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Single exposure of food-derived polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics profoundly affects gut microbiome in an in vitro colon model Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Lorenzo Nissen, Enzo Spisni, Renato Spigarelli, Flavia Casciano, Maria Chiara Valerii, Elena Fabbri, Daniele Fabbri, Hira Zulfiqar, Irene Coralli, Andrea Gianotti
Microplastics (MPs) are widespread contaminants highly persistent in the environment and present in matrices to which humans are extensively exposed, including food and beverages. MP ingestion occurs in adults and children and is becoming an emerging public health issue. The gastrointestinal system is the most exposed to MP contamination, which can alter its physiology starting from changes in the
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Metabolic activity of gut microbial enrichment cultures from different marine species and their transformation abilities to plastic additives Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Siqi Zhang, Rui Hou, Chuansheng Sun, Qianyi Huang, Lang Lin, Hengxiang Li, Shan Liu, Yuanyue Cheng, Xiangrong Xu
The role of the gut microbiota in host physiology has been previously elucidated for some marine organisms, but little information is available on their metabolic activity involved in transformation of environmental pollutants. This study assessed the metabolic profiles of the gut microbial cultures from grouper (), green mussel () and giant tiger prawn () and investigated their transformation mechanisms
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Pathogen dynamics and discovery of novel viruses and enzymes by deep nucleic acid sequencing of wastewater Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Emanuel Wyler, Chris Lauber, Artür Manukyan, Aylina Deter, Claudia Quedenau, Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Alves, Claudia Wylezich, Tatiana Borodina, Stefan Seitz, Janine Altmüller, Markus Landthaler
Wastewater contains an extensive reservoir of genetic information, yet largely unexplored. Here, we analyzed by high-throughput sequencing total nucleic acids extracted from wastewater samples collected during a 17 month-period in Berlin, Germany. By integrating global wastewater datasets and applying a novel computational approach to accurately identify viral strains within sewage RNA-sequencing data
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Exposure to pesticides, persistent and non − persistent pollutants in French 3.5-year-old children: Findings from comprehensive hair analysis in the ELFE national birth cohort Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-07 Linda R. Macheka, Paul Palazzi, Alba Iglesias- González, Cécile Zaros, Brice M.R. Appenzeller, Florence A. Zeman
Exposure to endocrine disruptors during early childhood poses significant health risks. This study examines the exposure levels of French 3.5-year-old children to various persistent and non-persistent pollutants and pesticides using hair analysis as part of the ELFE national birth cohort. Differences in sex and geographical location among the children were investigated as ppossible determinants of
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Long-term exposure to air pollution, road traffic noise and greenness, and incidence of myocardial infarction in women Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 Lara Stucki, Emilie Helte, Östen Axelsson, Jenny Selander, Mare Lõhmus, Agneta Åkesson, Charlotta Eriksson
Emerging evidence shows that long-term exposure to air pollution, road traffic noise, and greenness can each be associated with cardiovascular disease, but only few studies combined these exposures. In this study, we assessed associations of multiple environmental exposures and incidence of myocardial infarction using annual time-varying predictors. In a population-based cohort of 20,407 women in Sweden
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Yearly change in air pollution and brain aging among older adults: A community-based study in Taiwan Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-06 Ying-Cen Lin, Kang-Chen Fan, Chih-Da Wu, Wen-Chi Pan, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Yi-Ping Chao, Yen-Jun Lai, Yen-Ling Chiu, Yi-Fang Chuang
Air pollution is recognized as a modifiable risk factor for dementia, and recent evidence suggests that improving air quality could attenuate cognitive decline and reduce dementia risk. However, studies have yet to explore the effects of improved air quality on brain structures. This study aims to investigate the impact of air pollution reduction on cognitive functions and structural brain differences
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Preliminary assessment of blood mercury contamination in four African crocodile species Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Jérémy Lemaire, Paco Bustamante, Matthew H. Shirley
