abstract：:Exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) during pregnancy and breastfeeding may result in adverse health effects in children. Prenatal exposure is determined by the concentrations of dioxins and PCBs in maternal blood, which reflect the body burden obtained by long term dietary exposure. The aims of th...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Caspersen IH,Knutsen HK,Brantsæter AL,Haugen M,Alexander J,Meltzer HM,Kvalem HE

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium exposure is associated with increased urinary calcium excretion. Hypercalciuria is recognised as a major risk factor for kidney stone formation. Increased prevalence of kidney stones among those occupationally exposed to cadmium has previously been suggested. Food is the main source of cadmium exposure in the ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Thomas LD,Elinder CG,Tiselius HG,Wolk A,Akesson A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoestrogens (PEs) are naturally occurring chemical constituents of certain plants. The internal PE exposures, mainly from diet, vary among different populations and in different regions due to various eating habits. To investigate the potential relationship between urinary PE levels and idiopathic male infertility ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Xia Y,Chen M,Zhu P,Lu C,Fu G,Zhou X,Chen D,Wang H,Hang B,Wang S,Zhou Z,Sha J,Wang X

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate mycotoxin exposure in children (n=220, aged 1.5-4.5years) from high mycotoxin contamination regions of Cameroon and to examine the association between the mycotoxin levels (in total 18 analytes) and several socio-demographic factors and anthropometric characteristics. A cross-se...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Njumbe Ediage E,Diana Di Mavungu J,Song S,Sioen I,De Saeger S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Top predators in northern ecosystems may suffer from exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as this exposure may synergistically interact with already elevated natural stress in these ecosystems. In the present study, we aimed at identifying biological (sex, body condition), ecological (dietary carbon source...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Eulaers I,Jaspers VL,Bustnes JO,Covaci A,Johnsen TV,Halley DJ,Moum T,Ims RA,Hanssen SA,Erikstad KE,Herzke D,Sonne C,Ballesteros M,Pinxten R,Eens M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently hypothesized that pets may serve as sentinels to explore human exposure to organohalogenated chemicals (OHCs) via indoor environments and adverse health effects. The current study investigates OHCs contamination in domestic cats suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly DM induced by acromega...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Dirtu AC,Niessen SJ,Jorens PG,Covaci A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are one of the most abundantly used nanomaterials in consumer products and biomedical applications. As a result, human exposure to these NPs is highly frequent and they have become an issue of concern to public health. Although toxicity of ZnO NPs has been extensively studied and the...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Valdiglesias V,Costa C,Kiliç G,Costa S,Pásaro E,Laffon B,Teixeira JP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) have been found widely in the environment including remote marine locations. The mode of transport of PFASs to remote marine locations is a subject of considerable scientific interest. Assessment of distribution of PFASs in wet precipitation samples (i.e., rainfall and snow) col...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Taniyasu S,Yamashita N,Moon HB,Kwok KY,Lam PK,Horii Y,Petrick G,Kannan K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is one of the common phthalate plasticizers used primarily in soft polyvinyl chloride, which is a plastic polymer that makes up the total weight of goods from 1% up to 40% in many consumer products. The aims of this study were to examine the urinary DEHP metabolites in South Korean ch...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Song NR,On JW,Lee J,Park JD,Kwon HJ,Yoon HJ,Pyo H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiological quality of surface waters can be affected by microbial load in runoff from grazing lands. This effect, with other factors, depends on the survival of microorganisms in animal waste deposited on pastures. Since temperature is a leading environmental parameter affecting survival, it indirectly impacts wa...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Martinez G,Pachepsky YA,Shelton DR,Whelan G,Zepp R,Molina M,Panhorst K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance abuse during pregnancy is an important public health issue affecting the mother and the growing infant. Preterm labor, miscarriage, abruption and postpartum hemorrhage are obstetric complications which have been associated with women who are dependent on abused substances. Moreover, women are also at an incr...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Narkowicz S,Płotka J,Polkowska Ż,Biziuk M,Namieśnik J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of pesticides for crop protection may result in the presence of toxic residues in environmental matrices. In the aquatic environment, pesticides might freely dissolve in the water or bind to suspended matter and to the sediments, and might be transferred to the organisms' tissues during bioaccumulation process...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rodrigues ET,Lopes I,Pardal MÂ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute exposure to environmental chemicals can result in loss of consciousness and upon recovery neurological symptoms, but little evidence exists in large epidemiological human studies. Hence, it was aimed to determine the relationships between urinary environmental chemicals (including heavy metals, environ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Shiue I

