abstract：:Accurate estimates of spatio-temporal resolved near-surface air temperature (Ta) are crucial for environmental epidemiological studies. However, values of Ta are conventionally obtained from weather stations, which have limited spatial coverage. Satellite surface temperature (Ts) measurements offer the possibility of ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Shi L,Liu P,Kloog I,Lee M,Kosheleva A,Schwartz J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paraquat and diquat are among the most commonly used herbicides in the world. OBJECTIVES:Determine the magnitude, characteristics, and root causes for acute paraquat- and diquat-related illnesses in the US METHODS: Illnesses associated with paraquat or diquat exposure occurring from 1998 through 2011 were i...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Fortenberry GZ,Beckman J,Schwartz A,Prado JB,Graham LS,Higgins S,Lackovic M,Mulay P,Bojes H,Waltz J,Mitchell Y,Leinenkugel K,Oriel MS,Evans E,Calvert GM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Exposure to high ambient temperatures leads to an increase in mortality and morbidity, especially in the elderly. This relationship is usually assessed with outdoor temperature, even though the elderly spend most of their time indoors. Our study investigated the relationship between indoor temperature and ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： van Loenhout JA,le Grand A,Duijm F,Greven F,Vink NM,Hoek G,Zuurbier M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ash from dome-forming volcanoes poses a unique hazard to millions of people worldwide due to an abundance of respirable cristobalite, a crystalline silica polymorph. Crystalline silica is an established respiratory hazard in other mixed dusts, but its toxicity strongly depends on sample provenance. Previous studies su...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Damby DE,Murphy FA,Horwell CJ,Raftis J,Donaldson K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent relapses of inflammation that cause mild to severe disability. Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) has been associated with acute increases in systemic inflammatory res...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Angelici L,Piola M,Cavalleri T,Randi G,Cortini F,Bergamaschi R,Baccarelli AA,Bertazzi PA,Pesatori AC,Bollati V

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the variation over a year in airborne endotoxin levels in the indoor environment of five university laboratories in Seoul, South Korea, and examined the micro-environmental factors that influenced endotoxin levels. These included temperature, relative humidity, CO2, CO, illumination, and wind velo...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Hwang SH,Park DJ,Park WM,Park DU,Ahn JK,Yoon CS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capture and storage of CO2 in sub-seabed geological formations has been proposed as one of the potential options to decrease atmospheric CO2 concentrations in order to mitigate the abrupt and irreversible consequences of climate change. However, it is possible that CO2 leakages could occur during the injection and...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Rodríguez-Romero A,Jiménez-Tenorio N,Riba I,Blasco J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traffic noise can act as a stressor and disturb sleep, and has been associated with cardiovascular disease. Recent studies suggest a possible association to metabolic outcomes and adiposity through biological mechanisms related to physiological stress and sleep disturbance. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to investigat...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Christensen JS,Raaschou-Nielsen O,Tjønneland A,Nordsborg RB,Jensen SS,Sørensen TI,Sørensen M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pesticide exposure has been found to cause renal damage and dysfunction in experimental studies, but epidemiological research on the renal effects of chronic low-level pesticide exposure is limited. We investigated the relationships between end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among wives of licensed pesticide app...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Lebov JF,Engel LS,Richardson D,Hogan SL,Sandler DP,Hoppin JA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food safety assessment and communication have a strong importance in reducing human health risks related to food consumption. The research carried out within the ECsafeSEAFOOD project aims to assess seafood safety issues, mainly related to non-regulated priority environmental contaminants, and to evaluate their impact...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Tediosi A,Fait G,Jacobs S,Verbeke W,Álvarez-Muñoz D,Diogene J,Reuver M,Marques A,Capri E

