Assay of mutation induced in human lymphoblastoid cells by combustion-generated soot particles.

abstract：:Chlorination has been the major strategy for disinfection of drinking water in the United States. Concern about the potential health effects of the reaction by-products of chlorine has prompted use of alternative strategies. One such method is chloramination, a treatment process that does not appear to have carcinogen...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Zierler S,Danley RA,Feingold L

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of methods for reliability assessment of quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models in the context of regulatory acceptance of human health and environmental QSARs. Useful diagnostic tools and data analytical approaches are highlighted and exemplified. Particular empha...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Eriksson L,Jaworska J,Worth AP,Cronin MT,McDowell RM,Gramatica P

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread, low-level environmental pollutants associated with adverse health effects such as immune suppression and teratogenicity. There is increasing evidence that some PCB compounds are capable of disrupting reproductive and endocrine function in fish, birds, and mammals, inclu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bergeron JM,Crews D,McLachlan JA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most contemporary bioinsecticides are derived from scaled-up cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (Bti) and kurstaki (Btk), whose particulate fractions contain mostly B. thuringiensis spores (> 10(12)/L) and proteinaceous aggregates, including crystal-like parasporal inclusion bodies (PIB). Based ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Tayabali AF,Seligy VL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last three decades, the impact of chemical pollution has focused almost exclusively on the conventional "priority" pollutants, especially those acutely toxic/carcinogenic pesticides and industrial intermediates displaying persistence in the environment. This spectrum of chemicals, however, is only one piece...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Daughton CG,Ternes TA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are positively related to incidence of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). Increased severe storm frequency may create more habitat for ciguatoxic organisms. Although climate change could expand the endemic range of CFP, the relationship between CFP incidence and specific env...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gingold DB,Strickland MJ,Hess JJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:mental retardation: timing and thresholds; (italic)b(/italic)) endocrine dysfunction and developmental disabilities: dose and target implications; (italic)c(/italic)) attention-deficit disorder-ADHD and learning disabilities; and (italic)d(/italic)) new horizons: extending the boundaries. Support for the Rochester con...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weiss B,Landrigan PJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique nonrespiratory functions of the lungs have become more apparent in recent years. The isolated perfused lung model offers many advantages over other methods for the study of pulmonary metabolism, xenobiotic disposition and the influence of interactions among agents of different physical forms. Detailed descr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Niemeier RW

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exceptional aging, defined as reaching age 85 years, shows geographic inequalities that may depend on local environmental conditions. Links between particulate pollution-a well-recognized environmental risk factor-and exceptional aging have not been investigated. OBJECTIVES:We conducted a nationwide analysi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Baccarelli AA,Hales N,Burnett RT,Jerrett M,Mix C,Dockery DW,Pope CA

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:A brief history of the development of the field of aquatic toxicology is provided. In order to provide a perspective on the state-of-the-art in aquatic toxicology relative to classical toxicology, the two fields are compared from the standpoint of the type of scientist practicing each field, the respective objectives ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Macek KJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The industrial accident that occurred in the town of Seveso, Italy, in 1976 exposed a large population to substantial amounts of relatively pure 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Extensive monitoring of soil levels and measurements of a limited number of human blood samples allowed classification of the exposed pop...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bertazzi PA,Bernucci I,Brambilla G,Consonni D,Pesatori AC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disruption of the reproductive system of male and female animals in the wild has been attributed to environmental chemicals (xenobiotics). The effects seen mirror alterations one might anticipate if the steroid hormone-dependent processes that regulate these systems were impaired. To determine whether xenobiotics ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Danzo BJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:This paper summarizes the clinical phenomenology of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), outlines the concepts and evidence for the olfactory-limbic, neural sensitization model for MCS, and discusses experimental design implications of the model for exposure-related research. Neural sensitization is the progressive am...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bell IR,Schwartz GE,Baldwin CM,Hardin EE,Klimas NG,Kline JP,Patarca R,Song ZY

