Environmental-health aspects of pulse-modulated microwaves.

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of synthetic halogenated organic compounds used in commercial and household products, such as textiles, furniture, and electronics, to increase their flame ignition resistance and to meet fire safety standards. The demonstrated persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxic ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Shaw SD,Kannan K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity of water pollutants to aquatic animals is reviewed, with particular emphasis on methods for measuring lethal toxicity, factors influencing toxicity, the measurement of chronic and sublethal toxicity, and the role of toxicological data in formulating water quality standards. Methods for measuring lethal to...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Abel PD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational standards concerning the allowable concentrations of chemical compounds in the ambient air of workplaces have been established in several countries at national levels. With the integration of the European Union, a need exists for establishing harmonized Occupational Exposure Limits. For analytical develop...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Thier R,Bolt HM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel is a contact allergen causing Type I and Type IV hypersensitivity, mediated by reagins and allergen-specific T lymphocytes, expressing in a wide range of cutaneous eruptions following dermal or systemic exposure. As such, nickel is the most frequent cause of hypersensitivity, occupational as well as among the g...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hostynek JJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vapor intrusion (VI) is a term used to describe indoor air (IA) contamination that occurs due to the migration of chemical vapors in the soil and groundwater. The overall vapor transport process depends on several factors such as contaminant source characteristics, subsurface conditions, building characteristics, and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Reichman R,Roghani M,Willett EJ,Shirazi E,Pennell KG

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the total wastes generated by health-care organizations, 10%-25% are biomedical wastes, which are hazardous to humans and the environment and requires specific treatment and management. For decades, incineration was the method of choice for the treatment of such infectious wastes. Incinerator releases a wide variet...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Sharma R,Sharma M,Sharma R,Sharma V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:121 workers who were exposed to RFR (< 30 MHz) over one year were examined. They were divided into two groups: one group was exposed to high electric field intensity (> or = 100 V/m), another to low intensity (< 100 V/m) and both groups were compared to control subjects. No significant changes in the functioning of th...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Zhao Z,Zhang S,Zho H,Zhang S,Su J,Li L

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term exposure to pollutants in ambient air is associated with higher mortality and occurrence of respiratory and cardiopulmonary diseases. The longitudinal cross-section study focuses on the associations between long-term exposures to carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic pollutants and the prevalence a...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jiřík V,Dalecká A,Vašendová V,Janoutová J,Janout V

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides a snapshot of some key environmental health issues that will provide ongoing challenges for the Pacific Basin region in the coming decades. It is clear that climate change as well as the rapidly increasing production of environmental pollutants are significant emerging environmental health issues....

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Zosky GR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public health leadership and management of lead exposure in a lead mining and smelting community in Mount Isa is an ongoing issue. There exists deficiencies in public health and environmental legal frameworks that regulate lead exposure and management in Mount Isa, Queensland. Although some positive practical meas...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Forbes M,Taylor MP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Water is an ubiquitous irritant that exerts its irritancy through different mechanisms. Water passage and optimal water content is a highly controlled process of human skin and changes in the water gradient may lead to skin diseases. The pH, osmolarity, and temperature of water can all be attributes of water ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Wang TS,Tsai TF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance systems to inform controls for waterborne disease (WBD) are important for the protection of public health. Member States of the European Union (EU) will soon be required to implement Directives and the Protocol on Water and Health for controlling WBD. The investigation reported here considers the consiste...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Poullis DA,Attwell RW,Powell SC

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) is a wide-spread environmental contaminant and well-described hepatotoxicant for rats and mice. The prolonged oral or inhalation exposure to 1,4-DCB is associated with an increased frequency of hepatic tumors in mice, but not in rats. Evidence is lacking of direct genotoxicity with 1,4-DC...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Muller M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 50 Hz electric and magnetic fields in the electric power industry has distinguished differences in exposure among the employees making it possible to compare health effects as a function of exposure. The workers that were most exposed to electric and magnetic fields were linemen and substation personnel wh...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Lindh T,Andersson LI

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines one of the most staggering challenges facing the mankind, the challenge to conquer diseases associated with poor water and sanitation. Although rapid strides have been made in the last decade of the last century to provide improved water supply and sanitation, the world is still rampant with diseas...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Kulshrestha M,Mittal AK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to rapid urbanization, solid waste management (SWM) has become a significant issue in several developing countries including Thailand. Policies implemented by the Central Thai Government to manage SWM issues have had only limited success. This article reviews current municipal waste management plans in Thailand an...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Yukalang N,Clarke BD,Ross KE