Heavy metal contamination in the environment is an increasingly pervasive threat to the long-term persistence of wildlife. As high trophic level consumers, crocodylians are at substantial risk from bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg). Despite that they are generally well-studied and the focal species of many conservation efforts around the world, little is known about Hg contamination levels in most crocodylians
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Prenatal EDC exposure, DNA Methylation, and early childhood growth: A prospective birth cohort study Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Yiqing Lv, Zhenxian Jia, Yin Wang, Yizhao Huang, Chengxi Li, Xiaomei Chen, Wei Xia, Hongxiu Liu, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li
Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been found to be associated with growth and developmental abnormalities in children. However, the potential mechanisms by which exposure to EDCs during pregnancy increases the risk of obesity in children remain unclear. We aimed to explore associations between prenatal EDC exposure and the body mass index (BMI) of children at age two, and to further
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Associations of ambient air pollution exposure and lifestyle factors with incident dementia in the elderly: A prospective study in the UK Biobank Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Yichi Zhang, Ye Fu, Xin Guan, Chenming Wang, Ming Fu, Yang Xiao, Shiru Hong, Yuhan Zhou, Chenliang Liu, Guorong Zhong, Tianhao Wu, Yingqian You, Hui Zhao, Shengli Chen, Yuxi Wang, Huan Guo
Dementia is an important disease burden among the elderly, and its occurrence may be profoundly affected by environmental factors. Evidence of the relationship between air pollution and dementia is emerging, but the extent to which this can be offset by lifestyle factors remains ambiguous. This study comprised 155,828 elder adults aged 60 years and above in the UK Biobank who were dementia-free at
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Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and acute lower respiratory infections in the Danish Nurse Cohort Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Jiawei Zhang, Youn-Hee Lim, George Maria Napolitano, Claus Backalarz, Laust H. Mortensen, Thomas Cole-Hunter, Stéphane Tuffier, Marie Bergmann, Rina So, Jørgen Brandt, Matthias Ketzel, Steffen Loft, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with cardiovascular disease, but the evidence on respiratory diseases is just emerging. We aimed to examine the association between long-term exposure to road traffic noise and the incidence of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) in adults. We followed 23,141 female nurses (age ≥ 44 years) from the Danish Nurse Cohort from baseline (1993
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Circulating lung-cancer-related non-coding RNAs are associated with occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium – A cross-sectional study within the SafeChrom project Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Zheshun Jiang, Romane Person, Thomas Lundh, Daniela Pineda, Malin Engfeldt, Annette M. Krais, Jessika Hagberg, Niklas Ricklund, Ulla Vogel, Anne T. Saber, Martin Tondel, Maria Albin, Karin Broberg, SafeChrom Project Team
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Urban spatial structure and air quality in the United States: Evidence from a longitudinal approach Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Seyed Sajjad Abdollahpour, Meng Qi, Huyen T.K. Le, Steve Hankey
Previous studies on the relationship between urban form and air quality: (1) report mixed results among specific aspects of urban spatial structure (e.g., urban expansion, form, or shape) and (2) use primarily cross-sectional approaches with a single year of data. This study takes advantage of a multi-decade, longitudinal approach to investigate the impact of urban spatial structure on population-weighted
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Disruption of zebrafish sex differentiation by emerging contaminants hexafluoropropylene oxides at environmental concentrations via antagonizing androgen receptor pathways Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Tingyu Lu, Wei Zheng, Fanglin Hu, Xicha Lin, Ran Tao, Minjie Li, Liang-Hong Guo
As alternatives of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimeric acid (HFPO-DA) and trimeric acid (HFPO-TA) have been detected increasingly in environmental media and even humans. They have been shown to exhibit reproductive toxicity to model species, but their effects on human remain unclear due to the knowledge gap in their mode of action. Herein, (anti-)androgenic effects of the
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Impact of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on oxidative stress and metabolic biomarkers in human neuronal cells (SH-SY5Y) Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Precious C. Obiako, Solomon O. Ayisire, Christie M. Sayes
