Respiratory morbidity in office workers in a water-damaged building.

abstract：:At picomolar concentrations, lead activates protein kinase C (PKC). This activation has been implicated in the neurotoxicity of lead. No prior study has evaluated the association of PKC activity with neurobehavioral function in humans. The purpose of this study was to determine whether PKC activity is associated with ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hwang KY,Lee BK,Bressler JP,Bolla KI,Stewart WF,Schwartz BS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problems of quantitating chrysotile in water by fiber count techniques are reviewed briefly and the use of mass quantitation is suggested as a preferable measure. Chrysotile fiber has been found in almost every sample of natural water examined, but generally transmission electron miscroscopy (TEM) is required beca...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Speil S

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundwater pollution has become a worrisome phenomenon, mainly for aquifers underlying industrialized areas. In order to evaluate the risk of pollution, a model of the aquifer is needed. Herewith, we describe a quasi-tridimensional model, which we applied to a multilayered aquifer where a phreatic aquifer was coupled...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ponzini G,Crosta G,Giudici M

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalates are metabolized and eliminated in urine within hours after exposure. Several reports suggest that concentrations of phthalate metabolites in a spot urine sample can provide a reliable estimation of exposure to phthalates for up to several months. OBJECTIVES:We examined inter- and intraperson and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Preau JL Jr,Wong LY,Silva MJ,Needham LL,Calafat AM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate are sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) inhibitors that block iodide uptake into the thyroid, thus affecting thyroid function. Thyroid dysfunction can adversely affect somatic growth and development in children. To our knowledge, no studies have examined effects of NIS inhibit...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mervish NA,Pajak A,Teitelbaum SL,Pinney SM,Windham GC,Kushi LH,Biro FM,Valentin-Blasini L,Blount BC,Wolff MS,Breast Cancer and Environment Research Project (BCERP).

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Nationwide, 45 states issue health advisories for sport fish consumers. Chemical contaminants in some Great Lakes (GL) sport fish include compounds suspected of causing adverse reproductive and developmental effects. Although advisories to reduce consumption of contaminated fish, especially by women, have been issued ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Tilden J,Hanrahan LP,Anderson H,Palit C,Olson J,Kenzie WM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous studies have reported negative associations between exposure to air pollution and cognition, studies of the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposures in early childhood have been limited. OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess the role exposure to fine particulate matter ([Formula: see text]) du...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rivas I,Basagaña X,Cirach M,López-Vicente M,Suades-González E,Garcia-Esteban R,Álvarez-Pedrerol M,Dadvand P,Sunyer J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between human illness and exposure to Pfiesteria was first observed among laboratory personnel working with the microorganism. In 1997, in the setting of Pfiesteria activity on the Pocomoke River in Maryland, difficulties with learning and memory were epidemiologically associated with high-level exposur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Morris JG Jr

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The instrumentation and practical circuitry required for the detection of negative ions exiting the mass analysis section of a mass spectrometer is examined. The potentials needed to bias the electron multiplier when detecting negative ions from a low ion-energy mass spectrometer, e.g., a quadrupole, are contrasted wi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： McKeown M

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants found in North American household products during the past four decades. These chemicals leach out in dust as products age, exposing individuals daily through inhalation and ingestion. Animal studies suggest that PBDEs disrupt sex hormones and adver...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goodyer CG,Poon S,Aleksa K,Hou L,Atehortua V,Carnevale A,Koren G,Jednak R,Emil S,Bagli D,Dave S,Hales BF,Chevrier J

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides used in agriculture may cause adverse health effects among the population living near agricultural areas. However, identifying the populations most likely to be exposed is difficult. We conducted a feasibility study to determine whether satellite imagery could be used to reconstruct historical crop patterns...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ward MH,Nuckols JR,Weigel SJ,Maxwell SK,Cantor KP,Miller RS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many substances are active in in vitro tests for estrogenic activity, but data from multigenerational and other toxicity studies are not available for many of those substances. Controversy has arisen, therefore, concerning the likelihood of adverse health effects. Based on a toxic equivalence factor risk assessment ap...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rudel R

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we report results of the second phase of a larger study designed to evaluate the effects on the immune system of living near a Superfund site containing organochlorine pesticides, volatile organic compounds, and metals. Phase II was conducted to determine whether living near the site, consisting of six ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Vine MF,Stein L,Weigle K,Schroeder J,Degnan D,Tse CK,Hanchette C,Backer L

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines behavioral changes in natural populations of wildlife associated with pollution. Although some changes such as lack of nest attentiveness and decreased nest defense have been noted, the results have not been consistent and have been difficult to relate to specific pollutants. Experimental studies i...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Peakall DB

