| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCommentaries Lessons from the removal of lead from gasoline for controlling other environmental pollutants: A case study from New Zealand Nick Wilson and John Horrocks Environ Health. 2008; 7: 1. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-1.PMCID: PMC2263033 Collaborative research: Accomplishments & potential Klea Katsouyanni Environ Health. 2008; 7: 3. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-3.PMCID: PMC2265690 Methodology Household vacuum cleaners vs. the high-volume surface sampler for collection of carpet dust samples in epidemiologic studies of children Joanne S Colt, Robert B Gunier, Catherine Metayer, Marcia G Nishioka, Erin M Bell, Peggy Reynolds, Patricia A Buffler, and Mary H Ward Environ Health. 2008; 7: 6. Published online 2008 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-6.PMCID: PMC2265689 Reviews Translocation pathways for inhaled asbestos fibers G Miserocchi, G Sancini, F Mantegazza, and Gerolamo Chiappino Environ Health. 2008; 7: 4. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-4.PMCID: PMC2265277 Reproductive toxicity of seafood contaminants: Prospective comparisons of Swedish east and west coast fishermen's families Anna Axmon, Lars Rylander, and Anna Rignell-Hydbom Environ Health. 2008; 7: 20. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-20.PMCID: PMC2438351 Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation Michelle L Bell, Devra L Davis, Luis A Cifuentes, Alan J Krupnick, Richard D Morgenstern, and George D Thurston Environ Health. 2008; 7: 41. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-41.PMCID: PMC2519068 Potential developmental neurotoxicity of pesticides used in Europe Marina Bjørling-Poulsen, Helle Raun Andersen, and Philippe Grandjean Environ Health. 2008; 7: 50. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-50.PMCID: PMC2577708 Health effects of ambient air pollution – recent research development and contemporary methodological challenges Cizao Ren and Shilu Tong Environ Health. 2008; 7: 56. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-56.PMCID: PMC2613877 Systematic review of worldwide variations of the prevalence of wheezing symptoms in children Swatee P Patel, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, and Mark P Little Environ Health. 2008; 7: 57. Published online 2008 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-57.PMCID: PMC2614981 Facing the Challenge of Data Transfer from Animal Models to Humans: the Case of Persistent Organohalogens Alexander Suvorov and Larissa Takser Environ Health. 2008; 7: 58. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-58.PMCID: PMC2596097 A framework for integrated environmental health impact assessment of systemic risks David J Briggs Environ Health. 2008; 7: 61. Published online 2008 November 27. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-61.PMCID: PMC2621147 Research PCB-containing wood floor finish is a likely source of elevated PCBs in residents' blood, household air and dust: a case study of exposure Ruthann A Rudel, Liesel M Seryak, and Julia G Brody Environ Health. 2008; 7: 2. Published online 2008 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-2.PMCID: PMC2267460 An ecological time-series study of heat-related mortality in three European cities Ai Ishigami, Shakoor Hajat, R Sari Kovats, Luigi Bisanti, Magda Rognoni, Antonio Russo, and Anna Paldy Environ Health. 2008; 7: 5. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-5.PMCID: PMC2266730 The impact of the environment on health by country: a meta-synthesis Annette Prüss-Üstün, Sophie Bonjour, and Carlos Corvalán Environ Health. 2008; 7: 7. Published online 2008 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-7.PMCID: PMC2276491 Mortality and life expectancy of Yokkaichi Asthma patients, Japan: Late effects of air pollution in 1960–70s Peng Guo, Kazuhito Yokoyama, Masami Suenaga, and Hirotaka Kida Environ Health. 2008; 7: 8. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-8.PMCID: PMC2311286 A comparison of self reported air pollution problems and GIS-modeled levels of air pollution in people with and without chronic diseases Fredrik Niclas Piro, Christian Madsen, Øyvind Næss, Per Nafstad, and Bjørgulf Claussen Environ Health. 2008; 7: 9. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-9.PMCID: PMC2289819 Breath acidification in adolescent runners exposed to atmospheric pollution: A prospective, repeated measures observational study Jill M Ferdinands, Carol A Gotway Crawford, Roby Greenwald, David Van Sickle, Eric Hunter, and W Gerald Teague Environ Health. 2008; 7: 10. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-10.PMCID: PMC2292713 Metals and kidney markers in adult offspring of endemic nephropathy patients and controls: a two-year follow-up study Wilfried Karmaus, Plamen Dimitrov, Valeri Simeonov, Svetla Tsolova, Angel Bonev, and Rossitza Georgieva Environ Health. 2008; 7: 11. Published online 2008 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-11.PMCID: PMC2323372 Biological exposure assessment to tetrachloroethylene for workers in the dry cleaning industry Lauralynn T McKernan, Avima M Ruder, Martin R Petersen, Misty J Hein, Christy L Forrester, Wayne T Sanderson, David L Ashley, and Mary A Butler Environ Health. 2008; 7: 12. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-12.PMCID: PMC2374777 Cancer mortality in IBM Endicott plant workers, 1969–2001: an update on a NY production plant Richard W Clapp and Kate Hoffman Environ Health. 2008; 7: 13. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-13.PMCID: PMC2383884 Vehicle emissions and consumer information in car advertisements Nick Wilson, Anthony Maher, George Thomson, and Michael Keall Environ Health. 2008; 7: 14. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-14.PMCID: PMC2387141 Influence of genetic factors on toluene diisocyanate-related symptoms: evidence from a cross-sectional study Karin Broberg, Håkan Tinnerberg, Anna Axmon, Margareta Warholm, Agneta Rannug, and Margareta Littorin Environ Health. 2008; 7: 15. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-15.PMCID: PMC2424047 The effect of ambient air pollution on respiratory health of school children: a panel study Michael J Epton, Robin D Dawson, Wendy M Brooks, Simon Kingham, Teresa Aberkane, Jo-Anne E Cavanagh, Christopher M Frampton, Tracey Hewitt, Julie M Cook, Susan McLeod, Fiona McCartin, Katherine Trought, and Leslie Brown Environ Health. 2008; 7: 16. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-16.PMCID: PMC2427023 Land use regression modeling of intra-urban residential variability in multiple traffic-related air pollutants Jane E Clougherty, Rosalind J Wright, Lisa K Baxter, and Jonathan I Levy Environ Health. 2008; 7: 17. Published online 2008 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-17.PMCID: PMC2397396 Use of wireless telephones and self-reported health symptoms: a population-based study among Swedish adolescents aged 15–19 years Fredrik Söderqvist, Michael Carlberg, and Lennart Hardell Environ Health. 2008; 7: 18. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-18.PMCID: PMC2430957 Exposure from the Chernobyl accident had adverse effects on erythrocytes, leukocytes, and, platelets in children in the Narodichesky region, Ukraine: A 6-year follow-up study Eugenia Stepanova, Wilfried Karmaus, Marina Naboka, Vitaliy Vdovenko, Tim Mousseau, Viacheslav M Shestopalov, John Vena, Erik Svendsen, Dwight Underhill, and Harris Pastides Environ Health. 2008; 7: 21. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-21.PMCID: PMC2459146 Is there adaptation in the ozone mortality relationship: A multi-city case-crossover analysis Antonella Zanobetti and Joel Schwartz Environ Health. 2008; 7: 22. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-22.PMCID: PMC2429903 Water disinfection by-products and the risk of specific birth defects: a population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan Bing-Fang Hwang, Jouni JK Jaakkola, and How-Ran Guo Environ Health. 2008; 7: 23. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-23.PMCID: PMC2467412 Evaluation of the Webler-Brown model for estimating tetrachloroethylene exposure from vinyl-lined asbestos-cement pipes Lisa A Spence, Ann Aschengrau, Lisa E Gallagher, Thomas F Webster, Timothy C Heeren, and David M Ozonoff Environ Health. 2008; 7: 24. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-24.PMCID: PMC2432054 Re-evaluation of blood mercury, lead and cadmium concentrations in the Inuit population of Nunavik (Québec): a cross-sectional study Julie Fontaine, Éric Dewailly, Jean-Louis Benedetti, Daria Pereg, Pierre Ayotte, and Serge Déry Environ Health. 2008; 7: 25. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-25.PMCID: PMC2442064 Pollutant effects on genotoxic parameters and tumor-associated protein levels in adults: a cross sectional study Sam De Coster, Gudrun Koppen, Marc Bracke, Carmen Schroijen, Elly Den Hond, Vera Nelen, Els Van de Mieroop, Liesbeth Bruckers, Maaike Bilau, Willy Baeyens, Greet Schoeters, and Nik van Larebeke Environ Health. 2008; 7: 26. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-26.PMCID: PMC2442593 Association of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations with body mass index and waist circumference: a cross-sectional study of NHANES data, 1999–2002 Elizabeth E Hatch, Jessica W Nelson, M Mustafa Qureshi, Janice Weinberg, Lynn L Moore, Martha Singer, and Thomas F Webster Environ Health. 