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{"title":"Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Indian nonsmokers: a systematic review & meta-analysis.","authors":"Tejas M Suri, Tamoghna Ghosh, Saurabh Mittal, Vijay Hadda, Karan Madan, Anant Mohan","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2023-0135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-0135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nonsmokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are neglected despite constituting half of all cases in studies from the developed world. Herein, we systematically reviewed the prevalence of COPD among nonsmokers in India.</p><p><strong>Content: </strong>We searched Embase, Scopus, and PubMed databases for studies examining the prevalence of COPD among nonsmokers in India. We used the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist to assess included studies' quality. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Seven studies comprising 6,903 subjects were included. The quality of the studies ranged from 5/9 to 8/9. The prevalence of COPD varied between 1.6 and 26.6 %. Studies differed considerably in demographics and biomass exposure profiles of subjects. Among the four studies that enrolled both middle-aged and elderly Indian nonsmokers not screened based on biomass fuel exposure, the pooled prevalence of COPD was 3 % (95 % CI, 2-3 %; I²=50.52 %, p=0.11). The pooled prevalence of COPD among biomass fuel-exposed individuals was 10 % (95 % CI, 2-18 %; I²=98.8 %, p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Outlook: </strong>Limited evidence suggests a sizable burden of COPD among nonsmokers and biomass fuel-exposed individuals in India. More epidemiological studies of COPD in nonsmokers are needed from low and middle-income countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138452331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Underground power lines as a confounding factor in observational studies concerning magnetic fields and childhood leukemia.","authors":"Jose A Martínez,&nbsp;Manuel Pancorbo","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2023-0131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-0131","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49681790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Frontmatter","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2023-frontmatter3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-frontmatter3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135048873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ancient medicine and famous iranian physicians.","authors":"Mehdi Shafiei Bafti,&nbsp;Farzane Safa","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2023-0077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-0077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9939773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Industrial emissions effect into atmospheric air quality: mathematical modeling.","authors":"Artem Lukyanets,&nbsp;Dmitry Gura,&nbsp;Olga Savinova,&nbsp;Larisa Kondratenko,&nbsp;Richard Lushkov","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2022-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents the results of modeling the distribution process of industrial emission components at specified distances from the emission source along the normal. The model uses a system of differential diffusion equations to compute the concentration profiles of aerosols, industrial gases, and fine particles in the atmosphere. In order to investigate the regularity of the emitter propagation into the atmosphere, a theory of impurity dispersion was developed. The model is constrained by the effect of particle interactions. The partial derivative equations are presented to calculate the concentrations of aerosols and fine particles under the turbulent airflow in the atmosphere, dispersion of inert impurities, and distribution of chemically active compounds. The adequacy of the mathematical model for a series of theoretical calculations was checked by contrasting the data of the atmospheric air monitoring for the cities of Almaty, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Pavlodar, Atyrau, Krasnodar, Chelyabinsk, Beijing, and Shanghai. Air monitoring data included PM10, SO₂, and NO₂ levels. The mathematical model solutions for the relative values of the emitter concentration in the direction along the normal of the pollution source at the surface were obtained. Graphical interpretation of the calculation results over the 0…200 m distance for time intervals ranging from 3 to 600 min was provided. According to the multiple factor cluster analysis, the critical values of SO₂ concentrations in Atyrau exceeded MPC in 26.2% of cases. The level of NO₂ for Shanghai was 15.6%, and those for PM10 concentrations in Almaty and Atyrau amounted to 16.4%. A comparison of theoretical values and results obtained from official sources showed arithmetic mean of 49.4 mg/m³ and maximum value of 823.0 mg/m³. Standard deviation comprised 48.9 mg/m³. Results were considered statistically significant at p≤0.005. The mathematical model developed in this study can be used to predict the status of atmospheric air.