BACKGROUND There are several suspected environmental risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The associations between NHL and environmental chemical exposures have typically been evaluated for individual chemicals (i.e., one-by-one). OBJECTIVES We determined the association between a mixture of 27 correlated chemicals measured in house dust and NHL risk. METHODS We conducted a populati...

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Background: Consistent with Rule 100 of Michigan’s Water Quality Standards (WQS), Lake Allegan is protected for warmwater fishery, other indigenous aquatic life and wildlife, agriculture, navigation, industrial water supply, partial body contact recreation, and total body contact recreation. Prioritization of the Lake Allegan TMDL was driven by Michigan’s five-year rotating watershed assessment...

High-school students’ understanding of science as a result of using the RiverWeb Water Quality Simulator (WQS), a Web-based water management simulation, is described. Eight student pairs participated in a series of science activities, which revolved around using the WQS to explore the impact of land use on water quality. Students received scaffolded pedagogical support from several teachers whi...

BackgroundDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) a parent compound that is metabolized into 4 metabolites, which correlate to adverse cardio-metabolic risk factors. This study aimed explore the links between urinary DEHP metabolites and serum lipids in U.S. general adult population.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, data on 11 from 2005–2018 National Health Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) ...

Background/Aim: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are shown to have neurotoxic effects on animals. Several epidemiological studies reported associations between childhood exposure PFAS neurodevelopment in childhood, but the results remain inconclusive. We examined if concentrations were associated with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delay (DD), other early...

BACKGROUND High fertility and wide inequality in wealth distribution are phenomenal problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Modern Contraceptives (MC) are useful for limiting fertility, but are not always easily accessible in Malawi. This study examines the gap in MC use and fertility between women in the richest and poorest Wealth Quintile (WQ). METHODS The study was cross-sectional in design and ut...

BACKGROUND Recently, Nigeria emerged as the largest economy in Africa and the 26th in the world. However, a pertinent question is how this new economic status has impacted on the wealth and health of her citizens. There is a dearth of empirical study on the wealth distribution in Nigeria which could be important in explaining the general disparities in their health seeking behavior. An adequate...