Human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in treated wastewater reused for non-potable applications in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

abstract：:The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However, antibiotics have been recently recognized as an emerging class of environmental contaminants since they have been massively administrated in h...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Carvalho IT,Santos L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of low-cost, user-friendly and very compact air pollution platforms enable observations at high spatial resolution in near-real-time and provide new opportunities to simultaneously enhance existing monitoring systems, as well as engage citizens in active environmental monitoring. This provides a whole ne...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Castell N,Dauge FR,Schneider P,Vogt M,Lerner U,Fishbain B,Broday D,Bartonova A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the exposure level of aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in public transportation modes in Guangzhou, China. A total of 40 VOC samples were conducted in four popular public commuting modes (subway, taxis, non-air-conditioned buses and air-conditioned buses) while traversing in urban areas o...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Chan LY,Lau WL,Wang XM,Tang JH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of fish biomarkers for freshwater biomonitoring is now well recognized, but they still pose several questions to ecotoxicology researchers. The present study, designed to assess the effects of a small city located in an agricultural river basin watershed on sticklebacks living in an adjacent river, unde...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Sanchez W,Piccini B,Maillot-Maréchal E,Porcher JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the potential spread of gentamicin resistant (GEN(R)) Escherichia coli isolates or GEN(R) determinants from a Danish university hospital to the waste water environment. Waste water samples were collected monthly from the outlets of the hospital bed wards and the inlet of the rel...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jakobsen L,Sandvang D,Hansen LH,Bagger-Skjøt L,Westh H,Jørgensen C,Hansen DS,Pedersen BM,Monnet DL,Frimodt-Møller N,Sørensen SJ,Hammerum AM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (dioxins) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with potentially adverse impact on child neurodevelopment. Whether the potential detrimental effects of dioxins and PCBs on neurodevelopment are of specific or unspecific ch...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Caspersen IH,Aase H,Biele G,Brantsæter AL,Haugen M,Kvalem HE,Skogan AH,Zeiner P,Alexander J,Meltzer HM,Knutsen HK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While it is known that perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) induce liver toxicity in experimental studies, the evidence of an association in humans is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE:The main aim of the present study was to examine the association of PFAS concentrations and markers of liver function using panel data. ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Salihovic S,Stubleski J,Kärrman A,Larsson A,Fall T,Lind L,Lind PM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone (O3) are anticipated to continuously affect large populations in the coming decades. Simulations of the levels of these pollutants largely depend on emissions inputs, which are highly uncertain both in magnitude and spatial distribution. Our goal was to ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zhong M,Chen F,Saikawa E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between exposure to particle mass and mortality is well established; however, there are still uncertainties as to whether certain chemical components are more harmful than others. Moreover, understanding the health effects associated with exposure to pollutant mixtures may lead to new regulat...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zanobetti A,Austin E,Coull BA,Schwartz J,Koutrakis P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental concerns regarding the potential contamination of soil, surface and ground water due to the presence of soluble metal species in the ash pond leachate is of great importance. Serial batch leaching was carried out simulating the rainwater condition of the study area to understand the behaviour of elements...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Praharaj T,Powell MA,Hart BR,Tripathy S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-species tests allow the assessment of chronical effects of endocrine disruptors on organisms under laboratory conditions. In the current study, three-generation tests with Ceriodaphnia reticulata and Sida crystallina were carried out to examine the influence of the synthetic hormone 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jaser W,Severin GF,Jütting U,Jüttner I,Schramm KW,Kettrup A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated whether bird feathers can be used as a non-destructive biomonitor for organic pollutants. We analysed the outermost tail feathers of 8 terrestrial and aquatic bird species from Belgium (8 species, n=108) for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and org...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Jaspers VL,Voorspoels S,Covaci A,Lepoint G,Eens M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that living near blue spaces such as the coast, lakes and rivers may be good for health and wellbeing. Although greater levels of physical activity (PA) may be a potential mechanism, we know little about the types of PA that might account for this. OBJECTIVES:To explore the mediating role ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Pasanen TP,White MP,Wheeler BW,Garrett JK,Elliott LR

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been linked to disruption of maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis, but results have varied between studies which we hypothesized was due to timing of the thyroid hormone measurements, variability in PFAA isomer patterns, or presence of other stressors. In a longitudinal study de...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Reardon AJF,Khodayari Moez E,Dinu I,Goruk S,Field CJ,Kinniburgh DW,MacDonald AM,Martin JW,APrON Study.