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are pervasive environmental contaminants that have attracted considerable attention due to their widespread utilization, resilient characteristics, adverse health implications, and regulatory scrutiny. Despite documented toxicity in living organisms, the precise molecular mechanisms governing the induced adverse effects remain unclear. This study aims to elucidate
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Beyond water and soil: Air emerges as a major reservoir of human pathogens Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Tong Li, Kai Feng, Shang Wang, Xingsheng Yang, Xi Peng, Qichao Tu, Ye Deng
Assessing the risk of human pathogens in the environment is crucial for controlling the spread of diseases and safeguarding human health. However, conducting a thorough assessment of low-abundance pathogens in highly complex environmental microbial communities remains challenging. This study compiled a comprehensive catalog of 247 human-pathogenic bacterial taxa from global biosafety agencies and identified
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals the endocrine toxicity of tributyltin and triphenyltin on the whelk Reishia clavigera and mechanisms of imposex formation Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Jack Chi-Ho Ip, Priscilla T. Y. Leung, Kevin K. Y. Ho, Jian-Wen Qiu, Kenneth M. Y. Leung
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Prenatal exposure to environmental phenols and fetal growth across pregnancy in the LIFECODES fetal growth study Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Paige A. Bommarito, Danielle R. Stevens, Barrett M. Welch, John D. Meeker, David E. Cantonwine, Thomas F. McElrath, Kelly K. Ferguson
Environmental phenols are endocrine disrupting chemicals hypothesized to affect early life development. Previous research examining the effects of phenols on fetal growth has focused primarily on associations with measures of size at delivery. Few have included ultrasound measures to examine growth across pregnancy. Investigate associations between prenatal exposure to phenols and ultrasound and delivery
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Development and application of an advanced algorithm for environmental risk assessment and safety management of pesticide residues in agricultural soils: Monitoring of currently used pesticide in upland soils Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Sang-Ik Suh, In-Seong Hwang, Hyo-Sub Lee, Seo-Jin Ki, Min-Ho Son
This study conducted the development of an advanced risk assessment algorithm system and safety management strategies using pesticide residue monitoring data from soils. To understand the status of pesticide residues in agricultural soils, monitoring was performed on 116 types of pesticides currently in use across 300 soil sites. The analysis of the monitoring results, alongside the physicochemical
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Lithium and endocrine disruption: A concern for human health? Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-30 Nicolas Chevalier, Pauline Guillou, Catherine Viguié, Jean-Baptiste Fini, Laurent M. Sachs, Cécile Michel-Caillet, Sakina Mhaouty-Kodja
Lithium is a key medication for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and is also used in various industrial applications (including battery production and recycling). Here, we review published data on the endocrine-disrupting potential of lithium, with a particular focus on the thyroid hormone system. To this end, we used PubMed and Scopus databases to search for, select and review primary research
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Prenatal exposure to environmental phenols and phthalates and altered patterns of DNA methylation in childhood Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-30 Dennis Khodasevich, Nina Holland, Kim G. Harley, Brenda Eskenazi, Lisa F. Barcellos, Andres Cardenas
Epigenetic marks are key biomarkers linking the prenatal environment to health and development. However, DNA methylation associations and persistence of marks for prenatal exposure to multiple Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in human populations have not been examined in great detail. We measured Bisphenol-A (BPA), triclosan, benzophenone-3 (BP3), methyl-paraben, propyl-paraben, and butyl-paraben
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A research synthesis of humans, animals, and environmental compartments exposed to PFAS: A systematic evidence map and bibliometric analysis of secondary literature Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-30 Lorenzo Ricolfi, Catharina Vendl, Jennifer Bräunig, Matthew D. Taylor, Daniel Hesselson, G. Gregory Neely, Malgorzata Lagisz, Shinichi Nakagawa
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Interaction of plants and metal nanoparticles: Exploring its molecular mechanisms for sustainable agriculture and crop improvement Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-30 Dali V. Francis, Abdelmoneim K. Abdalla, Wuttipong Mahakham, Ajit K. Sarmah, Zienab F.R. Ahmed
