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1. A 25-year record of childhood blood lead exposure and its relationship to environmental sources

Author:
Chenyin Dong; Mark Patrick Taylor; Brian Gulson
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109357
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
blood; childhood; children; cleaning; data collection; dust; dust emissions; exposure pathways; lead; mining; monitoring; regression analysis; silver; socioeconomic status; soil; soil remediation; Australia
Abstract:
... Broken Hill, the oldest silver (Ag)–zinc (Zn)–lead (Pb) mining community in Australia, has a legacy and ongoing problem of environmental Pb exposure that was identified as early as 1893. To reduce Pb exposure risks, identifying potential exposure pathways and related factors is a critical first step. This study examined blood lead (PbB) levels of children ≤60 months old (n = 24,106 samples), along ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109357

2. Accounting for the uncertainty due to chemicals below the detection limit in mixture analysis

Author:
Paul M. Hargarten; David C. Wheeler
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109466
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Bayesian theory; detection limit; environmental exposure; regression analysis; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Simultaneous exposure to a mixture of chemicals over a lifetime may increase an individual's risk of disease to a greater extent than individual exposures. Researchers have used weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression to estimate the effect of multiple exposures in a manner that identifies the important (etiologically relevant) components in the mixture. However, complications arise when an experim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109466

3. Accumulation of trace elements in muscle, gill and liver of fish species (Capoeta umbla and Luciobarbus mystaceus) in the Tigris River (Turkey), and health risk assessment

Author:
Memet Varol; Emel Kaçar; Hülya Karadede Akın
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109570
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Capoeta umbla; Luciobarbus; arsenic; carcinogenicity; fish; health effects assessments; liver; muscle tissues; muscles; research; risk; rivers
Abstract:
... Two fish species (Capoeta umbla and Luciobarbus mystaceus) were collected from the Tigris River (Turkey), and tissues (gill, muscle and liver) of fish samples were analyzed for Cd, As, Mn, Cr, Cu, Co and Ni using the inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry. Significant differences were present between fish species in regard to trace element (TE) concentrations in muscle for Mn, in live ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109570

4. Acidity and metallic elements release from AMD-affected river sediments: Effect of AMD standstill and dilution

Author:
Meiqin Chen; Guining Lu; Jingxiong Wu; Jianteng Sun; Chengfang Yang; Yingying Xie; Kaifeng Wang; Fucai Deng; Xiaoyun Yi; Zhi Dang
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109490
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; acid mine drainage; acidity; adsorption; anion exchange; arsenic; cadmium; cations; copper; dams (hydrology); dialysis; environmental factors; environmental hazards; heavy metals; iron; lead; manganese; minerals; moieties; oxyanions; pH; phase transition; protons; remediation; rivers; sediments; sulfates; toxic substances; zinc
Abstract:
... In acid mine drainage (AMD) polluted rivers, considerable fraction of potential toxic elements are temporarily sequestered by sediments. There are two main potential environmental hazards associated with the sediments, acidity liberation and re-mobilization of metallic elements, during environmental conditions change. The effects of AMD standstill and water dilution on metallic elements migration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109490

5. Act now before its too late: Copper exposure drives chemo-ecology of predator-prey dynamics of freshwater common spiny loach, Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes, 1846)

Author:
Sachin M. Gosavi; Sandip D. Tapkir; Pradeep Kumkar; Chandani R. Verma; Sanjay S. Kharat
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109509
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Channa; Lepidocephalichthys; aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity; copper; ecological function; forage fish; freshwater; introduced species; predation; predatory fish; smell; surface water; survival rate
Abstract:
... Due to the extensive use of copper (Cu) in various commercial products, its existence in aquatic bodies (freshwater and marine) is not unusual. Cu is well known for its effect on the olfactory physiology of fish. However, there are limited studies on the effect of Cu on important ecological functions in fish (predator-prey dynamics) that are primarily influenced by olfaction. In a series of experi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109509

