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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"residential exposure"”.
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Residential Exposure to Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: Sources and Associations with Pulmonary Disease
… Previous studies were unable to connect the exposure site to pulmonary disease. The results implicate shower aerosols as a potentially significant source of NTM exposure in homes. While we were unable to detect associations between house and homeowner characteristics and NTM colonization in …
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The association between air pollution and lung cancer in the north west of Adelaide: a case control study and air quality monitoring.
… cancer rates in similar shared industrial and residential areas have had inconsistent results. This case control study was conducted to determine whether residential exposure to industry is a risk factor for lung cancer in NW Adelaide. Contemporary ambient air monitoring was undertaken as an …
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Ambient Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Canadian Case-Control Study
… research investigating ambient PAH exposures and breast cancer risk. Additionally, PAHs have seldom been modelled at the population-level for epidemiological application, and current methods for assessment of long-term exposure are limited. This thesis evaluated associations between …
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Environmental equity in southeast Louisiana: oil, people, policy, and the geography of industrial hazards
… industry, both directly, through potential residential exposure, and indirectly, through potentially impacted hunting and fishing grounds. These results highlight the importance of using a fine grained localized environmental equity model. Historic process-based analyses examined the …
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Knowledge assessment of lead poisoning precautionary measures among women of child-bearing age in high lead exposure residential areas in Kabwe District
… burden. Lead poisoning is due to excessive lead exposure to the human body. In Zambia, Kabwe is one of the most affected towns due to its previous mining activities. Studies done by ZCCM-IH and others show that currently, 35 per cent of Kabwe’s population or 13,952 households in Katondo, …
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Knowledge assessment of lead poisoning precautionary measures among women of child-bearing age in high lead exposure residential areas in Kabwe District
… burden. Lead poisoning is due to excessive lead exposure to the human body. In Zambia, Kabwe is one of the most affected towns due to its previous mining activities. Studies done by ZCCM-IH and others show that currently, 35 per cent of Kabwe’s population or 13,952 households in Katondo, …
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Emissions of Phthalate Plasticizer from Polymeric Building Materials
… Because we spend most of our time indoors, exposure to indoor pollutants may be orders-of-magnitude greater than that experienced outdoors. Phthalate esters have been recognized as major indoor pollutants. They are mainly used as plasticizers to enhance the flexibility of polyvinylchloride …