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Disease types and pathogenic mechanisms induced by PM2.5 in five human systems: An analysis using omics and human disease databases Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Shumin Zhang, Xiaomeng Li, Liru Zhang, Zhengliang Zhang, Xuan Li, Yan Xing, John C. Wenger, Xin Long, Zhier Bao, Xin Qi, Yan Han, André S.H. Prévôt, Junji Cao, Yang Chen
Atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM) can harm various systems in the human body. Due to limitations in the current understanding of epidemiology and toxicology, the disease types and pathogenic mechanisms induced by PM in various human systems remain unclear. In this study, the disease types induced by PM in the respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and female and male urogenital systems have been
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Defending against environmental threats: Unveiling household adaptation strategies and population heterogeneity Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Chenyi Du, Wenling Liu
Humanity faces a variety of risks from pollution and environmental degradation. Societal advancement has equipped the public with numerous self-protection measures to mitigate these threats. However, the ways in which individuals deploy and balance self-defence mechanisms within this complex risk landscape and the resulting consequences remain largely unexplored. Drawing on a detailed survey of households’
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Indoor/Outdoor airborne microbiome characteristics in residential areas across four seasons and its indoor purification Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Yuying Chen, Zhishu Liang, Guiying Li, Taicheng An
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Green spaces and respiratory, cardiometabolic, and neurodevelopmental outcomes: An individual-participant data meta-analysis of >35.000 European children Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Amanda Fernandes, Demetris Avraam, Tim Cadman, Payam Dadvand, Mònica Guxens, Anne-Claire Binter, Angela Pinot de Moira, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Liesbeth Duijts, Jordi Julvez, Montserrat De Castro, Serena Fossati, Sandra Márquez, Tanja Vrijkotte, Ahmed Elhakeem, Rosemary McEachan, Tiffany Yang, Marie Pedersen, Johan Vinther, Johanna Lepeule, Barbara Heude, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Susana Santos, Marieke Welten
Studies evaluating the benefits and risks of green spaces on children’s health are scarce. The present study aimed to examine the associations between exposure to green spaces during pregnancy and early childhood with respiratory, cardiometabolic, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in school-age children. We performed an Individual-Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis involving 35,000 children from ten
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High-efficiency effect-directed analysis (EDA) advancing toxicant identification in aquatic environments: Latest progress and application status Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Wenrui Luo, Liben Chou, Qinglan Cui, Si Wei, Xiaowei Zhang, Jing Guo
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Transition of cooking fuels and obesity risk in Chinese adults Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Xing Li, Miaoling Huang, Jianpeng Xiao, Chongyang Duan, Qing Chen, Shu Xiao, Hongwei Tu, Junfeng Jim Zhang
Since 1990 s, China has witnessed a widespread transition to clean cooking fuels, presenting an opportunity to investigate whether household fuel transition could mitigate obesity risk and reconcile inconsistencies in the literature regarding the association between cooking fuels and obesity. The China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) is a prospective cohort study covering 12 provinces of China (1989–2015)
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Plant-derived essential oil contributes to the reduction of multidrug resistance genes in the sludge composting process Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Huawei Wei, Anbo You, Dapeng Wang, Aihua Zhang
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Longitudinal associations of air pollution and green space with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering among children in the Netherlands Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Mingwei Liu, Ilonca Vaartjes, Gerard Hoek, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Susana Santos, Anton Schreuder, Tanja G.M. Vrijkotte, Diederick E. Grobbee, Erik J. Timmermans
This study examines longitudinal associations of air pollution and green space with cardiometabolic risk among children in the Netherlands. Three Dutch prospective cohorts with a total of 13,822 participants aged 5 to 17 years were included: (1) the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) study from Amsterdam (n = 2,547), (2) the Generation R study from Rotterdam (n = 5,431), and (3) the
