Search Results - "Environmental health perspectives"

A Quantile-Based g-Computation Approach to Addressing the Effects of Exposure Mixtures by Keil, Alexander P, Buckley, Jessie P, O'Brien, Katie M, Ferguson, Kelly K, Zhao, Shanshan, White, Alexandra J

“…Exposure mixtures frequently occur in data across many domains, particularly in the fields of environmental and nutritional epidemiology. Various strategies…”
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Air Pollution (Particulate Matter) Exposure and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Psychosis and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Braithwaite, Isobel, Zhang, Shuo, Kirkbride, James B, Osborn, David P J, Hayes, Joseph F

“…Particulate air pollution's physical health effects are well known, but associations between particulate matter (PM) exposure and mental illness have not yet…”
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Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda by Frumkin, Howard, Bratman, Gregory N, Breslow, Sara Jo, Cochran, Bobby, Kahn, Jr, Peter H, Lawler, Joshua J, Levin, Phillip S, Tandon, Pooja S, Varanasi, Usha, Wolf, Kathleen L, Wood, Spencer A

“…At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent…”
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Redlines and Greenspace: The Relationship between Historical Redlining and 2010 Greenspace across the United States by Nardone, Anthony, Rudolph, Kara E, Morello-Frosch, Rachel, Casey, Joan A

“…Redlining, a racist mortgage appraisal practice of the 1930s, established and exacerbated racial residential segregation boundaries in the United States…”
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Critical Review of Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure by Reid, Colleen E, Brauer, Michael, Johnston, Fay H, Jerrett, Michael, Balmes, John R, Elliott, Catherine T

“…Wildfire activity is predicted to increase in many parts of the world due to changes in temperature and precipitation patterns from global climate change…”
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Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure in the United States by Race/Ethnicity and Income, 1990-2010 by Liu, Jiawen, Clark, Lara P, Bechle, Matthew J, Hajat, Anjum, Kim, Sun-Young, Robinson, Allen L, Sheppard, Lianne, Szpiro, Adam A, Marshall, Julian D

“…Few studies have investigated air pollution exposure disparities by race/ethnicity and income across criteria air pollutants, locations, or time. The objective…”
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Exposure to per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Markers of Liver Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Costello, Elizabeth, Rock, Sarah, Stratakis, Nikos, Eckel, Sandrah P, Walker, Douglas I, Valvi, Damaskini, Cserbik, Dora, Jenkins, Todd, Xanthakos, Stavra A, Kohli, Rohit, Sisley, Stephanie, Vasiliou, Vasilis, La Merrill, Michele A, Rosen, Hugo, Conti, David V, McConnell, Rob, Chatzi, Leda

“…Experimental evidence indicates that exposure to certain pollutants is associated with liver damage. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent…”
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Serum Half-Lives for Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids after Ceasing Exposure from Drinking Water Contaminated by Firefighting Foam by Xu, Yiyi, Fletcher, Tony, Pineda, Daniela, Lindh, Christian H, Nilsson, Carina, Glynn, Anders, Vogs, Carolina, Norström, Karin, Lilja, Karl, Jakobsson, Kristina, Li, Ying

“…Firefighting foam-contaminated ground water, which contains high levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), is frequently found around airports. In 2018 it…”
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Evaluation of Developmental Toxicity, Developmental Neurotoxicity, and Tissue Dose in Zebrafish Exposed to GenX and Other PFAS by Gaballah, Shaza, Swank, Adam, Sobus, Jon R, Howey, Xia Meng, Schmid, Judith, Catron, Tara, McCord, James, Hines, Erin, Strynar, Mark, Tal, Tamara

“…Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of industrial chemicals with widespread environmental occurrence. Exposure to long-chain PFAS is…”
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Bisphenol S and F: A Systematic Review and Comparison of the Hormonal Activity of Bisphenol A Substitutes by Rochester, Johanna R, Bolden, Ashley L

“…Increasing concern over bisphenol A (BPA) as an endocrine-disrupting chemical and its possible effects on human health have prompted the removal of BPA from…”
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Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study by Guo, Yuming, Gasparrini, Antonio, Armstrong, Ben G, Tawatsupa, Benjawan, Tobias, Aurelio, Lavigne, Eric, Coelho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio, Pan, Xiaochuan, Kim, Ho, Hashizume, Masahiro, Honda, Yasushi, Guo, Yue-Liang Leon, Wu, Chang-Fu, Zanobetti, Antonella, Schwartz, Joel D, Bell, Michelle L, Scortichini, Matteo, Michelozzi, Paola, Punnasiri, Kornwipa, Li, Shanshan, Tian, Linwei, Garcia, Samuel David Osorio, Seposo, Xerxes, Overcenco, Ala, Zeka, Ariana, Goodman, Patrick, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Dung, Do Van, Mayvaneh, Fatemeh, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Williams, Gail, Tong, Shilu