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between short-term changes in ambient pollution (particulate matter <2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3)) and the risk of ischemic stroke among individuals living in a bi-ethnic community and whether this association is modified by ethnicity. METHODS:We ident...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wing JJ,Adar SD,Sánchez BN,Morgenstern LB,Smith MA,Lisabeth LD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a consequence of climate change, increased precipitation in winter and longer periods of decreased precipitation in summer are expected to cause more frequent episodes of very high or very low river discharge in the Netherlands. To study the impact of such extreme river discharge conditions on water quality, toxici...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Hamers T,Kamstra JH,van Gils J,Kotte MC,van Hattum AG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify the benefit and risk associated with raw and cooked blue shark consumption taking into account the bioaccessibility of Se, Hg and MeHg, by using in vitro digestion method. Selenium, Hg and MeHg levels were higher in cooked samples, particularly in grilled blue shark. Whereas Se bioaccessib...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Matos J,Lourenço HM,Brito P,Maulvault AL,Martins LL,Afonso C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine pollution gives rise to concern not only about the environment itself but also about the impact on food safety and consequently on public health. European authorities and consumers have therefore become increasingly worried about the transfer of contaminants from the marine environment to seafood. So-called "co...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Vandermeersch G,Lourenço HM,Alvarez-Muñoz D,Cunha S,Diogène J,Cano-Sancho G,Sloth JJ,Kwadijk C,Barcelo D,Allegaert W,Bekaert K,Fernandes JO,Marques A,Robbens J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living within the vicinity of wind turbines may have adverse impacts on health measures associated with quality of life (QOL). There are few studies in this area and inconsistent findings preclude definitive conclusions regarding the impact that exposure to wind turbine noise (WTN) may have on QOL. In the current stud...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Feder K,Michaud DS,Keith SE,Voicescu SA,Marro L,Than J,Guay M,Denning A,Bower TJ,Lavigne E,Whelan C,van den Berg F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airborne particles, including both ultrafine and supermicrometric particles, contain various carcinogens. Exposure and risk-assessment studies regularly use particle mass concentration as dosimetry parameter, therefore neglecting the potential impact of ultrafine particles due to their negligible mass compared to supe...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Buonanno G,Giovinco G,Morawska L,Stabile L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional studies have shown an association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and coronary heart disease (CHD). These findings need to be evaluated in longitudinal settings. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the risk of CHD in relation to PFAS levels in a longitudinal setting among Swedish...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Mattsson K,Rignell-Hydbom A,Holmberg S,Thelin A,Jönsson BA,Lindh CH,Sehlstedt A,Rylander L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims at investigating the characteristics (size distribution, active surface and metal content) of particles emitted by cars as a function of mileage using a novel methodology for characterizing particulate emissions captured by Exhaust Gas Suspension (EGS). EGS was obtained by passing the exhaust gases thro...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Golokhvast KS,Chernyshev VV,Chaika VV,Ugay SM,Zelinskaya EV,Tsatsakis AM,Karakitsios SP,Sarigiannis DA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Within a New York City (NYC) birth cohort, we assessed the associations between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and other aromatic DNA adducts and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in umbilical cord blood, and neurodevelopment at age 2 years and whether BDNF is a mediator of the a...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Perera F,Phillips DH,Wang Y,Roen E,Herbstman J,Rauh V,Wang S,Tang D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ambient air pollution is hypothesized to be a risk factor for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, one of the major pregnancy complications. Past studies have reported the supporting evidence, however this mainly referred to the Western population, and results from trimester-specific analysis have been varie...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Michikawa T,Morokuma S,Fukushima K,Ueda K,Takeuchi A,Kato K,Nitta H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence links the widespread exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides to the global epidemics of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Our recent data highlighted gene×environment interactions: mice expressing the human apolipoprotein E3 (apoE3) isoform were more prone to develop obesity than those expressing ap...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Peris-Sampedro F,Cabré M,Basaure P,Reverte I,Domingo JL,Teresa Colomina M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high exposure risks of workers to herbicides in low- and middle-income countries is an important public health concern because of the potential resulting negative impacts on workers' health. This study investigated workers' personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance as a risk mitigation measure; particularly w...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Andrade-Rivas F,Rother HA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study, Part II of the larger study "Children's exposure to indoor air in urban nurseries", aimed to: (i) evaluate nursery schools' indoor concentrations of several air pollutants in class and lunch rooms; and (ii) analyse them according to guidelines and references. Indoor continuous measurements were performed, ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Branco PT,Nunes RA,Alvim-Ferraz MC,Martins FG,Sousa SI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution epidemiological studies suggest that elevated exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with higher prevalence of term low birth weight (TLBW). Previous studies have generally assumed the exposure-response of PM2.5 on TLBW to be the same throughout a large geographical area. Health effect...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Coker E,Ghosh J,Jerrett M,Gomez-Rubio V,Beckerman B,Cockburn M,Liverani S,Su J,Li A,Kile ML,Ritz B,Molitor J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish is an important source of nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, which may reduce risk of adverse health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease; however, fish may also contain significant amounts of environmental pollutants. The Wisconsin Departments of Health Services and Natural Resources developed a survey ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Christensen KY,Thompson BA,Werner M,Malecki K,Imm P,Anderson HA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baseline blood concentrations of metals are important references for monitoring metal exposure in environmental and occupational settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the blood levels of manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) among the residents (aged 12-60 years old) living...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Zhang LL,Lu L,Pan YJ,Ding CG,Xu DY,Huang CF,Pan XF,Zheng W

