Unfair trade: e-waste in Africa.

abstract：:The three modern "faces" of mercury are our perceptions of risk from the exposure of billions of people to methyl mercury in fish, mercury vapor from amalgam tooth fillings, and ethyl mercury in the form of thimerosal added as an antiseptic to widely used vaccines. In this article I review human exposure to and the to...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Clarkson TW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lower North Shore region of the St. Lawrence River is home to a fish-eating population that displays an unusually high body burden of several organochlorines, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). We measured biomarkers indicative of liver enzyme induction and investigated th...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ayotte P,Dewailly E,Lambert GH,Perkins SL,Poon R,Feeley M,Larochelle C,Pereg D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rodent models for urban air pollution show consistent induction of inflammatory responses in major brain regions. However, the initial impact of air pollution particulate material on olfactory gateways has not been reported. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the olfactory neuroepithelium (OE) and brain regional respon...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cheng H,Saffari A,Sioutas C,Forman HJ,Morgan TE,Finch CE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility to arsenic-induced diseases differs greatly between individuals, possibly due to interindividual variations in As metabolism that affect retention and distribution of toxic metabolites. To elucidate the role of genetic factors in As metabolism, we studied how polymorphisms in six genes affected the ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Schläwicke Engström K,Broberg K,Concha G,Nermell B,Warholm M,Vahter M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant that can accumulate in the placenta during pregnancy, where it may impair placental function and affect fetal development. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to investigate Cd-associated variations in placental DNA methylation (DNAM) and associations with gene expression...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Everson TM,Punshon T,Jackson BP,Hao K,Lambertini L,Chen J,Karagas MR,Marsit CJ

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies suggest that phthalate exposures may adversely affect child respiratory health. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated associations between asthma diagnosed in children between 5 and 11 years of age and prenatal exposures to butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEH...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Whyatt RM,Perzanowski MS,Just AC,Rundle AG,Donohue KM,Calafat AM,Hoepner LA,Perera FP,Miller RL

更新日期：2014-10-01 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:"Airwave" is the new communication system currently being rolled out across the United Kingdom for the police and emergency services, based on the Terrestrial Trunked Radio Telecommunications System (TETRA). Some police officers have complained about skin rashes, nausea, headaches, and depression as a conseq...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wallace D,Eltiti S,Ridgewell A,Garner K,Russo R,Sepulveda F,Walker S,Quinlan T,Dudley S,Maung S,Deeble R,Fox E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is general concern that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) found in the environment, wildlife, food, water, house dust, human tissues, and fluids may alter normal human physiologic activities (e.g., fetal development, immune and endocrine systems). Although the levels of some POPs [polychlorinated bi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Doucet J,Tague B,Arnold DL,Cooke GM,Hayward S,Goodyer CG

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Epidemiologic studies have shown that airborne particulate matter (PM) with a mass median aerodynamic diameter < 10 microm (PM10) is associated with an increase in respiratory-related disease. However, there is a growing consensus that particles < 2.5 microm (PM2.5), including many in the ultrafine (< 0.1 microm) size...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Smith KR,Kim S,Recendez JJ,Teague SV,Ménache MG,Grubbs DE,Sioutas C,Pinkerton KE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grafting experiments show that the enhanced sensitivity of the SENCAR mouse to skin carcinogenesis by initiation and promotion is a property of the skin itself, suggesting the usefulness of in vitro studies to elucidate the mechanism. Such studies have indicated that cultured epidermal cells of SENCAR mice and the res...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Strickland JE,Allen PT,Sauder DN,Kawamura H,Fong MC,Yuspa SH

