Are Environmental Contaminants Responsible for ‘Globesity’?

Are Environmental Contaminants Responsible for ‘Globesity’?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980. In the previous year 42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese. The concern of governments, the scientific community, and health services is noticed in the causes behind the prevalence of obesity and its prevention. Taking into consideration the reasons underlying obesity, to...

Children are different: environmental contaminants and children's health.

Although the impact of environmental contaminants on human health has been widely studied, few reports in the Canadian literature have focussed on the specific vulnerability of children. Because of their rapid growth, physiologic and metabolic immaturity, the fetus and child are often at increased risk from toxic substances in their environments. Furthermore, greater air, food and fluid intakes...

Which coastal and marine environmental contaminants are truly emerging?

To better understand the past and present impact of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in coastal and marine ecosystems, archived samples were analyzed for a broad suite of analytes, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), flame retardants (including PBDEs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and current-use pesticides. Surface sediment, mussels (Mytilus spp.) and sedim...

Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants

1Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, CSIR-NEERI, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440 020, India 2Department of Civil Engineering, Center for Environmental Engineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4 3Centre for Plant and Water Science, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia 4Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical Univ...

Environmental Contaminants in Food