Search Results - "Environmental Exposure/statistics & numerical data"

Bisphenol A: An endocrine and metabolic disruptor by Fenichel, Patrick, Chevalier, Nicolas, Brucker-Davis, Françoise

“…Bisphenol A (BPA), initially designed, like diethylstilbestrol, as a synthetic estrogen, has been rapidly and widely used for its cross-linking properties in…”
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Environmental exposure to cadmium and risk of cancer: a prospective population-based study by Nawrot, Tim, Plusquin, Michelle, Hogervorst, Janneke, Roels, Harry A, Celis, Hilde, Thijs, Lutgarde, Vangronsveld, Jaco, Van Hecke, Etienne, Staessen, Jan A

“…Cadmium is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, which accumulates in the human body such that 24-h urinary excretion is a biomarker of lifetime exposure. We…”
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Sources of cadmium exposure among healthy premenopausal women by Adams, Scott V., Newcomb, Polly A., Shafer, Martin M., Atkinson, Charlotte, Bowles, Erin J. Aiello, Newton, Katherine M., Lampe, Johanna W.

“…Cadmium, a persistent and widespread environmental pollutant, has been associated with kidney function impairment and several diseases. Cigarettes are the…”
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Co-Benefits to Children’s Health of the U.S. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by Perera, Frederica, Cooley, David, Berberian, Alique, Mills, David, Kinney, Patrick

“…While various policies have been implemented globally to mitigate climate change and reduce exposure to toxic air pollutants, policy assessments have…”
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Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in marine fishes along the Chinese coastline by Xia, Chonghuan, Lam, James C.W., Wu, Xiaoguo, Sun, Liguang, Xie, Zhouqing, Lam, Paul K.S.

“…This study reports concentrations of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in two species of marine fish, large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaenacrocea) and silver…”
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Assessment of heavy metals/metalloid (As, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cr, Cu, Mn) concentrations in edible fish species tissue in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China by Leung, H.M., Leung, A.O.W., Wang, H.S., Ma, K.K., Liang, Y., Ho, K.C., Cheung, K.C., Tohidi, F., Yung, K.K.L.

“…•711 Fish individuals were collected for the analyses of heavy metals.•Nickel (Ni) in mandarin fish was significantly higher than other fish species.•High lead…”
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The bioavailability of selenium and risk assessment for human selenium poisoning in high-Se areas, China by Qin, Hai-bo, Zhu, Jian-ming, Liang, Liang, Wang, Ming-shi, Su, Hui

“…Enshi prefecture of Hubei Province is well known for human selenium (Se) poisoning in the early 1960s in China. Sporadic cases of Se poisoning in livestocks…”
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A pilot study on health risk assessment based on body loadings of PCBs of lactating mothers at Taizhou, China, the world's major site for recycling transformers by Man, Yu Bon, Chow, Ka Lai, Xing, Guan Hua, Chan, Janet Kit Yan, Wu, Sheng Chun, Wong, Ming Hung

“…Our early study reported an extraordinarily high Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) of PCBs of lactating mothers from Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China (based on a…”
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Cadmium exposure in inhabitants living in non-polluted area by Kawada, Tomoyuki

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Urinary heavy metal levels and relevant factors among people exposed to e-waste dismantling by Wang, Hongmei, Han, Mei, Yang, Suwen, Chen, Yanqing, Liu, Qian, Ke, Shen

“…Primitive electronic waste (e-waste) recycling has become a growing environmental concern, and toxic heavy metals released from e-waste activities may continue…”
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Risk assessments for the insect repellents DEET and picaridin by Antwi, Frank B., Shama, Leslie M., Peterson, Robert K.D.

“…For the use of topical insect repellents, DEET and picaridin, human health risk assessments were conducted for various population subgroups. Acute, subchronic,…”
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Levels of dialkylphosphate metabolites in urine among general U.S. population by Jain, Ram B.

