Risk assessment of PCDD/Fs levels in human tissues related to major food items based on chemical analyses and micro-EROD assay.

abstract：:Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living soil nematode that is commonly used as a model for toxicity tests. The aim of this study was to investigate the toxicity of seven organic pollutants: four azaarenes (quinoline, acridine, phenazine, and 1,10-phenanthroline), short-chain chlorinated paraffins, and two organochlori...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sochová I,Hofman J,Holoubek I

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on the exposure of individual persons to radiofrequency (RF) fields is scarce, although such data are crucial in order to develop a suitable exposure assessment method, and frame the hypothesis and design of future epidemiological studies. The main goal of this survey is to assess individual RF exposure on...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Viel JF,Cardis E,Moissonnier M,de Seze R,Hours M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing concern about the exposure to fungal aerosols in occupational environments and associated respiratory allergic diseases and asthma. A large number of people work in cattle sheds around the world, pulmonary function impairments and higher frequency of respiratory symptoms have been reported in dairy...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Adhikari A,Sen MM,Gupta-Bhattacharya S,Chanda S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple chemicals are emitted in residential accommodation. Aggregate Daily Doses (ADD) (ng/kg-bw/d) were estimated for 32 semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) of different chemical families that are frequently detected in French dwellings in both air and settled dust. Daily doses were determined using steady-state...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Pelletier M,Bonvallot N,Ramalho O,Mandin C,Wei W,Raffy G,Mercier F,Blanchard O,Le Bot B,Glorennec P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is novel because it integrates water quality, water resources, physical habitat and, to some extent, flooding for all surface and groundwaters and takes forward river basin management. However, the WFD does not explicitly mention risks posed by climate change to the achievement o...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wilby RL,Orr HG,Hedger M,Forrow D,Blackmore M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile phone use has been increasing rapidly in the past decades and, in parallel, so has the annual incidence of certain types of brain cancers. However, it remains unclear whether this correlation is coincidental or whether use of mobile phones may cause the development, promotion or progression of specifi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： de Vocht F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) form a diverse group of chemicals with surface-active properties manufactured for over 50 years. In recent years, a number of studies have reported the ubiquitous distribution of PFCs in human tissues and wildlife. Although the relative importance of the routes of human exposure to thes...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Domingo JL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast milk samples (n=74) from the general maternal population of Zhejiang province were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Samples were divided into urban and rural groups. Mean ∑PCDD/F, ∑PCB and ∑PBDE concent...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Shen H,Ding G,Wu Y,Pan G,Zhou X,Han J,Li J,Wen S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread application of pesticides in agriculture, public health, and industry and in and around the home can result in the accumulation of pesticides in the environment. Therefore, a survey has been conducted during 1993-1996 to investigate the magnitude of contamination of bovine milk with organochlorine pesti...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： John PJ,Bakore N,Bhatnagar P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the potential spread of gentamicin resistant (GEN(R)) Escherichia coli isolates or GEN(R) determinants from a Danish university hospital to the waste water environment. Waste water samples were collected monthly from the outlets of the hospital bed wards and the inlet of the rel...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jakobsen L,Sandvang D,Hansen LH,Bagger-Skjøt L,Westh H,Jørgensen C,Hansen DS,Pedersen BM,Monnet DL,Frimodt-Møller N,Sørensen SJ,Hammerum AM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Paso del Norte region is characterized by its dynamic industries and active agriculture. Throughout the years, urban and agricultural soils from this region have been exposed to xenobiotics, heavy metals, and excess of hydrocarbons. In this study, samples of urban [domestic workshops (DW)] and agricultural-intende...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Cota-Ruiz K,López de Los Santos Y,Hernández-Viezcas JA,Delgado-Rios M,Peralta-Videa JR,Gardea-Torresdey JL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several mechanisms are suspected to underlie adverse birth outcomes among mothers exposed to air pollutants, including inflammation, direct toxic effects on fetuses and the placenta, displacement of the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve, and formation of DNA adducts. OBJECTIVE:To systematically review th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Shah PS,Balkhair T,Knowledge Synthesis Group on Determinants of Preterm\/LBW births.

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the status of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) contamination in poultry and sequentially human exposure through consumption of poultry in an e-waste recycling site in South China, two kinds of free-range domestic birds, chicken and duck, were collected and their muscle and liver tissues were analyzed...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Luo XJ,Liu J,Luo Y,Zhang XL,Wu JP,Lin Z,Chen SJ,Mai BX,Yang ZY