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The California Power Line Study is a case-control study investigating the relation between residences near transmission lines and risk of childhood leukemia. It includes 5788 childhood leukemia cases and 5788 matched primary controls born between 1986 and 2007. We describe the methodology for estimating magnetic field...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Vergara XP,Kavet R,Crespi CM,Hooper C,Silva JM,Kheifets L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the association between fine particulate (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). METHODS:Associations between ambient air pollution (PM2.5 and NO2) and SARDs were assessed using land-use regression models for Calgary, Alberta and administra...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Bernatsky S,Smargiassi A,Johnson M,Kaplan GG,Barnabe C,Svenson L,Brand A,Bertazzon S,Hudson M,Clarke AE,Fortin PR,Edworthy S,Bélisle P,Joseph L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the impact of extreme heat and cold on mortality has been documented in recent years, few studies have investigated whether variation in susceptibility to extreme temperatures has changed in Japan. METHODS:We used data on daily total mortality and mean temperatures in Fukuoka, Japan, for 1973-2012....

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Onozuka D,Hagihara A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) consume large quantities of seal blubber and other high trophic marine mammals and consequently have some of the highest tissue concentrations of organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) among Arctic biota. In the present paper we carried out a risk quotient (RQ) evaluation on OHC-exposed polar ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Dietz R,Gustavson K,Sonne C,Desforges JP,Rigét FF,Pavlova V,McKinney MA,Letcher RJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arid region of Northwest China, located in the central Asia, responds sensitively to global climate change. Based on the newest research results, this paper analyzes the impacts of climate change on hydrology and the water cycle in the arid region of Northwest China. The analysis results show that: (1) In the nort...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Chen Y,Li Z,Fan Y,Wang H,Deng H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a top predator in the Arctic food chain, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are exposed to high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Because several of these compounds have been reported to alter endocrine pathways, such as the steroidogenesis, potential disruption of the sex steroid synthesis by POPs may cau...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Gustavson L,Ciesielski TM,Bytingsvik J,Styrishave B,Hansen M,Lie E,Aars J,Jenssen BM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority environmental mutagens and carcinogens that occur in the aquatic environment as mixtures rather than the individual compounds for which guidelines are issued. The present work aimed at understanding the interaction effects between carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic P...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Martins M,Santos JM,Diniz MS,Ferreira AM,Costa MH,Costa PM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are among the most commonly used nanomaterials and may be exposed to human and ecosystem. Prior in vitro study showed that Ag-NPs compromised neurodevelopment of PC12 cells. This study aims to investigate the effect of prenatal exposure to Ag-NPs on spatial cognition and hippoca...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wu J,Yu C,Tan Y,Hou Z,Li M,Shao F,Lu X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endocrine disrupting industrial chemicals, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are suspected to adversely affect male reproductive functions. OBJECTIVES:The Faroe Islands community exhibits an unusually wide range of exposures to dietary contaminants, and in this setting we examined the possible assoc...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Petersen MS,Halling J,Weihe P,Jensen TK,Grandjean P,Nielsen F,Jørgensen N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates are potentially involved in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In a cohort of 123 obese subjects, 10 phthalate metabolites were analyzed. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed and various estimates of insulin resistance and beta-cell function were calculated. After adjustment for age, physi...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Dirinck E,Dirtu AC,Geens T,Covaci A,Van Gaal L,Jorens PG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex mixture exposures, such as those associated with water sources, are an important issue in health risk assessment. This study assessed the cytotoxicity of chemical mixtures extracted from water sources in regions of the Huai River Basin with high cancer incidences and built statistical models of cytotoxicity ba...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Tian D,Zheng W,He G,Zheng Y,Andersen ME,Tan H,Qu W

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrially produced chemicals have been a major environmental concern across our entire Globe since the onset of rapid industrial development around the early 1900. Many of the substances being used are known to be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and are also known to be long-range dispersed and to biomagnify ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Sonne C,Dyck M,Rigét FF,Beck Jensen JE,Hyldstrup L,Letcher RJ,Gustavson K,Gilbert MT,Dietz R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide survey of indoor air quality in Japan was conducted using four types of diffusive samplers. Gaseous chemical compounds such as carbonyls, volatile organic compounds (VOC), acid gases, basic gases, and ozone were measured in indoor and outdoor air of 602 houses throughout Japan in winter and summer. Four k...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Uchiyama S,Tomizawa T,Tokoro A,Aoki M,Hishiki M,Yamada T,Tanaka R,Sakamoto H,Yoshida T,Bekki K,Inaba Y,Nakagome H,Kunugita N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal studies have shown that both deficiency and excess manganese (Mn) may result in decreased fetal size and weight, but human studies have reported inconsistent results. METHODS:We examined the association of blood and hair Mn concentrations measured at different times during pregnancy with fetal growth...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Mora AM,van Wendel de Joode B,Mergler D,Córdoba L,Cano C,Quesada R,Smith DR,Menezes-Filho JA,Eskenazi B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00