abstract：:To know the short- as well as long-term effect of aqueous latex extracts of Euphorbia tirucalli on carbohydrate and protein metabolism, the snail Lymnaea acuminata was exposed to sublethal doses of 0.37 and 0.55 mg/L for a 24-h and 0.20 and 0.31 mg/L for a 96-h exposure period. Significant (P<0.05) alterations in the ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Tiwari S,Singh A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined changes in ambient dust lead (Pb) levels associated with the demolition of older row houses containing lead paint in Baltimore, MD, USA. Our previous paper describes the three study sites, the demolition processes, and increases in the Pb dustfall rate during demolition (>40-fold) and debris removal (>6-fo...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Farfel MR,Orlova AO,Lees PS,Rohde C,Ashley PJ,Julian Chisolm J Jr

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovigerous females of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulatus were exposed to mercury (0.1mg/L) during the entire, early, or late embryonic development. A delay in the egg incubation period and some morphological abnormalities were detected in larvae hatched from exposed females. Particularly, hypopigmentation of b...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Sánchez MV,Cahansky AV,López Greco LS,Rodríguez EM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the effects of exposure to static, sinusoidal (50 Hz), and combined static/sinusoidal magnetic fields on cultured astroglial cells. Confluent primary cultures of astroglial cells were exposed to a 1-mT sinusoidal, static, or combined magnetic field for 1h. In another experiment, cells were exposed t...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Bodega G,Forcada I,Suárez I,Fernández B

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of inorganic arsenic exposure through drinking water and total urinary arsenic excretion in a nonoccupationally exposed population was evaluated in a cross-sectional study in three mayor cities of Chile (Antofagasta, Santiago, and Temuco). A total of 756 individuals in three population strata (elderly...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Caceres DD,Pino P,Montesinos N,Atalah E,Amigo H,Loomis D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although industrialized nations have restricted or banned many organochlorine pesticides, some of these chemicals (e.g., endosulfans) are still used, on the assumption that they pose little threat to the environment, wildlife, or human health. According to available information, Spain is the main consumer of endosulfa...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Cerrillo I,Granada A,López-Espinosa MJ,Olmos B,Jiménez M,Caño A,Olea N,Fátima Olea-Serrano M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food would seem to be one of the main ways of animal and human contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In vivo studies suggest a transfer in intestinal epithelium by diffusion, which appears extensively governed by the physicochemical properties of PAHs, particularly lipophilicity. However, other m...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Cavret S,Feidt C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the commercial synthesis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been banned in the United States for several decades, they are persistent in the environment with exposure mainly being through diet. The biologic and toxic effects of PCBs and their metabolites are due in part to their ability to interact with ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Ritchie JM,Vial SL,Fuortes LJ,Robertson LW,Guo H,Reedy VE,Smith EM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily emergency room (ER) visits for all respiratory (ICD-9 460-519) and asthma (ICD-9 493) were compared with daily sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and weather variables over the period 1998-2000 in Portland, Maine (population 248,000), and 1996-2000 in Manchester, New Hampshire (population 176,000). Seasonal varia...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wilson AM,Wake CP,Kelly T,Salloway JC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the reliability of sport fish consumption data from the New York State Angler Cohort Study (NYSACS). NYSACS is a prospective cohort study conducted among New York State registered sportsmen and fishermen. Sport fish consumption information for New York State waters including the Great Lakes between...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Li Q,Vena JE,Swanson MK