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Effects of BBIBP-CorV vaccine on gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in mice exposed to bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and dioctyl terephthalate Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-24 Miaomiao Teng, Jiaqi Sun, Lihui Zhao, Yunxia Li, Zixuan Zhang, Wentao Zhu, Yuntao Zhang, Fangjingwei Xu, Sixi Xing, Xiaoli Zhao, Fengchang Wu
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, increasing evidences suggest that the gut microbiota may play a crucial role in the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Thus, this study was aimed at investigating the influence of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine on the gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) of organisms exposed to environmental contaminants, i.e., plasticizers: phthalate esters. We found that
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Quantifying levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in water and serum after contamination from agricultural biosolid application Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-24 Rachel L. Criswell, Thomas Simones, Madhumita Chatterjee, Jasmine Waite, Steven Diaz, Andrew Smith
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Common genetic variants associated with urinary phthalate levels in children: A genome-wide study Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-23 Mariona Bustamante, Laura Balagué-Dobón, Zsanett Buko, Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Maribel Casas, Lea Maitre, Sandra Andrusaityte, Regina Grazuleviciene, Kristine B. Gützkow, Anne-Lise Brantsæter, Barbara Heude, Claire Philippat, Leda Chatzi, Marina Vafeiadi, Tiffany C. Yang, John Wright, Amy Hough, Carlos Ruiz-Arenas, Ramil N. Nurtdinov, Geòrgia Escaramís, Juan R. González, Cathrine Thomsen, Martine Vrijheid
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Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Jenni A. Shearston, Kristen Upson, Milo Gordon, Vivian Do, Olgica Balac, Khue Nguyen, Beizhan Yan, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Kathrin Schilling
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Associations between urinary hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarker concentrations and measures of timing of delivery and infant size at birth Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Amber L. Cathey, Jarrod L. Eaton, Deborah J. Watkins, Zaira Y. Rosario Pabón, Carmen M. Vélez Vega, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, José F. Cordero, John D. Meeker
Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and presents significant public health concerns. Environmental chemical exposures during pregnancy may be partially to blame for disrupted delivery timing. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are products of incomplete combustion, exposure to which occurs via inhalation of cigarette smoke and automobile exhaust, and ingestion of charred meats
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Use of natural environments is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing: A cross-sectional analysis using global positioning system (GPS) data Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Fiona Caryl, Paul McCrorie, Jonathan R. Olsen, Richard Mitchell
Exposure to natural environments may benefit child mental wellbeing whilst offering a lever to reduce health inequalities. However, understanding of these relationships is limited by evidence from indirect measures of exposure. We objectively measured children’s direct use of natural environments—and use in low or high physical activity (PA) states—and associated this with their mental wellbeing. We
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Reduction in antimicrobial resistance in a watershed after closure of livestock farms Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Xin-Yuan Zhou, Anyi Hu, Shu-Yi-Dan Zhou, Fu-Yi Huang, Mia Kristine Staal Jensen, Yi Zhao, Xiao-Peng Yan, Kun Wan, Qing-Lin Chen, Qian Sun, Chang-Ping Yu, Michael R. Gillings, Yong-Guan Zhu, Jian-Qiang Su
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Håkon Austad Langberg, Gijsbert D. Breedveld, Roland Kallenborn, Aasim M. Ali, Sarah Choyke, Carrie A. McDonough, Christopher P. Higgins, Bjørn M. Jenssen, Morten Jartun, Ian Allan, Timo Hamers, Sarah E. Hale
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Exposures to particulate matters and childhood sleep disorders—A large study in three provinces in China Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Zhao-Huan Gui, Joachim Heinrich, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Mario Schootman, Tian-Yu Zhao, Shu-Li Xu, Nan-Xiang Jin, He-Hai Huang, Wan-Ting He, Qi-Zhen Wu, Jing-Lin Zhang, Dao-Sen Wang, Mo Yang, Ru-Qing Liu, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Guang-Hui Dong, Li-Zi Lin
