Monitoring and removal of cyanobacterial toxins from drinking water by algal-activated carbon.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For several decades, there has been increasing evidence for excess incidence of lung cancer among workers in the rubber industry. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of lung cancer occurrence among Egyptian workers involved in the rubber industry using two circulating protein biomarkers. METHODS...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mourad BH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant numbers of chemicals have been shown to be carcinogenic in mouse liver although they do not exhibit carcinogenic activity in other organs or tissues of mice or rats. This review focuses on the reasons for the unique susceptibility of the mouse liver to these carcinogens and the extent to which the carcinog...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Pereira MA

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) can be induced by diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic liver disease, and obesity. This study assessed the protective effects of three sulfur compounds, namely phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS), and sodium thiosulfate (STS), on acrylonitrile (ACN)-induced acute toxici...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Li F,Lu R,Zhao T,Zhang X,Wang S,Xing G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following is a review of some of the work we have done since 2004 regarding the importance of molds and their mycotoxins in the phenomenon of sick building syndrome (SBS). In these studies we showed that the macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins (MTM) of Stachybotrys chartarum (SC) are easily dissociated from the s...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Straus DC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological changes of ricin-induced apoptosis in a human cervical cancer cell line were studied. To shed light on the mechanism of action of ricin toxin (RT) at the cellular level, we examined cell growth, apoptosis, changes of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cytochrome C translocation in HeLa cells ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Liao P,Liu W,Li H,Gao H,Wang H,Li N,Xu N,Li J,Wan J,Liu L,Sun Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential influence of occupational ionizing radiation (IR) exposure on health professionals, assessing DNA damage using the comet and micronucleus (MN) assays and analyzing relative risks, correlations, and associated factors between outcomes and socioeconomic and lifesty...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Silva-Júnior FMRD,Tavella RA,Fernandes CLF,Mortola AS,Peraza GG,Garcia EM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penile fracture (PF) is known as a traumatic rupture of the tunica albuginea of corpus cavernosum. In this study, we aimed to investigate the healing influence of topical extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) on PF through evaluating levels of some oxidative stress biomarkers for the first time. Histopathological evaluation w...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Gunes M,Ozkol H,Pirincci N,Gecit I,Bilici S,Yildirim S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several classes of environmental contaminants have been claimed or suggested to possess endocrine-disrupting potency, which may result in reproductive problems and developmental disorders. In this paper the focus is on the multiple and interactive mechanisms of interference of persistent polyhalogenated aromatic hydro...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Brouwer A,Morse DC,Lans MC,Schuur AG,Murk AJ,Klasson-Wehler E,Bergman A,Visser TJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicinal plants are increasingly being projected as suitable alternative source for the treatment of various diseases. However, toxic effects resulting from therapeutic bismuth compounds are still documented in animals and humans. This study described the genetic effects of five common lichen species and compared the...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Geyikoglu F,Turkez H,Aslan A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TRCP), a flame-retardant plasticizer used in plastics, polymeric foams and synthetic fibers, was studied as part of the National Toxicology Program's class study of phosphate flame-retardants. TRCP was administered at 0, 22, 44, 88, 175 and 350 mg/kg to both sexes of rats and 0, 44, 88, 1...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Matthews HB,Dixon D,Herr DW,Tilson H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gem-polishing industry in Jaipur, India employs a substantial proportion of children. The process of polishing may result in exposure to chromium in working children. Thus, this study aims to find out the levels of chromium in these working children and the associated factors. Blood samples were analysed for chrom...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Tiwari RR,Saha A,Sathwara NG,Parikh JR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective is to present historical asbestos airborne concentrations associated with activities involving presumably asbestos-containing materials in steel mills. A total of 138 historical industrial hygiene air samples collected in three US steel mills from 1972 to 1982 were analyzed. The majority of samples were ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Hollins D,Burns A,Unice K,Paustenbach DJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the mobile phones in Turkey emit 900 MHz radiation which is mainly absorbed by the skin and, to a lesser extent, muscle. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects the 900 MHz electromagnetic irradiation emitted by these devices on the induction of histopathologic changes in skin and the effect of me...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ozguner F,Aydin G,Mollaoglu H,Gökalp O,Koyu A,Cesur G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the protective effect of pentoxifilline (PTX) on smoking-induced damage in rat kidney tissues. Twenty-seven male Wistar rats were used in the study. Animals were divided into three equal groups as follows: Group 1: control group with only normal saline (NS; 0.9% NaCl) injection for 8 wee...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ozkurkcugil C,Yilmaz MY,Ozkan L,Kokturk S,Isken T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the present time, the following parameters can be recommended for "early diagnosis" of phosgene overexposure: Phosgene indicator paper badges, to be worn by all persons involved in handling phosgene (these badges permit immediate estimation of the exposure dose in each individual case); Observation of the initial i...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Diller WF