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous air quality monitoring in the Vojvodina district of Serbia and Montenegro has shown high levels of Cd, especially in the outskirts of large towns such as Kikinda. The construction and metal processing industries located in Kikinda have been emitting significant amounts of heavy metals into the environment. ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Vidovic M,Sadibasic A,Cupic S,Lausevic M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pesticides are synthetic chemicals manufactured specifically for their toxic properties to the target species, and widely used globally. Several epidemiological studies in the United States have suggested health concerns arising from the chronic exposure of young children to pesticides in the domestic environment...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Grey CN,Nieuwenhuijsen MJ,Golding J,ALSPAC Team.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are abundant data and advisories for mercury levels in wild fish, but far fewer for commercial fish that compose a large majority of the fish most people eat. Until recently, relatively little attention has been devoted to examining mercury in canned tuna, despite its great importance in human diets. There is su...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Burger J,Gochfeld M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of azodrin (monocrotophos, an organophosphorus insecticide) was determined on a soil organism, Eisenia foetida. The median lethal concentrations (LC50) were derived from a 48-h paper contact test and from artificial soil tests. The LC50 of azodrin in the paper contact test was 0.46 +/- 0.1 microg cm...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Rao JV,Kavitha P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is an examination of the effect of lead hazard control strategies on children's blood lead levels immediately after an intervention was conducted as part of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program. Fourteen state and local government grantees partic...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Clark S,Grote J,Wilson J,Succop P,Chen M,Galke W,McLaine P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DDT compounds are used in many developing countries, including South Africa, for the control of malaria vectors. This study investigated biological exposures among workers in relation to job history. A cross-sectional study of 59 workers at the Malaria Control Centre (MCC) in Tzaneen, South Africa, was performed. Test...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Dalvie MA,Myers JE,Thompson ML,Robins TG,Omar S,Riebow J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A special version of the NOAA HYSPLIT_4 model has been developed and used to estimate the atmospheric fate and transport of mercury in a North American modeling domain. Spatial and chemical interpolation procedures were used to expand the modeling results and provide estimates of the contribution of each source in a 1...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Cohen M,Artz R,Draxler R,Miller P,Poissant L,Niemi D,Ratté D,Deslauriers M,Duval R,Laurin R,Slotnick J,Nettesheim T,McDonald J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish consumption from the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River has been decreasing over the last years due to advisories and increased awareness of the presence of several contaminants. Methylmercury (MeHg), a well-established neurotoxicant even at low levels of exposure, bioaccumulates to differing degrees in vario...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Morrissette J,Takser L,St-Amour G,Smargiassi A,Lafond J,Mergler D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China make their way to Taipei City. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm events. The objective of this study was to assess the possible effects of Asian dust storms on the mortality of residents in Taipei, Taiwan, during the period...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Chen YS,Sheen PC,Chen ER,Liu YK,Wu TN,Yang CY

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2000, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the US government conducted a health investigation in response to community concerns regarding ambient and indoor hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), odor, and health symptoms in Dakota City, Nebraska. The objective was to determine whether adult residents in ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Inserra SG,Phifer BL,Anger WK,Lewin M,Hilsdon R,White MC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe differences by sex in genotoxic damage found in a population of medical students exposed to a highly oxidative atmosphere, compared with a control group, measured by the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay and histological changes in nasal epithelium smears. Cells were obtained from the nasal epithelium ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Fortoul TI,Valverde M,López MC,Avila-Costa MR,Avila-Casado MC,Mussali-Galante P,Gonzalez-Villalva A,Rojas E,Ostrosky-Shejet P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of uranium (mean=620 microg/L) were detected in water samples collected from private wells in a residential community. Based on isotopic analyses, the source of the uranium contamination appeared to be from naturally occurring geological deposits. In homes where well water concentrations of uranium...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Orloff KG,Mistry K,Charp P,Metcalf S,Marino R,Shelly T,Melaro E,Donohoe AM,Jones RL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cadmium intake derives mainly from food sources, and cadmium can be present in high concentrations in some offal. A meta-analysis using random effects modeling was carried out to integrate the results of 21 controlled randomized trials in which sheep were fed diets with elevated cadmium levels and cadmium concen...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Prankel SH,Nixon RM,Phillips CJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides, despite their known toxicity, are widely used in developing countries. Evaluating the pattern of their use would be interesting to assess the appropriateness of adequate intervention. Using a standardized questionnaire, a knowledge, attitude, and practice study was performed in two Lebanese regions, in whi...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Salameh PR,Baldi I,Brochard P,Abi Saleh B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was hypothesized that fish possess functioning H1 histamine receptors that have the ability to bind agonists and antagonists specific to the H1 histamine receptor subtype. For these experiments, a combination of a novel, in vivo 2-deoxyglucose method and a standard in vitro autoradiography procedure was utilized. A...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Choich JA,El-Nabawi A,Silbergeld EK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead arsenate (PbHAsO4) was used as an insecticide in Washington fruit orchards from 1905 to 1947. We examined exposure potential for children living in an agricultural community with historic PbHAsO4 use. Soil and housedust samples were collected from 58 residences. Families were asked about land use history, age of ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wolz S,Fenske RA,Simcox NJ,Palcisko G,Kissel JC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicologic studies have shown that soluble transition metals in residual oil fly ash (ROFA) can induce pulmonary injury. In this study, we investigated the association between the fractional concentration of expired nitric oxide (FENO) and exposure to metal constituents of particulate matter with an aerodynamic mass ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Kim JY,Hauser R,Wand MP,Herrick RF,Amarasiriwardena CJ,Christiani DC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been shown to affect retinol (vitamin A) homeostasis in adult as well as neonatal seals. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between plasma (PL)-retinol status and PCB concentrations in different blood compartments (blood cells (BCs), PL, and whole blood ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Jenssen BM,Haugen O,Sørmo EG,Skaare JU