2008; 7: 27. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-27.PMCID: PMC2440739 Exposure to animals and the risk of allergic asthma: a population-based cross-sectional study in Finnish and Russian children Timo T Hugg, Maritta S Jaakkola, Risto Ruotsalainen, Vadim Pushkarev, and Jouni JK Jaakkola Environ Health. 2008; 7: 28. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-28.PMCID: PMC2430194 Cardiac autonomic activity and blood pressure among Nunavik Inuit adults exposed to environmental mercury: a cross-sectional study Beatriz Valera, Eric Dewailly, and Paul Poirier Environ Health. 2008; 7: 29. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-29.PMCID: PMC2443124 Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study Christophe Paris, Aurélie Martin, Marc Letourneux, and Pascal Wild Environ Health. 2008; 7: 30. Published online 2008 June 20. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-30.PMCID: PMC2441611 Risk behaviors in a rural community with a known point-source exposure to chronic wasting disease Ralph M Garruto, Chris Reiber, Marta P Alfonso, Heidi Gastrich, Kelsey Needham, Sarah Sunderman, Sarah Walker, Jennifer Weeks, Nicholas DeRosa, Eric Faisst, John Dunn, Kenneth Fanelli, and Kenneth Shilkret Environ Health. 2008; 7: 31. Published online 2008 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-31.PMCID: PMC2453121 An examination of cancer epidemiology studies among populations living close to toxic waste sites Mark B Russi, Jonathan B Borak, and Mark R Cullen Environ Health. 2008; 7: 32. Published online 2008 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-32.PMCID: PMC2443363 Complaints of the arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in Sudan: a prevalence study with validation of an Arabic risk factors questionnaire Shahla M Eltayeb, J Bart Staal, Amar A Hassan, Salwa S Awad, and Rob A de Bie Environ Health. 2008; 7: 33. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-33.PMCID: PMC2474607 Self-reported neurological symptoms in relation to CO emissions due to problem gas appliance installations in London: a cross-sectional survey Ben Croxford, Giovanni S Leonardi, and Irene Kreis Environ Health. 2008; 7: 34. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-34.PMCID: PMC2459147 Cardiovascular mortality and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: a cohort study of Swiss railway workers Martin Röösli, Matthias Egger, Dominik Pfluger, and Christoph Minder Environ Health. 2008; 7: 35. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-35.PMCID: PMC2483270 PM2.5 metal exposures and nocturnal heart rate variability: a panel study of boilermaker construction workers Jennifer M Cavallari, Ellen A Eisen, Shona C Fang, Joel Schwartz, Russ Hauser, Robert F Herrick, and David C Christiani Environ Health. 2008; 7: 36. Published online 2008 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-36.PMCID: PMC2481261 A cohort study of in utero polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposures in relation to secondary sex ratio Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Todd A Jusko, Eric J Willman, Rebecca J Baker, Jean A Keller, Stuart W Teplin, and M Judith Charles Environ Health. 2008; 7: 37. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-37.PMCID: PMC2483969 Xenohormone transactivities are inversely associated to serum POPs in Inuit Tanja Krüger, Mandana Ghisari, Philip S Hjelmborg, Bente Deutch, and Eva C Bonefeld-Jorgensen Environ Health. 2008; 7: 38. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-38.PMCID: PMC2503956 A 10-year time-series analysis of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity in Nicosia, Cyprus: the effect of short-term changes in air pollution and dust storms Nicos Middleton, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Savvas Kleanthous, Ourania Kolokotroni, Joel Schwartz, Douglas W Dockery, Phil Demokritou, and Petros Koutrakis Environ Health. 2008; 7: 39. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-39.PMCID: PMC2517071 Parallel assessment of male reproductive function in workers and wild rats exposed to pesticides in banana plantations in Guadeloupe Luc Multigner, Philippe Kadhel, Michel Pascal, Farida Huc-Terki, Henri Kercret, Catherine Massart, Eustase Janky, Jacques Auger, and Bernard Jégou Environ Health. 2008; 7: 40. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-40.PMCID: PMC2519067 Vegetation fire smoke, indigenous status and cardio-respiratory hospital admissions in Darwin, Australia, 1996–2005: a time-series study Ivan C Hanigan, Fay H Johnston, and Geoffrey G Morgan Environ Health. 