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper (Cu) in trace amounts is essential for biological organisms. However, dysregulation of the redox-active metal has been implicated in different neurological disorders such as Wilson's, Menkes', Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's diseases. Since many households use Cu tubing in the plumbing system, and corrosion causes...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lung S,Li H,Bondy SC,Campbell A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper summarizes the proposed time-dependent sensitization (TDS) and partial limbic kindling model for illness from low-level chemicals; reviews and critiques prior studies on CNS aspects of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS); and outlines possible experimental approaches to future studies. TDS is the pro...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Bell IR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepato-toxicity of cadmium in alloxan induced diabetic rats has been studied by estimating a few enzymes viz serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase. Present results suggest that cadmium manifests different effects in normal and diabe...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Rana SV,Rastogi N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the onset of the industrial age, environmental contaminants began to pose a major threat to the health of wildlife. That threat appears to continue today. In the last three decades, the focus of our concern on the health consequences of environmental pollution has been on lethal, carcinogenic, and/or extreme terato...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Guillette LJ Jr,Guillette EA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure estimates produced using predictive exposure assessment methods are associated with a number of uncertainties that relate to the inherent variability of the values for a given input parameter (e.g., body weight, ingestion rate, inhalation rate) and to unknowns concerning the representativeness of the assumpti...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Whitmyre GK,Driver JH,Ginevan ME,Tardiff RG,Baker SR

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human teratogenic potential of chlordiazepoxide is debated. To study the effects on the fetal development of very large doses of chlordiazepoxide that were used for a suicide attempt during pregnancy, self-poisoned pregnant women were identified from patients in a toxicological inpatient clinic in Budapest, Hungar...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Gidai J,Acs N,Bánhidy F,Czeizel AE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been found that exposure to manganese (Mn) could induce reproductive dysfunction, but its occupational risk in male workers is unclear. This study aims to assess the association of occupational Mn exposure with reproductive hormones and semen quality in a cross-sectional study. Urinary Mn, semen quality, and re...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Yang H,Wang J,Yang X,Wu F,Qi Z,Xu B,Liu W,Deng Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroethane (CE) gas carcinogenicity is analyzed and determined from a National Toxicology Program (NTP) bioassay where an inhalation concentration of 15,000 ppm CE gas in air produced the highest incidence of an uncommon-to-rare tumor ever observed by the NTP. Persistently inhaled CE produces endometrial cancers in ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Holder JW

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female Macaca fascicularis monkeys were given daily oral doses of 3.0 and 4.25 mg/kg lead, as lead nitrate, prior to breeding, and exposure was maintained throughout gestation and terminated at parturition. No overt signs of lead toxicity were observed in the maternal monkeys. The offspring were tested at 6 to 18 mont...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Hopper DL,Kernan WJ,Lloyd WE

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive exposure to nickel may cause health effects on the blood, lung, nose, kidney, reproductive system, skin and the unborn child. In the present study, we found that Ni²⁺ exposure led to a time- and dose-dependent proliferation arrest and death in human leukemia HL-60 cells. In the presence of 1 mM Ni²⁺, reactiv...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Chen J,Han J,Wang J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to assess whether occupational exposure to urban stressors could cause alterations in urinary metanephrines levels in traffic policemen vs administrative staff of municipal police. A total of 258 subjects were included in the study: 129 traffic policemen exposed to urban stressors (68 males and...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Sancini A,Tomei G,Ciarrocca M,Pimpinella B,Samperi I,Fiaschetti M,Scimitto L,Tasciotti Z,Caciari T,Tomei F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reporting of physical symptoms is influenced to a large degree by psychological processes. Individuals are more likely to notice subtle sensations in environments lacking in stimulation than those demanding external attention. The beliefs or schemas that people hold dictate where and how they attend to their bodie...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Pennebaker JW

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al) is commonly used in industrial processes and drugs and is thought to induce erythrocytes damage via activation of oxidative stress. Recently, bismuth (Bi)-containing drugs are used in the treatment of various diseases. However, uncertain effects of Bi in blood tissue may participate in the therapeutic ef...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Turkez H,Geyikoglu F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methiocarb (MC) is a widely used carbamate pesticide in agriculture and health programs. Although the main molecular mechanism of carbamate toxicity involves acetylcholinesterase inhibition, studies have also implicated the induction of oxidative stress. Therefore, the present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ozden S,Catalgol B,Gezginci-Oktayoglu S,Karatug A,Bolkent S,Alpertunga B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation used a two-source capture-recapture method (CRM) for determining ascertainment and undercounts of non-national priority listed hazardous waste sites in the states of Arizona, Maine and Pennsylvania. These findings suggest that ascertainment of hazardous waste sites vary greatly, with some more accur...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lange JH,Chang YF,LaPorte RE,Mastrangelo G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00