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Amazon rain forest extends over an area of 7.8x10(6)km(2) in nine countries. It harbors a diverse human population distributed in dense cities and isolated communities with extreme levels of infrastructure. Amazonian forest people, either autochthons or frontier riparians (ribeirinhos) living in isolated areas, sh...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Dorea JG

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study in Egypt to assess the determinants of organochlorine serum levels among premenopausal women and the risk of premenopausal breast cancer for women with high organochlorine serum levels. We included 69 breast cancer patients and 53 controls consisting of visitors to the hospitals of the cancer pati...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Soliman AS,Wang X,DiGiovanni J,Eissa S,Morad M,Vulimiri S,Mahgoub KG,Johnston DA,Do KA,Seifeldin IA,Boffetta P,Bondy ML

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are responsible for around 20% of all deaths worldwide (approximately 14 million) and are the principal cause of death in all developed countries, accounting for 50% of all deaths. Variations in the annual per capita death rates in different countries are well documented. Less well known ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Mercer JB

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was conducted to correlate the consumption frequency of different food groups (milk, eggs, fish, and others) and the levels of serum polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran (PCDD/F) concentrations of residents living near a municipal waste incinerator. All selected subjects were between 18 and 65 y...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Chen HL,Lee CC,Liao PC,Guo YL,Chen CH,Su HJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the optical disector for quantifying cell numbers, we investigated whether oral treatment of rats on days 6-21 of gestation with the weakly estrogenic bisphenol A (BPA, 0.1 or 50 mg/kg) or the highly estrogenic ethinyl estradiol (EE, 0.02 mg/kg) alters testicular histology, in those offspring 9-12 month of age. ...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wistuba J,Brinkworth MH,Schlatt S,Chahoud I,Nieschlag E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of 68 males and 25 females who reside in Mansoura city, Egypt, was examined for concentrations of cadmium, lead, and mercury in blood, urine, hair, and nails. The effect of gender and smoking on such levels was studied. The influence of dental amalgam on the levels of mercury in these biological sample...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Mortada WI,Sobh MA,el-Defrawy MM,Farahat SE

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined relationships between trace metal concentrations in tissues of common eider ducks (cadmium, mercury, and selenium) and selected biomarkers of health (stress response, immune function, and body condition). This study was conducted at an eider nesting colony in the Canadian arctic in 1998 and 1999. Capture-i...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wayland M,Gilchrist HG,Marchant T,Keating J,Smits JE

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscles, gonads, and liver tissues of fish caught in Sepetiba and Ilha Grande Bay were analyzed to assess levels of heavy metal concentrations of Cd, Fe, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu, and Cr. Levels of Cr surpassed the maximum permissible concentration in muscle, followed by Zn in some species. Pb, Cu, and Cd presented concentratio...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： de Souza Lima RG Jr,Araújo FG,Maia MF,da Silveira Braz Pinto AS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 20 years lead has been proven to exert an influence on the intelligence of children. Especially for children exposed to environmental lead, average blood lead was often lower than the officially recognized intoxication level. Because Kaohsiung is an industrial area in Taiwan and lead exposure is an impor...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Wang CL,Chuang HY,Ho CK,Yang CY,Tsai JL,Wu TS,Wu TN

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compliance with 24-h urine samples can be low in population-based studies and first morning void urine samples are often collected for convenience. Interpretation of arsenic concentrations in urine is influenced by a range of factors unrelated to exposure. To reduce the influence of such factors, creatinine adjustment...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Hinwood AL,Sim MR,de Klerk N,Drummer O,Gerostamoulos J,Bastone EB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil contaminants are common in industrialized countries, causing widespread contamination directly of soil and indirectly of ground water and food. Among these pollutants particular attention should be paid to soil mutagens and carcinogens due to their potentially hazardous effects on animal populations and human hea...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Monarca S,Feretti D,Zerbini I,Alberti A,Zani C,Resola S,Gelatti U,Nardi G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a longitudinal investigation into mobilization of lead from the maternal skeleton during pregnancy and lactation, we have determined the daily intake of selected elements (hereafter called micronutrients) for various subjects and compared these intakes with recommended and/or published intakes, especially t...

journal_title：Environmental research

authors： Gulson BL,Mizon KJ,Korsch MJ,Mahaffey KR,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00