Temat: health effects - Katalog OPAC zbiorów

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Tytuł:: Noise Exposure of School Teachers – Exposure Levels and Health Effects
Autorzy:: Hadzi-Nikolova, M.
Mirakovski, D.
Zdravkovska, M.
Angelovska, B.
Doneva, N.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/176362.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2013
Wydawca:: Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
Tematy:: teachers
school
noise
exposure
health effects
Opis:: Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences and Faculty of Medical Sciences starting from December 2012, launched joint study in order to investigate personal noise exposure and associated health effects in general school teachers population, starting from kindergartens up to high schools in Stip, Macedonia. In order to determine workplace associated noise exposure and associated health effects in this specific profession, a full shift noise exposure of 40 teachers from 1 kindergarten, 2 primary and 2 high schools were measured in real conditions using noise dosimeters. A-weighted equivalent-continuous sound pressure levels (L) of each teacher were recorded during single activities (classes). Normalized 8-hours exposure, termed the noise exposure level (L_{ex;8 h}) was also computed. Daily noise dose is another descriptor for noise exposure that was determined as a measure of the total sound energy to which workers have been exposed, as a result of working in the varying noise levels. Health effects were assessed trough a full scale epidemiological study which included 231 teachers from the same schools. Specific questionnaire was used to extract information about subject’s perception on occupational noise exposure, as well as theirs occupational and medical history.
Źródło:: Archives of Acoustics; 2013, 38, 2; 259-264
0137-5075
Pojawia się w:: Archives of Acoustics
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Evaluation of annoyance from the wind turbine noise: A pilot study
Autorzy:: Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska, Małgorzata
Dudarewicz, Adam
Zaborowski, Kamil
Zamojska-Daniszewska, Małgorzata
Waszkowska, Małgorzata
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2178846.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2014-06-21
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: wind turbines
noise
health effects
annoyance
Opis:: Objectives: The overall aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of and annoyance due to the noise from wind turbines in populated areas of Poland. Material and Methods: The study group comprised 156 subjects. All subjects were asked to fill in a questionnaire developed to enable evaluation of their living conditions, including prevalence of annoyance due to the noise from wind turbines and the self-assessment of physical health and well-being. In addition, current mental health status of the respondents was assessed using Goldberg General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12. For areas where the respondents lived, A-weighted sound pressure levels (SPLs) were calculated as the sum of the contributions from the wind power plants in the specific area. Results: It has been shown that the wind turbine noise at the calculated A-weighted SPL of 30-48 dB was noticed outdoors by 60.3% of the respondents. This noise was perceived as annoying outdoors by 33.3% of the respondents, while indoors by 20.5% of them. The odds ratio of being annoyed outdoors by the wind turbine noise increased along with increasing SPLs (OR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.22-3.62). The subjects' attitude to wind turbines in general and sensitivity to landscape littering was found to have significant impact on the perceived annoyance. About 63% of variance in outdoors annoyance assessment might be explained by the noise level, general attitude to wind turbines and sensitivity to landscape littering. Conclusions: Before firm conclusions can be drawn further studies are needed, including a larger number of respondents with different living environments (i.e., dissimilar terrain, different urbanization and road traffic intensity).
Źródło:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2014, 27, 3; 364-388
1232-1087
1896-494X
Pojawia się w:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Global review of studies on traffic police with special focus on environmental health effects
Autorzy:: Patil, Rajan R.
Chetlapally, Satish
Bagavandas, Mapilliraju
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2178872.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2014-08-06
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: traffic police
occupational health
vehicular pollution
health effects
Opis:: Since occupation is a major determinant of health, traffic police personnel face multiple occupational hazards. They are continuously exposed to vehicular emissions and work in a noisy and polluted environment. The objective of the present review is to explore the impact of occupational health hazards on the health of traffic police personnel. Published research papers on traffic police reporting occupational health issues were accessed and reviewed. Attempts were made to access papers that reported negative associations in order to present a balanced review. The majority of the studies have reported a decrease in the lung function and increased respiratory morbidity. The research on the cytogenetic abnormalities or genotoxic effect of vehicular emissions arising due to long-term exposure to benzene and other polyaromatic hydrocarbons has provided conflicting results, since more or less equal numbers of studies have given evidence for and against the causal association. There is a vast accumulation of epidemiological evidence on the casual association between vehicular pollution and its carcinogenic effect. Multiple studies have concluded that traffic police are highly stressed. A number of occupational factors have been attributed to stress among traffic police. Occupational health studies help us to understand the effects of vehicular pollution and its adverse influence on workers. They also provide opportunity for defined exposures measurements and precise risk assessment. The findings from these studies are easily generalizable and can help us understand the impact of air pollution on the general population.