6. Adsorption-desorption of doxycycline in agricultural soils: Batch and stirred-flow-chamber experiments

Author:
C. Álvarez-Esmorís; M. Conde-Cid; D. Fernández-Calviño; M.J. Fernández-Sanjurjo; A. Núñez-Delgado; E. Álvarez-Rodríguez; M. Arias-Estévez
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109565
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
adsorption; cation exchange capacity; clay fraction; desorption; doxycycline; environmental fate; environmental health; humans; hydrogen; hysteresis; nitrogen; organic matter; research
Abstract:
... With the aim of obtaining information about the environmental fate and dynamics of the antibiotic doxycycline (DC) when it reaches soil, adsorption and desorption processes were studied for this compound in 20 agricultural soils, by means of batch-type and stirred-flow-chamber experiments. The results indicate that the studied soils adsorbed high amounts of DC, with adsorption percentages >91% in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109565

7. Alkaline aided thermophiles pretreatment of waste activated sludge to increase short chain fatty acids production: Microbial community evolution by alkaline on hydrolysis and fermentation

Author:
Chun-Xue Yang; Shuai Zhao; Ze-Chong Guo; Wen-Zong Liu; Ling Wang; Shao-Peng Yu; Bao-Ling Liu; Xue Cong
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109503
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Acidobacteria; Caloramator; acidification; activated sludge; chemical oxygen demand; fermentation; heat tolerance; hydrolysis; microbial communities; proteins; proteolysis; short chain fatty acids; thermophilic bacteria
Abstract:
... Adding alkaline into an anaerobic waste activated sludge (WAS) fermentation with thermophilic bacteria pretreatment could efficiently improve short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) accumulation to 3550 ± 120 mg COD/L. The acidification rate in combined test was 21.2%, while that was 15.6% and 10.7% in sole thermophilic bacteria pretreatment and control tests respectively. Four distinct groups of microbes ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109503

8. Ambient temperature, seasonal influenza and risk of cardiovascular disease in a subtropical area in Southern China

Author:
Kirran N. Mohammad; Emily Ying Yang Chan; Martin Chi Sang Wong; William Bernard Goggins; Ka Chun Chong
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109546
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
ambient temperature; cardiovascular diseases; disease outbreaks; hospitals; influenza; nitrogen dioxide; nonlinear models; ozone; particulates; pollutants; rain; relative humidity; relative risk; risk reduction; sulfur dioxide; temperate zones; wind speed; winter; China
Abstract:
... Given the regular winter recurrence of influenza epidemics and the biologically plausible association between seasonal influenza and cardiovascular events, researchers assumed a valid and reliable influenza forecast could envision the timing and burden of winter surge in cardiovascular (CVD) hospitalizations. This, however, is well justified only in temperate regions. In this study, we aim to inve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109546

9. Analytical approaches to testing pathways linking greenspace to health: A scoping review of the empirical literature

Author:
Angel M. Dzhambov; Matthew H.E.M. Browning; Iana Markevych; Terry Hartig; Peter Lercher
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109613
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
air pollution; equations; green infrastructure; physical activity; public health; research
Abstract:
... Inadequate translation from theoretical to statistical models of the greenspace – health relationship may lead to incorrect conclusions about the importance of some pathways, which in turn may reduce the effectiveness of public health interventions involving urban greening. In this scoping review we aimed to: (1) summarize the general characteristics of approaches to intervening variable inference ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109613

10. Assessing and modelling vulnerability to dengue in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam by geospatial and time-series approaches

Author:
Nga T.T. Pham; Cong T. Nguyen; Hoa H. Vu
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109545
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
burden of disease; climate change; climatic factors; dengue; forests; horticulture; public health; research; risk; river deltas; satellites; seasonal variation; soil; spatial data; spectrophotometers; temperature; time series analysis; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Dengue fever has continuously been a disease burden in Vietnam during the last 20 years, particularly in the Mekong Delta region (MDR), which is one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Variations in temperature and precipitation are likely to alter the incidence and distribution of vector-borne diseases such as dengue. This study focuses on assessing dengue risk via the vulnerability concept ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109545