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Micro(nano)plastics from synthetic oligomers persisting in Mediterranean seawater: Comprehensive NMR analysis, concerns and origins Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Alessia Giannattasio, Veronica Iuliano, Giuseppina Oliva, Domenico Giaquinto, Carmine Capacchione, Maria Teresa Cuomo, Shadi W. Hasan, Kwang-Ho Choo, Gregory V. Korshin, Damià Barceló, Vincenzo Belgiorno, Alfonso Grassi, Vincenzo Naddeo, Antonio Buonerba
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Residential greenspace and COVID-19 Severity: A cohort study of 313,657 individuals in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Samuel Hyman, Jiawei Zhang, Youn-Hee Lim, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Thomas Cole-Hunter, Yujing Li, Peter Møller, Konstantinos Daras, Richard Williams, Matthew L Thomas, S.M. Labib, David Topping
Greenspaces contribute positively to mental and physical well-being, promote social cohesion, and alleviate environmental stressors, such as air pollution. Ecological studies suggest that greenspace may affect incidence and severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study examines the association between residential greenspace and COVID-19 related hospitalization and death. In this retrospective
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circADAMTS6 via stabilizing CAMK2A is involved in smoking-induced emphysema through driving M2 macrophage polarization Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Jiaheng Lin, Haibo Xia, Jinyan Yu, Yue Wang, Hailan Wang, Daxiao Xie, Cheng Cheng, Lu Lu, Tao Bian, Yan Wu, Qizhan Liu
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COSMOS: A methodologically-flawed cohort study of the health effects from exposure to radiofrequency radiation from mobile phone use Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Joel M. Moskowitz, John W. Frank, Ronald L. Melnick, Lennart Hardell, Igor Belyaev, Paul Héroux, Elizabeth Kelley, Henry Lai, Don Maisch, Erica Mallery-Blythe, Alasdair Philips, On Behalf of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
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Occurrence and spatiotemporal distribution of arsenic biotransformation genes in urban dust Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Yu Yan, Jin-Jin Ma, Xiu-Peng Liang, Yi Yin, Ya-Qing Wu, Rui-Lian Yu, Gong-Ren Hu, Yong-Guan Zhu, Hu Li
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The pollutant perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) reduces serum thyroxine but does not alter thyroid action in the postnatal rat brain Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Katherine L. O’Shaughnessy, Kiersten S. Bell, Aubrey L. Sasser, Mary E. Gilbert, Cal Riutta, Jermaine L. Ford, James McCord, Carmen R. Wood
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The response of gut microbiota to arsenic metabolism is involved in arsenic-induced liver injury, which is influenced by the interaction between arsenic and methionine synthase Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Han Li, Fuping Ye, Zhenyang Li, Xiaoshan Peng, Lu Wu, Qizhan Liu
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Machine learning predicts the serum PFOA and PFOS levels in pregnant women: Enhancement of fatty acid status on model performance Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Lin Tao, Weitian Tang, Zhicai Xia, Bing Wu, Heng Liu, Juanjuan Fu, Qiufang Lu, Liyan Guo, Chang Gao, Qiang Zhou, Yijun Fan, De-Xiang Xu, Yichao Huang
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Macrophage polarization as a novel endpoint for assessing combined risk of phthalate esters Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Xiaohong Wang, Miao Xu, Miaoying Shi, Yaru Tian, Yuan Zhi, Xiaomin Han, Haixia Sui, Yi Wan, Xudong Jia, Hui Yang
Combined exposure to phthalate esters (PAEs) has garnered increasing attention due to potential synergistic effects on human health. This study aimed to develop an model using human macrophages to evaluate the combined toxicity of PAEs and explore the underlying mechanisms. A high-throughput screening system was engineered by expressing a PPRE-eGFP reporter in THP-1 monocytes to monitor macrophage
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Household indoor air quality in northeast China: On-site inspection and measurement in 399 Tianjin area residences Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Yuexia Sun, Samali Ayoma Marasinghe, Jing Hou, Pan Wang, Qingnan Zhang, Jan Sundell
There has been an increased concern on indoor air quality (IAQ) in residences since the majority of individuals’ time is mainly spent indoors. We inspected and measured indoor environmental parameters in 399 homes in northeast China in order to study IAQ. We systematically measured multilevel environmental parameters (physical, chemical, and biological) in children’s bedrooms during all seasons. The
