Clamoring for quiet: new ways to mitigate noise.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most research on walking for transport has focused on the walkability of residential neighborhoods, overlooking the contribution of places of work/study and the ease with which destinations outside the immediate neighborhood can be accessed, referred to as regional accessibility. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to exam...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Barr A,Simons K,Mavoa S,Badland H,Giles-Corti B,Scheurer J,Korevaar E,Stewart J,Bentley R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous man-made pollutants activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and are risk factors for type 2 diabetes. AhR signaling also affects molecular clock genes to influence glucose metabolism. OBJECTIVE:We investigated mechanisms by which AhR activation affects glucose metabolism. METHODS:Glucose tole...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wang C,Xu CX,Krager SL,Bottum KM,Liao DF,Tischkau SA

更新日期：2011-12-01 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:Agricultural use of antimicrobials in subtherapeutic concentrations is increasing in response to the rising demand for food animal products worldwide. In India, the use of antimicrobials in food animal production is unregulated. Research suggests that many clinically important antimicrobials are used indiscr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Brower CH,Mandal S,Hayer S,Sran M,Zehra A,Patel SJ,Kaur R,Chatterjee L,Mishra S,Das BR,Singh P,Singh R,Gill JPS,Laxminarayan R

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil ingestion estimates play an important role in risk assessment of contaminated sites, and estimates of soil ingestion in children are of special interest. Current estimates of soil ingestion are trace-element specific and vary widely among elements. Although expressed as daily estimates, the actual estimates have ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stanek EJ 3rd,Calabrese EJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of our previous and recent work on cadmium metabolism in relation to age and diet are presented. Experiments were performed on albino rats aged 1-26 weeks. In some experiments rats were given different foods (milk, meat, bread) instead of standard rat diet. Some animals received trisodium calcium salt of d...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kostial K

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of in vitro bioassays to detect the potential carcinogenicity of metal compounds is reviewed. The in vitro bioassays discussed include: bacterial reversion analysis to determine the capacity of metal salts to revert Salmonella typhimurium histidine auxotrophs or to revert Escherichia coli WP 2 tryp- to tr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Sirover MA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The damaging effects of exposure to environmental toxicants differentially affect genetically distinct individuals, but the mechanisms contributing to these differences are poorly understood. Genetic variation affects the establishment of the gene regulatory landscape and thus gene expression, and we hypothe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chappell GA,Israel JW,Simon JM,Pott S,Safi A,Eklund K,Sexton KG,Bodnar W,Lieb JD,Crawford GE,Rusyn I,Furey TS

更新日期：2017-10-16 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：:The immune system comprises a highly integrated network of multiple tissues and cell types with complicated interactions and effects. It is modulated by the endocrine and nervous systems and there is growing realization of its multifunctionality. The session focusing on immunologic effects of dioxin and related compou...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Birnbaum LS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arsenicals (roxarsone and nitarsone) used in poultry production likely increase inorganic arsenic (iAs), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and roxarsone or nitarsone concentrations in poultry meat. However, the association between poultry intake and exposure to these arsenic species, ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Nigra AE,Nachman KE,Love DC,Grau-Perez M,Navas-Acien A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a progressive degenerative brain disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the development of large numbers of neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in the brain. Aluminum salts may be used experimentally to produce lesions which are similar, but not identical, to the neurofibrillary ta...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Perl DP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human lymphoblastoid cell line has been used to test for mutations caused by combustion-generated soot particles and their constituent components, which are substrate carbon-black and adsorbed condensate, principally in the form of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). It was found that the mutagenicity of the PAH...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bolsaitis PP,Feitelberg AS,Dekermendjian V,Elliott JF,Sarofim AF,Thilly WG

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comments on "Determination of bisphenol A and related aromatic compounds released from Bis-GMA-based composites and sealants by high performance liquid chromatography." by ulgar R, Olea-Serrano MF, Novillo-Fertrell A, Rivas A, Pazos P, Pedraza V, Navajas J-M, Olea N. Environ Health Perspect 108:21-27 (2000). ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Olea N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of fiber-induced cytotoxicity to P388D1 macrophagelike cells has been demonstrated to parallel (thus far without exception) the probability that the fiber will induce a pleural sarcoma (mesothelioma) in rats. This startling parallel in both cases seems to be essentially independent of the chemical natur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lipkin LE

