Monitoring of human populations at risk by different cytogenetic end points.

abstract：:This cross-sectional study examined the association between environmental lead measurements surrounding a Los Angeles County battery recycling facility and the blood lead levels of the children living nearby. Environmental lead measurements and blood lead levels of young children living in a community adjacent to a st...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wohl AR,Dominguez A,Flessel P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for trichloroethylene (TCE) in rodents and humans was calibrated with published toxicokinetic data sets. A Bayesian statistical framework was used to combine previous information about the model parameters with the data likelihood, to yield posterior parameter distribution...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bois FY

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study on building-related respiratory disease and associated social impact in an office building with water incursions in the northeastern United States. An initial questionnaire had 67% participation (888/1,327). Compared with the U.S. adult population, prevalence ratios were 2.2-2.5 for wheezing, life...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cox-Ganser JM,White SK,Jones R,Hilsbos K,Storey E,Enright PL,Rao CY,Kreiss K

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide are living in areas where ozone (O3) concentrations exceed health standards (an hourly average of 235 micrograms/m3/0.12 ppm, not to be exceeded more than once per year). Ozone induces acute nasal inflammatory responses and significant epithelial lesions in experimental animals and humans....

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Calderon-Garcidueñas L,Rodriguez-Alcaraz A,Garcia R,Sanchez G,Barragan G,Camacho R,Ramirez L

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data from deep uranium mines in Czechoslovakia indicated that mines are exposed to other mutagenic factors in addition to radon daughter products. Mycotoxins were identified as a possible source of mutagens in these mines. Mycotoxins were examined in 38 samples from mines and in throat swabs taken from 116 mine...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Srám RJ,Dobiás L,Rössner P,Veselá D,Veselý D,Rakusová R,Rericha V

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential danger of natural mercury accumulation in the diet of the Eskimo is evaluated through mercury levels determined in cord blood, placenta, maternal blood, hair, and milk of 38 maternal-infant pairs from Anchorage and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Although mercury levels are not discernably dangerous, trends t...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Galster WA

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In April 2004, one of the largest aflatoxicosis outbreaks occurred in rural Kenya, resulting in 317 cases and 125 deaths. Aflatoxin-contaminated homegrown maize was the source of the outbreak, but the extent of regional contamination and status of maize in commercial markets (market maize) were unknown. We conducted a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lewis L,Onsongo M,Njapau H,Schurz-Rogers H,Luber G,Kieszak S,Nyamongo J,Backer L,Dahiye AM,Misore A,DeCock K,Rubin C,Kenya Aflatoxicosis Investigation Group.

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an effort to decrease the rates of smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been proposed as an effective smoking cessation tool. However, little is known about their toxicological impacts. This is concerning given that e-cigarette use is perceived as less harmful...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Church JS,Chace-Donahue F,Blum JL,Ratner JR,Zelikoff JT,Schwartzer JJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of fiber types was tested in two in vitro assays: toxicity to A549 epithelial cells, as detachment from substrate, and the production of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by rat alveolar macrophages. Three of the fibers were also studied in vivo, using short-term inhalation followed...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cullen RT,Miller BG,Davis JM,Brown DM,Donaldson K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods are described which permit the rapid isolation of multiple target macromolecules from the tissues of animals exposed to chemical mutagens. DNA and selected chromosomal proteins are isolated in a simple two step separation scheme. Isolated nuclei are dissolved in 3 ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Balhorn R,Mazrimas JA,Corzett M

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our desire to understand the potential adverse human health effects of environmental chemical exposure has coincided with an increased understanding of the immune system and an appreciation of its complex regulatory network. This has spawned a broad interest in the area of immunotoxicology within the scientific commun...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Luster MI,Rosenthal GJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few animal studies on the possible carcinogenic effect of magnetic fields have been published. They have been designed to reveal a possible tumor promotion obtained by applying continuous or pulsed alternating fields at flux densities varying between 0.5 microT and 30 mT on mice or rats initiated with different init...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Holmberg B

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that 4 of 1,000 live births and 35% of spontaneous abortions are aneuploid and that an important proportion of embryo and newborn aneuploidy is of paternal origin. Exposure to organophosphorous pesticides (OP) has been associated with sperm hyperploidy/polyploidy. Therefore, we aimed to assess th...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Recio R,Robbins WA,Borja-Aburto V,Morán-Martínez J,Froines JR,Hernández RM,Cebrián ME

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Manganese is a common natural contaminant of groundwater in Bangladesh. In this cross-sectional study we assessed the association between water manganese and all-cause infant mortality in the offspring of female participants in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study Cohort. METHODS:In 2001, drinki...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hafeman D,Factor-Litvak P,Cheng Z,van Geen A,Ahsan H

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:Man-made endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present a threat to biodiversity, even in remote areas. To date, numerous wildlife species have been affected by EDCs in the environment, but it is likely that many more species are suffering effects that have not yet been reported. Impaired reproduction, damaged brain fu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lyons G

