Documents tagged with pollutants

TALAT Lecture 3202: The Liquid Metal

This lecture provides an introduction to factors affecting the quality of molten aluminium. Basic knowledge of foundry practice is assumed. The student should be able to appreciate the differences ...
  • CORE Materials published this 10 / 19 / 2009
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Chemical Contamination of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Eggs in Peninsular Malaysia: Implications fo

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)—and heavy metals have been reported in se...
  • ehponline published this 09 / 15 / 2009
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The Pine River Statement: Human Health Consequences of DDT Use

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloro ethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s, when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in the food supply led to use r...
  • ehponline published this 09 / 15 / 2009
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Serum Concentrations of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in a Sample of Pregnant Females and C

In this study we evaluated the concentrations of selected persistent organic pollutants in a sample of first-time pregnant females residing in the United States and assessed differences in these co...
  • ehponline published this 08 / 11 / 2009
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A Multi-Individual Pharmacokinetic Model Framework for Interpreting Time Trends of Persistent Chemic

Human milk and blood are monitored to detect time trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in humans. It is current practice to use log-linear regression to fit time series of averaged cross-...
  • ehponline published this 08 / 11 / 2009
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Body Burden: toxic umbilical cord blood

A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood.
  • Brocke published this 06 / 28 / 2009
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Body Burden: toxic umbilical cord blood

A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood.
  • Brocke published this 06 / 28 / 2009
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Characterization of the Chronic Risk and Hazard of Hazardous Air Pollutants in the United States Usi

Ambient measurements of hazardous air pollutants (air toxics) have been used to validate model-predicted concentrations of air toxics but have not been used to perform risk screening at the nationa...
  • ehponline published this 05 / 19 / 2009
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A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for the Assessment of Infant Exposure to Persistent Or

It has been suggested that pre- and postnatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can promote several adverse effects in children, such as altered neurodevelopment. Epidemiologic studi...
  • ehponline published this 03 / 20 / 2009
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Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers (1999–2005) and the Role of Interdisciplinary Center-Based

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded five academic centers in 1999 to address the uncertainties in exposure, toxicity, and health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) identified i...
  • ehponline published this 03 / 16 / 2009
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The Impact of Secondary Particles on the Association between Ambient Ozone and Mortality

Although several previous studies have found a positive association between ambient ozone and mortality, the observed effect may be confounded by other secondary pollutants that are produced concur...
  • ehponline published this 10 / 10 / 2008
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Hydroxylation Increases the Neurotoxic Potential of BDE-47 to Affect Exocytosis and Calcium Homeosta

Oxidative metabolism, resulting in the formation of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) metabolites, may enhance the neurotoxic potential of brominated flame retardants.
  • ehponline published this 10 / 08 / 2008
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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Persistent Organic Pollutants for Lifetime Exposur

Despite experimental evidence, most epidemiologic studies to date have not supported an association between exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POP) and breast cancer incidence in humans. Th...
  • ehponline published this 10 / 07 / 2008
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A Longitudinal Study of Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Levels and Respiratory Symptoms in Inner-City Childr

The effect of indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations on asthma morbidity among inner-city preschool children is uncertain.
  • ehponline published this 10 / 07 / 2008
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Effects of Exposure to 0.06 ppm Ozone on FEV1 in Humans:

Ozone is a potent photochemical oxidant that produces transient, reversible decrements in the lung function of acutely exposed individuals. A recent study provided previously unavailable clinical d...
  • ehponline published this 09 / 29 / 2008
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Increased Concentrations of Certain Persistent Organic Pollutants in Subjects with Self-Reported Ele

It is my pleasure to forward to you two new Swedish studies published in the Journal on Electrobiology and Medicine. One, by Lennart Hardell and his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute, the oth...
  • omeganews published this 07 / 14 / 2008
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The Cure for All Diseases

Researcher Dr Hulda Clark discoverings and step by step tutorials for finding pollutants in human body, causing bacteria, virus, parasites and others to stay whole living cycles in Us. Dr Clark fou...
  • mirnareiki.com published this 06 / 08 / 2008
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Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants: Implications for Public Policy

Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants: Implications for Public Policy May 1984 NTIS order #PB84-222967 Recommended Citation: Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants: Implications for Public P...
  • dilsiam published this 08 / 07 / 2007
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