Search Results - "International journal of hygiene and environmental health"

Temperature, relative humidity and elderly type 2 diabetes mortality: A spatiotemporal analysis in Shandong, China by Zheng, Wenxiu, Chu, Jie, Bambrick, Hilary, Wang, Ning, Mengersen, Kerrie, Guo, Xiaolei, Hu, Wenbiao

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Risk assessment concepts and approaches for indoor air chemicals in Japan by Azuma, Kenichi, Jinno, Hideto, Tanaka-Kagawa, Toshiko, Sakai, Shinobu

“…Individuals living in general indoor environments are exposed to a greater variety of chemical pollutants, albeit at lower concentrations, compared with…”
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Bis-(2-propylheptyl)phthalate (DPHP) metabolites emerging in 24h urine samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank (1999–2012) by Schütze, A., Gries, W., Kolossa-Gehring, M., Apel, P., Schröter-Kermani, C., Fiddicke, U., Leng, G., Brüning, T., Koch, H.M.

“…Bis-(2-propylheptyl)-phthalate (DPHP) has been introduced as a substitute for other high molecular weight phthalates primarily used in high temperature…”
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Ten-year temporal trends (2006–2015) and seasonal-differences in urinary metabolite concentrations of novel, hygiene-used pyrethroids in Japanese children by Hamada, Risa, Ueda, Yuko, Wada, Keiko, Saito, Isao, Nomura, Hiroshi, Kamijima, Michihiro, Nakane, Kunihiko, Nagata, Chisato, Kondo, Takaaki, Ueyama, Jun

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Pesticides, depression and suicide: A systematic review of the epidemiological evidence by Freire, Carmen, Koifman, Sergio

“…It has been suggested that high exposure to pesticides, including poisoning, experienced by agriculture workers and rural residents may result in an elevated…”
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Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, screen time, and emotional and behavioural problems in 5-year-old children by Guxens, Mònica, Vermeulen, Roel, Steenkamer, Ilona, Beekhuizen, Johan, Vrijkotte, Tanja G.M., Kromhout, Hans, Huss, Anke

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Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries by Prüss-Ustün, Annette, Wolf, Jennyfer, Bartram, Jamie, Clasen, Thomas, Cumming, Oliver, Freeman, Matthew C., Gordon, Bruce, Hunter, Paul R., Medlicott, Kate, Johnston, Richard

“…To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition,…”
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Outdoor blue spaces, human health and well-being: A systematic review of quantitative studies by Gascon, Mireia, Zijlema, Wilma, Vert, Cristina, White, Mathew P., Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.

“…•We systematically reviewed the quantitative evidence on outdoor blue space exposure, health and well-being.•35 studies met the review’s inclusion criteria and…”
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Indoor air humidity, air quality, and health – An overview by Wolkoff, Peder

“…There is a long-standing dispute about indoor air humidity and perceived indoor air quality (IAQ) and associated health effects. Complaints about sensory…”
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Relationship between COVID-19 and weather: Case study in a tropical country by Rosario, Denes K.A., Mutz, Yhan S., Bernardes, Patricia C., Conte-Junior, Carlos A.

“…This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between weather factors (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and rainfall) and COVID-19 infection…”
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Estimation of the time-varying reproduction number of COVID-19 outbreak in China by You, Chong, Deng, Yuhao, Hu, Wenjie, Sun, Jiarui, Lin, Qiushi, Zhou, Feng, Pang, Cheng Heng, Zhang, Yuan, Chen, Zhengchao, Zhou, Xiao-Hua

“…The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China has attracted world-wide attention. As of March 31, 2020, a total of 82,631 cases of COVID-19 in…”
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Metropolitan wastewater analysis for COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance by Randazzo, Walter, Cuevas-Ferrando, Enric, Sanjuán, Rafael, Domingo-Calap, Pilar, Sánchez, Gloria

“…The COVID-19 disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a rapidly emerging pandemic which has enforced extreme…”
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Prevalence of ESKAPE pathogens in the environment: Antibiotic resistance status, community-acquired infection and risk to human health by Denissen, Julia, Reyneke, Brandon, Waso-Reyneke, Monique, Havenga, Benjamin, Barnard, Tobias, Khan, Sehaam, Khan, Wesaal

“…The ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.)…”
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Extreme weather events in europe and their health consequences – A systematic review by Weilnhammer, Veronika, Schmid, Jonas, Mittermeier, Isabella, Schreiber, Fabian, Jiang, Linmiao, Pastuhovic, Vedran, Herr, Caroline, Heinze, Stefanie

“…Due to climate change, the frequency, intensity and severity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, cold waves, storms, heavy precipitation causing…”
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Short-term effects of ambient PM1 and PM2.5 air pollution on hospital admission for respiratory diseases: Case-crossover evidence from Shenzhen, China by Zhang, Yunquan, Ding, Zan, Xiang, Qianqian, Wang, Wei, Huang, Li, Mao, Feiyue

“…Ambient PM1 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤1 μm) is an important contribution of PM2.5 mass. However, little is known worldwide regarding the…”
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Health, work performance, and risk of infection in office-like environments: The role of indoor temperature, air humidity, and ventilation by Wolkoff, Peder, Azuma, Kenichi, Carrer, Paolo

“…Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed the effects of the room temperature, indoor air humidity, and ventilation on human health, work and…”
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The impact of on-site hospital wastewater treatment on the downstream communal wastewater system in terms of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes by Paulus, Gabriela K., Hornstra, Luc M., Alygizakis, Nikiforos, Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Thomaidis, Nikolaos, Medema, Gertjan

“…This study quantified antibiotic and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) concentrations in hospital and communal wastewaters as well as the influents and…”
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Changes in urinary excretion of phthalates, phthalate substitutes, bisphenols and other polychlorinated and phenolic substances in young Danish men; 2009–2017 by Frederiksen, Hanne, Nielsen, Ole, Koch, Holger M., Skakkebaek, Niels E., Juul, Anders, Jørgensen, Niels, Andersson, Anna-Maria

“…During the past two decades human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates such as di-iso-butyl phthalate (DiBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), butylbenzyl…”
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Environmental pollutants and child health—A review of recent concerns by Vrijheid, Martine, Casas, Maribel, Gascon, Mireia, Valvi, Damaskini, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark

“…In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of…”
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The impact of sanitation on infectious disease and nutritional status: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Freeman, Matthew C., Garn, Joshua V., Sclar, Gloria D., Boisson, Sophie, Medlicott, Kate, Alexander, Kelly T., Penakalapati, Gauthami, Anderson, Darcy, Mahtani, Amrita G., Grimes, Jack E.T., Rehfuess, Eva A., Clasen, Thomas F.

“…Sanitation aims to sequester human feces and prevent exposure to fecal pathogens. More than 2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to improved sanitation…”
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