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Genetic polymorphisms of GRIN2A and GRIN2B modify the neurobehavioral effects of low-level lead exposure in children 10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.001 2018-04-11 Lead (Pb) is neurotoxic and children are highly susceptible to this effect, particularly within the context of continuous low-level Pb exposure. A current major challenge is identification of children who may be uniquely susceptible to Pb toxicity because of ...
Biomarkers of exposure in environment-wide association studies – Opportunities to decode the exposome using human biomonitoring data 10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.041 2018-04-05 Background The European Union's 7th Framework Programme (EU's FP7) project HEALS – Health and Environment-wide Associations based on Large Population Surveys – aims a refinement of the methodology to elucidate the human exposome. Human biomonitoring (HBM) pro...
Development of hypertension after long-term exposure to static magnetic fields among workers from a magnetic resonance imaging device manufacturing facility 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.008 2018-04-03 Objective To assess the association between long-term exposure to static magnetic fields (SMF) in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-manufacturing environment and hypertension. Methods In an occupational cohort of male workers (n = 538) of an MRI-manufacturin...
Environmental surveillance and in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against Legionella pneumophila isolated from hospital water systems in Campania, South Italy: a 5-year study 10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.030 2018-04-03 Background Legionellosis’ treatment failures have been recently reported showing the possibility of resistance development to traditional therapy, especially in healthcare related disease cases. Environmental impact of antibiotic residues, especially in hospi...
Persistent organic pollutants as predictors of increased FSH:LH ratio in naturally cycling, reproductive age women. 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.021 2018-04-02 Although several recent studies suggest endocrine disrupting compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p′, DDE), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), target different organs and systems in the body, their impact on femal...
Residential agricultural pesticide exposures and risks of preeclampsia 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.020 2018-03-31 We investigated risks of preeclampsia phenotypes from potential residential pesticide exposures, including 543 individual chemicals and 69 physicochemical groupings that were applied in the San Joaquin Valley of California during the study period, 1998–2011. ...
Ambient temperature and age-related notified Campylobacter infection in Israel: A 12-year time series study 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.017 2018-03-31 Background Campylobacter spp. are the leading cause of foodborne infection worldwide, with a seasonal disease peak that might be affected by temperature increase. We studied the relationship between ambient temperature and weekly notified Campylobacter spp.in...
Metabolites of organophosphate ester flame retardants in urine from Shanghai, China 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.031 2018-03-28 The metabolites of nine organophosphate ester (OPE) flame retardants were measured in 180 urine samples collected from a population (including adults and children) in western Shanghai, China, using liquid chromatography-tandem spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The tot...
Road traffic noise abatement scenarios in Gothenburg 2015 – 2035 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.011 2018-03-28 Exposure to high levels of road traffic noise at the most exposed building facade is increasing, both due to urbanization and due to overall traffic increase. This study investigated how different noise reduction measures would influence the noise exposure on...
Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden? 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.032 2018-03-28 Bioburden proliferation in filters from air conditioning systems of taxis represents a possible source of occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of fungi and bacteria in filters from the air conditioning system of taxis u...

Genetic polymorphisms of GRIN2A and GRIN2B modify the neurobehavioral effects of low-level lead exposure in children

10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.001

2018-04-11

Lead (Pb) is neurotoxic and children are highly susceptible to this effect, particularly within the context of continuous low-level Pb exposure. A current major challenge is identification of children who may be uniquely susceptible to Pb toxicity because of ...

Biomarkers of exposure in environment-wide association studies – Opportunities to decode the exposome using human biomonitoring data

10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.041

2018-04-05

Background The European Union's 7th Framework Programme (EU's FP7) project HEALS – Health and Environment-wide Associations based on Large Population Surveys – aims a refinement of the methodology to elucidate the human exposome. Human biomonitoring (HBM) pro...

Development of hypertension after long-term exposure to static magnetic fields among workers from a magnetic resonance imaging device manufacturing facility

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.008

2018-04-03

Objective To assess the association between long-term exposure to static magnetic fields (SMF) in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-manufacturing environment and hypertension. Methods In an occupational cohort of male workers (n = 538) of an MRI-manufacturin...

Environmental surveillance and in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against Legionella pneumophila isolated from hospital water systems in Campania, South Italy: a 5-year study

10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.030

2018-04-03

Background Legionellosis’ treatment failures have been recently reported showing the possibility of resistance development to traditional therapy, especially in healthcare related disease cases. Environmental impact of antibiotic residues, especially in hospi...

Persistent organic pollutants as predictors of increased FSH:LH ratio in naturally cycling, reproductive age women.

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.021

2018-04-02

Although several recent studies suggest endocrine disrupting compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p′, DDE), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), target different organs and systems in the body, their impact on femal...

Residential agricultural pesticide exposures and risks of preeclampsia

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.020

2018-03-31

We investigated risks of preeclampsia phenotypes from potential residential pesticide exposures, including 543 individual chemicals and 69 physicochemical groupings that were applied in the San Joaquin Valley of California during the study period, 1998–2011. ...

Ambient temperature and age-related notified Campylobacter infection in Israel: A 12-year time series study

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.017

2018-03-31

Background Campylobacter spp. are the leading cause of foodborne infection worldwide, with a seasonal disease peak that might be affected by temperature increase. We studied the relationship between ambient temperature and weekly notified Campylobacter spp.in...

Metabolites of organophosphate ester flame retardants in urine from Shanghai, China

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.031

2018-03-28

The metabolites of nine organophosphate ester (OPE) flame retardants were measured in 180 urine samples collected from a population (including adults and children) in western Shanghai, China, using liquid chromatography-tandem spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The tot...

Road traffic noise abatement scenarios in Gothenburg 2015 – 2035

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.011

2018-03-28

Exposure to high levels of road traffic noise at the most exposed building facade is increasing, both due to urbanization and due to overall traffic increase. This study investigated how different noise reduction measures would influence the noise exposure on...

Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden?

10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.032

2018-03-28

Bioburden proliferation in filters from air conditioning systems of taxis represents a possible source of occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of fungi and bacteria in filters from the air conditioning system of taxis u...