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies and case reports have shown that chronic exposure to selenium compounds is associated with several adverse health effects in humans. An early toxic effect of selenium is on endocrine function, particularly on the synthesis of thyroid hormones following dietary exposure of around 300 micrograms Se...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Vinceti M,Wei ET,Malagoli C,Bergomi M,Vivoli G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geographic patterns of poor health and mortality risk are found in most countries. Important health effects at the neighborhood level are mortality, general health, illness and disabilities, mental health, and healthcare utilization. Awareness of the influence of social class on health has been growing during the last...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： van Kamp I,van Loon J,Droomers M,de Hollander A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apart from SARS-Co-V-2 coronavirus, bats also host many highly virulent zoonotic pathogens. A matter of rising concern is the detrimental impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment, as they can have major impact at low concentrations. Insectivorous bats are among the wildlife animals likely to be exposed due to the ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Orive G,Lertxundi U

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Endocrine-related diseases and disorders are on the rise globally. Synthetically produced environmental chemicals (endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)) mimic hormones like oestrogen and alter signalling pathways. Endometriosis is an oestrogen-dependent condition, affecting 10-15% of women of the reproductive...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Sirohi D,Al Ramadhani R,Knibbs LD

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalate exposure is ubiquitous and may affect child and adolescent health through both in utero exposure and direct exposure during childhood. Variability in exposure within women is not well documented. We analyzed 90 first-morning urine samples collected by ten reproductive-age women for phthalate metabolites and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Marcus M,Christensen KY,Manatunga A,Rudra CB,Brock JW,Small CM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and electric shocks occurs in many workplaces and occupations but it is unclear whether any of these exposures cause Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to explore whether occupational exposure to ELF-M...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jalilian H,Najafi K,Khosravi Y,Röösli M

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl parathion (MP), a toxic organophosphate insecticide approved for outdoor use only, is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Category Ia (extremely toxic) and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a Toxicity Category I (most toxic) insecticide. In several U.S. states...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jaga K,Dharmani C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome wide expression profiling of Sphingobium indicum B90A revealed induction of lin genes, linA and linB, involved in dechlorination of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), in the presence of all four isomers of HCH. Supporting proteomics data, the qPCR and promoter assay showed upregulation of linA transcription in the pr...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Nandavaram A,Sagar AL,Madikonda AK,Siddavattam D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoscale titanium dioxide (nanoTiO2) is a commercially important nanomaterial used in numerous applications. Experimental studies with nanotitania have documented lung injury and inflammation, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity. Production workers in TiO2 manufacturing with a high proportion of nanoparticles and a mi...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Pelclova D,Zdimal V,Kacer P,Komarc M,Fenclova Z,Vlckova S,Zikova N,Schwarz J,Makes O,Navratil T,Zakharov S,Bello D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many alternative shift schedules "compress" the working week into a smaller number of days by adding more work hours per day. The assessment of such work schedules needs to take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages of this style of work on workers' health and well-being. The aim of the present study was...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hadjiolova I,Mincheva L,Deyanov C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates gender differences in housing, socioeconomic status, and self-reported health status. The analysis focuses on the social and economic dimensions of housing, such as demand, control, material aspects (affordability, type of dwelling) and meaningful aspects (pride in dwelling, home as a refuge) o...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Dunn JR,Walker JD,Graham J,Weiss CB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation (IR) targeted at killing cancer cells also damages normal human cells and tissues through oxidative stress. Thus, the practical treatment of cancer using radiation therapy (RT) is sometimes limited because of the acute side effects in individual patients. In addition, some radioresistant cancers are...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jiang L,Iwahashi H

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing economic and recreational opportunities, attractive scenery and a perception of a better quality of life are luring people to the coast. Unfortunately, these activities together with the commensurate increase in population in the area inevitably result in pollution of coastal waters with excessive microorga...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Akoachere JF,Bughe RN,Oben BO,Ndip LM,Ndip RN

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children living in poverty are disproportionately at risk from and affected by environmental hazards. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 13 million children in America live in poverty. Thus, not only are millions of children living in poverty but are also living in environments that are hazardou...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Cureton S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00