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Exposure of the general French population to herbicides, pyrethroids, organophosphates, organochlorines, and carbamate pesticides in 2014-2016: Results from the Esteban study
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Sep 23;254:114265. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114265. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEsteban is a nationwide cross-sectional study conducted in France in 2014-2016, including 2503 adults aged 18-74 years old and 1104 children aged 6-17 years old, as part of the French Human Biomonitoring programme. The present paper describes the biological levels of five families of pesticides analysed on random sub-samples of 900 adults and 500 children for urine concentrations, and 759 adults and 255 children for serum concentrations, and the determinants of exposure. Organophosphates, carbamates and herbici...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - September 25, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Romuald Tagne-Fotso Abdelkrim Zeghnoun Abdessattar Saoudi Anita Balestier Marie Pecheux Laura Chaperon Amivi Oleko Philippe Marchand Bruno Le Bizec Ludivine Vattier Val érie Bouchart Gwendolina Limon Florent Le Gl éau S ébastien Denys Cl émence Fillol Source Type: research

Risk perception or hazard perception? Examining misperceptions of miners' personal exposures to noise
This study sought to establish the prevalence of one type of mismatch in hazard perception, - noise misperception - among miners, to examine whether different types of noisy environments (e.g., continuous, highly variable, etc.) alter workers' misperception of their noise exposures, and to evaluate whether noise misperception is associated with hearing protection device (HPD) use behavior. In this cross-sectional study across 10 surface mines in the USA, 135 normal-hearing participants were surveyed on their perceptions of exposure to noise at work and were monitored for three shifts, each with personal noise dosimetry, to...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - September 24, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Abas Shkembi Lauren M Smith Richard L Neitzel Source Type: research

A review of latrine front-end characteristics associated with microbial infection risk; reveals a lack of pathogen density data
This study recommends that effective microbial infection risk reduction in latrines can be gained efficiently by ensuring washable surfaces and consistent cleaning practices. Future studies should include more rigorous measurements of microbial densities in various latrine types incorporating the different front-end components and usage behaviours.PMID:37734133 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114261 (Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health)
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - September 21, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sabita Adhikari Erin Hunter Jack van de Vossenberg Jacqueline Thomas Source Type: research

The association between childhood adiposity in northeast China and anthropogenic heat flux: A new insight into the comprehensive impact of human activities
In this study, we matched the 2008-2012 average anthropogenic heat flux, as simulated by a grid estimation model using inventory methods, with questionnaire and measurement data of 49,938 children randomly recruited from seven cities in Northeast China in 2012. After adjusting for social demographic and behavioral factors, we used generalized linear mixed-effect models to assess the association between anthropogenic heat flux and adiposity among children. We also examined the effect modification of various social demographic and behavioral confounders. We found that each 10 W/m2 increase in total anthropogenic heat flux an...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - September 13, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hong-Zhi Zhang Dao-Sen Wang Si-Han Wu Guo-Feng Huang Duo-Hong Chen Hui-Min Ma Yun-Ting Zhang Li-Hao Guo Li-Zi Lin Zhao-Huan Gui Ru-Qing Liu Li-Wen Hu Jie-Wen Yang Wang-Jian Zhang Guang-Hui Dong Source Type: research

Rescue service deployment data as an indicator of heat morbidity in Frankfurt / Main, Germany (2014-2022) - Trend association with various heat exposure indicators and considerations for outreach
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Sep 6;254:114250. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114250. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMany publications dealt with the monitoring of heat-related mortality. Fewer analyses referred to indicators of heat-related morbidity. The aim of this work was to describe the heat-related morbidity using rescue service data from the city of Frankfurt/Main, Germany for the time period 2014-2022, with regard to the questions: 1) How do rescue service deployments develop over the years? Is there a trend identifiable towards a decrease in deployments over the years, e.g. as an effect of either (physiological) adap...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - September 8, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Katrin Steul Bernd Kowall Dieter Obernd örfer Eugen Domann Ursel Heudorf Source Type: research