Sheikhi, Samira Faraji, Zahra Aslani, Hassan
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Environmental science and pollution research international
Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid that can cause significant health issues through drinking water. The present study was aimed to evaluate As distribution and the related health risks from drinking groundwater in rural areas of Hashtroud, Iran. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were also applied to better ex...
Abdi, Esmat Latifi-Navid, Saeid Latifi-Navid, Hamid Safaralizadeh, Reza
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Pathology, research and practice
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers such as oral (OC), esophageal (EC), and gastric (GC) cancers affect the digestive system, with a high mortality rate. Clinical symptoms are, however, not recognizable at early stages, and most patients are diagnosed in advanced stages. Therefore, the mechanism underlying the origin and development of upper GI can...
Li, He Luo, Li Wang, Dan Duan, Jun Zhang, Rui
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
BackgroundThe aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is commonly known as an environmental sensor. Polymorphisms in AhR gene have been implicated in susceptibility to cancer. However, the results were controversial. This study was conducted to quantitatively summarize the association between AhR polymorphisms and cancer risk by meta-analysis.MethodsReleva...
Li, Jun Xu, Hui-Lin Yao, Bao-Dong Li, Wei-Xi Fang, Hong Xu, Dong-Li Zhang, Zuo-Feng
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Environmental research
Few prospective cohort studies have investigated associations between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and other cancer sites, in addition to lung cancer. We assessed these associations in a population-based prospective cohort study started from 2008 to 2011 with average of 9.1 years of follow-up, in Minhang district, Shanghai, China. The study in...
Kumar, Bhupander Verma, Virendra Kumar Joshi, Disha Kumar, Sanjay Gargava, Prashant
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SN Applied Sciences
The presence of PAHs in soil and the close proximity of soils to humans may lead to human exposure through various pathways. Therefore, levels of priority sixteen PAHs in soils were measured for human and environmental health risk assessments. No recent study on human and environmental health effects due to PAHs in soils is available for Delhi. The...
Hardy, Tracy
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Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
This study was conducted to determine if an educational session would increase the firefighter's knowledge of their occupational cancer risk and increase their motivation and confidence to have a conversation with their primary care provider (PCP) in regard to their occupational cancer risk. This study was an exploratory descriptive interventional ...
Mansouri, Borhan Azadi, Nammam Ali Albrycht, Marzena Binkowski, Lukasz J Błaszczyk, Martyna Hamesadeghi, Unes Rahmani, Raouf Maleki, Afshin Majnoni, Farshid
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Biological trace element research
Iran is the largest fishery producer in the region reaching nearly 1 million tons. Fish provide a good many nutrients that are beneficial for our health. Due to significant deposits of xenobiotics in the water environments, however, fish may also be a source of non-essential metals, causing a variety of disorders. The main challenges to Iranian fis...
Petit, Pascal Maître, Anne Bicout, Dominique J
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Environmental research
Conducting a risk assessment is challenging because various and contrasting risk indicators are available, which can lead to discrepancies and, sometimes, conflicting conclusions. Constructing and using a consensus risk indicator (CRI) could provide a reliable alternative that is consistent and supports direct comparisons. The goal of this study is...
Al-Mizan, Juel, Md Ariful Islam Alam, Md Shahin Pichtel, John Ahmed, Tanvir
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SN Applied Sciences
Soil and plant samples collected from Hazaribagh, the former tannery area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analyzed for heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd, and Cu). The pollution and health risks of the metals were assessed with commonly used indicators. The mean soil Cr concentration was 4321 mg/kg (range 294–23,148 mg/kg). Most sites had a moderate to hi...
Mathewson, Paul D. Evans, Sydney Byrnes, Tyler Joos, Anna Naidenko, Olga V.
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Nitrate contamination of drinking water, common in agricultural areas, increases the risk of certain cancers and impacts fetal development during pregnancy. Building on previously published methodology, this study evaluates nitrate-attributable disease cases and adverse birth outcomes as well as their economic costs for Wisconsin, USA. Nitrate is t...
