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{"title":"Atmospheric halogenated hydrocarbons emitted from a flame retardant production base and the influence on ozone formation potential and health risks","authors":"Qinhao Lin ,&nbsp;Wei Kang ,&nbsp;Shuo Lin ,&nbsp;Yingxin Yu ,&nbsp;Taicheng An","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100070","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The flame retardant industrial park is a significant source of atmospheric volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. A flame retardant factory is generally associated with abundant salt pans, which facilitate brine raw materials for flame retardant production. However, the concentrations and compositions of these VOCs from the factories and the surrounding salt pans are still unclear. Therefore, this study characterized the VOCs from various production areas in a flame retardants factory and its surrounding salt pans. We investigated five VOC types: alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs), halogenated hydrocarbons (HHs), halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, and halogenated olefin. AHs (41.0 ± 26.3 µg/m³) were the dominant VOC type in the factory, followed by HHs (7.64 ± 6.52 µg/m³). As for the surrounding salt pans, HHs (89.6 ± 55.9 µg/m³), followed by AHs (20.9 ± 13.8 µg/m³). Generally, HHs and AHs were found to be potential cancer risks, especially 1,2-dichlorothane, 1,2-trichlorothane, and benzene. Furthermore, the diffusion of AHs or HHs from the study areas may affect the local residential area and school. AHs were the study region's most significant contributor to ozone formation potential. Consequently, this study provides detailed characteristics of VOCs in flame retardant industrial parks and contributes to developing targeted control strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100070"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44178209","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":"A Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) tool to help waste pickers' cooperatives self-evaluate their environmental and economic performance","authors":"Jéssica Patrícia Corrêa Brunhara ,&nbsp;Karla Gonçalves Macedo ,&nbsp;Tapas K. Das ,&nbsp;Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100054","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100054","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cooperatives of waste pickers play a critical role in municipal solid waste management, contributing to public health, sanitation, and the environment by promoting resource circulation and reducing the amount of recyclable waste disposed of in landfills. Despite this, the majority of cooperatives lack an organized physical infrastructure and operational protocols for integrated waste management, which includes the stages of sorting, classification, processing, and marketing recyclable waste. In this work, an optimized survey was developed to assist waste pickers’ cooperatives in self-assessing their social, environmental, and economic performances. A questionnaire with nine dimensions was developed and automated to connect 16 driving forces (D), 74 pressure indicators (P), 23 states (S), 35 impacts (I), and 38 responses (R). The only action required was to choose each pressure indicator and apply the appropriate score level based on the cooperative's data analysis. The procedure eliminates subjective interpretation and identifies all indicators that require further consideration and discussion. As a result, the cooperative is able to propose highly targeted improvement measures. To demonstrate the benefits of the tool, the survey was applied in a waste picker's cooperative in a municipality in Brazil.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100054"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43346927","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":"First report on occurrence of heavy metals in dried fishes from major fishing villages in Kerala coast, Southwest India","authors":"Pyary Anisha ,&nbsp;Pulickal Santhosh Athira ,&nbsp;Biju Anagha ,&nbsp;Partheeban Emmanuel Charles ,&nbsp;Krishnamurthy Prabakaran ,&nbsp;Rajendran Rajaram","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Heavy metal concentrations in dried fishes collected from four fishing villages of Kerala, India, have been assessed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Overall, metal concentrations in dry fishes were in the decreasing order: Zn&gt;Pb&gt;Cu&gt;Cr&gt;Cd. Except Pb and Cr, other metals assessed were within permissible limits. Higher accumulation of Pb may be attributed to anthropogenic sources of metals that are persistent in the southwest coast of India, especially the Kerala coast, due to extensive industrialization, urbanization, fishing and port activities. Thirty-six species of dried fishes collected from Azhikode and Munambam zones were found to have more metal accumulations. The metal pollution assessment of dried fishes indicated that Pb and Cr concentrations are higher in the Kerala coast. Further studies must be carried out in more dried fish species and other preserved seafood to ensure that the dried fishes processed from these polluted coastal zones do not cause any harm to the consumers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47236880","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":"Assessment of health and economic benefits of reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam","authors":"Tinh Huu Ho ,&nbsp;Chinh Van Dang ,&nbsp;Thao Thi Bich Pham ,&nbsp;Supat Wangwongwatana","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ambient fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is a growing issue in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the most populous province in Viet Nam. Estimating the benefits of reducing PM_2.5 levels has still been sparse in HCMC.</p><p>The study used the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program – Community Edition (BenMAP-CE) to estimate the health, and economic benefits in three controlling scenarios of annual average PM_2.5 concentration in 2019 (28.9 µg/m³) rolling back to the World Health Organization's annual average Air Quality Guideline values of 5 µg/m³ (guideline value in 2021), and 10 µg/m³ (guideline value in 2005 which becomes Interim Target 4 of 2021 WHO Air Quality Guideline), and the Vietnamese annual average standard of 25 µg/m³.