Prevalence and determinants of lead intoxication in Mexican children of low socioeconomic status.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalates may pose a risk for perinatal developmental effects. An important question relates to the choice of suitable biological matrices for assessing exposure during this period. OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to measure the concentrations of phthalate diesters or their metabolites in breast milk, b...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Högberg J,Hanberg A,Berglund M,Skerfving S,Remberger M,Calafat AM,Filipsson AF,Jansson B,Johansson N,Appelgren M,Håkansson H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental health and environmental quality issues along the U.S.-Mexico border have been of concern for several years. The enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the presence of the maquiladoras (foreign-owned industries using imported raw materials) have intensified those concerns recently. Effo...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Carter DE,Peña C,Varady R,Suk WA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, despite increasingly restrictive laws adopted by most industrialized countries. Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive asbestos-related malignancy. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who developed recurrent...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fonte R,Gambettino S,Melazzini M,Scelsi M,Zanon C,Candura SM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between human illness and exposure to Pfiesteria was first observed among laboratory personnel working with the microorganism. In 1997, in the setting of Pfiesteria activity on the Pocomoke River in Maryland, difficulties with learning and memory were epidemiologically associated with high-level exposur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Morris JG Jr

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. OBJECTIVES:We used handwipes to estimate exposure to PBDEs in house dust among toddlers and examined sex, age, breast-feeding, race, and parents' education as predictors of serum PBDEs. METHODS:Eight...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stapleton HM,Eagle S,Sjödin A,Webster TF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental heat exposure is a public health concern. The impacts of environmental heat on mortality and morbidity at the population scale are well documented, but little is known about specific exposures that individuals experience. OBJECTIVES:The first objective of this work was to catalyze discussion o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kuras ER,Richardson MB,Calkins MM,Ebi KL,Hess JJ,Kintziger KW,Jagger MA,Middel A,Scott AA,Spector JT,Uejio CK,Vanos JK,Zaitchik BF,Gohlke JM,Hondula DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microscopic, ultrastructural, and morphometric study was made of the gills of tench (Tinca tinca, L.) subjected to acute experimental lead nitrate poisoning. Twenty-one adult tench were subjected to poisoning and a further 22 were used as controls. Lesions were characterized by the appearance of edema and epithelial...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Roncero V,Vincente JA,Redondo E,Gãzquez A,Duran E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At picomolar concentrations, lead activates protein kinase C (PKC). This activation has been implicated in the neurotoxicity of lead. No prior study has evaluated the association of PKC activity with neurobehavioral function in humans. The purpose of this study was to determine whether PKC activity is associated with ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hwang KY,Lee BK,Bressler JP,Bolla KI,Stewart WF,Schwartz BS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects 71 million American adults and remains the leading cause of death in the United States and Europe. Despite studies that suggest that the development of CVD may be linked to intrauterine growth or early events in childhood, little direct experimental evidence supports the ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ng SP,Conklin DJ,Bhatnagar A,Bolanowski DD,Lyon J,Zelikoff JT

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to identify mental, behavioral, and cognitive disorders that may be triggered or exacerbated during heat waves, predisposing individuals to heat-related morbidity and mortality. DESIGN:Using health outcome data from Adelaide, South Australia, for 1993-2006, we estimated the effect ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hansen A,Bi P,Nitschke M,Ryan P,Pisaniello D,Tucker G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread and persistent organochlorine (OC) contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and pesticides, are known to have broad-ranging toxicities in wildlife. In this study we investigated, for the first time, their possible health effects on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Nonlethal fat biopsi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Keller JM,Kucklick JR,Stamper MA,Harms CA,McClellan-Green PD

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minority populations face a wide variety of economic, institutional, and cultural barriers to health care. These barriers and low levels of education and income pose significant challenges for health professionals in developing cancer research and prevention-control strategies. It is suggested that specific segments o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ramirez AG,McAlister A,Gallion KJ,Villarreal R

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have examined fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.5) and preterm birth, but there is a dearth of longitudinal studies on this topic and a paucity of studies that have investigated specific sources of this exposure. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to assess whether anthropogenic sources are associ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pereira G,Bell ML,Lee HJ,Koutrakis P,Belanger K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:mental retardation: timing and thresholds; (italic)b(/italic)) endocrine dysfunction and developmental disabilities: dose and target implications; (italic)c(/italic)) attention-deficit disorder-ADHD and learning disabilities; and (italic)d(/italic)) new horizons: extending the boundaries. Support for the Rochester con...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weiss B,Landrigan PJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines behavioral changes in natural populations of wildlife associated with pollution. Although some changes such as lack of nest attentiveness and decreased nest defense have been noted, the results have not been consistent and have been difficult to relate to specific pollutants. Experimental studies i...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Peakall DB

