Chernobyl fallout and outcome of pregnancy in Finland.

abstract：:Rats continuously exposed to NO2 at 0.04, 0.4, and 4.0 ppm for as long as 27 months were submitted to morphological observation and electronmicroscopic morphometry of the lung. At 4 ppm exposure for 9 months, bronchial epithelium showed typical proliferation, which progressed further at 18 months. At this stage, proli...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kubota K,Murakami M,Takenaka S,Kawai K,Kyono H

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal of studying farmworkers is to better understand how their work environment, including exposure to pesticides, affects their health. Although a number of health conditions have been associated with pesticide exposure, clear linkages have yet to be made between exposure and health effects except in cases of...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： McCauley LA,Anger WK,Keifer M,Langley R,Robson MG,Rohlman D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few human studies have examined bisphenol A (BPA) exposure in relation to semen quality and reproductive hormones in men, and results are divergent. OBJECTIVES:We examined associations between urinary BPA concentration and reproductive hormones, as well as semen quality, in young men from the general popula...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lassen TH,Frederiksen H,Jensen TK,Petersen JH,Joensen UN,Main KM,Skakkebaek NE,Juul A,Jørgensen N,Andersson AM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human controlled-exposure studies have assessed the impact of ambient fine particulate matter on cardiac autonomic function measured by heart rate variability (HRV), but whether these effects are modified by concomitant ozone exposure remains unknown. OBJECTIVE:In this study we assessed the impact of O(3) a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fakhri AA,Ilic LM,Wellenius GA,Urch B,Silverman F,Gold DR,Mittleman MA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, exposure of man to increasing amounts of metals has occurred rather generally from industrial contamination and variably from intake of dietary mineral supplements. Adverse effects of individual metals can be markedly altered by dietary levels of other essential and nonessential inorganic elements, es...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Fox MR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of rampant concern that estrogenic chemicals in the environment may be adversely affecting the health of humans and wildlife, reliable methods for detecting and characterizing estrogenic chemicals are needed. It is important that general agreement be reached on which tests to use and that these tests then be a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Shelby MD,Newbold RR,Tully DB,Chae K,Davis VL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological monitoring of genotoxic hazard in the rubber industry was performed in 19 male workers and 20 age-matched controls in a local health unit in northern Italy. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were analyzed for the presence of DNA damage (single-cell microgel-electrophoresis, or comet assay) and for cytogenetic pa...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Moretti M,Villarini M,Scassellati-Sforzolini G,Monarca S,Libraro M,Fatigoni C,Donato F,Leonardis C,Perego L

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organochlorines are persistent lipophilic compounds that accumulate in Inuit people living in circumpolar countries. Organochlorines accumulate as a result of the Inuits' large consumption of sea mammal fat; however, available data are limited to blood lipids, milk fat, and adipose tissue. We report results of organoc...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Dewailly E,Mulvad G,Pedersen HS,Ayotte P,Demers A,Weber JP,Hansen JC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydraulically fractured wells produce 2-14 million liters of wastewater, which may contain toxic and radioactive compounds. The wastewater is predominantly disposed of using Class II injection wells. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and inject...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Silva GS,Warren JL,Deziel NC

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A system suitable for the detection of meiotic aneuploidy is described in which various different origins of the aneuploidy can be distinguished. Aneuploid meiotic products are detected as black disomic spores held in asci containing all the products of a single meiosis. Aneuploidy may result from nondisjunction or fr...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Bond DJ,McMillan L

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 26th annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology was held 24-28 August 2014 in Seattle, Washington. The conference theme was "From Local to Global: Advancing Science for Policy in Environmental Health." Sessions highlighted results assessing the burden of diseases from environment...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors：

更新日期：2014-10-30 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：:The decline of many amphibian species could be caused by their susceptibility to environmental pollutants that cause cellular stress and cell death. A variety of intracellular signal transduction pathways are activated by environmental stress factors, which result in cell death. Mitogen-activated protein kinases are i...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Carter LA,Tabor MB,Bonner JC,Bonner LA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the National Toxicology Program 2-year inhalation study of dichloromethane (DCM), there was a significant increase in pulmonary neoplasms in female B6C3F1 mice exposed to 2000 ppm (overall rates of 30/48 versus 5/50 in control). Replicative DNA synthesis was examined to evaluate the potential role of treatment-indu...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Kanno J,Foley JF,Kari F,Anderson MW,Maronpot RR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the fall of 1976 Congress enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, commonly referred to as RCRA. The objective of the statute is to create an orderly system for the generation, handling and disposal of hazardous waste by means of a comprehensive tracking and record keeping mechanism. RCRA does not regula...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Friedman M