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and related chemicals (collectively "PFOS equivalents") are currently manufactured and used in a wide variety of industrial processes in China. Since 2003, the national annual production has increased dramatically to accommodate both domestic demands and ongoing overseas needs for meta...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Xie S,Wang T,Liu S,Jones KC,Sweetman AJ,Lu Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) exert harmful effects on cognitive, endocrine and immune functions and bioaccumulate in the environment and human tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the body burden of several POPs in the adult population (n=246) and their association to diet and other lifestyle fact...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bjermo H,Darnerud PO,Lignell S,Pearson M,Rantakokko P,Nälsén C,Enghardt Barbieri H,Kiviranta H,Lindroos AK,Glynn A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dechlorane Plus (DP) and its dechlorinated product, anti-Cl₁₁-DP, were measured in serum of 70 occupationally exposed workers in an e-waste recycling region and 13 residents of an urban area in South China. The DP levels were significantly higher in the workers (22-2200 ng/g with median of 150 ng/g lipid) than in the ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Yan X,Zheng J,Chen KH,Yang J,Luo XJ,Yu LH,Chen SJ,Mai BX,Yang ZY

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the health risks and benefits of mode shifts from car to cycling and public transport in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain. METHODS:We conducted a health impact assessment (HIA), creating 8 different scenarios on the replacement of short and long car trips, by public transport or/and bike. T...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rojas-Rueda D,de Nazelle A,Teixidó O,Nieuwenhuijsen MJ

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For researches on toxic chemicals in settled indoor dust, selection of dust fraction is a critical influencing factor to the accuracy of human exposure risk assessment results. However, analysis of the selection of dust fraction in recent studies revealed that there is no consensus. This study classified and presented...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Cao ZG,Yu G,Chen YS,Cao QM,Fiedler H,Deng SB,Huang J,Wang B

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia is free of many diseases, pests and weeds found elsewhere in the world due to its geographical isolation and relatively good health security practices. However, its health security is under increasing pressure due to a number of ecological, climatic, demographic and behavioural changes occurring globally. No...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Murray KA,Skerratt LF,Speare R,Ritchie S,Smout F,Hedlefs R,Lee J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in heart rate variability (HRV) are a potential link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and cardiovascular mortality. OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether long-term exposure to traffic-related PM(10) (TPM(10)) is associated with HRV in older subjects and/or in participants taking sp...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Adam M,Felber Dietrich D,Schaffner E,Carballo D,Barthélémy JC,Gaspoz JM,Tsai MY,Rapp R,Phuleria HC,Schindler C,Schwartz J,Künzli N,Probst-Hensch NM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restrictions on the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have resulted in the use of alternative flame retardants in consumer products to comply with flammability standards. In contrast to PBDEs, information on the occurrence and fate of these alternative compounds in the environment is limited, particularly ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Klosterhaus SL,Stapleton HM,La Guardia MJ,Greig DJ

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Three regulated halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), i.e., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), and several alternative HFRs (AHFRs) including Dechlorane Plus (DP), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy) ethane (BTBPE...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zheng XB,Wu JP,Luo XJ,Zeng YH,She YZ,Mai BX

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil can be a storage place and source of pollutants for interfacial environments. This study looked at a site contaminated with wood preservatives as a source of mutagens, defined routes and extent of the dispersion of these contaminants by particle remobilization and atmospheric deposition, considering an evaluation...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Pohren Rde S,Rocha JA,Leal KA,Vargas VM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major incident of phthalate-contaminated foodstuffs happened in Taiwan between April and July, 2011. Phthalates were deliberately added to foodstuffs as a substitute of emulsifier. We describe the course of this incident, government response and management of the crisis, and its future implications. Five major food ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Wu MT,Wu CF,Wu JR,Chen BH,Chen EK,Chao MC,Liu CK,Ho CK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary exposure to persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) was assessed for Chinese populations, using the total diet study (TDS) approach in 2007. Multistage random cluster sampling method was used in this study. 108 composite samples, representative of foods "as consumed" by the Chinese were analyzed for residu...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Zhou P,Zhao Y,Li J,Wu G,Zhang L,Liu Q,Fan S,Yang X,Li X,Wu Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast milk samples (n=74) from the general maternal population of Zhejiang province were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Samples were divided into urban and rural groups. Mean ∑PCDD/F, ∑PCB and ∑PBDE concent...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Shen H,Ding G,Wu Y,Pan G,Zhou X,Han J,Li J,Wen S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have shown the association between the exposure to air pollution and several adverse health effects. To evaluate the possible acute health effects of air pollution due to the emissions of a cement plant in two small municipalities in Italy (Mazzano and Rezzato), a case-control study design was ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Bertoldi M,Borgini A,Tittarelli A,Fattore E,Cau A,Fanelli R,Crosignani P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children's blood-lead concentration (B-Pb) is well studied, but little is known about cadmium (B-Cd) and mercury (B-Hg), in particular for central Europe. Such information is necessary for risk assessment and management. Therefore, we here describe and compare B-Pb, B-Cd and B-Hg in children in six European, and three...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Hrubá F,Strömberg U,Černá M,Chen C,Harari F,Harari R,Horvat M,Koppová K,Kos A,Krsková A,Krsnik M,Laamech J,Li YF,Löfmark L,Lundh T,Lundström NG,Lyoussi B,Mazej D,Osredkar J,Pawlas K,Pawlas N,Prokopowicz A,Rent