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1992 and 1993 the Wisconsin Division of Health investigated five cases in which copper-contaminated drinking water was suspected of causing gastrointestinal upsets. Each of these case studies was conducted after our office was notified of high copper levels in drinking water or notified of unexplained illnesses...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Knobeloch L,Ziarnik M,Howard J,Theis B,Farmer D,Anderson H,Proctor M

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:This working paper summarizes the known ultrastructural and biochemical effects of lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic on subcellular organelle systems following in vivo administration. Documented metal-induced alterations in nuclear, mitochondrial, microsomal, and lysosomal functions are discussed in relation to thei...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fowler BA

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cadmium is a commonly occurring toxic food contaminant, but health consequences of early-life exposure are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the associations between cadmium exposure and neurobehavioral development in preschool children. METHODS:In our population-based mother-child cohort study in...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kippler M,Tofail F,Hamadani JD,Gardner RM,Grantham-McGregor SM,Bottai M,Vahter M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hormonally active environmental agents have been measured among U.S. children using exposure biomarkers in urine. However, little is known about their variation by race, age, sex, and geography, and no data exist for newly developed biomarkers. OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to characterize relevant, prevalent expo...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wolff MS,Teitelbaum SL,Windham G,Pinney SM,Britton JA,Chelimo C,Godbold J,Biro F,Kushi LH,Pfeiffer CM,Calafat AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the risk of hearing loss among workers exposed to both toluene and noise. We recruited 58 workers at an adhesive materials manufacturing plant who were exposured to both toluene and noise [78.6-87.1 A-weighted decibels; dB(A)], 58 workers exposed to noise only [83.5-90.1 dB(A)], and 58 ad...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chang SJ,Chen CJ,Lien CH,Sung FC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional limitations are a major cause for needing care and institutionalization among older adults. Exposure to air pollution has been suggested to be associated with increased functional limitations in older people. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to assess the association between air pollution and physical...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： de Zwart F,Brunekreef B,Timmermans E,Deeg D,Gehring U

更新日期：2018-01-19 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：BACKGROUND:Decision analysis-a systematic approach to solving complex problems-offers tools and frameworks to support decision making that are increasingly being applied to environmental challenges. Alternatives analysis is a method used in regulation and product design to identify, compare, and evaluate the safety and...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Malloy TF,Zaunbrecher VM,Batteate CM,Blake A,Carroll WF Jr,Corbett CJ,Hansen SF,Lempert RJ,Linkov I,McFadden R,Moran KD,Olivetti E,Ostrom NK,Romero M,Schoenung JM,Seager TP,Sinsheimer P,Thayer KA

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of the potent mutagenicity of AF-2, which was once used in Japan as a food preservative, has exerted a great influence not only on screening procedures for carcinogenic compounds but also on legislative approaches to mutagenic substances. It promoted the synthesis of exceedingly sensitive and reliable te...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Tazima Y

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methylation of specific cytosine residues in DNA has been implicated in regulating gene expression and facilitating functional specialization of cellular phenotypes. Generally, the demethylation of certain CpG sites correlates with transcriptional activation of genes. 5-Azacytidine is an inhibitor of DNA methylati...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Michalowsky LA,Jones PA

更新日期：1989-03-01 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：:Epidemiologic studies of the link between particulate matter (PM) concentrations and mortality rates have yielded a range of estimates, leading to disagreement about the magnitude of the relationship and the strength of the causal connection. Previous meta-analyses of this literature have provided pooled effect estima...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Levy JI,Hammitt JK,Spengler JD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The World Health Organization is the agency responsible for reporting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicator "percentage of population using solid fuels." In this article, we present the results of a comprehensive assessment of solid fuel use, conducted in 2005, and discuss the implications of our fi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rehfuess E,Mehta S,Prüss-Ustün A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. OBJECTIVES:We used handwipes to estimate exposure to PBDEs in house dust among toddlers and examined sex, age, breast-feeding, race, and parents' education as predictors of serum PBDEs. METHODS:Eight...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stapleton HM,Eagle S,Sjödin A,Webster TF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00