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Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment

and assessed effect modification by individual characteristics, preexisting chronic health conditions and residential environment (population density, built-up area and air pollutants: PM2.5, NO2, O3 ...

Ecotoxicity profile of heavily contaminated surface water of two rivers in Tunisia

chronic ecotoxicity was observed in all the studied organisms, however, no genotoxic activity was detected. The presence of metals and textile disperse dyes could be associated with the ecotoxicological ...

Environmental exposures and health behavior in association with mental health: a study design.

biomarkers of exposure (urinary black carbon (BC) and (hydroxy)cotinine) and the biomarkers of biological aging (mitochondrial DNA content (mtDNAc) and telomere length (TL)). Recent and chronic exposure (μg/m) ...

Neonatal factors predictive for respiratory and gastro-intestinal morbidity after esophageal atresia repair.

these complications: severe gastro-esophageal reflux, esophageal stricture requiring dilatations, need for tube feeding for >100 days, severe tracheomalacia, severe chronic respiratory disease and ...

Isolation and characterization of the compounds responsible for the antimutagenic activity of Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae) leaf extracts

n-Tetracosanol Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mutations play a major role in the pathogenesis and development of several chronic degenerative diseases including cancer. It follows, therefore that antimutagenic compound may ...

BruxAir. Short-term health effects of air pollution in the Brussels Capital Region 2004-2011: an epidemiological time series approach.

counting only the sales of reimbursable respiratory medications for asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Health Topics:  Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu ...

Direct cost saving potential in medication costs due to a reduction in outdoor air pollution for the Brussels Capital Region.

reimbursed medications typically prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, were obtained through the mandatory Belgian health insurance system. A time series analyses approach was used ...

Toxicity in lead salt spiked soils to plants, invertebrates and microbial processes: Unraveling effects of acidification, salt stress and ageing reactions.

leaching and returned back to background values after 5-year outdoor equilibration. Chronic toxicity to two plants, two invertebrates, and three microbial endpoints was consistently found in all spiked soils ...

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