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Cleaning products: Their chemistry, effects on indoor air quality, and implications for human health Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Heidi Salonen, Tunga Salthammer, Emmanuelle Castagnoli, Martin Täubel, Lidia Morawska
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Stimulating the biofilm formation of Bacillus populations to mitigate soil antibiotic resistome during insect fertilizer application Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Zhengzheng Zhao, Bingqi Gao, Chongrui Yang, Yushi Wu, Chen Sun, Núria Jiménez, Longyu Zheng, Feng Huang, Zhuqing Ren, Ziniu Yu, Chan Yu, Jibin Zhang, Minmin Cai
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The significance of environmentally bioavailable antimicrobials in driving antimicrobial resistance in soils Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Han Yeong Kaw, Jing Yu, Xuejing Ma, Qi Yang, Lizhong Zhu, Wei Wang
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Trace element concentrations in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the Celtic Seas ecoregion: Interelement relationships and effects of life history and health status Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Orla Gosnell, Brendan McHugh, Cóilín Minto, Evin McGovern, Emer Rogan, Florence Caurant, Graham J. Pierce, Krishna Das, Jim O’Donovan, Aylis Emerit, Sinéad Murphy
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Effects of nitrogen fertilization on the fate of high-risk antibiotic resistance genes in reclaimed water-irrigated soil and plants Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Erping Cui, Zhenchao Zhou, Bingjian Cui, Xiangyang Fan, Abbas Ali Abid, Taotao Chen, Feng Gao, Zhenjie Du
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Associations of co-exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and lead (Pb) with IGF1 methylation in peripheral blood of preschool children from an e-waste recycling area Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Xia Huo, Xijin Xu, Qihua Wang, Jian Zhang, Machteld N. Hylkema, Zhijun Zeng
Childhood exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or lead (Pb) is associated with epigenetic modifications. However, the effects of their co-exposures on (Insulin-like growth factor 1) methylation and the potential role in child physical growth are unclear. From our previous children study (N = 238, ages of 3–6), 75 children with higher total concentrations of urinary ten hydroxyl PAH metabolites
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Circular RNA circNIPBL regulates TP53-H179R mutations in NNK-induced bronchial epithelial carcinogenesis Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Yufei Liu, Shusen Fang, Tianshu Lin, Wei Chen, Yushan Chen, Ye Wang, Xietian Xiao, Hengfa Zheng, Lulu Liu, Jiayu Zhou, Yan Jiang, Qiuhan Hua, Yiguo Jiang
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Health burden and costs attributable to the carbon footprint of the health sector in the European Union Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 José Chen-Xu, Mariana O. Corda, Orsolya Varga, Susana Viegas
The healthcare sector has an environmental impact of around 4.6% of global CO emissions, contributing to aggravating the climate crisis. However, the impact of the health sector’s emissions on human health is not regularly assessed. We aim to estimate the health burden and associated costs of the health sector’s carbon footprint within the European Union (EU). We calculated disability-adjusted life
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Triclosan inhibits testosterone biosynthesis in adult rats via inducing m6A methylation-mediated autophagy Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Jianmin Sang, Zhongyao Ji, Huitao Li, Hong Wang, Hehua Quan, Yang Yu, Jingyun Yan, Zhixiang Mao, Yiyan Wang, Linxi Li, Ren-shan Ge, Han Lin
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Metabolic and phenotypic changes induced by PFAS exposure in two human hepatocyte cell models Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Andi Alijagic, Lisanna Sinisalu, Daniel Duberg, Oleksandr Kotlyar, Nikolai Scherbak, Magnus Engwall, Matej Orešič, Tuulia Hyötyläinen
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Persistent organic pollutants disrupt the oxidant/antioxidant balance of INS-1E pancreatic β-cells causing their physiological dysfunctions Environ. Int. (IF 10.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Sophie Emilie Bresson, Jérôme Ruzzin
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have emerged as potent diabetogenic agents, but their mechanisms of action remain poorly identified. In this study, we aim to determine the mechanisms regulating the damaging effects of POPs in pancreatic β-cells, which have a central role in the development of diabetes. We treated INS-1E pancreatic β-cells with PCB-153, p,p’-DDE, PCB-126, or TCDD at doses ranging