Źródło:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2014, 27, 4; 523-535
1232-1087
1896-494X
Pojawia się w:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Are platinum nanoparticles safe to human health?
Autorzy:: Czubacka, Ewelina
Czerczak, Sławomir
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2162781.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2019-07-16
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: occupational health
nanoparticles
toxicology
platinum
health effects
occupational exposure
Opis:: Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) have been widely used not only in industry, but above all in medicine and diagnostics. However, there are disturbing reports related to the toxic effects of nanoplatinum, which is the main reason why the authors of this study have decided to review and analyze literature data related to its toxicity and impact on human health. While PtNPs may be absorbed by the respiratory and digestive tract, and can penetrate through the epidermis, there is no evidence concerning their absorption through the skin. Platinum nanoparticles accumulate mainly in the liver and spleen although they also reach other internal organs, such as lungs, kidneys or heart. Toxicokinetics of platinum nanoparticles depends strongly on the particle size. Only few studies regarding platinum nanoparticles toxicity have been conducted. Animals intratracheally exposed to platinum nanoparticles have demonstrated an increased level of proinflammatory cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage which confirms inflammatory response in the lungs. Oral administration of PtNPs can cause inflammatory response and induce oxidative stress. Nanoplatinum has been found to induce hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity via the intravenous route. It can cause DNA damage and cellular apoptosis without significant cytotoxicity. There are no research studies on its carcinogenicity. Fetal or maternal toxicity has not been observed, but an increased mortality and a decreased growth of the offspring have been demonstrated. Platinum nanoparticles may permeate the skin barrier but there is no evidence for their absorption. Due to the insufficient number of tests that have been carried out to date, it is not possible to clearly determine the occupational exposure limit value; however, caution is recommended to employees exposed to their effects. Med Pr. 2019;70(4):487–95
Źródło:: Medycyna Pracy; 2019, 70, 4; 487-495
0465-5893
2353-1339
Pojawia się w:: Medycyna Pracy
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Occupational risk resulting from exposure to mineral wool when installing insulation in buildings
Autorzy:: Kupczewska-Dobecka, Małgorzata
Konieczko, Katarzyna
Czerczak, Sławomir
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2116490.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2020-10-20
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: mineral wool
insulation
fibers
health effects
toxicity
labeling
Opis:: Mineral wool is widely used for thermal and sound insulation. The subject of the study is to identify hazards for employees resulting from exposure to mineral wool, when it is used to insulate buildings, and to assess the risk arising from this exposure. When installing mineral wool insulation, respirable mineral fibers, dust, and volatile organic compounds may pose a hazard at workplaces. Based on the results of concentration measurements, it was assessed that the probability of adverse health effects related to the work of insulation installers, resulting from exposure to mineral wool fibers, is low, but for dust associated with exposure, an average health risk was estimated. An additional threat may be the sensitizing effect of substances used as binders and additives improving the utility properties of mineral wool, for example, phenol formaldehyde resins. The paper also contains some information on the labeling of mineral wool; this is very important because the label allows downstream users to recognize mineral wools, the composition and properties of which cause that they are not classified as carcinogens.
