Respiratory symptoms and annoyance in the vicinity of coal-fired plants.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are widely used in agriculture and homes. Animal studies suggest that even moderate doses are neurodevelopmental toxicants, but there are few studies in humans. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship of prenatal and child OP urinary metabolite levels with children's neur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Eskenazi B,Marks AR,Bradman A,Harley K,Barr DB,Johnson C,Morga N,Jewell NP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metals have been mined and used since ancient times. The industrial era has seen a sharp increase in both the amounts and variety of metals that find applications in industry. The inadvertent release of metals, such as from fossil fuel consumption, also adds to the global burden. A number of catastrophic outbreaks hav...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Clarkson T

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, it has become apparent that minerals can trigger alterations in gene expression by initiating signaling events upstream of gene transactivation. These cascades may be initiated at the cell surface after interaction of minerals with the plasma membrane either through receptorlike mechanisms or integrin...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mossman BT,Faux S,Janssen Y,Jimenez LA,Timblin C,Zanella C,Goldberg J,Walsh E,Barchowsky A,Driscoll K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomedical developments in the 21st century provide an unprecedented opportunity to gain a dynamic systems-level and human-specific understanding of the causes and pathophysiologies of disease. This understanding is a vital need, in view of continuing failures in health research, drug discovery, and clinical translati...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Langley G,Austin CP,Balapure AK,Birnbaum LS,Bucher JR,Fentem J,Fitzpatrick SC,Fowle JR 3rd,Kavlock RJ,Kitano H,Lidbury BA,Muotri AR,Peng SQ,Sakharov D,Seidle T,Trez T,Tonevitsky A,van de Stolpe A,Whelan M,Willett C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exceptional aging, defined as reaching age 85 years, shows geographic inequalities that may depend on local environmental conditions. Links between particulate pollution-a well-recognized environmental risk factor-and exceptional aging have not been investigated. OBJECTIVES:We conducted a nationwide analysi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Baccarelli AA,Hales N,Burnett RT,Jerrett M,Mix C,Dockery DW,Pope CA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potential connection exists between exposure to organochlorine chemicals and the increasing prevalence of endometriosis. Evidence shows that dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) can increase the incidence and severity of the disease in monkeys and can promote the growth or survival of endometrial tissue impl...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Birnbaum LS,Cummings AM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to metals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). OBJECTIVES:We sought to examine in a large prospective study of female nurses whether exposure to airborne metals was associated with risk of PD. METHODS:We linked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Air Toxi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Palacios N,Fitzgerald K,Roberts AL,Hart JE,Weisskopf MG,Schwarzschild MA,Ascherio A,Laden F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention has been focussed, both in man and experimental animals, on the effects of inhalation of the gas monomer, vinyl chloride. Recently, note is being taken of the possible effects of the inhalation of the polymer in man. The particles in question are those produced commercially as paste polymer or dispersion pol...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wagner JC,Johnson NF

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans are exposed to a large number of environmental genotoxic agents. These can increase the probability that somatic mutation will occur. The use of genotoxicity testing is essential for assessment of potential human toxicity so that hazards can be prevented. Cytogenetic monitoring of human populations exposed to c...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Anwar WA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a significant public health concern about the potential effects of occupational exposure to toxic substances on reproductive outcomes. Several toxicants with reported reproductive and developmental effects are still in regular commercial or therapeutic use and thus present potential exposure to workers. Examp...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lawson CC,Schnorr TM,Daston GP,Grajewski B,Marcus M,McDiarmid M,Murono E,Perreault SD,Schrader SM,Shelby M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Industrial air pollution is a public health hazard. Previous evidence documented increased respiratory symptoms and hospitalizations in children who live near the factories in the largest chipboard manufacturing district in Italy (Viadana). OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association of outdoor exposure to form...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Marcon A,Fracasso ME,Marchetti P,Doria D,Girardi P,Guarda L,Pesce G,Pironi V,Ricci P,de Marco R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, have developed a unique imaging system capable of focusing on a single living cell within an organism. This new technology will be used in what the multidisciplinary team has termed a "cellular observatory" to study the effect of environmenta...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Medlin J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model for lead in children was developed to provide plausible blood lead distributions corresponding to particular combinations of multimedia lead exposure. The model is based on a set of equations that convert lead exposure (expressed as micrograms per day) to blood lead conc...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： White PD,Van Leeuwen P,Davis BD,Maddaloni M,Hogan KA,Marcus AH,Elias RW