11. Assessment of genetic effects and pesticide exposure of farmers in NW Greece

Author:
H. Moshou; A. Karakitsou; F. Yfanti; D. Hela; D. Vlastos; A.K. Paschalidou; P. Kassomenos; I. Petrou
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109558
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
chemical analysis; chlorpyrifos; cytokinesis; cytotoxicity; dimethoate; fenthion; fenthion sulfone; metabolites; metolachlor; micronucleus tests; mutagens; occupational exposure; research; risk communication; sulfoxides; trifluralin; Greece
Abstract:
... The present study aims at evaluating potential genotoxic and cytotoxic effects caused by the occupational exposure of farmers to pesticide mixtures in the Aitoloakarnania Prefecture (Greece). The aforementioned assessment was conducted through in vivo Cytokinesis Block Micronucleus assay (CBMN assay) in peripheral blood lymphocytes, in relation to chemical analysis of pesticide residues in blood s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109558

12. Association between cholinesterase's inhibition and cognitive impairment: A basis for prevention policies of environmental pollution by organophosphate and carbamate pesticides in Chile

Author:
Muriel Ramírez-Santana; Liliana Zúñiga-Venegas; Sebastián Corral; Nel Roeleveld; Hans Groenewoud; Koos van der Velden; Paul T.J. Scheepers; Floria Pancetti
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109539
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
acetylcholinesterase; acute effects; biomarkers; cholinesterase; cognition; cognitive disorders; emotions; enzyme activity; memory; occupational exposure; organophosphorus pesticides; pollution; research; Chile
Abstract:
... In Chile organophosphate pesticides are widely used in the production of fruits. Pesticides use is regulated for professional practice but there is no regulation regarding exposure to the general population.To relate exposure to cholinesterase's inhibitor pesticides during the spray season with neuropsychological impairment in occupationally exposed (OE) and environmentally exposed (EE) groups of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109539

13. Associations between the incidence and mortality rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus and long-term exposure to ambient air pollution: A 12-year cohort study in northern China

Author:
Anqi Shan; Yu Zhang; Li-wen Zhang; Xi Chen; Xuejun Li; Hui Wu; Mengfan Yan; Yaoyan Li; Ping Xian; Zhao Ma; Chaokang Li; Pengyi Guo; Guang-hui Dong; Ya-min Liu; Jie Chen; Tong Wang; Bao-xin Zhao; Nai-jun Tang
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109551
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; air; air pollution; chronic exposure; cohort studies; confidence interval; death; hypoglycemic agents; insulin; mortality; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; regression analysis; research; risk; China; Europe
Abstract:
... Ambient air pollution has recently been related to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease that has caused an economic and health burden worldwide. Evidence of an association between air pollution and T2DM was reported in the United States and Europe. However, few studies have focused on the association with high levels of air pollutants in a developing country.We conducted a 12-year cohort stu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109551

14. Bioelectrochemical remediation of Cr(VI)/Cd(II)-contaminated soil in bipolar membrane microbial fuel cells

Author:
Heming Wang; Huihui Zhang; Xiaofei Zhang; Qiang Li; Changkun Cheng; Hui Shen; Zhongzhi Zhang
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109582
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
cathodes; electric field; heavy metals; ion exchange; metabolism; motivation; pH; remediation; research
Abstract:
... Heavy-metal contaminated soils post great environmental and health concerns. In this study, Cr and Cd which are frequently observed in contaminated soils, were selected as representatives of hazardous heavy metals because of their different redox potentials and electric charges. Cr(VI)-, Cd(II)-, Cr(VI)/Cd(II)-contaminated soils were remediated in two-chamber air-cathode MFCs, in order to investig ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109582

15. Bioinspired design of underwater superoleophobic Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/ polyacrylonitrile/TiO2 nanofibrous membranes for highly efficient oil/water separation and photocatalysis