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing interest in the development and validation of biomarkers for use in biochemical/molecular epidemiological studies. Though the area of neurotoxicology has received much attention in the past several years, it still lags behind with regard to the development of biomarkers, particularly those of he...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Costa LG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male reproduction has been given little attention in science and in medical practice. However, a recent metaanalysis on semen quality, which clearly pointed to a decrease over the past 50 years, has been repeatedly quoted. Three recent reports have found that semen quality has declined among candidate semen donors dur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Carlsen E,Giwercman A,Keiding N,Skakkebaek NE

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides used in agriculture may cause adverse health effects among the population living near agricultural areas. However, identifying the populations most likely to be exposed is difficult. We conducted a feasibility study to determine whether satellite imagery could be used to reconstruct historical crop patterns...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ward MH,Nuckols JR,Weigel SJ,Maxwell SK,Cantor KP,Miller RS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between blood pressure and blood lead was examined in two population samples. One of these consisted of 1137 men aged 49 to 65 years, the other of 865 men and 856 women aged 18 to 64 years. Neither population had any known important exposure to lead, and the 95% ranges of blood lead levels were 6 to 2...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Elwood PC,Davey-Smith G,Oldham PD,Toothill C

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread, low-level environmental pollutants associated with adverse health effects such as immune suppression and teratogenicity. There is increasing evidence that some PCB compounds are capable of disrupting reproductive and endocrine function in fish, birds, and mammals, inclu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bergeron JM,Crews D,McLachlan JA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the issues dealing with identifying potential adverse immunologic effects (i.e., suppression, hypersensitivity, or autoimmunity) associated with xenobiotic exposure, general agreement exists among the regulatory and pharmaceutical communities that predictive tests for autoimmunity are in most need of development...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Luster MI,Simeonova PP,Gallucci R,Matheson J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Substituted aromatic compounds can be metabolized in most species to N-acetylated derivatives that are themselves subject to further enzymatic transformations, including hydrolysis and N,O-acyltransfer. These proceses can either potentiate or ameliorate the biological responses to these N-substituted derivatives. De...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： King CM,Glowinski IB

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we give some examples of using databases of genotoxicity and carcinogenicity for quantitative and qualitative correlation studies between short-term tests and carcinogenicity. The quality of the databases is obviously important, but one of the major deficiencies of present databases is that they are too ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Parodi S,Malacarne D,Taningher M

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we report results of the second phase of a larger study designed to evaluate the effects on the immune system of living near a Superfund site containing organochlorine pesticides, volatile organic compounds, and metals. Phase II was conducted to determine whether living near the site, consisting of six ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Vine MF,Stein L,Weigle K,Schroeder J,Degnan D,Tse CK,Hanchette C,Backer L

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The toxicity of many xenobiotic compounds is believed to involve oxidative injury to cells. Direct assessment of mechanistic events involved in xenobiotic-induced oxidative stress is not easily achievable. Development of genetically encoded probes designed for monitoring intracellular redox changes represent...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gibbs-Flournoy EA,Simmons SO,Bromberg PA,Dick TP,Samet JM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that female mosquitofish living downstream of a paper mill located on the Fenholloway River, Florida, have masculinized secondary sex characteristics, including altered anal fin development and reproductive behavior. Masculinization can be caused by exposure to androgens in the water or from an alte...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Orlando EF,Davis WP,Guillette LJ Jr

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated metabolites of PCBs (HO-PCBs) and octachlorostyrene (4-HO-HpCS), and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were determined in umbilical cord plasma samples from three different regions of Québec. The regions studied included two coastal areas where exposure to PCBs is...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Sandau CD,Ayotte P,Dewailly E,Duffe J,Norstrom RJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disruption of the reproductive system of male and female animals in the wild has been attributed to environmental chemicals (xenobiotics). The effects seen mirror alterations one might anticipate if the steroid hormone-dependent processes that regulate these systems were impaired. To determine whether xenobiotics ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Danzo BJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas field underlying parts of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Rapid development of this field has been enabled by advances in hydrofracking techniques that include injection of chemical and physical agents deep underground. Response to publ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goldstein BD,Kriesky J,Pavliakova B

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to indoor air pollutants such as tobacco smoke and dust mites may exacerbate childhood asthma. Environmental interventions to reduce exposures to these pollutants can help prevent exacerbations of the disease. Among the most important interventions is the elimination of environmental tobacco smoke from the en...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Etzel RA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00