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of global change on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning encompass multiple complex dynamic processes. Climate change and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are currently regarded as two of the most serious anthropogenic threats to biodiversity and ecosystems. We should, therefore, be espe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jenssen BM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive effort was undertaken to identify articles demonstrating chemical hormesis. Nearly 4000 potentially relevant articles were retrieved from preliminary computer database searches by using various key word descriptors and extensive cross-referencing. A priori evaluation criteria were established including...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Calabrese EJ,Baldwin LA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on the health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) call for an understanding of past and present human exposure. Time-resolved mechanistic models may supplement information on concentrations in individuals obtained from measurements and/or statistical approaches if they can be shown to reprodu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Nøst TH,Breivik K,Wania F,Rylander C,Odland JØ,Sandanger TM

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:We assessed the reproducibility of X-ray fluorescence-based lead measurements from multiple measurements made on a low-concentration plaster of paris phantom and in five subjects measured five times on two occasions. Over a 6-month period, 220 measurements of the same phantom were obtained and showed a standard deviat...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gordon CL,Webber CE,Chettle DR

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Agricultural work and occupational pesticide use have been associated with increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common form of kidney cancer. However, few prospective studies have investigated links to specific pesticides. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the lifetime use of individual pesticides an...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Andreotti G,Beane Freeman LE,Shearer JJ,Lerro CC,Koutros S,Parks CG,Blair A,Lynch CF,Lubin JH,Sandler DP,Hofmann JN

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metals have been mined and used since ancient times. The industrial era has seen a sharp increase in both the amounts and variety of metals that find applications in industry. The inadvertent release of metals, such as from fossil fuel consumption, also adds to the global burden. A number of catastrophic outbreaks hav...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Clarkson T

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976, near Seveso, Italy, an industrial accident caused the release of large quantities of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) into the atmosphere, resulting in the highest levels of the toxicant ever recorded in humans. The contaminated area was divided into three zones (A, B, R) corresponding to decreasing...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Landi MT,Consonni D,Patterson DG Jr,Needham LL,Lucier G,Brambilla P,Cazzaniga MA,Mocarelli P,Pesatori AC,Bertazzi PA,Caporaso NE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen associated with adverse effects on reproductive organs. DES-induced toxicity of the mouse seminal vesicle (SV) is mediated by estrogen receptor α (ERα), which alters expression of seminal vesicle secretory protein IV (Svs4) and lactoferrin (Ltf) genes. OBJECT...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Li Y,Hamilton KJ,Lai AY,Burns KA,Li L,Wade PA,Korach KS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the cohort consisted of 18,135 distribution employees with potential exposure to gasoline for at least one year at land-based terminals (n = 9,026) or on marine vessels (n = 9,109) between 1946 and 1985. The primary objective of the study was to determine the relationship, if any, between exposure to ga...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wong O,Harris F,Smith TJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl eugenol is a naturally occurring material found in a variety of food sources, including spices, oils, and nutritionally important foods such as bananas and oranges. Given its natural occurrence, a broad cross-section of the population is likely exposed. The availability of biomonitoring and toxicology data offe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Robison SH,Barr DB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the rat pancreas is susceptible to experimental cancer induction, the spontaneous incidence of pancreatic cancer in this species is reported to be very low. However, we observed unusually high incidences of focal acinar hyperplasia and acinar adenoma in vehicle control male F344/N rats of some NCI/NTP 2-year tox...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Boorman GA,Eustis SL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in both the numbers and types of tumors found in finfish and shellfish has been noted in the past several decades. In many cases, while the increase in tumor incidence can be correlated with increases in aquatic toxicant levels, causality cannot be definitively proven. One recent epidemiologic investigatio...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Van Beneden RJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in the emerging field of toxicogenomics is to define the relationships between chemically induced changes in gene expression and alterations in conventional toxicologic parameters such as clinical chemistry and histopathology. We have explored these relationships in detail using the rodent uterotroph...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Moggs JG,Tinwell H,Spurway T,Chang HS,Pate I,Lim FL,Moore DJ,Soames A,Stuckey R,Currie R,Zhu T,Kimber I,Ashby J,Orphanides G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pesticide atrazine does not bind to or activate the classical estrogen receptor (ER), but it up-regulates the aromatase activity in estrogen-sensitive tumor cells. The G protein estrogen receptor (GPR30/GPER) has been reported to be involved in certain biological responses to endogenous estrogens and env...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Albanito L,Lappano R,Madeo A,Chimento A,Prossnitz ER,Cappello AR,Dolce V,Abonante S,Pezzi V,Maggiolini M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00