{"title":"Using masks against COVID-19","authors":"S. Chazelet","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1553","url":null,"abstract":"To prevent the transmission of COVID-19, the health authorities recommend, in addition to collective protection measures, that all employees wear masks at their workplace. More generally, the general public is encouraged to wear a mask at least in all enclosed spaces. For healthcare workers, surgical masks and FFP2 respirators are recommended depending on the exposure risk. This article defines the different types of mask, how to identify them and how to use each one appropriately in the fight against the transmission of COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116495460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 – Disinfecting surfaces","authors":"F. Squinazi, A. Lefranc","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1556","url":null,"abstract":"Available scientific studies show that, in controlled laboratory conditions, the SARS-CoV-2 virus can persist on surfaces for periods of time varying according to substrate, temperature, humidity, and quantity of virus initially present. In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, while infection by hands touching contaminated surfaces cannot be excluded, disinfectants should only be used after thorough cleaning of the surfaces, and must be restricted to risk situations, as defined by the biocleaning recommendations issued by the French High Council for Public Health. More generally, biocidal products must only be used for their intended purpose, and as directed on the label, in order to ensure their effectiveness and absence of risks unacceptable for human health and the environment.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129574817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The emergence of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin: ecological complexity and socioeconomic responsibility","authors":"J. Lesne","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1560","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has its origins in a constant but rather rare biological phenomenon: the emergence of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin in human populations. The agent of an infectious animal or zoonotic disease depends for its multiplication and dispersion on a wild host species to which it has adapted over time and which constitutes the reservoir of the corresponding infectious disease. If the biotope of this initial host is sustainably modified, the associated biocenosis migrates with its pathogenic flora to a new habitat, enabling the pathogen to change animal host species. If this migration introduces it into the human environment, the infectious agent may pass to humans or to a commensal wildlife or domestic species that will serve as an intermediate host. This ecological mechanism involves multiple and complex interactions that result in a direct link between biodiversity erosion and increased frequency of these emergences in humans. Together with at-risk human socio-economic practices, it determines the distribution of the territories where these diseases emerge worldwide. Chronic diseases and psychosocial vulnerabilities in humans could potentially worsen the phenomenon. To be able to carry out a targeted action to identify and stop an outbreak of an unknown infectious disease, we need to be able to predict which pathogen is most likely to constitute a threat and in which regions of the world. It is a difficult scientific problem that requires a holistic vision of the \"one health\" type that decompartmentalizes animal health, human health, and ecosystem health, and a transdisciplinary approach focusing on the microbial ecology of infectious diseases, the biology of evolution, and the social sciences.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116794779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-Covid-19 : entre retour au passé et créativité","authors":"J. André","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1543","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"50 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120838755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La santé environnementale dans un monde appelé à vivre avec les pandémies","authors":"J. Lesne, E. Gnansia, Olivier Laurent","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1547","url":null,"abstract":"« La Covid-19 n’est pas une pandémie. » C’est ce qu’écrit Richard Horton, rédacteur en chef de The Lancet. Il est cité par Octave Larmagnac-Matheron dans le numéro de novembre 2020 de Philosophie Magazine, et celui-ci explique que si le virus s’est propagé sur toute la planète, constater sa diffusion rapide est insuffisant : si le virus s’est développé avec une telle virulence, c’est qu’il profite de l’entrelacement de nombreux autres facteurs pathologiques affectant la santé humaine de manière structurelle. Il utilise donc le terme de syndémie (du grec syn: « avec ») et poursuit : « L’interaction de la Covid-19 avec la hausse mondiale continue des maladies chroniques et de leurs facteurs de risques (obésité, hyperglycémie, pollution atmosphérique) a créé les conditions d’une tempête, alimentant le nombre de morts de la Covid-19 » [1]. Même si le terme de « syndémie » est convaincant, nous conserverons pour la suite de notre propos le terme « pandémie », qui est descriptif et n’inclut pas de dimension étiologique. Cette pandémie a des conséquences sanitaires, sociales et économiques sur toute l’humanité, et force est d’admettre la faiblesse actuelle de l’anticipation de ces événements infectieux, alors qu’ils sont appelés à devenir plus nombreux et plus fréquents si rien ne change dans lemodèle de développement qui s’est mondialisé. Une fois la pandémie installée, les responsables politiques et les citoyens s’affrontent sur les priorités : faut-il accepter les dommages économiques et sociaux liés aux modalités de lutte mises en œuvre pour les besoins de santé publique ? Ils doivent faire face à l’angoisse : l’émergence de nouvelles maladies infectieuses et les difficultés de la lutte contre les épidémies percutent (comme d’autres sujets tels que la toxicité de substances chimiques présentes dans l’environnement) une psyché collective faite d’une confiance inébranlable en un avenir meilleur, d’une conception statique et mécaniste de la santé, et d’indifférence vis-à-vis de l’entretien et de la protection du milieu de vie pour les générations futures.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"36 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123278462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do atmospheric pollution and fine particulate matter aggravate COVID-19?","authors":"F. Marano, F. Squinazi","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1559","url":null,"abstract":"On observing a coincidence between larger COVID-19 clusters and atmospheric pollution in the first pandemic wave, in Wuhan, China, then in Northern Italy, researchers began to associate severe cases with elevated levels of atmospheric pollutants in heavily populated industrial regions. Fine and ultra fine particles in particular were suspected of carrying and spreading the virus and aggravating the disease. Data acquired in recent months show that chronic PM and NO2 pollution, rather than their peaks, are associated with case numbers and severe forms of the disease. There are two possible explanations: an increase in pulmonary inflammation among individuals already weakened by an overexpression of the ACE2 receptor under the effect of chronic pollution, and the idea that atmospheric particles transport SARS-CoV-2, which has not yet been demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134543257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Covid-19 : quelle est l’efficacité de la distance physique, des masques faciaux et de la protection oculaire pour prévenir la transmission ?","authors":"G. Salines","doi":"10.1684/ers.2021.1549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2021.1549","url":null,"abstract":"This work*, funded by WHO, aimed at assessing the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. WHO contributed to defining the scope of the review but otherwise had no role in the study design or data collection.","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126613777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Cabral, A. Touré, G. Garçon, F. Bah, D. Dewaele, S. Bouhsina, F. Cazier, A. Faye, D. Courcot, M. Fall, A. Verdin
{"title":"Evaluation of the oxidative status of children living near an open landfill","authors":"M. Cabral, A. Touré, G. Garçon, F. Bah, D. Dewaele, S. Bouhsina, F. Cazier, A. Faye, D. Courcot, M. Fall, A. Verdin","doi":"10.1684/ers.2020.1500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2020.1500","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128209124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Souques, A. Duburcq, Isabelle Bureau, L. Courouve, Carole Babin, I. Magne, P. Cabanes
{"title":"Cohort of retirees from the French Electricity Transmission Network (RTE: Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) occupationally exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields","authors":"M. Souques, A. Duburcq, Isabelle Bureau, L. Courouve, Carole Babin, I. Magne, P. Cabanes","doi":"10.1684/ers.2020.1504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2020.1504","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":409802,"journal":{"name":"Environnement Risques Santé","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121500344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}