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children's blood-lead concentration (B-Pb) is well studied, but little is known about cadmium (B-Cd) and mercury (B-Hg), in particular for central Europe. Such information is necessary for risk assessment and management. Therefore, we here describe and compare B-Pb, B-Cd and B-Hg in children in six European, and three...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hrubá F,Strömberg U,Černá M,Chen C,Harari F,Harari R,Horvat M,Koppová K,Kos A,Krsková A,Krsnik M,Laamech J,Li YF,Löfmark L,Lundh T,Lundström NG,Lyoussi B,Mazej D,Osredkar J,Pawlas K,Pawlas N,Prokopowicz A,Rent

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human biomonitoring (HBM) data can provide insight into co-exposure patterns resulting from exposure to multiple chemicals from various sources and over time. Therefore, such data are particularly valuable for assessing potential risks from combined exposure to multiple chemicals. One way to interpret HBM data is esta...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Pletz J,Blakeman S,Paini A,Parissis N,Worth A,Andersson AM,Frederiksen H,Sakhi AK,Thomsen C,Bopp SK

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first time, this work described pyrethroid bioaccumulation in edible river fish samples. We analyzed 42 whole fish samples collected in 4 different Iberian rivers. All samples were positive to these insecticides. Levels of concentration ranged from 12 to 4938ngg(-1) lipid weight (lw). Moreover, isomeric charac...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Corcellas C,Eljarrat E,Barceló D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pasture Quality (PQ) model is a simple, mechanistic, dynamical system model that was designed to capture the essential biological processes in grazed grass-clover pasture, and to be optimised to derive improved grazing strategies for New Zealand dairy farms. While the individual processes represented in the model ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Woodward SJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy rainfall is associated with increased risk of waterborne disease. However, it is not known whether the risk increment differs between wet and dry regions. We examined this question in New Zealand, which has a wide geographical variation of annual rainfall totals (10th-90th percentile difference ≥3000 mm). We con...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lai H,Hales S,Woodward A,Walker C,Marks E,Pillai A,Chen RX,Morton SM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both dietary and non-dietary pathways contribute to metal exposure in residents living near mining-impacted areas. In this study, bioavailability-based metal intake estimation coupled with stable Pb isotope ratio fingerprinting technique were used to discern dietary (i.e., rice consumption) and non-dietary (i.e., hous...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zhao D,Wang JY,Tang N,Yin DX,Luo J,Xiang P,Juhasz AL,Li HB,Ma LQ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum samples (n=142) from Iassy county (Eastern Romania) collected in 2005 were analyzed for p,p'-DDT and its metabolites, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers, chlordane and metabolites and 14 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. In all samples, p,p'-DDE (principal metabolite of p,p'-DDT...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Dirtu AC,Cernat R,Dragan D,Mocanu R,Van Grieken R,Neels H,Covaci A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and simple analytical method for the determination of organochlorines, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and selected organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) and organobromines, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in sediment samples was optimised using CRM 536 (PCBs in freshwater sediment). The...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Covaci A,Gheorghe A,Voorspoels S,Maervoet J,Steen Redeker E,Blust R,Schepens P

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have observed that cadmium (Cd) exposure of pregnant women was associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the potential mechanism still remains unclear. In addition, various animal studies have suggested that Cd exposure could affect fatty acids (FAs) met...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Li X,Huang Y,Xing Y,Hu C,Zhang W,Tang Y,Su W,Huo X,Zhou A,Xia W,Xu S,Chen D,Li Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that dissolved organic matter in soil solution may affect the toxicity or bioavailability of heavy metals to plants, but existing information on various organic substances is insufficient for treating problems with heavy metal-contaminated soils. To clarify how dissolved organic matter alters the toxi...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Inaba S,Takenaka C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitously detected in populations worldwide and may hinder kidney function. The objective of the study was to determine longitudinal associations of plasma PFAS concentrations with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and evaluate whether a lifestyle interventio...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Lin PD,Cardenas A,Hauser R,Gold DR,Kleinman KP,Hivert MF,Calafat AM,Webster TF,Horton ES,Oken E

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to pesticides has been linked to Parkinson's disease (PD), although associations between specific pesticides and PD have not been well studied. Residents of rural areas can be exposed through environmental drift and volatilization of agricultural pesticides. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to investigate th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Brouwer M,Huss A,van der Mark M,Nijssen PCG,Mulleners WM,Sas AMG,van Laar T,de Snoo GR,Kromhout H,Vermeulen RCH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate estimation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) concentrations at high spatiotemporal resolutions is crucial for improving evaluation of their health effects, particularly with respect to short-term exposures and acute health outcomes. For estimation over large regions like California,...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Li L,Girguis M,Lurmann F,Wu J,Urman R,Rappaport E,Ritz B,Franklin M,Breton C,Gilliland F,Habre R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal and transformation of natural organic matter were monitored in the different stages of the drinking water treatment train. Several methods to measure the quantity and quality of organic matter were used. The full-scale treatment sequence consisted of coagulation, flocculation, clarification by flotation, d...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Matilainen A,Vieno N,Tuhkanen T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) doses, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and brain volumes in preadolescents at 9-12 years old. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9-12 years from th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Cabré-Riera A,Marroun HE,Muetzel R,van Wel L,Liorni I,Thielens A,Birks LE,Pierotti L,Huss A,Joseph W,Wiart J,Capstick M,Hillegers M,Vermeulen R,Cardis E,Vrijheid M,White T,Röösli M,Tiemeier H,Guxens M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A five-step sequential extraction procedure was applied for the determination of the distribution of seven elements (Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe) in sediment samples collected at two lakes, Volvi and Koronia, located in N. Greece. Samples were taken in two seasons, and the average concentration of the elements was calc...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Fytianos K,Lourantou A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00