“…•Nonsmokers had higher levels of urinary DMTP than smokers for adolescents and adults.•Exposure to SHS at home was associated with higher levels of DMP among…”
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The Role of Humidity in Associations of High Temperature with Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicity Study by Armstrong, Ben, Sera, Francesco, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria, Abrutzky, Rosana, Åström, Daniel Oudin, Bell, Michelle L., Chen, Bing-Yu, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Micheline, Correa, Patricia Matus, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Diaz, Magali Hurtado, Dung, Do Van, Forsberg, Bertil, Goodman, Patrick, Guo, Yue-Liang Leon, Guo, Yuming, Hashizume, Masahiro, Honda, Yasushi, Indermitte, Ene, Íñiguez, Carmen, Kan, Haidong, Kim, Ho, Kyselý, Jan, Lavigne, Eric, Michelozzi, Paola, Orru, Hans, Ortega, Nicolás Valdés, Pascal, Mathilde, Ragettli, Martina S., Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Schwartz, Joel, Scortichini, Matteo, Seposo, Xerxes, Tobias, Aurelio, Tong, Shilu, Urban, Aleš, De la Cruz Valencia, César, Zanobetti, Antonella, Zeka, Ariana, Gasparrini, Antonio

“…There is strong experimental evidence that physiologic stress from high temperatures is greater if humidity is higher. However, heat indices developed to allow…”
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Developmental risk factors for youth violence by Herrenkohl, Todd I, Maguin, Eugene, Hill, Karl G, Hawkins, J.David, Abbott, Robert D, Catalano, Richard F

“…Purpose: To replicate earlier research findings on risk factors for youth violence and to explore the effects on violent behavior of constructs shown to…”
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A tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomized follow-up studies of exposure effects (ROBINS-E) by Higgins, Julian P.T., Morgan, Rebecca L., Rooney, Andrew A., Taylor, Kyla W., Thayer, Kristina A., Silva, Raquel A., Lemeris, Courtney, Akl, Elie A., Bateson, Thomas F., Berkman, Nancy D., Glenn, Barbara S., Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn, LaKind, Judy S., McAleenan, Alexandra, Meerpohl, Joerg J., Nachman, Rebecca M., Obbagy, Julie E., O'Connor, Annette, Radke, Elizabeth G., Savović, Jelena, Schünemann, Holger J., Shea, Beverley, Tilling, Kate, Verbeek, Jos, Viswanathan, Meera, Sterne, Jonathan A.C.

“…•ROBINS-E is a new tool to assess risk of bias in an observational study.•The tool addresses an estimate of the effect of an exposure on an outcome.•An…”
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Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects by Prata, Joana Correia, da Costa, João P., Lopes, Isabel, Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…[Display omitted] •Human are environmentally exposed to microplastics.•Routes of exposure include ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact.•Toxicity may result…”
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Effects of temperature variation and humidity on the death of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China by Ma, Yueling, Zhao, Yadong, Liu, Jiangtao, He, Xiaotao, Wang, Bo, Fu, Shihua, Yan, Jun, Niu, Jingping, Zhou, Ji, Luo, Bin

“…Meteorological parameters are the important factors influencing the infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza. This…”
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Association between ambient temperature and COVID-19 infection in 122 cities from China by Xie, Jingui, Zhu, Yongjian

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a severe public health problem globally. Both epidemiological and laboratory studies have shown that ambient…”
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Mini-review of microplastics in the atmosphere and their risks to humans by Chen, Guanglong, Feng, Qingyuan, Wang, Jun

“…Studies of microplastics (MPs) have highlighted their ubiquity in various environments. Recently, microplastics have been observed in atmospheric fallout…”
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A risk assessment approach to identifying constituents in oilfield produced water for treatment prior to beneficial use by Horner, Jennifer E., Castle, James W., Rodgers, John H.

“…A risk assessment approach incorporating exposure pathways and calculated risk quotients was applied to identifying constituents requiring treatment prior to…”
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