Diseases associated with poor water and sanitation: hazards, prevention, and solutions.

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to assess the relation between the simultaneous exposure to alcohol and consumption of micronutrients that have protective properties against colorectal cancer. A hospital-based case-control study of colorectal cancer was carried out between January 1998 and November 1999 at the University...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jedrychowski W,Steindorf K,Popiela T,Wahrendorf J,Tobiasz-Adamczyk B,Kulig J,Penar A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalate exposure is ubiquitous and may affect child and adolescent health through both in utero exposure and direct exposure during childhood. Variability in exposure within women is not well documented. We analyzed 90 first-morning urine samples collected by ten reproductive-age women for phthalate metabolites and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Marcus M,Christensen KY,Manatunga A,Rudra CB,Brock JW,Small CM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UN General Assembly has just adopted the post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda articulated in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving the SDGs will be furthered by the closer integration of the climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) agendas. Gender provides us a valuabl...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Lewis ND

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AbstractThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (SRP) funds diverse transdisciplinary research to understand how hazardous substances contribute to disease. SRP research focuses on how to prevent these exposures by promoting problem-based, solution-oriented research. SRP's ma...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Suk WA,Heacock M,Carlin DJ,Henry HF,Trottier BA,Lopez AR,Amolegbe SM

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytostatic anticancer drugs are known as carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic risk factors for health care workers who are occupationally exposed during the preparation and administration of such drugs. During the last 20 years, several researchers have developed and validated methods to monitor occupational expos...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Bos RP,Sessink PJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays the use of conventional wastewater treatment methods is becoming increasingly challenging mainly due to the presence of organic matter in wastewater. Therefore, an emerging technology is needed to deal with these highly concentrated and toxic non-biodegradable organic matters. In the last few decades, advance...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Zewde AA,Zhang L,Li Z,Odey EA

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and electric shocks occurs in many workplaces and occupations but it is unclear whether any of these exposures cause Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to explore whether occupational exposure to ELF-M...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jalilian H,Najafi K,Khosravi Y,Röösli M

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Many alternative shift schedules "compress" the working week into a smaller number of days by adding more work hours per day. The assessment of such work schedules needs to take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages of this style of work on workers' health and well-being. The aim of the present study was...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hadjiolova I,Mincheva L,Deyanov C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies and case reports have shown that chronic exposure to selenium compounds is associated with several adverse health effects in humans. An early toxic effect of selenium is on endocrine function, particularly on the synthesis of thyroid hormones following dietary exposure of around 300 micrograms Se...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Vinceti M,Wei ET,Malagoli C,Bergomi M,Vivoli G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population explosion, to the tune of -7.2 billion, along with excessive use of natural resources and a variety of anthropogenic activities, has resulted in large-scale contamination of the environment, especially the soil and groundwater.Contamination in the environment is an ever-increasing phenomenon, and often, reg...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Prasad MN,Prasad R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential impacts of coal mining on health have been addressed by the application of impact assessment methodologies that use the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses to support their conclusions and recommendations. Although human epidemiological analyses can provide the most relevant measures of risk...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Cortes-Ramirez J,Sly PD,Ng J,Jagals P

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) is a wide-spread environmental contaminant and well-described hepatotoxicant for rats and mice. The prolonged oral or inhalation exposure to 1,4-DCB is associated with an increased frequency of hepatic tumors in mice, but not in rats. Evidence is lacking of direct genotoxicity with 1,4-DC...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Muller M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vapor intrusion (VI) is a term used to describe indoor air (IA) contamination that occurs due to the migration of chemical vapors in the soil and groundwater. The overall vapor transport process depends on several factors such as contaminant source characteristics, subsurface conditions, building characteristics, and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Reichman R,Roghani M,Willett EJ,Shirazi E,Pennell KG

