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Health effects of global environmental hazards
Research
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the main toxic compounds in natural bitumen, a fossil material used by modern and ancient societies around the world. The adverse health effects of PAHs on modern hu...
Environmental Health 2017 16:61
Published on: 23 June 2017
Review
Despite poor evidence of their effectiveness, colloidal silver and silver nanoparticles are increasingly being promoted for treating potentially contaminated drinking water in low income countries. Recently, h...
Environmental Health 2017 16:66
Published on: 20 June 2017
Research
Socioeconomic analysis is currently used in the Europe Union as part of the regulatory process in Regulation Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH), with the aim of assessing and manag...
Environmental Health 2017 16:55
Published on: 9 June 2017
Review
The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur in Central America, Sri Lanka, India and beyond. ...
Environmental Health 2017 16:49
Published on: 23 May 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Environmental Health 2017 16:67
Review
High-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines are the technology of choice for the transport of large amounts of energy over long distances. The operation of these lines produces static electric fields (EF), but th...
Environmental Health 2017 16:41
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research
The Germanwings Flight 9525 crash has brought the sensitive subject of airline pilot mental health to the forefront in aviation. Globally, 350 million people suffer from depression–a common mental disorder. Th...
Environmental Health 2016 15:121
Published on: 15 December 2016
Research
Previous studies stating a high prevalence of occupational acute pesticide poisoning in developing countries have mainly relied on measurements of the rather non-specific self-reported acute pesticide poisonin...
Environmental Health 2016 15:122
Published on: 13 December 2016
Commentary
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences we reflect on how environmental research incorporating community members as active partners has evolved, benefit...
Environmental Health 2016 15:117
Published on: 29 November 2016
Commentary
Three major international agreements signed in 2015 are key milestones for transitioning to more sustainable and resilient societies: the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the Sendai Framework for Di...
Environmental Health 2016 15:108
Published on: 11 November 2016
Methodology
Increased concern for potential health and environmental impacts of chemicals, including nanomaterials, in consumer products is driving demand for greater transparency regarding potential risks. Chemical hazar...
Environmental Health 2016 15:105
Published on: 8 November 2016
Research
Air pollution by fine aerosol particles is among the leading causes of poor health and premature mortality worldwide. The growing awareness of this issue has led several countries to implement air pollution le...
Environmental Health 2016 15:88
Published on: 23 August 2016
Research
Inhabitants of Guadeloupe are chronically exposed to low doses of chlordecone via local food due to its past use in banana plantations. The corresponding health impacts have not been quantified. We develop a q...
Environmental Health 2016 15:78
Published on: 19 July 2016
Methodology
The issue of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is receiving wide attention from both the scientific and regulatory communities. Recent analyses of the EDC literature have been criticized for failing to use...
Environmental Health 2016 15:74
Published on: 14 July 2016
Research
Inhabitants of Guadeloupe are chronically exposed to low dose of chlordecone via local food. The corresponding health impacts have not been quantified. Nevertheless the public authority implemented an exposure...
Environmental Health 2016 15:75
Published on: 12 July 2016
Research
Though lead contaminated waste sites have been widely researched in many high-income countries, their prevalence and associated health outcomes have not been well documented in low- and middle-income countries.
Environmental Health 2016 15:72
Published on: 23 June 2016
Research
Oral colestimide was reported to lower the concentration of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCB in the blood of humans. A pilot study showed that the arithmetic mean total TEQ concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCBs in the...
Environmental Health 2016 15:63
Published on: 4 June 2016
Commentary
Oil extraction may cause extensive environmental impact that can affect health of populations living in surrounding areas. Large populations are potentially exposed to oil extraction related contamination thro...
Environmental Health 2016 15:56
Published on: 26 April 2016
Commentary
The ways in which humans affect and are affected by their environments have been studied from many different perspectives over the past decades. However, it was not until the 1970s that the discussion of the e...
Environmental Health 2016 15:20
Published on: 15 February 2016
Commentary
Geoengineering is the deliberate large-scale manipulation of environmental processes that affects the Earth’s climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of climate change. Injecting sulfate aerosol precu...
Environmental Health 2016 15:7
Published on: 19 January 2016
Commentary
In the 1970s, there were many reports of toxic hazards at corporate subsidiaries in the developing world that were no longer tolerated in the corporations’ “home” countries. Following the chemical disaster in ...
Environmental Health 2016 15:8
Published on: 19 January 2016
