Public health decisions: the laboratory's role in the Lorain County, Ohio, investigation.

abstract：:Many naturally occurring and man-made chemicals present in the environment possess estrogenic activity. Examples include plant and fungal products, pesticides, plasticizers, and other agricultural and industrial chemicals. These environmental estrogens as well as endogenous ovarian estrogens are thought to initiate th...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stancel GM,Boettger-Tong HL,Chiappetta C,Hyder SM,Kirkland JL,Murthy L,Loose-Mitchell DS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological function of copper(I)-metallothionein is not well understood. The respiratory function of hemocyanin, a copper(I)-containing respiratory protein found in the hemolymph of many invertebrates, has been known a long time. However, the mechanism by which Cu(I) is inserted into the oxygen-binding site of ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Brouwer M,Whaling P,Engel DW

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Okadaic acid, dinophysistoxin-1 (35-methylokadaic acid), and calyculin A are the okadaic acid class of non-12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-type tumor promoters, which do not bind to the phorbol ester receptors in cell membranes or activate protein kinase C in vitro. They have potent tumor-promoting activiti...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fujiki H,Suganuma M,Yoshizawa S,Nishiwaki S,Winyar B,Sugimura T

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metabolome is a collection of exogenous chemicals and metabolites from cellular processes that may reflect the body's response to environmental exposures. Studies of air pollution and metabolomics are limited. OBJECTIVES:To explore changes in the human metabolome before, during, and after the 2008 Beiji...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mu L,Niu Z,Blair RH,Yu H,Browne RW,Bonner MR,Fanter T,Deng F,Swanson M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing cumulative effects of the multiple environmental factors influencing mortality remains a challenging task. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the associations between cumulative environmental quality and all-cause and leading cause-specific (heart disease, cancer, and stroke) mortality rates. ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jian Y,Messer LC,Jagai JS,Rappazzo KM,Gray CL,Grabich SC,Lobdell DT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report is based on 30 deaths from chronic beryllium disease (CBD) in the United Kingdom with details of 19 autopsies. The majority were fluorescent lamp workers and machinists who died from respiratory failure. There were no cases of lung cancer. The survival times ranged from less than 1 to 29 years and was long...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Williams WJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pterygium is a fibrovascular growth of the bulbar conjunctiva and underlying subconjunctival tissue that may cause blindness. The mechanism of pterygium formation is not yet fully understood, but pterygium has some tumorlike features. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the association be...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lin W,Wang SL,Wu HJ,Chang KH,Yeh P,Chen CJ,Guo HR

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:This subject concerns the complex interrelationship of a genetically determined protein deficiency, enzymes which are inhibited by that protein, environmental challenges such as cigarette smoke and industrial pollutants, and the occurrence of obstructive lung disease (Fig. 1). Unequivocal establishment of an etiologic...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Evans HE,Bognacki N

更新日期：1979-04-01 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：:Worldwide climate change and loss of biodiversity are issues of global scope and importance that have recently become subjects of considerable public concern. Unlike classical public health issues and many environmental issues, their perceived threat lies in their potential to disrupt ecological functioning and stabil...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jutro PR

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pollen of Impatiens sultanii Hook F. germinates and forms tubes rapidly at 25 degrees C in a simple medium containing 111.0 ppm CaCl2, 13.6 ppm KH2PO4, and 1000 ppm boric acid. Calcium, potassium, and boron are essential for germination and tube growth, but sucrose is not required. Pollen tubes grow with equal rapidit...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bilderback DE

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a 1-year epidemiologic study in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning May 1997, to examine the associations between environmental factors and office workers' health. We recruited 98 subjects (81 females and 17 males) in 21 offices in four office buildings. We conducted environmental sampling every 6 weeks and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chao HJ,Schwartz J,Milton DK,Burge HA

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Outdoor ambient air pollutant exposures in communities are relevant to the acute exacerbation and possibly the onset of asthma. However, the complexity of pollutant mixtures and etiologic heterogeneity of asthma has made it difficult to identify causal components in those mixtures. Occupational exposures associated wi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Delfino RJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：:In 1998, the Helicobacter pylori [(13)C]urea breath test was offered to all school beginners (birth cohort 1991/1992) in the city of Leipzig and in Leipzig County, Germany, to determine the colonization prevalence and potential transmission pathways of the bacterium. A total of 3,347 school beginners participated in t...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Herbarth O,Krumbiegel P,Fritz GJ,Richter M,Schlink U,Müller DM,Richter T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead-induced nephropathy produces both tubular and interstitial manifestations of cell injury, but the pathophysiology of these lesions is not completely understood. Delineation of the molecular factors underlying renal handling of lead is one of central importance in understanding the mechanisms of renal cell injury ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fowler BA,DuVal G

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco smoke contains a number of genotoxic compounds that are metabolized to their biologically active forms that subsequently react with cellular DNA to form covalently bound carcinogen-DNA adducts. Several analytical procedures have been developed to detect these adducts in human tissues. Using the nuclease P1-enh...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hansen C,Asmussen I,Autrup H

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhouse gases. OBJECTIVES:We estimated the current burden of childhood asthma-related disease attributable to near-roadway an...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Perez L,Lurmann F,Wilson J,Pastor M,Brandt SJ,Künzli N,McConnell R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of preterm birth have been rising over the past several decades. Factors contributing to this trend remain largely unclear, and exposure to environmental contaminants may play a role. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relationship between phthalate exposure and preterm birth. METHODS:Within a large Mexic...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Meeker JD,Hu H,Cantonwine DE,Lamadrid-Figueroa H,Calafat AM,Ettinger AS,Hernandez-Avila M,Loch-Caruso R,Téllez-Rojo MM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous literature suggests an association between organochlorines and behavioral measures in childhood, including inattention. OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to assess whether prenatal organochlorine exposure is associated with measures of attention in early infancy. METHODS:We investigated an associa...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Sagiv SK,Nugent JK,Brazelton TB,Choi AL,Tolbert PE,Altshul LM,Korrick SA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric pollution from vehicular traffic is a matter of growing interest, often leading to temporary restrictions in urban areas. Although guidelines indicate limits for several parameters, the real toxicologic impacts remain largely unexplored in field conditions. In this study our aim was to validate an ecotoxic...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Regoli F,Gorbi S,Fattorini D,Tedesco S,Notti A,Machella N,Bocchetti R,Benedetti M,Piva F

更新日期：2006-01-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Global climate change is anticipated to reduce future cereal yields and threaten food security, thus potentially increasing the risk of undernutrition. The causation of undernutrition is complex, and there is a need to develop models that better quantify the potential impacts of climate change on population ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lloyd SJ,Kovats RS,Chalabi Z

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male reproduction has been given little attention in science and in medical practice. However, a recent metaanalysis on semen quality, which clearly pointed to a decrease over the past 50 years, has been repeatedly quoted. Three recent reports have found that semen quality has declined among candidate semen donors dur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Carlsen E,Giwercman A,Keiding N,Skakkebaek NE

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further the development and application of exposure markers in field investigations in reproductive epidemiology, we have synthesized recent examinations of the issues surrounding exposure measurements in reproductive epidemiology. The specific goals of this paper are to define exposure biomarkers and explore their...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Hogue CJ,Brewster MA

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Calcium has been implicated as a regulatory factor in many physiological and pathophysiological processes in the renal cell. Under physiological conditions, the cytosolic free calcium concentration is maintained at approximately 100 nM. Most of the releasable cell Ca2+ resides in the nonmitochondrial compartments. In ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bonventre JV

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00