Contribution of house dust contamination towards lead exposure among children in Karachi, Pakistan.

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：:Many environmental risk factors for antisocial and violent behavior have been described. In recent years, this topic has become widely researched in the fields of environmental health, psychology, sociology, and many other disciplines. The results from a myriad of studies have shown that the etiologies of violent and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hwang L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations have the potential to increase air and water pollution in communities located near UOG operations. Every stage of UOG operation from well construction to extraction, operations, transportation, and distribution can lead to air and water contamination. Hundreds of chemicals a...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Webb E,Bushkin-Bedient S,Cheng A,Kassotis CD,Balise V,Nagel SC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background This review intends to explore the household hazardous waste (HHW) generation rates, HHW management, and people's awareness regarding HHW in Asian countries based on the economic levels using the available published articles. Methods This is a systematic review of the scientific literature based on several ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Manggali AA,Susanna D

更新日期：2019-12-18 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：: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：:Over the past decades, the use of common sources of electromagnetic fields such as Wi-Fi routers and mobile phones has been increased enormously all over the world. There is ongoing concern that exposure to electromagnetic fields can lead to adverse health effects. It has recently been shown that even low doses of mer...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Mortazavi G,Mortazavi SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relevant published toxicological and pharmacokinetic data on the effects of industrial monosulfhydryl hydrocarbon (MSHC) compounds in humans and animals have been reviewed. These compounds are of occupational and environmental exposure concern to humans because they are manufactured in significant quantities, wide...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Das BR,Shah HC

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：:Pyrethroid insecticides are commonly used worldwide. The chronic effects of these compounds are of concern given that epidemiological studies have suggested an association with hematological cancer, particularly in children. However, the biological evidence at molecular and cellular levels is limited. A review on the ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Navarrete-Meneses MDP,Pérez-Vera P

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Housing issues are of fundamental importance to the health and independence of older people in Britain, but this concept is not reflected in planning for health, housing, or community care. An analysis of community care plans and public health reports reflects how little attention the majority give either to the impor...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Harrison L,Heywood F

更新日期：2000-01-01 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

abstract：:Globally, infectious diseases are responsible for a significant burden on human health. Drivers of disease transmission depend on interactions between humans, the environment, vectors, carriers, and pathogens; transmission dynamics are therefore potentially highly complex. Research in infectious disease eco-epidemiolo...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Lau CL,Smith CS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of legacy pollutants, on-going chemical manufacturing activities, and population shifts have introduced complex, cumulative exposure risks to residents of many highly industrialized communities. These "industrial corridors" present unique challenges to environmental health science professionals, public an...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Reams MA,Irving JK

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Six organochlorine pesticides and pesticide metabolites in human blood were tested to determine their relationships with diabetic nephropathy. The data were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 (unweighted, n=2992, population estimate=133,088,752). The six chemicals were...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Everett CJ,Thompson OM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:AbstractThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (SRP) funds diverse transdisciplinary research to understand how hazardous substances contribute to disease. SRP research focuses on how to prevent these exposures by promoting problem-based, solution-oriented research. SRP's ma...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Suk WA,Heacock M,Carlin DJ,Henry HF,Trottier BA,Lopez AR,Amolegbe SM

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In our environment, various naturally occurring radionuclides are present (both underground and overground) in several places, which results in lifelong human exposure. The radiation dose received by human beings from the radiation emitted by these naturally occurring radionuclides is approximately 87%. Exposure to ra...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Muhammad W,Matiullah .,Ullah A,Tahir S,Ullah F,Khan M

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytostatic anticancer drugs are known as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic risk factors for health care workers who are occupationally exposed during the preparation and administration of such drugs. During the last 20 years, several researchers have developed and validated methods to monitor occupational expos...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Bos RP,Sessink PJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Nowadays the use of conventional wastewater treatment methods is becoming increasingly challenging mainly due to the presence of organic matter in wastewater. Therefore, an emerging technology is needed to deal with these highly concentrated and toxic non-biodegradable organic matters. In the last few decades, advance...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Zewde AA,Zhang L,Li Z,Odey EA

更新日期：2019-12-18 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：: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：:Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are primary vectors of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika viruses. Ae. aegypti is highly anthropophilic and relies nearly exclusively on human blood meals and habitats for reproduction. Socioeconomic factors may be associated with the spread of Ae. aegypti due to their close relationsh...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Holeva-Eklund WM,Behrens TK,Hepp CM

更新日期：2020-08-24 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：: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：: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：:Phytoremediation is the direct use of living green plants to degrade, contain, or render harmless various environmental contaminants, including recalcitrant organic compounds or heavy metals. The methods involved include phytoextraction, direct phytodegradation, rhizofiltration, phytovolatilization or formation of art...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Macek T,Francová K,Kochánková L,Lovecká P,Ryslavá E,Rezek J,Surá M,Triska J,Demnerová K,Macková M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present electronic era has seen massive proliferation of electrical and electronic equipment especially during the last two decades. These gadgets have become indispensable components of human life. The gravity of this sensitive 21st century problem is being felt by relevant stakeholders from the community to glob...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hussain M,Mumtaz S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our theoretical model describes the potential influence of irradiation with pulse-modulated microwaves on the conformational oscillations of enzymes in living organisms. Certain values of pulse-repetition time, determined by the period of conformational oscillations of the corresponding type of enzyme, can produce the...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Neshev NN,Kirilova EI

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00