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Rapid drop in infant blood lead levels during the transition to unleaded gasoline use in Santiago, Chile. 在智利圣地亚哥过渡到使用无铅汽油期间,婴儿血铅水平迅速下降。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-04-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.4.182-187
Paulina Pino, Tomás Walter, Manuel J Oyarzún, Matthew J Burden, Betsy Lozoff
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引用次数: 21
Unexplained cancer clusters: common threads. 不明原因的癌症集群:常见线索。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-04-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.4.172-176
Harold I Zeliger
{"title":"Unexplained cancer clusters: common threads.","authors":"Harold I Zeliger","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.4.172-176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.4.172-176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A number of identified cancer clusters have followed exposures to mixtures of chemicals. The causes for these cancers could not be attributed to any of the individual chemicals in the mixtures and up to now have remained unexplained. The author presents case studies showing that these previously unexplained cancer clusters have common characteristics. First, they can be attributed to exposures to mixtures that contain at least one lipophilic and one hydrophilic chemical, with octanol:water partition coefficients, K(ow), indicative of lipophilic or hydrophilic character. Second, the specific combinations of lipophiles and hydrophiles act as individual entities and produce cancers not associated with exposure to any of the individual chemicals contained in the mixtures. The cancers that follow these exposures can be in the form of single or multiple cancers per cluster.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 4","pages":"172-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.4.172-176","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25627677","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}
引用次数: 23
Effectiveness of cleaning and health education in reducing childhood lead poisoning among children residing near superfund sites in Missouri. 清洁和健康教育对减少密苏里州超级基金场址附近儿童铅中毒的效果。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.121-131
David A Sterling, R Gregory Evans, Brooke N Shadel, Fernando Serrano, Brenda Arndt, John J Chen, Lori Harris
{"title":"Effectiveness of cleaning and health education in reducing childhood lead poisoning among children residing near superfund sites in Missouri.","authors":"David A Sterling,&nbsp;R Gregory Evans,&nbsp;Brooke N Shadel,&nbsp;Fernando Serrano,&nbsp;Brenda Arndt,&nbsp;John J Chen,&nbsp;Lori Harris","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.121-131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.121-131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the authors evaluated whether a combination of tailored education, lead dust removal by trained cleaning specialists, and family follow-up visits would be more effective than conventional health educational programs in reducing elevated blood lead levels in children living in or near lead mining hazardous waste sites. The authors randomized children between 6 and 72 mo of age with blood lead levels between 10 and 20 microg/dl into 3 groups: standard care, tailored newsletters, or tailored newsletters and specialized cleaning. The authors obtained questionnaires, blood lead levels, and environmental lead samples during initiation and compared them with the same items obtained at 3, 6, and 9 mo follow-up. They used a linear mixed effect model to evaluate the intervention effect. Blood lead levels decreased overall 1.54 microg/dl (12.1%) during the study. The authors found that tailored newsletters and specialized cleaning produced the greatest decline in blood lead levels, but no statistical differences were found among the methodologies. The small decline observed in blood lead levels reduced levels to below 10 microg/dl for 40% of the children.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"121-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.121-131","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25266099","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}
引用次数: 13
Autoantibody responses of individuals in an oil sands development community. 油砂开发社区中个体的自身抗体反应。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.152-155
Leeanne J Schoenroth, Marvin J Fritzler
{"title":"Autoantibody responses of individuals in an oil sands development community.","authors":"Leeanne J Schoenroth,&nbsp;Marvin J Fritzler","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.152-155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.152-155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors studied autoantibodies in sera from 214 individuals in an oil sands community by indirect immunofluorescence, an addressable laser bead immunoassay, and the Crithidia luciliae assay. They compared results with exposure data that included urinary metabolites, health questionnaires, and overt disease as recorded by visits to a physician or hospitalization. The prevalence of autoantibodies was 13%, compared with 10% in 30 controls from a distant community (p > 0.05). The study group had higher autoantibody titers and some disease-specific autoantibodies, but these were not associated with reported autoimmune diagnoses. There was no evidence of increased autoimmune disease or response in this petroleum development population with low levels of exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"152-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.152-155","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25267771","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}
