The characterization of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in inactivating airborne microorganisms.

abstract：:comments on S. Patandin et al. : Dietary exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins from infancy until adulthood: a comparison between breast-feeding, toddler, and long-term exposure. Environ Health Perspect 107:45-51 (1999). ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： LaKind JS,Filser JG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the literature is provided for the topic of health-related research and power frequency electromagnetic fields. Minimal evidence for concern is present on the basis of animal and plant research. General observation would accord with the implication that there is no single and manifest health effect as the ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Aldrich TE,Easterly CE

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arsenic (As) occurs as monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in humans, and the methylation pattern demonstrates large interindividual differences. The fraction of urinary MMA is a marker for susceptibility to As-related diseases. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of polymorphisms in ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Engström K,Vahter M,Mlakar SJ,Concha G,Nermell B,Raqib R,Cardozo A,Broberg K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to current data, the capacity to cause nonprogrammed or unscheduled cell proliferation in target tissues, a common characteristic of chemical carcinogens, may play a more important role in the development of tumors than does genotoxicity. This paper provides strong support for the validity of this conclusion...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Yoshikawa K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male rats were treated with various model compounds or the appropriate vehicle controls. Most substances were either well-known hepatotoxicants or showed hepatotoxicity during preclinical testing. The aim of the present study was to determine if biological samples from rats treated with various compounds can be classi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Steiner G,Suter L,Boess F,Gasser R,de Vera MC,Albertini S,Ruepp S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to inorganic arsenic is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, with susceptibility differing by sex. Although evidence from in vitro studies suggests that arsenic alters post-translational histone modifications (PTHMs), evidence in humans is limited. OBJECTIVES:The objectives were to det...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Howe CG,Liu X,Hall MN,Slavkovich V,Ilievski V,Parvez F,Siddique AB,Shahriar H,Uddin MN,Islam T,Graziano JH,Costa M,Gamble MV

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been associated with alterations in ovarian function and hormones in animals, it has not been studied in humans. On 10 July 1976, an explosion exposed residents of Seveso, Italy, to the highest levels of TCDD in a population. Twenty years later, we init...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Warner M,Eskenazi B,Olive DL,Samuels S,Quick-Miles S,Vercellini P,Gerthoux PM,Needham L,Patterson DG,Mocarelli P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread persistent organic pollutants and endocrine disruptors. High doses of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure can cause pregnancy loss and infant deaths in animals, but the associations between PFAS exposures and...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Liew Z,Luo J,Nohr EA,Bech BH,Bossi R,Arah OA,Olsen J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The widespread use of organophosphorus (OP) pesticides has led to frequent exposure in adults and children. Because such exposure may cause adverse health effects, particularly in children, the sources and patterns of exposure need to be studied further. OBJECTIVES:We assessed young urban/suburban children'...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lu C,Barr DB,Pearson MA,Waller LA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm delivery can lead to serious infant health outcomes, including death and lifelong disability. Small increases in preterm delivery risk in relation to spatial gradients of air pollution have been reported, but previous studies may have controlled inadequately for individual factors. Using a time-series analysis...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Sagiv SK,Mendola P,Loomis D,Herring AH,Neas LM,Savitz DA,Poole C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effectiveness of mass screening for uterine cancer in Japan, we compared the changes in the age-adjusted rates of potential years of life lost (PYLL) due to uterine cancer between 1969 and 1972 to 1973 through 1977 between the high coverage-rate (intensively screened) areas and the comparable control a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kuroishi T,Hirose K,Tominaga S

