeeding are hallmarks of traditional lifestyle in Western Amazonia. We studied sources of mercury exposure, fish-methylmercury (meHg) and dental-amalgam filling, in 75 urban and 82 rural lactating mothers. Total mercury was determined in all samples while meHg concentrations we...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Vieira SM,de Almeida R,Holanda IB,Mussy MH,Galvão RC,Crispim PT,Dórea JG,Bastos WR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the world's most widespread microorganisms. Its acquisition in humans remains poorly understood, however, epidemiological studies have identified drinking water as reservoir for the bacterium. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of H. pylori infection among...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Rolle-Kampczyk UE,Fritz GJ,Diez U,Lehmann I,Richter M,Herbarth O

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diffuse vascular encephalopathy, parkinsonism and peripheral polyneuropathy (PNP) due to CS(2) exposure are known since long. Data concerning low exposure are sparse. The current study aimed to evaluate whether the decrease of exposure below the threshold limit value (TLV) of 31 mg/m(3) results in an absence...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Godderis L,Braeckman L,Vanhoorne M,Viaene M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on inhalational and potential dermal exposures during spray application of liquid biocidal products were generated. On the one hand, model experiments with different spraying devices using fluorescent tracers were carried out to investigate the influence of parameters relevant to the exposure (e.g. spraying equip...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Berger-Preiss E,Boehncke A,Könnecker G,Mangelsdorf I,Holthenrich D,Koch W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between exposure to air pollutants and mental disorders among adults has been suggested, although results are not consistent. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and history of anxiety and depression disorders and of medication use (benzodiazepine...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Vert C,Sánchez-Benavides G,Martínez D,Gotsens X,Gramunt N,Cirach M,Molinuevo JL,Sunyer J,Nieuwenhuijsen MJ,Crous-Bou M,Gascon M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have pointed out associations between various metals and cardiovascular disease. Since cardiovascular disease prevalence is different between males and females, we investigated whether circulating levels of metals related differently to coronary risk in men and women. In the Prospective Investigation o...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Olsén L,Lind PM,Lind L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The exposure of children to lead has decreased in recent years, thanks notably to the banning of leaded gasoline. However, lead exposure remains a matter of public health concern, because no toxicity threshold has been observed, cognitive effects having been demonstrated even at low levels. It is therefore i...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Etchevers A,Bretin P,Lecoffre C,Bidondo ML,Le Strat Y,Glorennec P,Le Tertre A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are widespread environmental contaminants that are known nephrotoxins. However, their nephrotoxic effects at low-environmental exposure levels are debated. OBJECTIVE:We examined the association of blood Pb (B-Pb), blood Cd (B-Cd), urinary Pb (U-Pb) and urinary Cd (U-Cd) with estim...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Buser MC,Ingber SZ,Raines N,Fowler DA,Scinicariello F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers are increasingly interested in using human biomonitoring - the measurement of chemicals, their metabolites or specific reaction products in biological specimens/body fluids - for investigating exposure to environmental chemicals. General population human biomonitoring programs are useful for investigating ...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Calafat AM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolific growth of pathogenic Legionella pneumophila within engineered water systems and premise plumbing, and human exposure to aerosols containing this bacterium results in the leading health burden of any water-related pathogen in developed regions. Ecologically, free-living amoebae (FLA) are an important group of ...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Shaheen M,Scott C,Ashbolt NJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) is assumed to be a biomarker of prenatal sex steroid exposure, correlating negatively with prenatal testosterone and positively with prenatal estrogen. The ratio has been suggested to be influenced by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). However, evidence regarding ...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Chen Y,Miao M,Liang H,Chen Y,Ji H,Ren Y,Liu X,Zhou Y,Wang Z,Yuan W

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an interdisciplinary approach the exposure to lead and cadmium of the population living in the vicinity of a Bulgarian non-ferrous metallurgical plant was studied to determine the routes of exposure. Two exposed villages situated 4 and 6 km SW and W, respectively,--in the plume of the plant's emissions--and a villa...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Fischer AB,Georgieva R,Nikolova V,Halkova J,Bainova A,Hristeva V,Penkov D,Alandjiisk D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January and October 1994, a study of the prevalence, intensity and clinical manifestations of onchocerciasis in nine communities of Toro local government area of Bauchi State, Nigeria was undertaken using the skin-snip method. Of the 1117 inhabitants examined, 188 (16.8%) were positive for microfilariae of Onc...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Anosike JC,Celestine,Onwuliri OE,Onwuliri VA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under-five children diarrhea remains a major public health problem in resource-limited areas, including Ethiopia, due to multiple risk factors. This study aimed to identify individual and community-level risk factors affecting under-five children diarrhea (UFCD) in five districts of the Bench Maji Zone, southwestern E...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Alemayehu B,Ayele BT,Kloos H,Ambelu A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we estimated the possibility of using benchmark dose (BMD) to assess the dose-response relationship between vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) exposure and chromosome damage. A group of 317 workers occupationally exposed to vinyl chloride monomer and 166 normal, unexposed control in Shandong Province northern...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Wang Q,Tan HS,Ma XM,Sun Y,Feng NN,Zhou LF,Ye YJ,Zhu YL,Li YL,Brandt-Rauf PW,Tang NJ,Xia ZL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated frequency of wheezing was found in school children in a rural area of Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany (Duhme and Keil, Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany 1997). In this study the prevalence of wheezing was reinvestigated by including main influencing factors....

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Hoelzer J,Stiller-Winkler R,Lemm F,Witzke N,Ewers U,Idel H,Wilhelm M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Epidemiological studies linking insecticide exposure to childhood neurodevelopment have been gaining global attention. Despite the rapid development of the central nervous system in early childhood, studies regarding the biological monitoring of insecticide exposure in diapered children are limited. ...

journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health

authors： Oya N,Ito Y,Hioki K,Asai Y,Aoi A,Sugiura Y,Ueyama J,Oguri T,Kato S,Ebara T,Kamijima M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00