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water, and ingestion of inorganic arsenic (InAs) has been associated with increased risks of cancer. The primary metabolic pathway of ingested InAs is methylation to monomethyl arsenic (MMA) and dimethyl arsenic (DMA). However, people vary great...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Steinmaus C,Carrigan K,Kalman D,Atallah R,Yuan Y,Smith AH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological sequelae are among the most pronounced effects in populations following exposure to oil spills. Women in particular represent a vulnerable yet influential population but have remained relatively understudied with respect to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS). OBJECTIVE:To describe the rela...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Rung AL,Gaston S,Oral E,Robinson WT,Fontham E,Harrington DJ,Trapido E,Peters ES

更新日期：2016-09-01 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:Chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may contribute to premature mortality, but few studies to date have addressed this topic. OBJECTIVES:In this study we assessed the association between TRAP and mortality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. METHODS:We collected nitrogen dioxide samples over ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Jerrett M,Finkelstein MM,Brook JR,Arain MA,Kanaroglou P,Stieb DM,Gilbert NL,Verma D,Finkelstein N,Chapman KR,Sears MR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a model to plan a rational strategy for cancer prevention that has two main functions--assessment and intervention. The assessment function includes three main components: to identify populations at high cancer risk, which may be due to their ethnic group, occupational and environmental exposures, family hi...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Anton-Culver H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In animals, some phthalates impair male reproductive development and function. Epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent evidence of associations between phthalates and markers of human testicular function. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to provide estimates of the effects of phthalate exposure on reproductiv...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Joensen UN,Frederiksen H,Blomberg Jensen M,Lauritsen MP,Olesen IA,Lassen TH,Andersson AM,Jørgensen N

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy is a sensitive condition during which adverse environmental exposures should be monitored thoroughly and minimized whenever possible. In particular, the hormone balance during gestation is delicate, and disturbance may cause acute or chronic long-term health effects. A potential endocrine disruptio...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Warth B,Preindl K,Manser P,Wick P,Marko D,Buerki-Thurnherr T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of byssinosis has plagued cotton textile mills for hundreds of years, and it is still a problem today. With the regulations on airborne raw cotton dust set by OSHA and the ACGIH, research regarding the measurement of cotton dust in lint fiber is a necessity. A procedure known as the mass concentration part...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Parnell CB Jr,Niles GA,Rutherford RD

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nonaccidental mortality in rural populations. OBJECTIVE:We examined the relationship between PM2.5 and nonaccidental and cardiovascular mortality in the U.S. Agricultural Health Study cohort....

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Weichenthal S,Villeneuve PJ,Burnett RT,van Donkelaar A,Martin RV,Jones RR,DellaValle CT,Sandler DP,Ward MH,Hoppin JA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many mammals methylate trivalent inorganic arsenic in liver to species that are released into the bloodstream and excreted in urine and feces. This study addresses how methylated arsenicals pass through cell membranes. We have previously shown that aquaglyceroporin channels, including Escherichia coli GlpF, Saccharomy...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Liu Z,Styblo M,Rosen BP

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study constitutes one part of a program for assessing the impact of coal-fired power plants on the surrounding communities. A questionnaire was mailed to a total of 12,000 subjects living in six areas with coal-fired plants and in matched reference areas. The participation rate was 77.3%. In one coal-fired plant/...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Pershagen G,Hammar N,Vartiainen E

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children are uniquely vulnerable to toxic chemicals in the environment. Among the environmental toxicants to which children are at risk of exposure are endocrine disruptors (EDs)--chemicals that have the capacity to interfere with hormonal signaling systems. EDs may alter feedback loops in the brain, pituitary, gonads...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Landrigan P,Garg A,Droller DB

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl eugenol is a naturally occurring material found in a variety of food sources, including spices, oils, and nutritionally important foods such as bananas and oranges. Given its natural occurrence, a broad cross-section of the population is likely exposed. The availability of biomonitoring and toxicology data offe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Robison SH,Barr DB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies indicate that the design of streets and sidewalks can influence physical activity among residents. Park features also influence park use and park-based physical activity. Although individuals can walk on streets and sidewalks, walking loops in parks offer a setting to walk in nature and to a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Cohen DA,Han B,Evenson KR,Nagel C,McKenzie TL,Marsh T,Williamson S,Harnik P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The review of over 800 references on aluminum (Al) published since the mid-fifties covers the occurrence of Al in soil, air, water, plants and food products, as well as air and water pollution problems. In addition, the existing quality criteria, the biology and toxicology of Al, and the therapeutic and medical uses a...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Sorenson JR,Campbell IR,Tepper LB,Lingg RD

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00