Human health and chemical mixtures: an overview.

abstract：:In recent years, exposure of man to increasing amounts of metals has occurred rather generally from industrial contamination and variably from intake of dietary mineral supplements. Adverse effects of individual metals can be markedly altered by dietary levels of other essential and nonessential inorganic elements, es...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fox MR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors affecting the design of an epidemiologic study assessing possible health effects from chemical waste disposal sites are reviewed. Such epidemiologic studies will most likely be prompted either by a known release of chemicals into the environment around the site, or by an unusual disease cluster in a population...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Buffler PA,Crane M,Key MM

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies demonstrate that infection, specifically pneumonia, contributes substantially to the increased morbidity and mortality among elderly individuals following exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM). This laboratory has previously demonstrated that a single inhalation exposure of Streptococcus pn...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Zelikoff JT,Schermerhorn KR,Fang K,Cohen MD,Schlesinger RB

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although patients with heart failure (HF) have been identified as particularly susceptible to the acute effects of air pollution, the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on patients with this increasingly prevalent disease are largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to examine the mort...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Medina-Ramón M,Goldberg R,Melly S,Mittleman MA,Schwartz J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy affects between 5% and 7.5% of children and between 1% and 2% of adults. The greater prevalence of food allergy in children reflects both the increased predisposition of children to develop food allergies and the development of immunologic tolerance to certain foods over time. Immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediat...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kagan RS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead encephalopathy was induced in developing Long-Evans rats by adding lead carbonate (4% w/w) to the diet of nursing mother immediately after delivery. The morphological and biochemical features of cerebral ontogenesis were studied in 30-day-old rats. By the 30th postnatal day, the overall effect of lead intoxicatio...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Krigman MR,Hogan EL

更新日期：1974-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring radon is a relatively ubiquitous environmental carcinogen to which large numbers of people can be exposed over their lifetimes. The accumulation of radon in homes, therefore, has led to a large program to determine the effects of the densely ionizing alpha particles that are produced when radon dec...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wolff S,Afzal V,Jostes RF,Wiencke JK

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies long have played a role in the understanding of the effects of the general environment and various occupational exposures on the occurrence of acute and chronic diseases of the lung. This article is an overview of epidemiologic study designs that have particular relevance to studies of environmen...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Tager IB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the literature is provided for the topic of health-related research and power frequency electromagnetic fields. Minimal evidence for concern is present on the basis of animal and plant research. General observation would accord with the implication that there is no single and manifest health effect as the ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Aldrich TE,Easterly CE

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated inhalation of silica dust can lead to inflammation and fibrosis in human lung and in experimental animal models. The alveolar macrophage is believed to play a pivotal role in this process. Numerous macrophage-derived growth factors, cytokines, and arachidonic acid metabolites have been shown to contribute to ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Koren HS,Joyce M,Devlin RB,Becker S,Driscoll K,Madden MC

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are commonly used in the United States, and farmworkers are at risk for chronic exposure. Using a sample of 218 farmworkers in 24 communities and labor camps in eastern Washington State, we examined the association between agricultural crop and OP pesticide metabolite concentrations in ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Coronado GD,Vigoren EM,Thompson B,Griffith WC,Faustman EM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most neurotoxicological studies morphological assessment focuses on pathological effects, like degenerative changes in neuronal perikarya, axonopathy, demyelination, and glial and endothelial cell reactions. Similarly, the assessment of physiological and behavioral effects center on evident neurological symptoms, l...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Altman J

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We characterized an endocrine disruptor from ground corncob bedding material that interferes with male and female sexual behavior and ovarian cyclicity in rats and stimulates estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and ER-negative breast cancer cell proliferation. The agents were identified as an isomeric mixture of...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Markaverich BM,Crowley J,Rodriquez M,Shoulars K,Thompson T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simplified mathematical model which made use of Fick's laws of diffusion written in spherical coordinates was developed to describe the rate of diffusion of residual monomers from polymer resins. The properties of the monomer-polymer system which influenced the amount of monomer remaining in the polymer as a functio...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Piver WT

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence of atrazine toxicity in developing organisms from experimental studies, few studies--and fewer epidemiologic investigations--have examined the potential effects of prenatal exposure. OBJECTIVES:We assessed the association between adverse birth outcomes and urinary biomarkers of prenatal atr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chevrier C,Limon G,Monfort C,Rouget F,Garlantézec R,Petit C,Durand G,Cordier S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nonaccidental mortality in rural populations. OBJECTIVE:We examined the relationship between PM2.5 and nonaccidental and cardiovascular mortality in the U.S. Agricultural Health Study cohort....