引用次数: 1
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among highway toll station workers in taipei: direct and indirect exposure assessment. 台北市高速公路收费站工作人员的细颗粒物(PM2.5)暴露:直接与间接暴露评估。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.138-148
Ching-Huang Lai, Saou-Hsing Liou, Tung-Sheng Shih, Perng-Jy Tsai, Hsiao-Lung Chen, Yue-Cune Chang, Timothy J Buckley, Paul Strickland, Jouni J K Jaakkola
{"title":"Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among highway toll station workers in taipei: direct and indirect exposure assessment.","authors":"Ching-Huang Lai,&nbsp;Saou-Hsing Liou,&nbsp;Tung-Sheng Shih,&nbsp;Perng-Jy Tsai,&nbsp;Hsiao-Lung Chen,&nbsp;Yue-Cune Chang,&nbsp;Timothy J Buckley,&nbsp;Paul Strickland,&nbsp;Jouni J K Jaakkola","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.138-148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.138-148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the authors assessed occupational exposure to PM2.5 among 47 highway toll station workers in Taipei, Taiwan. The subjects were monitored for 10 days to assess integrated 8-hr fine particulate matter (PM2.5) breathing zone concentration. Researchers constructed a microenvironment-time-concentration matrix and applied direct and indirect approaches to assess cumulative exposure. Mean PM2.5 concentration for workers in the truck and bus lanes was 308 microg/m3 (SD = 115.5 microg/m3), substantially higher compared with cash-payment car lanes (mean 115, SD = 41.8, p < 0.001) and ticket-payment car lanes (mean 109, SD = 48.7, p < 0.001). Concentration per vehicle in the truck and bus lanes was 6.4 and 3.7 times higher, respectively, than that of ticket- or cash-payment car lanes. Mean cumulative exposure for the 10-day period was 4,900-13,407 microg/m3.hr, with a mean of 8,019 microg/m3.hr (SD = 2,375.3). Indirect and direct concentrations were strongly correlated (r2 = .61, F(1,125); p = 0.000). The results of this study show that personal exposure to PM2.5 can be reliably estimated using indirect approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"138-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.138-148","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25266101","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}
引用次数: 15
Cellular and cordless telephone use and the association with brain tumors in different age groups. 蜂窝电话和无绳电话的使用及其与不同年龄组脑瘤的关系。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.132-137
Lennart Hardell, Kjell H Mild, Michael Carlberg, Arne Hallquist
{"title":"Cellular and cordless telephone use and the association with brain tumors in different age groups.","authors":"Lennart Hardell,&nbsp;Kjell H Mild,&nbsp;Michael Carlberg,&nbsp;Arne Hallquist","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.132-137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.132-137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors' case-control study on the possible association between brain tumors and mobile and cordless telephone use included 1,617 patients and 1,617 controls. A questionnaire was answered by 1,429 (88%) cases and 1,470 (91%) controls. Use of analog cellular telephones yielded an odds ratio (OR) for brain tumors of 1.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.04-1.64, increasing for ipsilateral use to OR = 1.65, 95% CI = 1.19-2.30. The authors found the highest risk for the 20-29-yr age group, with OR = 5.91, 95% CI = 0.63-55 for ipsilateral use of analog phones. The highest risks were associated with >5-year latency period in the 20-29-yr age group for analog phones (OR = 8.17, 95% CI = 0.94-71), and cordless phones (OR = 4.30, 95% CI = 1.22-15).</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"132-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.132-137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25266100","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}
引用次数: 65
Risk of low birth weight near EUROHAZCON hazardous waste landfill sites in England. 英国EUROHAZCON危险废物填埋场附近的低出生体重风险。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.149-151
Oliver W C Morgan, Martine Vrijheid, Helen Dolk
{"title":"Risk of low birth weight near EUROHAZCON hazardous waste landfill sites in England.","authors":"Oliver W C Morgan,&nbsp;Martine Vrijheid,&nbsp;Helen Dolk","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.149-151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.149-151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies have investigated the occurrence of both low birth weight (LBW) and congenital anomalies in populations living near hazardous waste landfill sites. The authors investigated the risk of LBW near 10 English hazardous waste landfill sites included in a previous European study, which reported an increased risk of congenital anomalies. Odds ratios, adjusted for sex, deprivation, year of birth, and study area (pooled ORs), were estimated for LBW (< 2500 gm) within 0-3 km compared with 3-7 km zones around the landfill sites. The authors found a small and not statistically significant increase in risk of LBW (OR = 1.03, 95% confidence interval = 0.98-1.08) within 3 km of hazardous waste landfill sites. Their findings suggest that previously reported results for congenital anomalies should not be extrapolated to a wider range of pregnancy outcomes but should be evaluated separately for each.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"149-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.149-151","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25266102","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}
引用次数: 18