</p>","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"385-393"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9622855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The future of psychiatry should be One Health.","authors":"Unax Lertxundi,&nbsp;Saioa Domingo-Echaburu,&nbsp;Tomas Brodin,&nbsp;Juan Medrano,&nbsp;Gorka Orive","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2022-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"399-400"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9614407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A priority list of environmental health issues for Malaysia.","authors":"Jamal Hisham Hashim,&nbsp;Zailina Hashim,&nbsp;Rozita Hod,&nbsp;Juliana Jalaludin,&nbsp;Norlen Mohamed,&nbsp;Subramaniam Karuppannan,&nbsp;Ahmad Riadz Mazeli,&nbsp;Suhaily Sahrani,&nbsp;Zairul Ain Zulkaflli","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2022-0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2022-0030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Environmental risk factors contribute to 24% of the global burden of disease from all causes in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and to 23% of all global deaths. Malaysia being an advanced developing country, there is a need to prioritise environmental health issues to enable environmental health practitioners to focus on the most significant and urgent environmental health concerns.</p><p><strong>Content: </strong>This project was undertaken by a Thematic Working Group on Environmental Health Experts (TWG 10) under the Malaysian National Environmental Health Action Plan. Sixteen pre-selected environmental health issues were presented to a two focus group discussions among 20 environmental health and related professionals who then scored each issue on its magnitude and severity scale.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>The total of these scores generated a list of priority environmental health issues for Malaysia. Children environmental health came out as the environmental health issue of the highest priority.</p><p><strong>Outlook: </strong>We hope that this list of priority environmental health issues will be used for prioritising academic and professional manpower training, research funding allocation and planning for intervention programmes by various stakeholders.</p>","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"349-359"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9622857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies.","authors":"Christian Brabant,&nbsp;Anton Geerinck,&nbsp;Charlotte Beaudart,&nbsp;Ezio Tirelli,&nbsp;Christophe Geuzaine,&nbsp;Olivier Bruyère","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2021-0112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2021-0112","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The association between childhood leukemia and extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) generated by power lines and various electric appliances has been studied extensively during the past 40 years. However, the conditions under which ELF-MF represent a risk factor for leukemia are still unclear. Therefore, we have performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the relation between ELF-MF from several sources and childhood leukemia. We have systematically searched Medline, Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review and DARE to identify each article that has examined the relationship between ELF-MF and childhood leukemia. We have performed a global meta-analysis that takes into account the different measures used to assess magnetic field exposure: magnetic flux density measurements (&lt;0.2 µT vs. &gt;0.2 µT), distances between the child's home and power lines (&gt;200 m vs. &lt;200 m) and wire codings (low current configuration vs. high current configuration). Moreover, meta-analyses either based on magnetic flux densities, on proximity to power lines or on wire codings have been performed. The association between electric appliances and childhood leukemia has also been examined. Of the 863 references identified, 38 studies have been included in our systematic review. Our global meta-analysis indicated an association between childhood leukemia and ELF-MF (21 studies, pooled OR=1.26; 95% CI 1.06-1.49), an association mainly explained by the studies conducted before 2000 (earlier studies: pooled OR=1.51; 95% CI 1.26-1.80 vs. later studies: pooled OR=1.04; 95% CI 0.84-1.29). Our meta-analyses based only on magnetic field measurements indicated that the magnetic flux density threshold associated with childhood leukemia is higher than 0.4 µT (12 studies, &gt;0.4 µT: pooled OR=1.37; 95% CI 1.05-1.80; acute lymphoblastic leukemia alone: seven studies, &gt;0.4 µT: pooled OR=1.88; 95% CI 1.31-2.70). Lower magnetic fields were not associated with leukemia (12 studies, 0.1-0.2 µT: pooled OR=1.04; 95% CI 0.88-1.24; 0.2-0.4 µT: pooled OR=1.07; 95% CI 0.87-1.30). Our meta-analyses based only on distances (five studies) showed that the pooled ORs for living within 50 m and 200 m of power lines were 1.11 (95% CI 0.81-1.52) and 0.98 (95% CI 0.85-1.12), respectively. The pooled OR for living within 50 m of power lines and acute lymphoblastic leukemia analyzed separately was 1.44 (95% CI 0.72-2.88). Our meta-analyses based only on wire codings (five studies) indicated that the pooled OR for the very high current configuration (VHCC) was 1.23 (95% CI 0.72-2.10). Finally, the risk of childhood leukemia was increased after exposure to electric blankets (four