1 Arsenic Health Effects Research Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA. 2 Departamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 3 Departamento de Estadı́stica, Facultad de Matemáticas, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 4 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland, CA....

Some engineers and scientists are either directly or indirectly involved with nanotechnology issues. Nanotechnology concerns dealing with environmental implications and regulatory compliance encompass practicing areas for these technical individuals. Areas of particular concern include current/proposed environmental regulations and procedures for quantifying both health risks and hazard risks. ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this article was to examine associations between specific dimensions of nursing home environments and the functional ability (walking and eating) of residents with dementia, and to contribute to the ongoing psychometric development of the Professional Environmental Assessment Protocol (PEAP). DESIGN One-year prospective cohort study. SETTING Fifteen nursing homes in a ...

Incorporating narrative elements into risk communication may encourage preparation for environmental hazards in ways that scientific language alone does not. We integrate theory, persuasion, and theories a Narrative Risk Communication Framework then assess the effectiveness of character selection as mechanism compared to conventional science messaging alone. utilize survey experiment with resid...

This study assessed the possible impact of a former ferrochromium plant in Siechnice (Lower Silesia, Poland) on water reservoirs and living organisms. The metal concentrations (Zn, Cu, Pb, Fe, Cr) sediments were determined, along with ecotoxicological studies that conducted both surface three bodies border slag heap. samples taken at different distances from landfill area. also covered human he...