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decades, the use of common sources of electromagnetic fields such as Wi-Fi routers and mobile phones has been increased enormously all over the world. There is ongoing concern that exposure to electromagnetic fields can lead to adverse health effects. It has recently been shown that even low doses of mer...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Mortazavi G,Mortazavi SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public health leadership and management of lead exposure in a lead mining and smelting community in Mount Isa is an ongoing issue. There exists deficiencies in public health and environmental legal frameworks that regulate lead exposure and management in Mount Isa, Queensland. Although some positive practical meas...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Forbes M,Taylor MP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoscale titanium dioxide (nanoTiO2) is a commercially important nanomaterial used in numerous applications. Experimental studies with nanotitania have documented lung injury and inflammation, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity. Production workers in TiO2 manufacturing with a high proportion of nanoparticles and a mi...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Pelclova D,Zdimal V,Kacer P,Komarc M,Fenclova Z,Vlckova S,Zikova N,Schwarz J,Makes O,Navratil T,Zakharov S,Bello D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air contamination influenced the human health and environmental well-being of the ecosystem. Particulate matter is a series of issues from major air pollutants in atmosphere. The aim of the review was to analyses the influence of particulate matter on human health and estimate the number of populations exposed to air ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Bulto TW

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing economic and recreational opportunities, attractive scenery and a perception of a better quality of life are luring people to the coast. Unfortunately, these activities together with the commensurate increase in population in the area inevitably result in pollution of coastal waters with excessive microorga...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Akoachere JF,Bughe RN,Oben BO,Ndip LM,Ndip RN

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children living in poverty are disproportionately at risk from and affected by environmental hazards. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 13 million children in America live in poverty. Thus, not only are millions of children living in poverty but are also living in environments that are hazardou...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Cureton S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 50 Hz electric and magnetic fields in the electric power industry has distinguished differences in exposure among the employees making it possible to compare health effects as a function of exposure. The workers that were most exposed to electric and magnetic fields were linemen and substation personnel wh...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Lindh T,Andersson LI

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of human ecology in understanding of environmental health problems is discussed, and the importance of study on "regional" ecosystems is emphasized in consideration of recent arguments on theoretical frame work of human ecology. After brief conceptual discussion on "regional" ecosystems, the environmental hea...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Suzuki T

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation (IR) targeted at killing cancer cells also damages normal human cells and tissues through oxidative stress. Thus, the practical treatment of cancer using radiation therapy (RT) is sometimes limited because of the acute side effects in individual patients. In addition, some radioresistant cancers are...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jiang L,Iwahashi H

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticide-induced oxidative stress as a possible mechanism of toxicity has been a focus of toxicological research for the last decade. Yet for certain pesticides, mechanisms leading to oxidative stress are only partly understood. Pesticide-induced oxidative stress is the final manifestation of a multi-step pathway, re...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Banerjee BD,Seth V,Ahmed RS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl parathion (MP), a toxic organophosphate insecticide approved for outdoor use only, is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Category Ia (extremely toxic) and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a Toxicity Category I (most toxic) insecticide. In several U.S. states...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Jaga K,Dharmani C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead, a systemic toxicant affecting virtually every organ system, primarily affects the central nervous system, particularly the developing brain. Consequently, children are at a greater risk than adults of suffering from the neurotoxic effects of lead. To date, no safe lead-exposure threshold has been identified. The...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Sanders T,Liu Y,Buchner V,Tchounwou PB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many environmental risk factors for antisocial and violent behavior have been described. In recent years, this topic has become widely researched in the fields of environmental health, psychology, sociology, and many other disciplines. The results from a myriad of studies have shown that the etiologies of violent and ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Hwang L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or "vaping") has seen an unprecedented increase worldwide. Vaping has been promoted as a beneficial smoking cessation tool and an alternative nicotine delivery device that contains no combustion by-products. However, nicotine is highly addictive, and the increased use of ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Marcham CL,Springston JP

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity of water pollutants to aquatic animals is reviewed, with particular emphasis on methods for measuring lethal toxicity, factors influencing toxicity, the measurement of chronic and sublethal toxicity, and the role of toxicological data in formulating water quality standards. Methods for measuring lethal to...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Abel PD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrethroid insecticides are commonly used worldwide. The chronic effects of these compounds are of concern given that epidemiological studies have suggested an association with hematological cancer, particularly in children. However, the biological evidence at molecular and cellular levels is limited. A review on the ...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Navarrete-Meneses MDP,Pérez-Vera P

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Housing issues are of fundamental importance to the health and independence of older people in Britain, but this concept is not reflected in planning for health, housing, or community care. An analysis of community care plans and public health reports reflects how little attention the majority give either to the impor...

journal_title：Reviews on environmental health

authors： Harrison L,Heywood F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00