studies, pooled OR=2.75; 95% CI 1.71-4.42) and, to a lesser extent, electric clocks (four studies, pooled OR=1.27; 95% CI 1.01-1.60). Our results suggest that ELF-MF higher than 0.4 µT can increase the risk of developing leukemia in children, probably acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Prolonged exposure t","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"229-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9567649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Arsenic in drinking water and kidney cancer: a systematic review.","authors":"Nematollah Jaafarzadeh,&nbsp;Ali Poormohammadi,&nbsp;Halime Almasi,&nbsp;Zeinab Ghaedrahmat,&nbsp;Fakher Rahim,&nbsp;Amir Zahedi","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2021-0168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2021-0168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Object: </strong>Arsenic as a chemical is found in rock, soil, air and used in various industries and their products, such as colors, hairs, and fertilizers. Humans may be exposed to arsenic mainly through food and drinking water. Due to its adverse health effects, its presence in drinking water has become a public health concern.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this systematic review, we investigated the relationship between arsenic concentration in drinking water and the risk of kidney cancer in humans. For this reason, various electronic databases were searched from 1992 February to November 2021. In this review, three ecological studies, two case-control studies, and four cohort studies were investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>High levels of arsenic (100 μg/L) have been reported in many countries such as southwest Taiwan, Niigata, Argentine, and northern Chile. A significant relationship was observed between kidney cancer incidence and its mortality rate with high arsenic levels in drinking water.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the limitations in some previous studies, reviewing and comparing the data of different regions indicates a scientific relationship between kidney cancer incidence and high concentrations of arsenic in drinking water.</p>","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9572974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advanced oxidation processes for phthalate esters removal in aqueous solution: a systematic review.","authors":"Hoda Amiri,&nbsp;Susana Silva Martinez,&nbsp;Marziyeh Ansari Shiri,&nbsp;Mohammad Mahdi Soori","doi":"10.1515/reveh-2021-0147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2021-0147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study addresses a systematic review of the scientific literature to evaluate the most common advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for the removal of phthalate esters (PE) in aqueous matrices. Six AOP were reviewed for PE degradation such as processes based on photolysis, Fenton, ozonation and sulfate radicals ( <math> <mrow><msubsup><mtext>SO</mtext> <mn>4</mn> <mrow><mo>•</mo> <mo>-</mo></mrow> </msubsup> </mrow> </math> ), combined AOP and other processes. The PE degradation efficiencies by AOP processes ranged from 40.3 to 100%. In the reviewed literature, an initial PE concentration within 0.04-250 mg/L was applied. The H₂O₂ concentrations used in the UV/H₂O₂ process and O₃ concentrations in ozonation-based processes ranged between 0.85-1,360.6 mg/L and 2-4,971 mg/L, respectively. Based on the reported results, the PE oxidation data fit well to the pseudo-first order kinetic model. A review of the studies revealed that many oxidant species are produced in the AOP, including hydroxyl radicals (^•OH), <math> <mrow><msubsup><mtext>SO</mtext> <mn>4</mn> <mrow><mo>•</mo> <mo>-</mo></mrow> </msubsup> </mrow> </math> , superoxide radical anions ( <math> <mrow><msubsup><mtext>O</mtext> <mn>2</mn> <mrow><mo>-</mo> <mo>•</mo></mrow> </msubsup> </mrow> </math> ), hydroperoxyl radicals (HO₂ ^•), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), and singlet oxygen (O₂). Among these oxidants, ^•OH play a key role in the degradation of PE. However, <math> <mrow><msubsup><mtext>SO</mtext> <mn>4</mn> <mrow><mo>•</mo> <mo>-</mo></mrow> </msubsup> </mrow> </math> are more effective and efficient than ^•OH since <math> <mrow><msubsup><mtext>SO</mtext> <mn>4</mn> <mrow><mo>•</mo> <mo>-</mo></mrow> </msubsup> </mrow> </math> has a higher oxidation power (E = 2.5-3.1 V) compared to ^•OH radicals (E = 1.8-2.7 V). In different AOP processes, the aromatic rings of PE are destroyed by ^•OH and produce intermediates such as phthalic acid (C₆H₄(CO₂H)₂), benzoic acid ethyl ester (C₉H₁₀O₂), 2, 5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (C₇H₆O₄), formic acid (CH₂O₂), acetic acid (CH₃COOH), and oxalic acid (C₂H₂O₄), among some others. Until now, limited data have been reported on PE toxicity assessment. The reviewed literature has shown that AOP can be used effectively to degrade PE from aqueous matrices. However, this systematic study suggests focusing more on the evaluation of the toxicity of the effluent resulting from AOP for the decomposition of PE in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":21165,"journal":{"name":"Reviews on Environmental Health","volume":"38 2","pages":"197-218"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9573245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}