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- 1From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedNanotechnology: Environments/Implications and Solutions By Louis Theodore and Robert G. Kunz Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. 378 pp. ISBN: 0-471-69976-4, $99.95 cloth This book, written mainly for engineering...
- 2From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedEven though 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water, little of that is freshwater. Today, one-third of the world's population lives in countries with moderate or high water stress, a fact that leads many experts...
- 3From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBiomarkers are often applied to assess prenatal exposure to methylmercury in research and surveillance. In a prospective study in the Faroe Islands, the main exposure biomarkers were the mercury concentrations in cord...
- 4From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedNew scientific tools spawned by the genomics revolution promise to improve our ability to identify causative factors in human diseases. But as these new tools elucidate the complex interactions between chemical toxins...
- 5From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel has issued a final report on the health implications of perchlorate ingestion, recommending a reference dose of 0.0007 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight. But the...
- 6From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIncreased levels of daily ambient particle pollution have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Black carbon (BC) is a measure of the traffic-related component of particles. We investigated...
- 7From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedNot all lawn mowers are created equal, nor is all lawn mower pollution. From traditional gas-powered mowers to electric models, the amount of pollution produced varies significantly. A life cycle analysis done by...
- 8From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedSince 1997 Japan has required that drivers of commercial vehicles turn off their engines when they were going to be stopped for more than just a few moments--for example, at curbs and stoplights. Now, thanks to studies...
- 9From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedWhen the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its 2000 update of the toxicological effects of vinyl chloride (VC), it was concerned with two issues: the classification of VC as a carcinogen and the...
- 10From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIonizing air cleaners--those staples of infomercials and splashy magazine ads--are not only ineffective at removing contaminants from indoor air, but also may emit enough ozone to be a health concern. The effects may be...
- 11From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIt has been some 20 years since I published my first paper on organic liquid contamination of the subsurface. That article was among the first to model the infiltration of organic solvents into aquifer systems. Before...
- 12From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedExposure to high levels of many pesticides has both acute and long-term neurologic consequences, but little is known about the neurotoxicity of chronic exposure to moderate levels of pesticides. We analyzed...
- 13From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedPatients complaining of upper and lower airway symptoms caused by scents and chemicals have previously been shown to have increased cough sensitivity to inhaled capsaicin, but the precise mechanisms behind this reaction...
- 14From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed2005 July 10-15 July, Sun-Fri. Hormone Action In Development and Cancer. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax:...
- 15From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorobenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a halogenated compound that binds the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, is a by-product of numerous industrial processes including waste incineration. Studies in rats and monkeys...
- 16From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedCONTEXT: Latex allergy and sensitization have been an important problem facing health care workers. Providing a latex-safe environment is the intervention of choice. CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old surgical...
- 17From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAsthma and lead poisoning are prevalent among urban children in the United States. Lead exposure may be associated with excessive production of immunoglobulin E, possibly increasing asthma risk and contributing to racial...
- 18From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIn the debate surrounding testing pesticides on human subjects, two distinct positions have emerged. The first position holds that pesticide experiments on human subjects should be allowed, but only under stringent...
- 19From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous environmental chemicals that accumulate in adipose tissues over the food chain. Epidemiologic studies have indicated that PCBs influence brain development. Children who are...
- 20From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 113, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAccording to National Weather Service (NWS) data, excessive heat is the leading weather-related cause of death, with at least 1,500 excess deaths from heat-elated causes during the average U.S. summer. The NWS has been...