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Advantages and challenges of the implementation of a low-cost particulate matter monitoring system as a decision-making tool
The integration of monitoring technologies in the last decades has been a key factor in the development of new ways to track air pollutants and...
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Predictors of Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations: NHANES 2001–2006
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hazardous air pollutants formed during incomplete combustion, absorbed through inhalation and ingestion,...
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Mercury bioaccumulation in freshwater fishes of the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Chemical contaminants are a threat to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with mercury (Hg) among the most prevalent causes of impairment. Despite this,...
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Returning Chemical Exposure Results to Individuals and Communities
Biomonitoring and personal exposure assessments – measurements in people’s blood, urine, breast milk, and other tissues, or in household dust, air,...
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The nexus of environmental quality with renewable consumption, immigration, and healthcare in the US: wavelet and gradual-shift causality approaches
Given that the volume of carbon emissions in the US is a significant share of the global greenhouse gas emissions, some salient factors are being...
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Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study
BackgroundTraffic exhaust, refineries and industrial facilities are major sources of air toxics identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Hypertension prevalence and living conditions related to air pollution: results of a national epidemiological study in Lebanon
Hypertension is a risk factor of several diseases, linked to high mortality and morbidity, particularly in develo** countries. Some studies have...
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The MIRA Approach: Iterate to Stakeholder Agreement by Minimizing Decision Uncertainty
This chapter provides a detailed description of how iteration is used in the MIRA open solution approach to foster trans-disciplinary learning. This...
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Mercury exposure in songbird communities within Sphagnum bog and upland forest ecosystems in the Adirondack Park (New York, USA)
Mercury (Hg) is a potent neurotoxin that biomagnifies within both aquatic and terrestrial food webs resulting in adverse physiological and...
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Health Professionals’ Environmental Health Literacy
Health care providers play an important role in communicating health risks to patients, community residents, and public health agencies. For their...
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Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Romania
After 2007, Romania adopted and implemented EU legislation on water management. Romanian groundwaters are polluted locally from point sources...
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Community reporting of ambient air polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations near a Superfund site
In this manuscript, we describe the process of establishing partnerships for community-based environmental exposure research, the tools and methods...
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A cheap and third-age-friendly home device for monitoring indoor air quality
Nowadays, thanks to the hardware costs reduction everyone at home owns at least one hi-technology devices to support life quality. This paper...
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Probabilistic risk-based pollution prevention model for a foundry: a case study of casting
Hazardous air pollutants from industrial activities have long been associated with serious health effects. Traditional health risk assessment uses...
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Transitioning to non-toxic ammunition: Making change happen
If the multiple negative health impacts associated with lead ammunition are to be mitigated, a transition to the non-toxic alternatives is needed....
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Liability allocation in pollution involving multiple responsible parties
World over, the instances where polluters are made to pay for the damages they have caused to the environment are on the rise. If more than one party...
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Engaging with Ethnically Diverse Community Groups
Research has shown that in order to successfully address environmental health disparities, environmental health literacy (EHL) efforts need to be...
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How should we deal with the interfaces between chemicals, product and waste legislation?
BackgroundIn the 7th Environment Action Programme, the European Commission targets two essential goals in the handling of substances and materials...
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Issues and Challenges of River Health Assessment in India
Just like human health, a river’s health is desired to be measured on a continuum basis. As there is no single measure for human health, there is no...
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Solid Waste Management for Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in Romania – The Case Study of Iasi County
In this work we proposed to answer some questions related with solid waste management and circular economy. The research questions were: What is the...