</p><p>The annual average concentration of PM_2.5 in 2019 was 28.9 µg/m³. Applying BenMAP-CE, the pooled number of avoided deaths of all causes was 3,785 (1,179–6,335), 3,195 (982–5,468), and 1,300 (384–2,386) for three scenarios, respectively. The economic benefits were $ 2.4 (0.8–4.1), $ 2.1 (0.6–3.5), and $ 0.8 (0.2–1.5) billion, using the Value of Statistical Life (VSL) of OECD (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and $ 3.7 (1.2–6.2), $ 3.1 (1.0–5.4) and $ 1.3 (0.4–2.3) billion, using the VSL of USEPA (the United States Environmental Protection Agency).</p><p>The annual average PM_2.5 concentration in HCMC exceeded the Vietnamese standard and WHO guidelines. Controlling PM_2.5 showed massive benefits for health and the economy; thus, the city should have action plans for mitigating the PM_2.5 pollution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100045"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42228610","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":"Personal protective equipment and micro-nano plastics: A review of an unavoidable interrelation for a global well-being hazard","authors":"Shaheen Akhtar ,&nbsp;Kumar Pranay ,&nbsp;Kanchan Kumari","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The usage and the demand for personal protective equipments (PPEs) for our day-to-day survival in this pandemic period of COVID-19 have seen a steep rise which has consequently led to improper disposal and littering. Fragmentation of these PPE units has eventually given way to micro-nano plastics (MNPs) emission in the various environmental matrices and exposure of living organisms to these MNPs has proven to be severely toxic. Numerous factors contribute to the toxicity imparted by these MNPs that mainly include their shape, size, functional groups and their chemical diversity. Even though multiple studies on the impacts of MNPs toxicity are available for other organisms, human cell line studies for various plastic polymers, other than the most common ones namely polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP), are still at their nascent stage and need to be explored more. In this article, we cover a concise review of the literature on the impact of these MNPs in biotic and human systems focusing on the constituents of the PPE units and the additives that are essentially used for their manufacturing. This review will subsequently identify the need to gather scientific evidence at the smaller level to help combat this microplastic pollution and induce a more in-depth understanding of its adverse effect on our existence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100055"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089666/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9352838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiology for risk assessment: The US Environmental Protection Agency quality considerations and the Matrix","authors":"Judy S. LaKind ,&nbsp;Carol J. Burns ,&nbsp;Giffe T. Johnson ,&nbsp;Sabine S. Lange","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heha.2023.100059","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Epidemiology research plays an important role in regulatory risk assessments. However, regulatory approaches to evaluating study utility and quality for risk assessment purposes can vary, even within a single agency. The goal of the current review is to compare different guidelines within the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) for evaluating epidemiology research with respect to quality. This review highlights the elements of epidemiology design and reporting that are most useful for risk assessment and regulatory decision making. General guidance documents from the US EPA that assess pesticides (Office of Pesticide Programs Framework), air pollutants (Integrated Science Assessment Preamble), and environmental chemicals (Integrated Risk Information System Handbook) were included. Chemical-specific examples of the use of these guidance documents were selected to provide additional information on each methodology. All three evaluation approaches require professional judgment, and none include a quantitative scoring approach. All indicate numerous aspects that enhance the value of a study for risk assessment. However, the methods and the level of detail vary. More clarity within US EPA documents would aid researchers. The elements of the Matrix tool, designed to facilitate translation of epidemiology studies to risk assessment, build on the US EPA epidemiology guidelines and may further enhance the value of such studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100059"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49899211","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":"Exploring possible strategies for treating SARS-CoV-2 in sewage wastewater: A review of current research and future directions","authors":"Peerzada Gh Jeelani ,&nbsp;Syed Muzammil Munawar ,&nbsp;S. Khaleel Basha ,&nbsp;Gopi Krishna P ,&nbsp;Bruce Joshua Sinclair ,&nbsp;A Dharshini Jenifer ,&nbsp;Nupur Ojha ,&nbsp;Abdel-Tawab Mossa ,&nbsp;Ramalingam Chidambaram","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100056","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100056","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The advent of acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is convoyed by the shedding of the virus in stool. Although inhalation from person-to-person and aerosol/droplet transmission are the main modes of SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, currently available evidence indicates the presence of viral RNA in the sewerage wastewater, which highlights the need for more effective corona virus treatment options. In the existing COVID-19 pandemic, a substantial percentage of cases shed SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in their faeces. Hence the treating this sewerage wastewater with proper surveillance is essential to contain this deadly pathogen from further transmission. Since, the viral disinfectants will not be very effective on sewerage waste as organic matter, and suspended solids in water can protect viruses that adsorb to these particles. More effective methods and measures are needed to prevent this virus from spreading. This review will explore some potential methods to treat the SARS-CoV-2 infected sewerage wastewater, current research and future