“…Few studies have examined variation in the associations between heat waves and mortality in an international context. We aimed to systematically examine the…”
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Associations of Cognitive Function Scores with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures in Office Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments by Allen, Joseph G, MacNaughton, Piers, Satish, Usha, Santanam, Suresh, Vallarino, Jose, Spengler, John D

“…The indoor built environment plays a critical role in our overall well-being because of both the amount of time we spend indoors (~90%) and the ability of…”
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Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Trends in PM2.5 Concentrations: China, 2004-2013 by Ma, Zongwei, Hu, Xuefei, Sayer, Andrew M, Levy, Robert, Zhang, Qiang, Xue, Yingang, Tong, Shilu, Bi, Jun, Huang, Lei, Liu, Yang

“…Three decades of rapid economic development is causing severe and widespread PM2.5 (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm) pollution in China. However, research on the…”
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The Kidney-Related Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells HK-2 and Male C57BL/6 Mice by Wang, Yung-Li, Lee, Yu-Hsuan, Hsu, Yung-Ho, Chiu, I-Jen, Huang, Cathy Chia-Yu, Huang, Chih-Chia, Chia, Zi-Chun, Lee, Chung-Pei, Lin, Yuh-Feng, Chiu, Hui-Wen

“…Understanding the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology may be critical for health policies and public health responses. Recent studies have…”
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An integrated risk function for estimating the global burden of disease attributable to ambient fine particulate matter exposure by Burnett, Richard T, Pope, 3rd, C Arden, Ezzati, Majid, Olives, Casey, Lim, Stephen S, Mehta, Sumi, Shin, Hwashin H, Singh, Gitanjali, Hubbell, Bryan, Brauer, Michael, Anderson, H Ross, Smith, Kirk R, Balmes, John R, Bruce, Nigel G, Kan, Haidong, Laden, Francine, Prüss-Ustün, Annette, Turner, Michelle C, Gapstur, Susan M, Diver, W Ryan, Cohen, Aaron

“…Estimating the burden of disease attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air requires knowledge of both the shape and…”
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Mortality Risk and Fine Particulate Air Pollution in a Large, Representative Cohort of U.S. Adults by Pope, 3rd, C Arden, Lefler, Jacob S, Ezzati, Majid, Higbee, Joshua D, Marshall, Julian D, Kim, Sun-Young, Bechle, Matthew, Gilliat, Kurtis S, Vernon, Spencer E, Robinson, Allen L, Burnett, Richard T

“…Evidence indicates that air pollution contributes to cardiopulmonary mortality. There is ongoing debate regarding the size and shape of the pollution–mortality…”
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Use of satellite observations for long-term exposure assessment of global concentrations of fine particulate matter by van Donkelaar, Aaron, Martin, Randall V, Brauer, Michael, Boys, Brian L

“…More than a decade of satellite observations offers global information about the trend and magnitude of human exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5). In…”
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Estimated Contributions of Emissions Controls, Meteorological Factors, Population Growth, and Changes in Baseline Mortality to Reductions in Ambient PM2.5 and PM2.5-Related Mortality in China, 2013–2017 by Ding, Dian, Xing, Jia, Wang, Shuxiao, Liu, Kaiyun, Hao, Jiming

“…Background: In 2013, China released the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (Action Plan), which set the roadmap for national air pollution…”
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Nanomaterials Versus Ambient Ultrafine Particles: An Opportunity to Exchange Toxicology Knowledge by Stone, Vicki, Miller, Mark R, Clift, Martin J D, Elder, Alison, Mills, Nicholas L, Møller, Peter, Schins, Roel P F, Vogel, Ulla, Kreyling, Wolfgang G, Alstrup Jensen, Keld, Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J, Schwarze, Per E, Hoet, Peter, Pietroiusti, Antonio, De Vizcaya-Ruiz, Andrea, Baeza-Squiban, Armelle, Teixeira, João Paulo, Tran, C Lang, Cassee, Flemming R

“…A rich body of literature exists that has demonstrated adverse human health effects following exposure to ambient air particulate matter (PM), and there is…”
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Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis by Smith, Martyn T, Guyton, Kathryn Z, Gibbons, Catherine F, Fritz, Jason M, Portier, Christopher J, Rusyn, Ivan, DeMarini, David M, Caldwell, Jane C, Kavlock, Robert J, Lambert, Paul F, Hecht, Stephen S, Bucher, John R, Stewart, Bernard W, Baan, Robert A, Cogliano, Vincent J, Straif, Kurt

“…A recent review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) updated the assessments of the > 100 agents classified as Group 1, carcinogenic to…”
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