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Cristina Di Fiore, Pietro Pandolfi, Fabiana Carriera, Alessia Iannone, Gaetano Settimo, Vincenzo Mattei and Pasquale Avino
Indoor air quality has become a topic of great concern. Burning incense has recently been identified as one of the primary sources of volatile organic compounds, specifically benzene, in an indoor setting. The current paper aims to evaluate volatile orga...
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Matthew Mold, Agata Chmielecka, Maria Raquel Ramirez Rodriguez, Femia Thom, Caroline Linhart, Andrew King and Christopher Exley
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating and debilitating neurodegenerative disease of unknown cause. A consensus suggests the involvement of both genetic and environmental factors of which the latter may involve human exposure to aluminium. There are no...
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Michael Schrempf, Nadine Thuns, Kezia Lange and Gunther Seckmeyer
The vitamin D3-weighted UV exposure of a human with vertical posture was calculated for urban locations to investigate the impact of orientation and obstructions on the exposure. Human exposure was calculated by using the 3D geometry of a human and integ...
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Adel El-Shahat, Joshua Danjuma, Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz and Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem
Wireless charging schemes aim to counter some drawbacks of electric vehicles? wired charging, such as the fact that it does not encourage mobility, leads to safety issues regarding high voltage cables, power adapters high cost, and has more battery waste...
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Teresa Baptista, Marina Almeida-Silva, Dário Silva, Carlos Diogo and Nuno Canha
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a public and occupational health concern, as we are exposed to air pollutants daily given that we spend a great amount of our time in indoor environments. IAQ can be affected by numerous factors, from outdoor pollutants that g...
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?tepán Horník, Lenka Michálková, Jan Sýkora, Vladimír ?dímal, ?tepánka Vlcková, ?tepánka Dvorácková and Daniela Pelclová
In this study, the effects of occupational exposure to nanoparticles (NPs) were studied by NMR metabolomics. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and blood plasma samples were obtained from a research nanoparticles-processing unit at a national research unive...
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Juan R. Jaudenes, Ángel J. Gutiérrez, Soraya Paz, Carmen Rubio and Arturo Hardisson
Fluoride is a halogen found in soil and water from natural and anthropogenic sources. Foods, such as cereals, fruits, and vegetables, among others, absorb and accumulate fluoride. High intakes of this element produce toxic effects such as dental or skele...
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Amélia P. Marinho-Reis, Cristiana Costa, Fernando Rocha, Mark Cave, Joanna Wragg, Teresa Valente, Amália Sequeira-Braga and Yves Noack
The main objectives of the present study were to (i) investigate the effects of mineralogy and solid-phase distribution on element bioaccessibility and (ii) perform a risk assessment to calculate the risks to human health via the ingestion pathway. Multi...
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Johan Nilsson Sommar, Christer Johansson, Boel Lövenheim, Anders Markstedt, Magnus Strömgren and Bertil Forsberg
This study aims to use dispersion-modeled concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon (BC) to estimate bicyclist exposures along a network of roads and bicycle paths. Such modeling was also performed in a scenario with increased bicycling. A...
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Lili Du, Yan Wang, Zhicheng Wu, Chenxiao Hou, Huiting Mao, Tao Li and Xiaoling Nie
Concentrations of PM2.5-bound trace elements have increased in China, with increasing anthropogenic emissions. In this study, long-term measurements of PM2.5-bound trace elements were conducted from January 2014 to January 2015 in the urban city of Jinan...
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Xochitl Cruz Núñez,Estefanía Bulnes Aquino
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Wildfires impact both ecosystems and human welfare, being carbon monoxide and PM2.5 particles the most critical emissions affecting human health. The impact of a fire in the Tepozteco National Park, in the state of Morelos, Mexico was evaluated on its po...
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Brandon M. Owen and Neha Sunger
In this study, we conducted a worst-case risk assessment for children?s health from ingestion exposure to water sources in two densely populated counties of the Piedmont province of New Jersey?Hunterdon and Mercer counties. Carcinogenic and non-carcinoge...
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Brandon M. Owen and Neha Sunger
In this study, we conducted a worst-case risk assessment for children?s health from ingestion exposure to water sources in two densely populated counties of the Piedmont province of New Jersey?Hunterdon and Mercer counties. Carcinogenic and non-carcinoge...
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Liang Emlyn Yang, Peter Hoffmann, Jürgen Scheffran, Sven Rühe, Jana Fischereit and Ingenuin Gasser
Several approaches have been used to assess potential human exposure to environmental stresses and achieve optimal results under various conditions, such as for example, for different scales, groups of people, or points in time. A thorough literature rev...
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Liang Emlyn Yang, Peter Hoffmann, Jürgen Scheffran, Sven Rühe, Jana Fischereit and Ingenuin Gasser
Several approaches have been used to assess potential human exposure to environmental stresses and achieve optimal results under various conditions, such as for example, for different scales, groups of people, or points in time. A thorough literature rev...
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Lin Zhang, Suhong Zhou, Mei-Po Kwan, Fei Chen and Rongping Lin
Previous studies on the effects of greenspace exposure on health are largely based on static contextual units, such as residential neighborhoods, and other administrative units. They tend to ignore the spatiotemporal dynamics of individual daily greenspa...
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Christine E. Stauber, Dajun Dai, Sydney R. Chan, Jeremy E. Diem, Scott R. Weaver and Richard Rothenberg
While DeKalb County, Georgia, offers free radon screening for all eligible residents, portions of the county remain relatively under-sampled. This pilot study focused on 10% of the census tracts in the county with the lowest proportion of radon testing; ...
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Virginia Andreoli and Francesca Sprovieri
Human exposure to mercury is still a major public health concern. In this context, children have a higher susceptibility to adverse neurological mercury effects, compared to adults with similar exposures. Moreover, there exists a marked variability of pe...
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Zijian Li and Aaron Jennings
Abstract: The impact of pesticide residues on human health is a worldwide problem, as human exposure to pesticides can occur through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Regulatory jurisdictions have promulgated the standard values for pesticides i...
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Vetrimurugan Elumalai, K. Brindha, Elango Lakshmanan
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Heavy metals in surface and groundwater were analysed and their sources were identified using multivariate statistical tools for two towns in South Africa. Human exposure risk through the drinking water pathway was also assessed. Electrical conductivity ...
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