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) present in the living environment are thought to have detrimental health effects on the population, with pregnant women and the developing foetus being at highest risk. We report on the levels of selected POPs in maternal blood of 155 delivering women residing in seven regions with...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rudge CVC,Sandanger T,Röllin HB,Calderon IMP,Volpato G,Silva JLP,Duarte G,Neto CM,Sass N,Nakamura MU,Odland JØ,Rudge MVC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) form a diverse group of chemicals with surface-active properties manufactured for over 50 years. In recent years, a number of studies have reported the ubiquitous distribution of PFCs in human tissues and wildlife. Although the relative importance of the routes of human exposure to thes...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Domingo JL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision making for zoonotic disease management should be based on many forms of appropriate data and sources of evidence. However, the criteria and timing for policy response and the resulting management decisions are often altered when a disease outbreak occurs and captures full media attention. In the case of water...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Austin Z,Alcock RE,Christley RM,Haygarth PM,Heathwaite AL,Latham SM,Mort M,Oliver DM,Pickup R,Wastling JM,Wynne B

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food chain models are essential tools to assess risks of soil contamination in view of product quality including fodder crops and animal products. Here we link soil to plant transfer (SPT) models for potentially toxic elements (PTEs) including As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, U and Zn with models describing accumul...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Rodrigues SM,Pereira ME,Duarte AC,Römkens PF

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, a research group of the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) carried out two research programmes on maternal milk. One concerned the transfer of caesium radionuclides from the diet to breast milk. In the other, the activity ...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Giussani A,Risica S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on characterising the risk of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by means of inhalation in people living in the vicinity of the largest chemical production site in the Mediterranean area. Eighty-six VOCs were initially selected for this study based on their adverse environmental and healt...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Ramírez N,Cuadras A,Rovira E,Borrull F,Marcé RM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is public concern regarding potential health effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) exposure, as produced by mobile phones or broadcast transmitters. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between RF-EMF exposure and non-specific symptoms and tinnitus in a pr...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Frei P,Mohler E,Braun-Fahrländer C,Fröhlich J,Neubauer G,Röösli M,QUALIFEX-team.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low Ebro River basin (NE Spain) represents a particular case of chronic and long-term mercury pollution due to the presence of an industrial waste (up to 436 μg/g of Hg) coming from a chlor-alkali plant Albeit high total mercury (THg) levels have been previously described in several aquatic species from the survey...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Carrasco L,Benejam L,Benito J,Bayona JM,Díez S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even moderate arsenic exposure may lead to health problems, and thus quantifying inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure from food for different population groups in China is essential. By analyzing the data from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey (CNNHS) and collecting reported values of iAs in major food groups...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Li G,Sun GX,Williams PN,Nunes L,Zhu YG

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of dissolved rare earth elements (REE) in the Rhine River, Germany, shows the anthropogenic gadolinium (Gd) microcontamination that is commonly observed in rivers in densely populated countries with a highly evolved health care system. However, the Rhine River also carries anomalously high concentrati...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Kulaksız S,Bau M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous pollutants for which there is still a lack of knowledge about the environmental behavior and fate of the higher brominated congeners (octa- to deca-BDEs). In this study, the PBDE content and congener profiles in failed eggs from two colonies of white stork (Ciconia...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Muñoz-Arnanz J,Sáez M,Aguirre JI,Hiraldo F,Baos R,Pacepavicius G,Alaee M,Jiménez B

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 2000 and 2007 pooled muscle tissue samples of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from 48 sites in Flanders (Belgium) were analysed for 30 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. There was a large variation between individual sites (range 11-7752 ng/g wet weight (ww) for the sum of the ICES 7 PCBs), eels fr...

journal_title：Environment international

authors： Belpaire C,Geeraerts C,Roosens L,Neels H,Covaci A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00