directions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100056"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088352/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9397133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of Blood Total Mercury with Dyslipidemia in a sample of U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database, 2011–2018","authors":"Chibuzor Abasilim,&nbsp;Victoria Persky,&nbsp;Mary E. Turyk","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Abnormal lipid profiles in adolescents predict metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. While seafood consumption is the primary source of mercury exposure, it also provides beneficial nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids (O3FA). Prior studies indicate that blood total mercury (TBHg) has endocrine disrupting effects and may be associated with abnormal lipid profiles in adolescents. However, the impact of beneficial nutrients on this relationship has not been examined. Our study investigated the relationship of TBHg with dyslipidemia and lipid profiles and potential confounding and modification of these relationships by sex, body mass index (BMI), selenium and O3FA from seafood consumption.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We examined 1,390 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey participants 12-19 years of age from the 2011-2018 cycles. Using logistic and linear regression adjusted for survey design variables and stratified by sex <em>a priori</em>, we estimated the associations of TBHg and methylmercury with dyslipidemia, and with total cholesterol (TC), high (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The geometric mean of TBHg in this adolescent population was 0.44 µg/L. After controlling for sociodemographic covariates, BMI, serum selenium, age at menarche (females only) and average daily intake of O3FA; TBHg was significantly associated with higher TC levels (β=3.34, 95% CI: 0.19, 6.50; p&lt;0.05) in females but not males. Methyl Hg was also associated with increased TC, as well as decreased HDL-C in females but not males. We did not find significant associations of Hg exposure with dyslipidemia, LDL-C or triglycerides levels in either male or female adolescents. However, we observed evidence of effect modification by BMI and serum selenium for associations of TBHg with TC levels in male and female adolescents, respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our findings of elevated TC levels in females but not males necessitates further research to better understand the underlying mechanisms driving these sex-specific associations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100047"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43023281","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":"Effect of Antioxidants on oxidative damage, and hematological and psychological parameters in cement-exposed workers","authors":"Faezeh Darabi ,&nbsp;Majid Keshavarzi ,&nbsp;Narges Khanjani ,&nbsp;Saeed Yousefinejad ,&nbsp;Zahra Zamanian","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Some studies suggest that exposure to cement dust can cause oxidative stress, and have adverse effects on liver function, and hematological and psychological parameters. This study aimed to assess the effect of antioxidant vitamin supplementation on indices of oxidative stress, biochemical indicators, and psychological factors among cement plant workers. A total of 80 subjects (workers and non-exposed office employees) were divided into two groups. The intervention group that took vitamin E (400 IU)+ C (500 mg) and the control group that took placebo, for 60 days. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were measured in plasma, and hematological parameters were also recorded before and after the intervention. A significant decrease in the mean level of MDA, SOD and CAT, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) were detected. On the other hand, a significant increase in the level of TAC was observed in the workers, after the intervention. Depression and anxiety also decreased significantly after the intervention. Vitamin E and C were probably effective in reducing oxidative stress and improving mental health and liver function especially among the workers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100060"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48035749","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":"On-site sanitation system emptying practices and influential factors in Asian low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review","authors":"Katharine Conaway,&nbsp;Sarah Lebu,&nbsp;Kylie Heilferty,&nbsp;Aaron Salzberg,&nbsp;Musa Manga","doi":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.heha.2023.100050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Different fecal sludge (FS) emptying practices have been documented worldwide, but little is known about how the type of on-site sanitation system (OSS) and other factors associated with emptying and transport influence how OSSs are emptied, nor about how FS is released to the environment during emptying. This systematic literature review assessed our current knowledge on OSS fecal sludge management practices and their impacts on pathogen releases into the environment including (i) the prevalence and frequency of emptying, (ii) the types of OSS emptying practices, (iii) other factors influencing these practices, and (iv) the return pathways into the environment during emptying and transport. The analysis included 58 peer-reviewed studies examining emptying in low- and middle-income countries in Asia published between 2001 and May 2021. Mechanical emptying was the most discussed emptying method (n=39), followed by manual emptying (n=22). The most discussed emptying factor was cost (n=19), followed by OSS accessibility (n=17). Discussion on FS releases was focused on deliberate disposal into the environment, with little on unintentional spills and leaks. Remaining gaps in the literature include the quantity, pathogenicity, and fate of FS spills during emptying, the effect of OSS type on emptying, and the effectiveness of emptying interventions. More research is needed on emptying to fully understand its impact on public health and how best to facilitate safe fecal sludge management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73269,"journal":{"name":"Hygiene and environmental health advances","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47501117","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}