A hospital outbreak of Legionella from a contaminated water supply. 医院因水源被污染而爆发军团菌病。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.156-159
Marjeta Tercelj-Zorman, Marija Seljak, Janez Stare, Joze Mencinger, Joze Rakovec, Ragnar Rylander, Franc Strle
{"title":"A hospital outbreak of Legionella from a contaminated water supply.","authors":"Marjeta Tercelj-Zorman,&nbsp;Marija Seljak,&nbsp;Janez Stare,&nbsp;Joze Mencinger,&nbsp;Joze Rakovec,&nbsp;Ragnar Rylander,&nbsp;Franc Strle","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.156-159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.156-159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors performed a cross-sectional epidemiological survey to investigate the source of a hospital Legionella outbreak originating in contaminated water. Water temperature and air humidity were measured around possible contamination sources. A dead-end pipe was found to contain Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. All individuals who acquired legionellosis had spent at least 30 min within 2 m of the contamination source. Among staff, 41 of 71 were exposed, and 31 of these fell ill. All 7 patients exposed to the contaminated water acquired legionellosis. None of the 94 bed-ridden patients from the same units developed the disease. An aerosol with 60% relative air humidity was formed near the suspect water faucets, but the humidity fell rapidly farther from the water source, suggesting that desiccation decreased the risk of infection. The healthy personnel and patients closest to the source acquired legionellosis, suggesting that risk was related less to compromised patients than to exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"156-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.156-159","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25267772","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}
引用次数: 16
Respiratory effects from work-related exposure to welding fumes in Hamadan, Iran. 在伊朗哈马丹,与工作有关的焊接烟雾对呼吸系统的影响。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.116-120
Ahmad J Jafari, Mohammad J Assari
{"title":"Respiratory effects from work-related exposure to welding fumes in Hamadan, Iran.","authors":"Ahmad J Jafari,&nbsp;Mohammad J Assari","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.116-120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.116-120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors studied respiratory symptoms and lung function among welders at welding workshops, and among nonwelders, in Hamadan, Iran. They used a questionnaire to record demographic data, smoking habits, and respiratory symptoms. The authors measured pulmonary functions with subjects standing upright. They collected metal fume samples from the respiratory zone of workers and analyzed the samples by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The concentrations of iron and manganese were higher than threshold limit values. The prevalence of asthma and clinical symptoms was higher in welders than nonwelders. Also, bronchitis was more common among welders (17.45%) than among nonwelders (2.56%). The average respiratory function values of welders were lower than those of nonwelders, with a significant difference between the means (p < 0.001 for all terms). The results of this study also strongly suggest a synergistic relationship between the effects of smoking and welding exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"116-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.116-120","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25266098","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}
引用次数: 39
Symptoms of adverse health effects among residents from communities surrounding chemical-industrial complexes in southeast Texas. 德克萨斯州东南部化学工业园区周边社区居民的不良健康影响症状。
Archives of environmental health Pub Date : 2004-03-01 DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.3.160-165
Debra L Morris, P Jene Barker, Marvin S Legator
{"title":"Symptoms of adverse health effects among residents from communities surrounding chemical-industrial complexes in southeast Texas.","authors":"Debra L Morris,&nbsp;P Jene Barker,&nbsp;Marvin S Legator","doi":"10.3200/AEOH.59.3.160-165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.160-165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Beaumont and Port Arthur are cities in southeast Texas with major chemical-industrial complexes. Using a menu-driven computer program and trained interviewers, the authors compared self-reported symptoms of adverse health effects in individuals from these two communities with the reference community of Galveston, Texas. There were no statistical differences between the Beaumont and Port Arthur communities. However, the authors found all categories of self-reported health effects were elevated, with an odds ratio > 3.0, when they compared the combined responses of these two communities with the reference community. Although a survey of self-reported symptoms has limitations, the results of this study show a marked difference in all evaluated categories between the two communities near major chemical-industrial complexes and the reference community. Further studies are warranted to determine possible genetic effects, including a higher risk of cancer in these communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":8155,"journal":{"name":"Archives of environmental health","volume":"59 3","pages":"160-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3200/AEOH.59.3.160-165","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25267773","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}
引用次数: 10
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