Honeybees and honey as monitors for heavy metal contamination near thermal power plants in Mugla, Turkey.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the different testicular toxicity and the role of apoptosis in the possible mechanism induced by the two isomers of bromopropanes (BPs) in the same dosage. Following the 14-day treatment with a single dose of 1-BP and 2-BP (1 g/kg), male rats were killed and a series of experim...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Xin QQ,Yong Huang,Jie Li,Zhang WJ,Tao Yu,Hua Wang,Cheng Zhang,Ye DQ,Fen Huang

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on investigating the possible protective effect of sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) and/or vitamin E against mercuric chloride (HgCl2)-induced hepatotoxicity in rat. Male rats were given HgCl2 (1 mg/kg body weight (bw)) and HgCl2 plus Na2SeO3 (0.25 mg/kg bw) and/or vitamin E (100 mg/kg bw) daily via gavage...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Uzunhisarcikli M,Aslanturk A,Kalender S,Apaydin FG,Bas H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical and electronic waste (E-waste) has now become the fastest growing solid waste around the world. Primitive recycling operations for E-waste have resulted in severe contamination of toxic metals and organic chemicals in the related areas. In this study, six dust and soil samples collected from E-waste recycli...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Wang L,Hou M,An J,Zhong Y,Wang X,Wang Y,Wu M,Bi X,Sheng G,Fu J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalworking fluids (MWFs) are complex formulations designed for effective lubricating, cooling, and cleaning tools and parts during machining operations. Adverse health effects such as respiratory symptoms, dermatitis, and cancer have been reported in workers exposed to MWFs. Several constituents of MWFs have been im...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ryan KR,Cesta MF,Herbert R,Brix A,Cora M,Witt K,Kissling G,Morgan DL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiological studies were carried out on microbial contamination and antimicrobial activity of sea cucumber Holothuria polii collected from Mediterranean Sea at Abu-kir shore of Alexandria, Egypt. The obtained results revealed the presence of isolates of five human Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, representing fi...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Omran NE,Allam NG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carvacrol (CVC), a major constituent of genera Origanum and Thymus, is such a substance that has attracted attention because of its wide variety of beneficial biological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer effects. However, there are limited data on the cytogenetic and antioxidant effects of C...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Türkez H,Aydın E

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:The US EPA and the California Air Resources Board studied the exposures of 51 residents of Los Angeles, CA to 25 volatile organic chemicals in air and drinking water in February and July of 1987. Participants carried a personal air monitor consisting of a Tenax cartridge and a small sampling pump for two consecutive 1...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Wallace LA

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:Occupational exposure in a copper smelting industry may produce various adverse health effects including cancer. Despite a number of well-documented studies reporting an increased risk of cancer among copper smelter workers, the data on genotoxic effects in this industry are scarce. In view of the above, an assessment...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： De Olivera JV,Boufleur LA,Dos Santos CE,Dias JF,Squeff CH,Silva GR,Ianistcki M,Benvegnú VC,Da Silva J

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Forty-five deaths from mesothelioma have occurred among production workers in an asbestos-cement factory. This analysis examines the fit of the cubic residence time model to the incidence of mesothelioma using a case-control method proposed by de Klerk and colleagues. The cubic residence time model was found to provid...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Finkelstein MM

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:Cutting fluids can become contaminated with metals (e.g., nickel, Ni) and nitrosamines (e.g., N-nitrosodiethanolamine, NDELA) and there is concern that these classes of contaminants can modulate dermal disposition and ultimately the toxicity of cutting fluid additives, such as irritant biocides (e.g., triazine). Bioci...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Baynes RE,Brooks JD,Barlow BM,Riviere JE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one of the main components of risk assessment, exposure assessment plays a key role in evaluating risk. Many different scenarios can be developed to estimate the risk from exposure to chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Food Safety and Appli...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Jensen E,Egan S,Canady R,Bolger P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative potency method for cancer risk assessment has been developed based on a constant relative potency hypothesis. This method was developed and tested using data from a battery of short-term mutagenesis bioassays, animal tumorigenicity data and human lung cancer risk estimations. This data base was developed...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lewtas J

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this study is to calculate the hours of diving in benzene-polluted waters acceptable for professional divers. We considered recommended absorption limit as that from pulmonary workplace absorption during an 8-h workday at recommended exposure limits set by the National Institute of Occupational S...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Froom P

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In this study, biological exposure indicators were used to assess the exposure of workers to cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and nickel (Ni) in nonferrous metal smelters. METHODS:A total of 273 male participants (178 exposed and 95 nonexposed control group), working in nonferrous metal foundries lo...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Dos Santos CR,da Silva CS,Nascimento ES

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of formaldehyde-containing hair straighteners causing new onset asthma. Formaldehyde has been reported to cause asthma in other settings. The purpose of this article is to examine two cases of asthma in hairdressers exposed to hair smoothing products and to review the relevant literature on formald...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Dahlgren JG,Talbott PJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological consequences of chronic exposition to low doses of cadmium (Cd) in the Leydig cells population were investigated in 40 sexually mature male mice at morphological and ultrastructural levels. Animals were orally exposed to cadmium (0.015 g/L of CdCl(2) in drinking water) for 3, 6, 12 and 18 months and ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Blanco A,Moyano R,Molina López AM,Blanco C,Flores-Acuña R,García-Flores JR,Espada M,Monterde JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Previous cross-sectional studies have shown that exposure to cleaning chemicals among health-care workers (HCWs) is associated with respiratory disorders and ventilatory function changes. This study aimed to further explore this association using a longitudinal approach. A prospective 2-year follow-up study was carrie...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： El-Helaly M,Balkhy HH,Waseem K,Khawaja S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk assessment process must encompass all available toxicological data and scientific evidence on the plausible toxicities of a chemical or chemical mixture. As an extension to the approaches used to conduct risk assessments on chemical mixtures, a preliminary scheme, analogous to the IARC classification of carci...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mumtaz MM,Durkin PR

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have mutagenic and carcinogenic properties and some of them are classified as probable or possible human carcinogens. Aim of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic risk in workers exposed to diesel exaust. Environmental and biological monitoring exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydroc...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Maina G,Manzari M,Palmas A,Passini V,Filon FL

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to inhalation anesthetics (IAs) has been associated with DNA damage as reflected in the increased frequency of micronuclei (MN) and chromosomal aberrations (CAs). The present study was undertaken to ascertain whether there was any correlation between increased MN and CA and the extent of oxidative stress as w...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Neghab M,Kargar-Shouroki F,Mozdarani H,Yousefinejad S,Alipour H,Fardid R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies have shown increased DNA damage among car painters, but other professionals working in auto body and paint shops have not been extensively assessed. The aim of this study was to assess DNA damage in different types of auto body shop workers by measuring micronucleus (MN) levels in exfoliated buccal cells....

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Siebel AM,Basso da Silva L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the framework of a series of experiments conducted to evaluate the carcinogenic effects of oxygenated gasoline additives, MTBE was analyzed in an oral lifetime carcinogenicity study using 8-week-old male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. These experiments were part of a large research project on gasoline carcinogenic...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Belpoggi F,Soffritti M,Maltoni C

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holothuria polii (Delle Chiaje, 1823) (Holothuriidae) is a sea cucumber inhabiting Mediterranean Sea coast of Egypt. The bioactive compound of its tegument has antifungal, antibacterial and antiparasitic effects. The present study aims to elucidate the structure of the bioactive material of H. polii for pharmacologica...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Omran NE,Khedr AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00