Public health and chronic low chlordecone exposure in Guadeloupe, Part 1: hazards, exposure-response functions, and exposures

Public health and chronic low chlordecone exposure in Guadeloupe, Part 1: hazards, exposure-response functions, and exposures

BACKGROUND Inhabitants of Guadeloupe are chronically exposed to low dose of chlordecone via local food. The corresponding health impacts have not been quantified. Nevertheless the public authority implemented an exposure reduction program in 2003. We develop methods for quantifying the health impacts of chlordecone and present the results in 2 articles: 1. hazard identification, exposure-respon...

Public health and chronic low chlordecone exposures in Guadeloupe; Part 2: Health impacts, and benefits of prevention

BACKGROUND Inhabitants of Guadeloupe are chronically exposed to low doses of chlordecone via local food due to its past use in banana plantations. The corresponding health impacts have not been quantified. We develop a quantitative method and present the results in two articles: 1. Hazard identification, exposure-response functions, and exposure, 2. Health impacts, and benefits of a program to ...

FORMALDEHYDE EXPOSURE AND ITS HEALTH HAZARDS IN A MELAMINE DINNERWARE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

This paper reports on formaldehyde exposure and its health hazards in a melamine manufacturing industry. The mean of workers' exposure was measured according to 3500 NJOSH and was found to be 1.44±O.2l, and 2. 17±O.24 ppm in morning and evening shifts, respectively. For stationary ones it was 1.37±O.20, and 2.06±O.25ppm, respectively. The results show that formaldehyde concentration at the...

Noise exposure and public health.

Exposure to noise constitutes a health risk. There is sufficient scientific evidence that noise exposure can induce hearing impairment, hypertension and ischemic heart disease, annoyance, sleep disturbance, and decreased school performance. For other effects such as changes in the immune system and birth defects, the evidence is limited. Most public health impacts of noise were already identifi...

Oxidative DNA Damage and Pro-inflammatory Response In Chronic Exposure To Cement Dust