Źródło:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2020, 33, 6; 757-769
1232-1087
1896-494X
Pojawia się w:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Subjective complaints of people living near mobile phone base stations in Poland
Autorzy:: Bortkiewicz, Alicja
Gadzicka, Elżbieta
Szyjkowska, Agata
Politański, Piotr
Mamrot, Paweł
Szymczak, Wiesław
Zmyślony, Marek
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2180112.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2012-03-01
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: base stations
electromagnetic fields
health effects
subjective symptoms
Opis:: Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess the health conditions and subjective symptoms of the inhabitants living in the base stations vicinity and to analyse the relationship between the complaints and level of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Materials and Methods: Our study was performed in housing estates located in five regions of Łódź. The electric field measurements were performed in the buildings located closest to the azimuth of the antennas. Respondents were selected by trained interviewers using an uniform procedure. The number of the households to be examined was set at a minimum of 420. The questionnaire contained: demographic data, occupational and environmental exposure to EMF, health condition, subjective complaints. Results were adjusted for confounders (age, gender, EMF at the workplace and EMF emitted by household equipment) using multiple regression model. Results: 181 men and 319 women from 500 households were examined. Electric field above 0.8 V/m was recorded in 12% of flats. There was no significant correlation between electric field strength and the distance of examined flats from the base stations. To make possible comparison with relevant literature, we analysed also the frequency of the reported symptoms vs. the distance. Headache was declared by 57% people, most frequently (36.4%) living 100–150 m away from the base station compared to people living at longer distances (p = 0.013). 24.4% subjects, mostly living at a distance above 150 m, declared impaired memory. Difference was statistically significant in comparison with people living at other distances (p = 0.004). Conclusions: The explanation why we did not find any correlation between the electric field strength and frequency of subjective symptoms but found a correlation between subjective symptoms and distance from base station needs further studies. Maybe new metrics of exposure assessment should be adopted for this purpose.
Źródło:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2012, 25, 1; 31-40
1232-1087
1896-494X
Pojawia się w:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: 2-naphthylamine toxicity
Autorzy:: Czubacka, Ewelina
Czerczak, Sławomir
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2085462.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2020-03-30
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: bladder cancer
occupational health
carcinogen
toxicology
health effects
2-naphthylamine
Opis:: In the past, 2-naphthylamine (2-NA) was used for the production of azo dyes, as an antioxidant in the cable industry and in the rubber industry. Despite the fact that 2-NA is not produced on an industrial scale, it is still used in small quantities as a model bladder carcinogen in laboratories, and also for sewage control, water analysis and oxytocinase assays. In addition, it is detected in the air in coke ovens, where it is formed as one of the pyrolysis products. The main aim of this work is to provide an actual literature review for health risk assessments related to 2-NA which is still used in laboratories. Occupational exposure to 2-NA is important for the respiratory tract, mucous membranes and the skin, and, to a lesser extent, for absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. It is absorbed into the body through the skin and by inhalation, and then undergoes metabolic changes. Most of the absorbed 2-NA dose is excreted in the urine, in the form of metabolites, metabolites conjugated to acids, and even in an unchanged form. Based on literature data, the effects of 2-NA toxicity in sub-chronic and chronic exposure include contact dermatitis, chronic cystitis and bladder cancer. The authors have concluded that it is recommended to determine the occupational exposure limit which will allow preparing the exposure assessment of people at work. Med Pr. 2020;71(2):205–20
Źródło:: Medycyna Pracy; 2020, 71, 2; 205-220
0465-5893
2353-1339
Pojawia się w:: Medycyna Pracy
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Exposure to Aerosols Particles on an Urban Road
Autorzy:: Piotrowicz, Adam
Polednik, Bernard
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/125234.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2019
Wydawca:: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej
Tematy:: ambient air quality
vehicle emissions
particulate matter
health effects
Opis:: Traffic-related emissions, apart from emissions from fuel combustion for heating purposes, significantly deteriorate air quality in cities. The above mainly concerns areas located close to busy traffic routes. According to epidemiological studies, traffic-related emissions have an adverse health effect. This specifically affects commuters (drivers and car passengers) as well as pedestrians. The aim of this study was to determine the variations of particle number and mass concentrations along a busy road in Lublin, Poland and their impact on the particle exposure for commuters and pedestrians. On-route and fixed-site measurements were performed in the summer (June) with a focus on peak and off-peak traffic hours and road sections with low and high traffic intensity. During peak hours, the average number concentration of ultrafine particles (PN_0.1) in the road section near 4-way traffic intersections (TIs) was about 2 times higher than during off-peak hours. The average mass concentration of fine particles (PM_2.5) was also approximately twice as high than in off-peak hours. Similar relations were found for other measured aerosol particles as well as with respect to particle exposure. The obtained results indicate the need for further extended research on traffic-related emissions and exposure and the ways of limiting them.
