Human consumption of methyleugenol and its elimination from serum.

abstract：:Possible effects of Chernobyl fallout on outcome of pregnancy in Finland were evaluated in a nationwide follow-up study. The outcomes were the rate of live births and stillbirths, pregnancy loss, and induced abortions by municipality. Exposure was assessed based on nationwide surveys of radiation dose rate from the Ch...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Auvinen A,Vahteristo M,Arvela H,Suomela M,Rahola T,Hakama M,Rytömaa T

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Environmental heat exposure is a public health concern. The impacts of environmental heat on mortality and morbidity at the population scale are well documented, but little is known about specific exposures that individuals experience. OBJECTIVES:The first objective of this work was to catalyze discussion o...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kuras ER,Richardson MB,Calkins MM,Ebi KL,Hess JJ,Kintziger KW,Jagger MA,Middel A,Scott AA,Spector JT,Uejio CK,Vanos JK,Zaitchik BF,Gohlke JM,Hondula DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic evidence links tobacco smoke and increased risk for influenza in humans, but the specific host defense pathways involved are unclear. OBJECTIVE:We developed a model to examine influenza-induced innate immune responses in humans and test the hypothesis that exposure to cigarette smoke alters na...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Noah TL,Zhou H,Monaco J,Horvath K,Herbst M,Jaspers I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible risk for human health arising from consumption of lead-polluted shellfish was suggested by experiments on the bioavailability for mice of a "biologically detoxified" form of the metal. In this work, young mice were fed with a mixed diet including mussels collected in a Pb-polluted area. Metal concentratio...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Regoli F,Orlando E

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, despite increasingly restrictive laws adopted by most industrialized countries. Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive asbestos-related malignancy. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who developed recurrent...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fonte R,Gambettino S,Melazzini M,Scelsi M,Zanon C,Candura SM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient monitoring of acid aerosols in four U.S. cities and in a rural region of southern Ontario clearly show distinct periods of strong acidity. Measurements made in Kingston, TN, and Steubenville, OH, resulted in 24-hr H+ ion concentrations exceeding 100 nmole/m3 more than 10 times during summer months. Periods of ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Spengler JD,Keeler GJ,Koutrakis P,Ryan PB,Raizenne M,Franklin CA

更新日期：1989-02-01 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:Ambient air ozone (O3) is a pulmonary irritant that has been associated with respiratory health effects including increased lung inflammation and permeability, airway hyperreactivity, respiratory symptoms, and decreased lung function. Estimation of O3 exposure is a complex task because the pollutant exhibits...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Adam-Poupart A,Brand A,Fournier M,Jerrett M,Smargiassi A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cells in culture have been used to study the genetic effects of physical and chemical agents. We have used Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, clone K1-BH4, to quantify mutations at the X-linked, large (35 kb) hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (hprt) locus (the CHO/HPRT assay) induced by environm...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hsie AW,Xu Z,Yu Y,An J,Meltz ML,Schwartz JL,Hrelia P

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated rat and human hepatocytes in primary culture were shown to metabolize AAF to reactive intermediates which damaged hepatocyte DNA. A significant increase in unscheduled DNA synthesis was detectable by autoradiography in rat and human hepatocytes exposed to concentrations of AAF as low as 1 microM. When rat hep...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Strom SC,Jirtle RL,Michalopoulos G

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a series of haloalkanes, haloethanols and haloacetaldehydes to induce mutations in Salmonella typhrimurium and preferentially to inhibit the growth of DNA polymerase-deficient E. coli (pol A(+)/pol A(-)) was investigated. For the haloalkanes investigated, the order of reactivities towards the E. coli po...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rosenkranz HS

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cofactors involved in respiratory tract carcinogenesis were studied in Syrian golden hamsters or in rats using benzo(a)pyrene as the carcinogenic agent. These factors included severe tissue damage induced by electro-coagulation, glass fibers administered by intratracheal instillation, acetaldehyde as irritant vapor, f...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Reuzel PG,Feron VJ,Spit BJ,Beems RB,Kroes R

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques are available to minimize the concentration of asbestos fibers in drinking water. Filtration research conducted at locations on Lake Superior and in the Cascade Mountains in Washington has shown that amphibole and chrysotile fibers can be removed by granular media filtration. Removal percentages can exceed ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Logsdon GS