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human exposure to arsenic (As) through the consumption of rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a worldwide health concern. In this paper, we evaluated the major causes for high inorganic As levels in cooked rice foods, and the potential of post-harvesting and cooking options for decreasing inorganic As content in cooked rice, fo...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Kumarathilaka P,Seneweera S,Ok YS,Meharg A,Bundschuh J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, a research group of the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) carried out two research programmes on maternal milk. One concerned the transfer of caesium radionuclides from the diet to breast milk. In the other, the activity ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Giussani A,Risica S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolomics is a novel tool to explore the biological mechanisms of the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution. Very few studies have examined the urinary metabolomic changes associated with PM2.5 exposure. OBJECTIVE:To assess the alternation in urine metabolomics in response to sh...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Chen C,Li H,Niu Y,Liu C,Lin Z,Cai J,Li W,Ge W,Chen R,Kan H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Nantes, low-cost sensors were installed in the city center and deployed on driving school cars, ambulances and service vehicles to measure PM10 concentrations. This work aims to use the large amount of observations provided by the sensors for air quality mapping at the urban scale in order to show the potential add...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Gressent A,Malherbe L,Colette A,Rollin H,Scimia R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may influence arsenic methylation efficiency, affecting arsenic metabolism. Whether gene-environment interactions affect arsenic metabolism during pregnancy remains unclear, which may have implications for pregnancy outcomes. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate main effe...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Gao S,Mostofa MG,Quamruzzaman Q,Rahman M,Rahman M,Su L,Hsueh YM,Weisskopf M,Coull B,Christiani DC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitously detected in populations worldwide and may hinder kidney function. The objective of the study was to determine longitudinal associations of plasma PFAS concentrations with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and evaluate whether a lifestyle interventio...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lin PD,Cardenas A,Hauser R,Gold DR,Kleinman KP,Hivert MF,Calafat AM,Webster TF,Horton ES,Oken E

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and fifty-four biota samples (four species of invertebrates and ten species of fish) were collected from the Pearl River Estuary between 2005 and 2007 and one hundred and twenty four individual or composite samples were analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The concentrations of PBDEs in org...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Yu M,Luo XJ,Wu JP,Chen SJ,Mai BX

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental homogeneity is being continuously disturbed and affected by artificially introduced loads of chemical toxicants that also include heavy metals. The Tiljala wetlands of the eastern fringe of Calcutta, West Bengal (India) are a virtual sink for the deposition of urban and industrial wastes that get admixed...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Mukherjee S,Mukherjee S,Bhattacharyya P,Duttagupta AK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic placed public health measures against infectious diseases at the core of global health challenges, especially in cities where more than half of the global population lives. SARS-CoV-2 is an exposure agent recently added to the network of exposures that comprise the human exposome, i.e. the totali...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Andrianou XD,Pronk A,Galea KS,Stierum R,Loh M,Riccardo F,Pezzotti P,Makris KC

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacterial blooms are a potential health hazard due to the ability of some species to produce toxins that are harmful to other living organisms. This review provides a comprehensive summary of anecdotal and case reports on acute poisonings in animals and humans attributable to cyanotoxin exposure in fresh- and bra...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wood R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies suggest negative health impacts from early life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). However, information on longitudinal exposure to PFASs during childhood is scarce for background-exposed individuals. This study sought to fill this gap by investigating children's longitudinal exposure tre...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Koponen J,Winkens K,Airaksinen R,Berger U,Vestergren R,Cousins IT,Karvonen AM,Pekkanen J,Kiviranta H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenobiotics from anthropogenic and natural origin enter animal feed and human food as regulated compounds, environmental contaminants or as part of components of the diet. After dietary exposure, a chemical is absorbed and distributed systematically to a range of organs and tissues, metabolised, and excreted. Physiolo...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lautz LS,Nebbia C,Hoeks S,Oldenkamp R,Hendriks AJ,Ragas AMJ,Dorne JLCM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead exposure remains an important public health problem. Contaminated foods may act as a source of lead exposure, while certain nutrients may reduce lead absorption. We examined the cross-sectional associations of dietary patterns and the intake of several nutrients and foods with blood (Pb-B) and urinary (Pb-U) lead...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Kordas K,Burganowski R,Roy A,Peregalli F,Baccino V,Barcia E,Mangieri S,Ocampo V,Mañay N,Martínez G,Vahter M,Queirolo EI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clean cooking energy strategies are critical for reducing air pollution, improving health, and achieving related Sustainable Development Goals. The recent COVID-19 lockdowns may impact the transition towards clean cooking fuels. The nationwide lockdown is likely to affect key factors such as energy access, income, tra...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Ravindra K,Kaur-Sidhu M,Mor S,Chakma J,Pillarisetti A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor and outdoor endotoxin in PM2.5 was measured for the very first time in Santiago, Chile, in spring 2012. Average endotoxin concentrations were 0.099 and 0.094 [EU/m(3)] for indoor (N=44) and outdoor (N=41) samples, respectively; the indoor-outdoor correlation (log-transformed concentrations) was low: R=-0.06, 95...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Barraza F,Jorquera H,Heyer J,Palma W,Edwards AM,Muñoz M,Valdivia G,Montoya LD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate estimation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) concentrations at high spatiotemporal resolutions is crucial for improving evaluation of their health effects, particularly with respect to short-term exposures and acute health outcomes. For estimation over large regions like California,...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Li L,Girguis M,Lurmann F,Wu J,Urman R,Rappaport E,Ritz B,Franklin M,Breton C,Gilliland F,Habre R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have observed that cadmium (Cd) exposure of pregnant women was associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the potential mechanism still remains unclear. In addition, various animal studies have suggested that Cd exposure could affect fatty acids (FAs) met...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Li X,Huang Y,Xing Y,Hu C,Zhang W,Tang Y,Su W,Huo X,Zhou A,Xia W,Xu S,Chen D,Li Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00