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalates, known endocrine disruptors, may play a role in breast carcinogenesis. Few studies have examined phthalates in relation to breast cancer (BC), and, to our knowledge, none have considered survival following BC. OBJECTIVES:We examined 11 urinary phthalate metabolites, individually and as molar sum ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Parada H Jr,Gammon MD,Chen J,Calafat AM,Neugut AI,Santella RM,Wolff MS,Teitelbaum SL

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pentachlorophenol, a fungicide widely used as a wood preservative, was classified in 1999 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a possible human carcinogen. We reviewed currently available data to determine the extent to which recent studies assist in distinguishing the effect of pentachloroph...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cooper GS,Jones S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association between drinking-water disinfection by-products and preterm births using improved exposure assessment and more appropriate analysis methods than used in prior studies. METHODS:During 1999-2001, vital record data were obtained for a large, racially diverse population residing in ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lewis C,Suffet IH,Hoggatt K,Ritz B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:32P-Postlabeling analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) have been used to detect DNA adducts in peripheral blood lymphocytes from primary aluminum production plant workers who were exposed occupationally to a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Preliminary results reported here are from...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Schoket B,Phillips DH,Poirier MC,Vincze I

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess whether the joint effects of three androgen receptor antagonists (vinclozolin, flutamide, procymidone) on male sexual differentiation after in utero and postnatal exposures can be predicted based on dose-response data of the individual chemicals. METHODS:Test chemicals and...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hass U,Scholze M,Christiansen S,Dalgaard M,Vinggaard AM,Axelstad M,Metzdorff SB,Kortenkamp A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a case-control study to determine the contribution of lead to blood from consumption of calcium supplements approximating the recommended daily intakes over a 6-month period. Subjects were males and females ages 21 to 47 years (geometric mean 32 years) with a geometric mean blood lead concentration of 2.5...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Gulson BL,Mizon KJ,Palmer JM,Korsch MJ,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we found that exposure of neonatal rats to chlorpyrifos (CPF) produced brain cell damage and loss, with resultant abnormalities of synaptic development. We used the same biomarkers to examine prenatal CPF treatment so as to define the critical period of vulnerability. One group of pregnant rats received CP...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Qiao D,Seidler FJ,Padilla S,Slotkin TA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heightened concern over endocrine-disrupting chemicals is driven by the hypothesis that they could reduce reproductive success and affect wildlife populations, but there is little evidence for this expectation. The pharmaceutical ethynylestradiol (EE2) is a potent endocrine modulator and is present in the aquatic envi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Nash JP,Kime DE,Van der Ven LT,Wester PW,Brion F,Maack G,Stahlschmidt-Allner P,Tyler CR

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic action of a series of mineral dusts has been studied using Chinese hamster V79-4 cells obtained from three separate laboratories in the UK. The dusts which have been studied include samples of asbestos from the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer reference series and an internationally available sample...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lock SO,Chamberlain M

更新日期：1983-09-01 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 occurrence of high cadmium levels in the digestive gland (hepatopancreas) of the crab Cancer pagurus is reviewed and its possible significance to human health is discussed. Previous attempts to isolate this cadmium in its native form are briefly reviewed and the present method used in this laboratory to isolate cr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Overnell J

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of workers was followed after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, and furans in an occupational medicine clinic setting. Patterns of PCBs found in adipose tissue resembled the pattern seen when soot from the incident or Aroclor 1254 was examined by GC-MS. Adipose tissue also revealed levels...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Schecter A,Tiernan T,Schaffner F,Taylor M,Gitlitz G,VanNess GF,Garrett JH,Wagel DJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of urban dust as a source of lead for young children is still disputed. Although blood-lead data from various population surveys usually show a peak concentration in early childhood, there is evidence that such a peak is small or absent altogether in children without much access to the general environme...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Duggan MJ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential impact of microwave radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by wireless communication devices on neurocognitive functions of adolescents is controversial. In a previous analysis, we found changes in figural memory scores associated with a higher cumulative RF-EMF brain dose in ad...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Foerster M,Thielens A,Joseph W,Eeftens M,Röösli M

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cockroaches and mice, which are common in urban homes, are sources of allergens capable of triggering asthma symptoms. Traditional pest control involves the use of scheduled applications of pesticides by professionals as well as pesticide use by residents. In contrast, integrated pest management (IPM) involv...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kass D,McKelvey W,Carlton E,Hernandez M,Chew G,Nagle S,Garfinkel R,Clarke B,Tiven J,Espino C,Evans D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00