Household exposure to paint and petroleum solvents, chromosomal translocations, and the risk of childhood leukemia.

abstract：:In this article we summarize the results of a series of studies that measured the relative bioavailability (RBA) of lead in a variety of soil and soil-like test materials. Reference material (Pb acetate) or Pb-contaminated soils were administered orally to juvenile swine twice a day for 15 days. Blood samples were col...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Casteel SW,Weis CP,Henningsen GM,Brattin WJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major concern of the chlorination of aquatic humic materials is the ubiquitous production of trihalomethanes. A large number of other chlorinated organic compounds, however, have been shown to be formed by chlorine's reaction with humic substances. In this study, humic material was concentrated from a coastal North ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Johnson JD,Christman RF,Norwood DL,Millington DS

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiologies of the male urogenital anomalies hypospadias and cryptorchidism remain unclear. It has been suggested that maternal diet and environmental contaminants may affect the risk of these anomalies via placental or hormonal disturbances. OBJECTIVES:We examined associations between organic food consu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Brantsæter AL,Torjusen H,Meltzer HM,Papadopoulou E,Hoppin JA,Alexander J,Lieblein G,Roos G,Holten JM,Swartz J,Haugen M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased levels of physical activity, shifts in individual adverse health effects such as higher exposure to air pollu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Johan de Hartog J,Boogaard H,Nijland H,Hoek G

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implications of the multistage theory of carcinogenesis for evaluating the effect of exposure to carcinogens in the workplace are described. This theory predicts different patterns of excess risk related to duration of exposure, age at initial exposure, and follow-up time since exposure stopped, depending upon which s...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Brown CC,Chu KC

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic are common environmental pollutants in industrialized countries, but their combined impact on children's health is little known. We studied their effects on two main targets, the renal and dopaminergic systems, in > 800 children during a cross-sectional European survey. Control and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： de Burbure C,Buchet JP,Leroyer A,Nisse C,Haguenoer JM,Mutti A,Smerhovsky Z,Cikrt M,Trzcinka-Ochocka M,Razniewska G,Jakubowski M,Bernard A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogenic properties of selected metals and their compounds are reviewed to provide a useful reference for existing knowledge on relationships between physical and chemical forms, kinetics and carcinogenic potential and between epidemiology, bioassays, and short-term tests. Extensive consideration is given to a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Magos L

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental studies on respiratory involvement and alterations in immune status were carried out. Respiratory distress occurring in these patients has improved gradually for 14 years but still remains. Copious expectoration at an early stage of the disease may be related to the fact that a number of disc...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Nakanishi Y,Shigematsu N,Kurita Y,Matsuba K,Kanegae H,Ishimaru S,Kawazoe Y

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk assessment process is described with a focus on the hazard identification and dose-response components. Many of the scientific questions and uncertainties associated with these components are discussed, and the role for biomarkers and specimen banking in supporting these activities are assessed. Under hazard ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Zenick H,Griffith J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lungs may be exposed to potentially toxic metabolites that are either formed in situ or which are present in the circulation. Therefore, pulmonary injury may be a prominent effect of certain classes of chemicals that undergo bioactivation in the body. The specific types of lung cells damaged may depend upon factor...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Boyd MR

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurobehavioral toxicology is now established as a core discipline of the environmental health sciences. Despite its recognized scientific prowess, stemming from its deep roots in psychology and neuroscience and its acknowledged successes, it faces additional demands and challenges. The latter, in fact, are a product ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weiss B,Elsner J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participants at the Napa Conference on Genetic and Molecular Ecotoxicology assessed the status of this field in light of heightened concerns about the genetic effects of exposure to hazardous substances and recent advancements in our capabilities to measure those effects. We present here a synthesis of the ideas discu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Anderson S,Sadinski W,Shugart L,Brussard P,Depledge M,Ford T,Hose J,Stegeman J,Suk W,Wirgin I

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing cumulative effects of the multiple environmental factors influencing mortality remains a challenging task. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the associations between cumulative environmental quality and all-cause and leading cause-specific (heart disease, cancer, and stroke) mortality rates. ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jian Y,Messer LC,Jagai JS,Rappazzo KM,Gray CL,Grabich SC,Lobdell DT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biological mechanisms involved in inflammatory response to air pollution are not clearly understood. OBJECTIVE:In this study we assessed the association of short-term air pollutant exposure with inflammatory markers and lung function. METHODS:We studied a cohort of 158 asthmatic and 50 nonasthmatic sch...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Barraza-Villarreal A,Sunyer J,Hernandez-Cadena L,Escamilla-Nuñez MC,Sienra-Monge JJ,Ramírez-Aguilar M,Cortez-Lugo M,Holguin F,Diaz-Sánchez D,Olin AC,Romieu I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to indoor air pollutants such as tobacco smoke and dust mites may exacerbate childhood asthma. Environmental interventions to reduce exposures to these pollutants can help prevent exacerbations of the disease. Among the most important interventions is the elimination of environmental tobacco smoke from the en...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Etzel RA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular activated carbon (GAC), in the presence of dilute aqueous hypochlorite solutions typical of those used in water treatment, was converted to a reagent capable of carrying out free-radical coupling reactions and other oxidations of dilute aqueous solutions of phenols. The products included biphenyls with chlori...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Voudrias EA,Larson RA,Snoeyink VL,Chen AS,Stapleton PL