2008; 7: 42. Published online 2008 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-42.PMCID: PMC2535774 Control of asthma triggers in indoor air with air cleaners: a modeling analysis Theodore A Myatt, Taeko Minegishi, Joseph G Allen, and David L MacIntosh Environ Health. 2008; 7: 43. Published online 2008 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-43.PMCID: PMC2543006 Occupational exposures and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Canadian case-control study Chandima P Karunanayake, Helen H McDuffie, James A Dosman, John J Spinelli, and Punam Pahwa Environ Health. 2008; 7: 44. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-44.PMCID: PMC2531101 Geographic risk modeling of childhood cancer relative to county-level crops, hazardous air pollutants and population density characteristics in Texas James A Thompson, Susan E Carozza, and Li Zhu Environ Health. 2008; 7: 45. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-45.PMCID: PMC2572154 Investigating health effects in a community surrounding a road tunnel stack – a cross sectional study Adam Capon, Vicky Sheppeard, Katie Irvine, Bin Jalaludin, Michael Staff, Guy Marks, and Alan Willmore Environ Health. 2008; 7: 46. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-46.PMCID: PMC2565655 Association of clinical findings in Yusho patients with serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated quarterphenyls and 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran more than 30 years after the poisoning event Yoshiyuki Kanagawa, Shinya Matsumoto, Soichi Koike, Bunichi Tajima, Noriko Fukiwake, Satoko Shibata, Hiroshi Uchi, Masutaka Furue, and Tomoaki Imamura Environ Health. 2008; 7: 47. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-47.PMCID: PMC2572596 Particulate air pollution and survival in a COPD cohort Antonella Zanobetti, Marie-Abele C Bind, and Joel Schwartz Environ Health. 2008; 7: 48. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-48.PMCID: PMC2572050 Spatial variations in the incidence of breast cancer and potential risks associated with soil dioxin contamination in Midland, Saginaw, and Bay Counties, Michigan, USA Dajun Dai and Tonny J Oyana Environ Health. 2008; 7: 49. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-49.PMCID: PMC2577707 Risk for non Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the vicinity of French municipal solid waste incinerators Jean-François Viel, Côme Daniau, Sarah Goria, Pascal Fabre, Perrine de Crouy-Chanel, Erik-André Sauleau, and Pascal Empereur-Bissonnet Environ Health. 2008; 7: 51. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-51.PMCID: PMC2587460 Mercury immune toxicity in harbour seals: links to in vitro toxicity Krishna Das, Ursula Siebert, Audrey Gillet, Aurélie Dupont, Carole Di-Poï, Sonja Fonfara, Gabriel Mazzucchelli, Edwin De Pauw, and Marie-Claire De Pauw-Gillet Environ Health. 2008; 7: 52. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-52.PMCID: PMC2600635 Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians Jean-Paul Bourdineaud, Nadège Bellance, Giovani Bénard, Daniel Brèthes, Masatake Fujimura, Patrice Gonzalez, Aline Marighetto, Régine Maury-Brachet, Cécile Mormède, Vanessa Pédron, Jean-Nicolas Philippin, Rodrigue Rossignol, William Rostène, Masumi Sawada, and Muriel Laclau Environ Health. 2008; 7: 53. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-53.PMCID: PMC2584016 Exposure to mobile telecommunication networks assessed using personal dosimetry and well-being in children and adolescents: the German MobilEe-study Silke Thomas, Anja Kühnlein, Sabine Heinrich, Georg Praml, Rüdiger von Kries, and Katja Radon Environ Health. 2008; 7: 54. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-54.PMCID: PMC2614418 Concentrations versus amounts of biomarkers in urine: a comparison of approaches to assess pyrethroid exposure Marie-Chantale Fortin, Gaétan Carrier, and Michèle Bouchard Environ Health. 2008; 7: 55. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-55.PMCID: PMC2615748 Semen quality in Peruvian pesticide applicators: association between urinary organophosphate metabolites and semen parameters Sandra Yucra, Manuel Gasco, Julio Rubio, and Gustavo F Gonzales Environ Health. 2008; 7: 59. Published online 2008 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-59.PMCID: PMC2588569 The effects of socioeconomic status and indices of physical environment on reduced birth weight and preterm births in Eastern Massachusetts Ariana Zeka, Steve J Melly, and Joel Schwartz Environ Health. 2008; 7: 60. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-60.PMCID: PMC2607263 |