Źródło:: Journal of Ecological Engineering; 2019, 20, 5; 27-34
2299-8993
Pojawia się w:: Journal of Ecological Engineering
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Indoor air particles in office buildings with suspected indoor air problems in the Helsinki area
Autorzy:: Lappalainen, Sanna
Salonen, Heidi
Salmi, Kari
Reijula, Kari
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2179800.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2013-03-01
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
Tematy:: particle counts
indoor air
supply air
office
health effects
Opis:: Objectives: Airborne particle concentrations can be used as quality indicators of indoor environments. The previous lack of reference data has limited the use of particle measurements in offi ce environments. The aim of this study was to describe the concentrations of airborne particles (≥ 0.5 μm and ≥ 5.0 μm) in 122 Finnish offi ce buildings with suspected indoor air problems. Materials and Methods: The database consisted of indoor air and supply air particle samples collected in 2001–2006 from the Helsinki area. The particle concentrations (≥ 0.5 μm and ≥ 5.0 μm) were measured in the indoor air (528 samples from 122 offi ce rooms) and in the supply air (384 samples from 105 offi ce rooms) with an optical particle counter. Airborne particle concentrations ≥ 0.5 μm were categorized according to the effi ciency of supply air fi ltration and health survey data. Results: The mean concentrations in the indoor air equaled 1900 particles/l and in the supply air 1300 particles/l. The effi ciency of supply air fi ltration decreased the fi ne particles counts in both the indoor and supply air. The counts of large particles, ≥ 5.0 μm, were low in the indoor air. Airborne counts of ≥ 0.5 μm particles (geometric mean) were statistically higher in the offi ces whose occupants had work-related symptoms (eye and/or upper respiratory symptoms or upper respiratory infections) than in the offi ces whose occupants had no such symptoms. However, the symptoms may also be linked to other indoor air problems or particle characteristics not studied in this work. Conclusions: This study indicates typical airborne particle levels (≥ 0.5 μm and ≥ 5.0 μm) in Finnish offi ce buildings with suspected indoor air problems. The results can be used to evaluate the quality of indoor environment, possible indoor air problems, and the need for additional investigations.
Źródło:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2013, 26, 1; 155-164
1232-1087
1896-494X
Pojawia się w:: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA
Autorzy:: Khan, K.W.
Baidya, R.
Aryal, A.
Farmer, J.R.
Valliant, J.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2081739.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2018
Wydawca:: Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:: conventional farming
organic farming
health effects
depression
neurological symptoms
Opis:: Introduction. Every farming method, whether conventional or organic, has been associated with some sort of risky behaviors leading to health issues among farmers. Substantial evidence is not available in the literature to determine whether the magnitudes of health outcomes vary between conventional and organic farmers. The study investigated whether selfreported neurological and mental health symptoms differ between conventional and organic farmers living in Indiana, USA. Materials and method. A self-reported questionnaire survey collected information from 200 conventional and 157 organic farmers of Indiana on demographic characteristics, depression and neurological symptoms. Statistical analyses were conducted to observe the differences in self-reported symptoms by groups of farmers. Results. It was observed that the conventional farmers had significantly higher age-adjusted mean neurological symptom score (p<0.01) than the organic farmers. Regression models revealed positive and significant associations of conventional farming with total (β =1.34; p=0.02), sensory (β =0.83; p=0.001) and behavioural (β =0.09; p=0.03) symptoms after accounting for age, income, education and years in farming. Positive but non-significant associations were also observed in conventional farmers with cognitive and motor symptoms, and with all subscales of depression symptoms in the adjusted models. Conclusion. The findings obtained suggest the importance of a larger study to further explain the difference in mental and neurological health effects in these two categories of farmers.
Źródło:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2018, 25, 2; 244-249
1232-1966
Pojawia się w:: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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