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weichenthal S,Villeneuve PJ,Burnett RT,van Donkelaar A,Martin RV,Jones RR,DellaValle CT,Sandler DP,Ward MH,Hoppin JA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic tubing soft and flexible. Animal data show that adverse effects of DEHP exposure may include reduced fertility, reduced sperm production in males, and ovarian dysfunction in females. Known treatments that involve high DEHP exposures are...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rais-Bahrami K,Nunez S,Revenis ME,Luban NL,Short BL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of epidemiology to evaluating biologic mechanisms, and evaluates who's at risk or is susceptible to adverse health effects. Based on prelimin...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pope CA 3rd

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our work has focused on the determination of physiological traits that may facilitate in situ degradation of xenobiotic compounds by indigenous microorganisms. For this our interests center on the following questions: What are the ambient conditions in a benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)-contaminated a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Olsen RH,Mikesell MD,Kukor JJ,Byrne AM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge of specific problems of occupational cancer in Spain is scarce. The environment of the workplace has improved over the last few years after a long period distinguished by bad working conditions, incomplete legislation, and insufficient safety measures and control. It has been estimated that 3,083,479 wor...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： González CA,Agudo A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study constitutes one part of a program for assessing the impact of coal-fired power plants on the surrounding communities. A questionnaire was mailed to a total of 12,000 subjects living in six areas with coal-fired plants and in matched reference areas. The participation rate was 77.3%. In one coal-fired plant/...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pershagen G,Hammar N,Vartiainen E

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need to identify and evaluate an effective mitigation program for arsenic exposure from drinking water in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the effectiveness of a multifaceted mitigation program to reduce As exposure among 11,746 individuals in a prospective cohort study initiated in 2000 in Ara...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chen Y,van Geen A,Graziano JH,Pfaff A,Madajewicz M,Parvez F,Hussain AZ,Slavkovich V,Islam T,Ahsan H

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report DNA binding of butadiene monoepoxide, a first metabolite of 1,3-butadiene catalyzed by monooxygenases. We prepared alkylated purines as marker compounds for 32-P-postlabeling and electrochemical analysis and developed methods to measure the corresponding products. The traditional postlabeling a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Koivisto P,Adler ID,Sorsa M,Peltonen K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haloalkane toxicity originates from attack on biological targets by reactive intermediates derived from haloalkane metabolism by a hemoprotein, cytochrome P-450. Carbon-centered radicals and their peroxyl derivatives are most likely involved. The reactions of iron porphyrin--a model for cytochrome P-450--with various ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Brault D

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptor targeting estrogen receptors (ERs), has been implicated in the promotion of breast cancer. Perinatal exposure of BPA could induce longitudinal alteration of DNA hydroxymethylation in imprinted loci of mouse blood cells. To date, no data has be...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Li Z,Lyu C,Ren Y,Wang H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that cardiovascular effects of air pollution are mediated by inflammation and that air pollution can induce genetic expression of the interleukin-6 gene (IL6). OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether IL6 and fibrinogen gene variants can affect plasma IL-6 responses to air pollution in patients ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ljungman P,Bellander T,Schneider A,Breitner S,Forastiere F,Hampel R,Illig T,Jacquemin B,Katsouyanni K,von Klot S,Koenig W,Lanki T,Nyberg F,Pekkanen J,Pistelli R,Pitsavos C,Rosenqvist M,Sunyer J,Peters A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cumulative lead exposure is associated with a widened pulse pressure (PP; the -difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure), a marker of arterial stiffness and a predictor of cardiovascular disease. Polymorphisms in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) have been shown to modify the impact of cumulativ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Zhang A,Park SK,Wright RO,Weisskopf MG,Mukherjee B,Nie H,Sparrow D,Hu H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to elucidate the relationship between DNA adduct formation and tumorigenesis, DNA adducts were measured in the livers and bladders of mice during chronic exposure to several different doses of 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) and 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP). Continuous oral administration of these compounds for...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Poirier MC,Beland FA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of a comprehensive survey of the effects of the accidental release of radiation caused by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in April 1986. The accident and the resulting release of radiation and radioactive products into the atmosphere produced the most serious environm...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kulakov VI,Sokur TN,Volobuev AI,Tzibulskaya IS,Malisheva VA,Zikin BI,Ezova LC,Belyaeva LA,Bonartzev PD,Speranskaya NV

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Harmful algal blooms (HABs) produce potent neurotoxins that threaten human health, but current regulations may not be protective of sensitive populations. Early life exposure to low levels of the HAB toxin domoic acid (DomA) produces long-lasting behavioral deficits in rodent and primate models; however, the...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Panlilio JM,Aluru N,Hahn ME

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00