Author:
Fei Sun; Hai-Tao Ren; Ting-Ting Li; Shih-Yu Huang; Yue Zhang; Ching-Wen Lou; Jia-Horng Lin
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109494
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
chemical composition; contact angle; hydrophilicity; mechanical properties; mechanical stress; methylene chloride; nanofibers; oils; petroleum; photocatalysis; polyacrylonitrile; rhodamines; scales (integument); temperature; thermal properties; titanium dioxide; ultraviolet radiation; wastewater treatment; wettability
Abstract:
... Inspired by fish scales, this study prepares a thermo-responsive underwater oleophobic PNIPAM/PAN/TiO₂ nanofibrous membranes by traditional electrospinning technique using poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN). Thermal properties, mechanical properties, surface chemical composition, wettability, photocatalysis, and oil/water separation of PNIPAM/PAN/TiO₂ membrane are expl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109494

16. Building institutional resilience in the context of climate change in Aurora, Philippines

Author:
Liezl B. Grefalda; Juan M. Pulhin; Maricel A. Tapia; Danesto B. Anacio; Catherine C. De Luna; Lorena L. Sabino; Josephine E. Garcia; Aileen S. Peria; Rose Jane J. Peras; Dixon T. Gevaña; Makoto Inoue
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109584
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Philippines; climate; climate change; decision making; descriptive statistics; funding; gender; humans; information management; local government; research; risk; risk assessment; risk reduction; surveys
Abstract:
... The role of local government units (LGUs) in disaster resilience is crucial for a hazard-prone country such as the Philippines. Although the country has its own institutional framework on disaster risk reduction, a number of issues limit LGUs’ potential to perform its role. This study focused on building institutional resilience of LGUs towards building climate risk resilience in Aurora, Philippin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109584

17. Can Palythoa cf. variabilis biochemical patterns be used to predict coral reef conservation state in Todos Os Santos Bay?

Author:
Priscilla Campos; Adília Pires; Etelvina Figueira
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109504
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Scleractinia; Symbiodinium; anthropogenic activities; antioxidants; biotransformation; climate change; coral reefs; corals; electron transport chain; enzymes; macroalgae; marine ecosystems; photosynthesis; pigments; symbiosis
Abstract:
... Coral reefs are one of the most diverse, complex and productive marine ecosystems on the planet. Global climate change and other anthropogenic impacts have had a strong impact on the equilibrium of these ecosystems and causing the denominated “coral reef crisis”. One consequence of coral reef crisis is the phase shift in reef communities, where scleractinian corals responsible for the bioconstruct ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109504

18. Characterization and environmental implications of selenate co-precipitation with barite

Author:
Soumya Das; Joseph Essilfie-Dughan; M. Jim Hendry
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109607
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Raman spectroscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; barite; coprecipitation; pH; research; selenates; solubility; sulfates; surface area
Abstract:
... This study investigated the sequestration of dissolved selenate (SeO₄²⁻) via co-precipitation in barite for a range of SeO₄²⁻ concentrations (0–~8650 mg/L), as well as its release at near neutral pH conditions (pH = ~5.5–6.5). Solid precipitates were characterized via X-ray diffraction and subsequent Rietveld refinements, Raman spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analyses, scanning e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109607

19. Combinations of alkaline hydrogen peroxide and lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide pretreatments of corn stalk for improved biomethanation

Author:
Nasir Ali; Hamed I. Hamouda; Hang Su; Fu-Li Li; Ming Lu
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109563
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
acetates; biomass; cellulose; corn stover; crystal structure; delignification; glucose; hemicellulose; hydrogen peroxide; lignin; lithium; methane; methane production; research; saccharification; solvents
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study was to improve methane generation from corn stalk (CS) through alkaline hydrogen peroxide and lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (AHP–LiCl/DMAc) pretreatment. Changes in the structures of treated and untreated CSs were investigated, and biomass components, including cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, were analysed. Our findings revealed that AHP-LiCl/DMAc pretreatme ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109563

20. Community climate resilience in Cambodia

Author:
C. Jacobson
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.186 pp. 109512
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
climate; climate change; commodity markets; community development; developing countries; education; environmental quality; infrastructure; land degradation; livelihood; longitudinal studies; ownership; planning; Cambodia
Abstract:
... Building resilience is a critical response to climate change. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate change, yet planning rarely considers how broader community development interventions can enhance resilience and support development. One solution is resilience assessment. However, few assessment frameworks exist that are sufficiently simple to empower communities to build resilie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2020.109512