更新日期：1983-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) are becoming popular replacements for the phased-out polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) mixtures, and they are now commonly detected in indoor environments. However, little is known about human exposure to PFRs because they cannot be easily measured in blood or serum...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hoffman K,Garantziotis S,Birnbaum LS,Stapleton HM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enteric illness arising from contaminated water and food is a major health concern worldwide, and tracking the incidences and severity of outbreaks is still a challenging task. Most developed and developing countries have administrative databases for medical visits and services maintained by the government a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Peace T,Mazumder A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) released the fourth edition of Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality in July 2011. In this edition, the 400-µg/L drinking-water guideline for manganese (Mn) was discontinued with the assertion that because "this health-based value is well above concentrations of manganese ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Frisbie SH,Mitchell EJ,Dustin H,Maynard DM,Sarkar B

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood and its prevalence is increasing, causing much concern for identification of risk factors such as air pollution. We previously conducted a study showing a relationship between asthma visits in all persons < 65 years of age to emergency departments (EDs) and air po...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Norris G,YoungPong SN,Koenig JQ,Larson TV,Sheppard L,Stout JW

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological markers of intermediate health outcomes sometimes provide a superior alternative to traditional measures of pollutant-related disease. Some opportunities and methodologic issues associated with using markers are discussed in the context of exposures to four complex mixtures: environmental tobacco smoke and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wilcosky TC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there have been a significant number of publications on the benefits and challenges of community-based participatory research (CBPR). In this introduction we give an overview of three projects presented in this mini-monograph and highlight their commonalities and differences in developing community-uni...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Srinivasan S,Collman GW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need to identify specific biological indicator(s) of cadmium exposure so that the renal damage can be prevented. Towards this end, we have examined the usefulness of urinary metallothionein as an indicator of cadmium body burden. It is found that, in both animals and humans, urinary metallothionein level is...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Shaikh ZA,Tohyama C

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally agreed that estrogens, and possibly androgens, are important in the etiology of breast cancer, but no consensus exists as to the precise estrogenic or androgenic environment that characterizes risk, or the exogenous factors that influence the hormonal milieu. Nearly all the epidemiological studies cond...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Toniolo PG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although numerous epidemiologic studies now use models of intraurban exposure, there has been little systematic evaluation of the performance of different models. OBJECTIVES:In this present article we proposed a modeling framework for assessing exposure model performance and the role of spatial autocorrelat...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Molitor J,Jerrett M,Chang CC,Molitor NT,Gauderman J,Berhane K,McConnell R,Lurmann F,Wu J,Winer A,Thomas D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of rats to quartz (or various other particles) can lead to the development of lung tumors. At the moment, the mechanisms involved in particle-induced tumor formation are not clarified. However, it is suggested that inflammation, in conjunction with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an enhanc...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Nehls P,Seiler F,Rehn B,Greferath R,Bruch J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on the prevalence of lead poisoning in children between 1 and 5 years of age living in a marginal area to the north of Mexico City and also includes an evaluation of sources of exposure to this metal in the same area. The results show that 67.5% of the children studied have blood lead (PbB) levels >...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： López-Carrillo L,Torres-Sánchez L,Garrido F,Papaqui-Hernández J,Palazuelos-Rendón E,López-Cervantes M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates are a group of multifunctional chemicals used in consumer and personal care products, plastics, and medical devices. Laboratory studies show that some phthalates are reproductive and developmental toxicants. Recently, human studies have shown measurable levels of several phthalates in most of the U.S. gener...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hauser R,Duty S,Godfrey-Bailey L,Calafat AM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cells contain elaborate systems for the spatial and temporal regulation of the calcium ion, [Ca2+]i, and diverse Ca2+ receptor and biochemical response systems that are regulated by these changes in [Ca2+]i. Toxicants that perturb the mobilization or homeostasis of [Ca2+]i will place the regulation of these proces...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pounds JG

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man-made endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present a threat to biodiversity, even in remote areas. To date, numerous wildlife species have been affected by EDCs in the environment, but it is likely that many more species are suffering effects that have not yet been reported. Impaired reproduction, damaged brain fu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lyons G

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00