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locating geographic hot spots of cancer may lead to new causal hypotheses and ultimately to new knowledge of cancer-causing factors. The Cape Cod region of Massachusetts has experienced elevated incidence of breast cancer compared with statewide averages. The origins of the excess remain largely unexplained, even afte...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Paulu C,Aschengrau A,Ozonoff D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our desire to understand the potential adverse human health effects of environmental chemical exposure has coincided with an increased understanding of the immune system and an appreciation of its complex regulatory network. This has spawned a broad interest in the area of immunotoxicology within the scientific commun...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Luster MI,Rosenthal GJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine particulate matter (FPM) in ambient air causes premature mortality due to cardiac disease in susceptible populations. OBJECTIVE:Our objective in this study was to determine the most influential FPM components. METHODS:A mouse model of atherosclerosis (ApoE-/-) was exposed to either filtered air or con...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lippmann M,Ito K,Hwang JS,Maciejczyk P,Chen LC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we determined the biologic activity of dichloromethane-extracted particulate matter < 10 micro m in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) obtained from filters at three sites in the Paso del Norte airshed, which includes El Paso, Texas, USA; Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico, USA. The extrac...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Arrieta DE,Ontiveros CC,Li WW,Garcia JH,Denison MS,McDonald JD,Burchiel SW,Washburn BS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to oxidants is associated with an increased incidence of malignancy; however, the mechanism(s) by which oxidants contribute to carcinogenesis is unknown. Since oncogene activation plays an important role in carcinogenesis, we hypothesized that hydroxyl radical-induced DNA damage might contribute to ca...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jackson JH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is widespread concern regarding the safety of silver-mercury amalgam dental restorations, yet little evidence to support their harm or safety. We examined whether mercury dental amalgams are adversely associated with cognitive functioning in a cross-sectional sample of healthy working adults. We studied 550 adul...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Factor-Litvak P,Hasselgren G,Jacobs D,Begg M,Kline J,Geier J,Mervish N,Schoenholtz S,Graziano J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the composites and sealants used in dentistry are based on bisphenol A diglycidylether methacrylate (Bis-GMA). Reports revealed that in situ polymerization is not complete and that free monomers can be detected by different analytic methods. Concerns about the estrogenicity of bisphenol A (BPA) and other aroma...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pulgar R,Olea-Serrano MF,Novillo-Fertrell A,Rivas A,Pazos P,Pedraza V,Navajas JM,Olea N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial meningitis causes a high burden of disease in the African meningitis belt, with regular seasonal hyperendemicity and sporadic short, but intense, localized epidemics during the late dry season occurring at a small spatial scale [i.e., below the district level, in individual health centers (HCs)]. I...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Woringer M,Martiny N,Porgho S,Bicaba BW,Bar-Hen A,Mueller JE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stratified version of nested case-control sampling which we call "countermatching" is presented. This design uses data available for all cohort members to obtain a sample for collecting additional information in a case-control substudy. Hitherto the only stratified sampling design for such studies has involved match...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Langholz B,Clayton D

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the recent literature on the adverse effects of occupational factors on fertility and related reproductive outcomes. Few studies fulfill the criteria of good study design because of small sample size, insensitive measures of effect, selection, recall, and observation bias, weak if any control of co...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Baranski B

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent findings suggest that maternal smoking during pregnancy may play a role in the development of metabolic alterations in offspring during childhood. However, whether such exposure increases the risk of developing similar metabolic alterations during adulthood is uncertain. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the as...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cupul-Uicab LA,Skjaerven R,Haug K,Travlos GS,Wilson RE,Eggesbø M,Hoppin JA,Whitworth KW,Longnecker MP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) with breast cancer is controversial, but animal studies directly linking DDT to risk are lacking. Concerns with DDT reside in its environmental persistence, bioaccumulation in breast adipose tissue, and endocrine-disrupting actions. Whereas most attent...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Johnson NA,Ho A,Cline JM,Hughes CL,Foster WG,Davis VL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groups of female SENCAR or BALB/c mice were initiated once intraperitoneally with 300 micrograms/mouse of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) or 20 mg/mouse of urethane at 7 weeks of age. Beginning one week later, mice received topically applied acetone or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), once weekly, at ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ward JM,Rehm S,Devor D,Hennings H,Wenk ML

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional models of toxicity have relied on dissecting chemical action into pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. However, the integration of genomic information with toxicology will enhance our basic understanding of these processes and significantly change the way we apply toxicological information to ris...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Thomas RS,Rank DR,Penn SG,Zastrow GM,Hayes KR,Hu T,Pande K,Lewis M,Jovanovich SB,Bradfield CA

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Recent policies attempting to reduce adverse effects of methylmercury exposure from fish consumption in the United States have targeted reductions in anthropogenic emissions from U.S. sources. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the prospects for future North American and international emissions controls, we assessed the...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Selin NE,Sunderland EM,Knightes CD,Mason RP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major aspects that must be considered in studies of the health effects of environmental pollutants are: the direct damage due to the exposure, the role of pre-existing disease, and effects of the exposure on the response to secondary stresses. In experimental studies at concentrations of air pollutants found in ur...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ehrlich R

更新日期：1980-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:In an effort to decrease the rates of smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been proposed as an effective smoking cessation tool. However, little is known about their toxicological impacts. This is concerning given that e-cigarette use is perceived as less harmful...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Church JS,Chace-Donahue F,Blum JL,Ratner JR,Zelikoff JT,Schwartzer JJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00