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Building-related illness ranges from mild rhinitis to potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity pneumonitis and legionellosis. Sick-building syndrome, consisting of headache, mucous membrane irritation, and fatigue, may be present in 30% of all office workers. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma, and legionellosi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Welch LS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied peripheral lymphocyte HPRT variant frequency and endogenous nitrosation in human populations exposed to various nitrate levels in their drinking water. Four test populations of women volunteers were compared. Low and medium tap water nitrate exposure groups (14 and 21 subjects) were using public water suppl...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： van Maanen JM,Welle IJ,Hageman G,Dallinga JW,Mertens PL,Kleinjans JC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies of the link between particulate matter (PM) concentrations and mortality rates have yielded a range of estimates, leading to disagreement about the magnitude of the relationship and the strength of the causal connection. Previous meta-analyses of this literature have provided pooled effect estima...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Levy JI,Hammitt JK,Spengler JD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent chemicals that have been widely used as flame retardants in furniture, carpet padding, car seats, and other consumer products during the past three decades. OBJECTIVE:We examined whether in utero exposure to PBDEs is associated with child cognitive funct...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chen A,Yolton K,Rauch SA,Webster GM,Hornung R,Sjödin A,Dietrich KN,Lanphear BP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological monitoring of exposure to chemicals in the workplace is an important component of exposure assessment and prevention of adverse health effects. It should be employed in conjunction with ambient air monitoring to provide information on the absorbed dose of a chemical agent and the effect of all routes of exp...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Morgan MS

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental exposures to phthalates, particularly high-molecular-weight (HMW) phthalates, are suspected to contribute to allergy. OBJECTIVE:We assessed whether phthalate metabolites are associated with allergic symptoms and sensitization in a large nationally representative sample. METHODS:We used data o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hoppin JA,Jaramillo R,London SJ,Bertelsen RJ,Salo PM,Sandler DP,Zeldin DC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The workshop "Characterizing the Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Human Health at Environmental Exposure Levels" was held to provide a forum for discussions and recommendations of methods and data needed to improve risk assessments of endocrine disruptors. This article was produced by a working group charged with de...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ben-Jonathan N,Cooper RL,Foster P,Hughes CL,Hoyer PB,Klotz D,Kohn M,Lamb DJ,Stancel GM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are suspected of altering estrogenic signaling through estrogen receptor (ER) α or β (mERβ1 in mice). Several EDC effects have been reported in animal studies and extrapolated to human studies. Unlike humans, rodents express a novel isoform of ERβ (mERβ2) with a modified...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Donoghue LJ,Neufeld TI,Li Y,Arao Y,Coons LA,Korach KS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycol ethers (GE) are widely used organic solvents. Despite the potential neurotoxicity of several families of organic solvents, little is known about the impact of GE on the neurodevelopment of infants and children. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relation between urinary concentrations of GE metabolites i...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Béranger R,Garlantézec R,Le Maner-Idrissi G,Lacroix A,Rouget F,Trowbridge J,Warembourg C,Monfort C,Le Gléau F,Jourdin M,Multigner L,Cordier S,Chevrier C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tremor is one of the most common neurological signs, yet its etiology is poorly understood. Case-control studies suggest an association between blood lead and essential tremor, and that this association is modified by polymorphisms in the δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydrogenase (ALAD) gene. OBJECTIVE:We aimed t...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ji JS,Power MC,Sparrow D,Spiro A 3rd,Hu H,Louis ED,Weisskopf MG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes quantitation of human hemoglobin and DNA adducts of the carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and N'-nitrosonornicotine (NNN). NNK and NNN are believed to be involved in cancers of the lung, esophagus, oral cavity, and pancreas in people wh...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hecht SS,Carmella SG,Foiles PG,Murphy SE,Peterson LA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal and epidemiologic studies suggest that exposure to light at night (LAN) may disrupt circadian patterns and decrease nocturnal secretion of melatonin, which may disturb estrogen regulation, leading to increased breast cancer risk. OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between residential outdoor LAN ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： James P,Bertrand KA,Hart JE,Schernhammer ES,Tamimi RM,Laden F

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of rampant concern that estrogenic chemicals in the environment may be adversely affecting the health of humans and wildlife, reliable methods for detecting and characterizing estrogenic chemicals are needed. It is important that general agreement be reached on which tests to use and that these tests then be a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Shelby MD,Newbold RR,Tully DB,Chae K,Davis VL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapidly increasing dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in both humans and animals poses a global threat to public health. However, the transmission of CRE between humans and animals has not yet been well studied. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and dri...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Li J,Bi Z,Ma S,Chen B,Cai C,He J,Schwarz S,Sun C,Zhou Y,Yin J,Hulth A,Wang Y,Shen Z,Wang S,Wu C,Nilsson LE,Walsh TR,Börjesson S,Shen J,Sun Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00