Lead exposure from battery recycling in Indonesia.

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：: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：:Natural estrogens, estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2) and estriol (E3) are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that are discharged consistently and directly into surface waters with wastewater treatment plants (WWPTs) effluents, disposal sludges and in storm-water runoff. The most common and highest potential natural ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Nazari E,Suja F

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Pesticides having a high adverse effect on the health and environment of inhabitants of the Mexican Republic were studied to establish the main parameters to bear in mind for their use and application. The investigation showed that Mexico is the agricultural zone with the highest health damage to its population from p...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Valdez Salas B,Garcia Duran EI,Wiener MS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or "vaping") has seen an unprecedented increase worldwide. Vaping has been promoted as a beneficial smoking cessation tool and an alternative nicotine delivery device that contains no combustion by-products. However, nicotine is highly addictive, and the increased use of ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Marcham CL,Springston JP

更新日期：2019-06-26 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Lead exposure is associated with impaired neurodevelopment among children. House dust is recognized as one of the important secondary sources of lead exposure in children. We assessed the relationship between lead contamination in house dust and blood lead level in Pakistani children. We investigated lead contaminatio...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Ikegami A,Ohtsu M,Sahito A,Khan AA,Fatmi Z,Nakagi Y,Yoshida T,Kayama F

更新日期：2020-09-25 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：:The aim was to study the effect of job task and fast backward-rotating shifts on the time-of-day variations of cortisol, fatigue, and sleep disturbances in broadcasting sound engineers. The concentration of saliva cortisol and ratings of stress, sleepiness, and fatigue were followed at 3-hour intervals during the fast...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Vangelova KK

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The increase in world population and in demand for food and economic crops has put a pesticide burden on man and the environment. Pesticide residues from vector control and agricultural uses contaminate the terrestrial and aquatic surroundings and contribute to the pollution problem of the environment. Various human t...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Iyaniwura TT

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in providing clean water and sanitation throughout the developing world has been steady and encouraging, even though UN Millennium Development Goals will not be completely met. A number of important lessons have been learned along the way with respect to point-of-use water treatment and sanitation devices tha...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Leblanc M,Arnold NB,Arnold RG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of human ecology in understanding of environmental health problems is discussed, and the importance of study on "regional" ecosystems is emphasized in consideration of recent arguments on theoretical frame work of human ecology. After brief conceptual discussion on "regional" ecosystems, the environmental hea...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Suzuki T

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：: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：:Lead, a systemic toxicant affecting virtually every organ system, primarily affects the central nervous system, particularly the developing brain. Consequently, children are at a greater risk than adults of suffering from the neurotoxic effects of lead. To date, no safe lead-exposure threshold has been identified. The...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Sanders T,Liu Y,Buchner V,Tchounwou PB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population explosion, to the tune of -7.2 billion, along with excessive use of natural resources and a variety of anthropogenic activities, has resulted in large-scale contamination of the environment, especially the soil and groundwater.Contamination in the environment is an ever-increasing phenomenon, and often, reg...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Prasad MN,Prasad R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to assess the relation between the simultaneous exposure to alcohol and consumption of micronutrients that have protective properties against colorectal cancer. A hospital-based case-control study of colorectal cancer was carried out between January 1998 and November 1999 at the University...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jedrychowski W,Steindorf K,Popiela T,Wahrendorf J,Tobiasz-Adamczyk B,Kulig J,Penar A

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:The indoor environment is a major source of human exposure to pollutants. Some pollutants can have concentrations that are several times higher indoors than outdoors. Prolonged exposure may lead to adverse biologic effects, even at low concentrations. Several studies done in Malaysia had underlined the role of indoor ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Choo CP,Jalaludin J

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Pesticide-induced oxidative stress as a possible mechanism of toxicity has been a focus of toxicological research for the last decade. Yet for certain pesticides, mechanisms leading to oxidative stress are only partly understood. Pesticide-induced oxidative stress is the final manifestation of a multi-step pathway, re...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Banerjee BD,Seth V,Ahmed RS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00