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic studies of postnatal PCB exposure and behavior have not reported consistent evidence of adverse associations, possibly because of challenges in exposure estimation. We previously developed a pharmacokinetic model to improve estimation of children's PCB exposure. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess w...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Verner MA,Hart JE,Sagiv SK,Bellinger DC,Altshul LM,Korrick SA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos and other mineral fibers are carcinogenic to humans and animals but differ from many carcinogens in that they do not induce gene mutations. An understanding of these interesting human carcinogens, therefore, is an important problem in cancer research. Asbestos and other fibers induce predominantly two types o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Barrett JC,Lamb PW,Wiseman RW

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,3-Butadiene is a major monomer in the rubber and plastics industry and is one of the highest-production industrial chemicals in the United States. Although not highly acutely toxic to rodents, inhalation of concentrations as low as 6.25 ppm causes tumors in mice. Butadiene is oncogenic in rats, but much higher expos...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Birnbaum LS

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambient air ozone (O3) is a pulmonary irritant that has been associated with respiratory health effects including increased lung inflammation and permeability, airway hyperreactivity, respiratory symptoms, and decreased lung function. Estimation of O3 exposure is a complex task because the pollutant exhibits...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Adam-Poupart A,Brand A,Fournier M,Jerrett M,Smargiassi A

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Most published environmental remediation interventions have been directed at single allergens and have employed demanding strategies; few have been performed in the homes of inner-city children disproportionately burdened by asthma. Our objective was a) to describe the allergen sensitivities, environmental tobacco smo...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Crain EF,Walter M,O'Connor GT,Mitchell H,Gruchalla RS,Kattan M,Malindzak GS,Enright P,Evans R 3rd,Morgan W,Stout JW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead are associated with cardiovascular disease in epidemiologic research. These associations may be mediated by direct effects of the metals on blood pressure (BP) elevation. Manganese is associated with cardiovascular dysfunction and hypotension in occupational cohorts. OBJE...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mordukhovich I,Wright RO,Hu H,Amarasiriwardena C,Baccarelli A,Litonjua A,Sparrow D,Vokonas P,Schwartz J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major aspects that must be considered in studies of the health effects of environmental pollutants are: the direct damage due to the exposure, the role of pre-existing disease, and effects of the exposure on the response to secondary stresses. In experimental studies at concentrations of air pollutants found in ur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ehrlich R

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rodent models for urban air pollution show consistent induction of inflammatory responses in major brain regions. However, the initial impact of air pollution particulate material on olfactory gateways has not been reported. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the olfactory neuroepithelium (OE) and brain regional respon...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cheng H,Saffari A,Sioutas C,Forman HJ,Morgan TE,Finch CE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Daily adult human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been estimated at <1 µg/kg, with virtually complete first-pass conjugation in the liver in primates but not in mice. We measured unconjugated and conjugated BPA levels in serum from adult female rhesus monkeys and adult female mice after oral administration ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Taylor JA,Vom Saal FS,Welshons WV,Drury B,Rottinghaus G,Hunt PA,Toutain PL,Laffont CM,VandeVoort CA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We previously demonstrated that among 54 infants in neonatal intensive care units, exposure to polyvinyl chloride plastic medical devices containing the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is associated with urinary concentrations of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) , a DEHP metabolite. In this f...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weuve J,Sánchez BN,Calafat AM,Schettler T,Green RA,Hu H,Hauser R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the physical environment as a determinant of health is a major concern reported by the general public as well as by many policymakers. However, it remains one of the health determinants for which few available measures or indicators are readily available. This lack of data is compounded by the fact that ev...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Elliott SJ,Eyles J,DeLuca P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inspection of the available literature reveals that a detailed investigation of the aqueous organic chemistry of chlorine dioxide and systematic identification of products formed during water disinfection has not been considered. This must be done before an informed assessment can be made of the relative safety of usi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stevens AA

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exposure to many industrially important monomers is controlled by law, few of these reactive chemicals have been determined in human tissues. Analogy with other fat-soluble organic substances strongly implies that these monomers may be retained in tissue, subject to the usual physiological constraints of meta...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wolff MS

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogenic properties of selected metals and their compounds are reviewed to provide a useful reference for existing knowledge on relationships between physical and chemical forms, kinetics and carcinogenic potential and between epidemiology, bioassays, and short-term tests. Extensive consideration is given to a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Magos L

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to examine whether perinatal exposure to two major environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals, bisphenol A (BPA; 0.1 mg/kg/day orally) and nonylphenol [NP; 0.1 mg/kg/day (low dose) and 10 mg/kg/day (high dose) orally] daily from gestational day 3 to postnatal day 20 (transplacental and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Negishi T,Kawasaki K,Suzaki S,Maeda H,Ishii Y,Kyuwa S,Kuroda Y,Yoshikawa Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00