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found an epidemic of juvenile hypothyroidism among a population of self-defined "downwinders" living near the Hanford nuclear facility located in southeast Washington State. The episode followed massive releases of 131I. Self-reported data on 60 cases of juvenile hypothyroidism (<20 years of age) among a group of 8...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goldsmith JR,Grossman CM,Morton WE,Nussbaum RH,Kordysh EA,Quastel MR,Sobel RB,Nussbaum FD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perfluoroalkyl acids are persistent compounds used in various industrial -applications. Of these compounds, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) is currently detected in humans worldwide. A recent study on low-dose developmental exposure to PFOA in mice reported increased weight and elevated biomarkers of adiposity in ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Halldorsson TI,Rytter D,Haug LS,Bech BH,Danielsen I,Becher G,Henriksen TB,Olsen SF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of mixture effects of estrogenic agents is regarded as an issue of high priority by many governmental agencies and expert decision-making bodies all over the world. However, the few mixture studies published so far have suffered from conceptual and experimental problems and are considered to be inconclu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Payne J,Rajapakse N,Wilkins M,Kortenkamp A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several organophosphate and organochlorine compounds, including pesticides commonly found in the Great Lakes basin, have the potential to induce immunotoxicity. Because of biomagnification and accumulation in the food chain, Great Lakes residents may inadvertently be exposed to these compounds and thus face increased ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Thomas PT

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[35S]t-Butylbicyclophosphorothionate or [35S]TBPS is an improved radioligand for the picrotoxinin binding site in rat brain synaptic membranes. The toxic isomers of the hexachlorocyclohexanes, polychlorobornanes, and chlorinated cyclodienes displace [35S]TBPS with a stereospecificity and potency generally correlated w...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Casida JE,Lawrence LJ

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of structure-activity relationships and molecular mechanisms of action are fundamental to our understanding of the harmful effects of chemicals on the environment and their more direct effects on human health. It is important to identify factors that determine toxicological effects of foreign chemicals in biol...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： McKinney JD

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental exposures to phthalates, particularly high-molecular-weight (HMW) phthalates, are suspected to contribute to allergy. OBJECTIVE:We assessed whether phthalate metabolites are associated with allergic symptoms and sensitization in a large nationally representative sample. METHODS:We used data o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hoppin JA,Jaramillo R,London SJ,Bertelsen RJ,Salo PM,Sandler DP,Zeldin DC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal ions form complexes with naturally occurring complexing agents or ligands released from industrial activity. The metal complexes are thereby mobilized and transported in environmental and biological systems. The impact of such metal complexes depends on the metal complex species that are kinetically and thermody...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fernando Q

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, mutagenicity testing was done on preselected compounds in a manner in which the testing laboratories knew the identity of the substances under test and the "expected" results, i.e., positive for compounds selected because of their carcinogenicity and negative for food additives. There is no completed s...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Valcovic LR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct studies of the function of a given cell type often require that the cell type be obtained in pure culture. A number of different specific metabolic activities have been attributed to pulmonary endothelial cells, yet with few exceptions the conclusions were based on indirect evidence. Thus, to improve our abilit...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ryan US,Ryan JW

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the intestine is outlined. The kinetics of cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration in intestinal epithelium are described. The distribution of cell types between the proliferation and differentiation compartments of the epithelium is summarized. Seven preparations of intestine in current use ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Porteous JW

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Love Canal is a rectangular 16-acre, 10-ft deep chemical waste landfill situated in a residential neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York. This seriously contaminated site first came to public attention in 1978. No studies have examined mortality in the former residents of the Love Canal neighborhood (LC...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gensburg LJ,Pantea C,Fitzgerald E,Stark A,Hwang SA,Kim N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we have demonstrated that several xenobiotics can induce multidrug (mdr) gene expression in cultures of primary isolated hepatocytes. One of the best of these xenobiotic inducers in rat hepatocytes is 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF), which induces mdr expression by an enhancement of mdr gene transcription. In...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gant TW,Schrenk D,Silverman JA,Thorgeirsson SS

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although para-nonylphenol (NP) is known as an endocrine disruptor, the immunologic effect of NP has been poorly analyzed. We found that NP from 5 to 50 microM caused a dose-dependent stimulatory effect on the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human blood neutrophils, which was measured by using a chemilum...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Okai Y,Sato EF,Higashi-Okai K,Inoue M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00