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been an increasing focus in environmental risk assessment on children as a potentially susceptible population. There also has been growing recognition of the need for a systematic approach for organizing, evaluating, and incorporating the available data on children's susceptibilities in risk ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Daston G,Faustman E,Ginsberg G,Fenner-Crisp P,Olin S,Sonawane B,Bruckner J,Breslin W,McLaughlin TJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has marked a radical change in the business of sustainability, say environmental activists and industrialists alike. On the wane are "greenwashing" campaigns in which corporations promote dubious environmental accomplishments to draw attention away from environmentally damaging practices. On the rise a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fields S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methylmercury (MeHg) is a known neuro-toxicant. Emerging evidence indicates it may have adverse effects on the neuro-logic and other body systems at common low levels of exposure. Impacts of MeHg exposure could vary by individual susceptibility or be confounded by beneficial nutrients in fish containing MeHg...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Karagas MR,Choi AL,Oken E,Horvat M,Schoeny R,Kamai E,Cowell W,Grandjean P,Korrick S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated the impact of long-term occupational exposure to elemental mercury vapor (Hg0) on the personality traits of ex-mercury miners. Study groups included 53 ex-miners previously exposed to Hg0 and 53 age-matched controls. Miners and controls completed the self-reporting Eysenck Personality Quest...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kobal Grum D,Kobal AB,Arneric N,Horvat M,Zenko B,Dzeroski S,Osredkar J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drinking water contamination related to the use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been documented at hundreds of military bases, airports, and firefighter training facilities. AFFF has historically contained high levels of long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which pose serious health...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Annunziato KM,Doherty J,Lee J,Clark JM,Liang W,Clark CW,Nguyen M,Roy MA,Timme-Laragy AR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies examining the association between exposure to tap water contaminants (such as chlorination by-products) and disease outcomes (such as cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes) have been limited by inaccurate exposure assessment. Failure to take into account the variation in beverage and tap wat...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Shimokura GH,Savitz DA,Symanski E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon monoxide is widely distributed in the environment, and acute or chronic toxic effects may be of considerable public health significance. A review of the basis for current ambient standards is given. Mortality and morbidity studies have been negative or equivocal in relating carbon monoxide levels to health effe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kuller LH,Radford EP

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been shown to have broad effects on development, but their mutagenic actions that can lead to cancer have been less clearly demonstrated. Physiological levels of estrogen have been shown to stimulate DNA damage in breast epithelial cells through mechanisms mediated by estr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Majhi PD,Sharma A,Roberts AL,Daniele E,Majewski AR,Chuong LM,Black AL,Vandenberg LN,Schneider SS,Dunphy KA,Jerry DJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose influences mechanism; and over a wide range of doses, one can envision that mechanism will change with changing dose. This basic concept in toxicology is juxtaposed with the biologic importance of maintaining normal DNA methylation status to provide the focus of this paper. The idea that altered DNA methylation p...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goodman JI

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent increases have been reported in industrial countries for several sites of cancer. The causes of these increases remain unknown. Efforts should proceed to identify those occupational groups with increases in the same sites, as these may indicate relevant exposures. Two analyses were undertaken: trends in cancer ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Davis DL,Blair A,Hoel DG

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：:Using data from published studies, lung concentrations of nickel were compare for persons with and without occupational exposure to nickel. As expected, the concentrations were much higher for persons with occupational exposure. To estimate the effects of nickel-containing tobacco smoke and nickel in the ambient air o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Edelman DA,Roggli VL

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic compounds that are widely used in industry and are often detectable in humans. In pregnant rats and their pups, PFASs can interfere with thyroid hormone homeostasis. In humans, maternal thyroid hormones supply the fetus throughout pregnancy, and thyroid hormone...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wang Y,Rogan WJ,Chen PC,Lien GW,Chen HY,Tseng YC,Longnecker MP,Wang SL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic exposure to arsenic (As), a human toxicant and carcinogen, remains a global public health problem. Health risks persist after As exposure has ended, suggesting epigenetic dysregulation as a mechanistic link between exposure and health outcomes. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the association between tota...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bozack AK,Domingo-Relloso A,Haack K,Gamble MV,Tellez-Plaza M,Umans JG,Best LG,Yracheta J,Gribble MO,Cardenas A,Francesconi KA,Goessler W,Tang WY,Fallin MD,Cole SA,Navas-Acien A

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, have developed a unique imaging system capable of focusing on a single living cell within an organism. This new technology will be used in what the multidisciplinary team has termed a "cellular observatory" to study the effect of environmenta...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Medlin J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a changing climate, increasing temperatures are anticipated to have profound health impacts. These impacts could be mitigated if individuals and communities adapt to changing exposures; however, little is known about the extent to which the population may be adapting. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the hypoth...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bobb JF,Peng RD,Bell ML,Dominici F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides is an occupational hazard for farmworkers and affects their children through the take-home pathway. OBJECTIVES:We examined the effectiveness of a randomized community intervention to reduce pesticide exposure among farmworkers and their children. METHODS:We condu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Thompson B,Coronado GD,Vigoren EM,Griffith WC,Fenske RA,Kissel JC,Shirai JH,Faustman EM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00