For example, whole blood is a good biomarker of exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and tin, but it is not a good indicator for barium, nickel, and uranium. For some essential metals, the interpretation of whole blood biomarkers is unclear. Urine is the most commonly used ...
“Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that naturally forms from the decay of uranium in soil, rock, and water. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the leading cause among non-smokers,” stated Darren Brodie, Environmental Health Director for Ge...
The assessment of potential human health risks is an important issue in the world. The traditional assessment depends on surveying the food chemicals of multiple foods based on a total diet study (TDS). TDS estimates the dietary exposures to food chemicals or nutrients and assesses health risks. ...
respirable SiO2(Moyo et al.2021; Ross et al.2010; Steen et al.1997), airborne Hg vapours (Black et al.2017; Gyamfi et al.2020), and CN (Knoblauch et al.2020; Obiri et al.2006; Porgo and Gokyay2017) pose significant risks to human health. For instance, a study found that amalgam...
Even if you are careful enough on the possible toxins that you carry to your house, there are always toxic elements that naturally come and lurk inside your home like radon. Radon is the poisonous gas which is a by-product of uranium decay. ...
刊名:International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2010年第1期 摘要:The objective of this analysis was the estimation of the cancer risks of asbestos and asbestosis in a surveillance cohort of high-exposed German workers. A group of 576 asbestos workers was selected for...
"The health of a society is truly measured by the quality of its concern and care for the health of its members... The right of every individual to adequate health care flows from the sanctity of human life and that dignity belongs to all human beings... We believe that health is a ...
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Many factors influence the health impact of exposure to metalliferous mine dusts and whilst the underpinning toxicology is pivotal, it is not the only driv
of Clausewitz, the risk is just a function of the intention and the will to harm as well as the availability of means and abilities [2]. Therefore, assessing the risks associated with terrorism requires the identification of the potential actors and the means the terrorists may use to achieve...