An overview of indoor air quality and its impact on respiratory health among Malaysian school-aged children.

abstract：:We review the methodology used in the analysis of time-series studies of ambient air pollution. Our focus is on mortality studies, in which daily counts of death are correlated with changes in air pollution. We first illustrate the methods by showing data from the 1950s, during which the effects of air pollution were ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Goldberg MS,Burnett RT,Stieb D

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：: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：:The potential impacts of coal mining on health have been addressed by the application of impact assessment methodologies that use the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses to support their conclusions and recommendations. Although human epidemiological analyses can provide the most relevant measures of risk...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Cortes-Ramirez J,Sly PD,Ng J,Jagals P

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of synthetic halogenated organic compounds used in commercial and household products, such as textiles, furniture, and electronics, to increase their flame ignition resistance and to meet fire safety standards. The demonstrated persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxic ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Shaw SD,Kannan K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term exposure to pollutants in ambient air is associated with higher mortality and occurrence of respiratory and cardiopulmonary diseases. The longitudinal cross-section study focuses on the associations between long-term exposures to carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic pollutants and the prevalence a...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jiřík V,Dalecká A,Vašendová V,Janoutová J,Janout V

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Mercury (Hg), also known as quick silver, is an essential constituent of dental amalgam. It is a toxic substance of global concern. Children are more at risk from mercury poisoning which affects their neurological development and brain. In the past, a number of studies at dental sites in many countries have been carri...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Khwaja MA,Abbasi MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：:Abstract Water is an ubiquitous irritant that exerts its irritancy through different mechanisms. Water passage and optimal water content is a highly controlled process of human skin and changes in the water gradient may lead to skin diseases. The pH, osmolarity, and temperature of water can all be attributes of water ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Wang TS,Tsai TF

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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

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：: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：:In Indonesia, more than 200 illegal used lead acid battery (ULAB) smelters are currently operating. Only a few health studies support the finding of lead-related symptoms and diseases among populations living near the smelters. To assess the blood lead levels (BLLs) and potential health impacts among the population su...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Haryanto B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the total wastes generated by health-care organizations, 10%-25% are biomedical wastes, which are hazardous to humans and the environment and requires specific treatment and management. For decades, incineration was the method of choice for the treatment of such infectious wastes. Incinerator releases a wide variet...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Sharma R,Sharma M,Sharma R,Sharma V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental exposures are changing dramatically in location, intensity, and frequency. Many developing countries are undergoing a transition in which they face the double burden of infectious diseases as well as chronic diseases. Noncommunicable diseases have emerged as the leading cause of death and disability in d...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Suk WA,Mishamandani S

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