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Sexual reproduction in the white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi [Peck] [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]): Implications for population genetic diversity	2002	El-Kassaby, Y.A., Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Heredity Periodical, Abbrev. J.Hered. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 93 Issue 3 Start Page 165 Other Pages 169 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0022-1503 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Controlled mating experiments in the white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi [Peck]) indicated that female weevils either stored sperm or fertilized eggs from one season to the next, and were able to colonize Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.) trees without additional mating events. This was interpreted as being beneficial for the insect, in that population establishment in a new habitat could be initiated by dispersing previously mated females without participation of the male. This makes colonization and population/outbreak development more likely as it reduces the need for mate searching in the second season. Paternity identification, based on microsatellite molecular markers, established that the progeny produced in year 2 by females mated only in year 1, were often fathered by more than one male. Multiple paternity, coupled with a lack of parthenogenesis, which was also demonstrated herein, may help to account for the high degree of genetic diversity evidenced in this species. Descriptors article, beetle, dispersion, female, genetic variability, genotype, male, mating, microsatellite marker, nonhuman, parthenogenesis, paternity, population genetics, priority journal, reproduction Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Lewis,K. G., Liewlaksaneeyanawin,C., Alfaro,R. I., Ritland,C., Ritland,K., El-Kassaby,Y. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A case study to detect the leakage of underground pressureless cement sewage water pipe using GPR, electrical, and chemical data	2002	Liu, G., Dept. of Environmental Engineering, College of Geoscience, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003, Shandong, China	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Environmental Science and Technology Periodical, Abbrev. Environ.Sci.Technol. Pub Date Free Form 2002/03 Volume 36 Issue 5 Start Page 1077 Other Pages 1085 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0013-936X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The exploration and determination of leakage of underground pressureless nonmetallic pipes is difficult to deal with. A comprehensive method combining Ground Penetrating Rader (GPR), electric potential survey and geochemical survey is introduced in the leakage detection of an underground pressureless nonmetallic sewage pipe in this paper. Theoretically, in the influencing scope of a leakage spot, the obvious changes of the electromagnetic properties and the physical-chemical properties of the underground media will be reflected as anomalies in GPR and electrical survey plots. The advantages of GPR and electrical survey are fast and accurate in detection of anomaly scope. In-situ analysis of the geophysical surveys can guide the geochemical survey. Then water and soil sampling and analyzing can be the evidence for judging the anomaly is caused by pipe leakage or not. On the basis of previous tests and practical surveys, the GPR waveforms, electric potential curves, contour maps, and chemical survey results are all classified into three types according to the extent or indexes of anomalies in order to find out the leakage spots. When three survey methods all show their anomalies as type I in an anomalous spot, this spot is suspected as the most possible leakage location. Otherwise, it will be down grade suspected point. The suspect leakage spots should be confirmed by referring the site conditions because some anomalies are caused other factors. The excavation afterward proved that the method for determining the suspected location by anomaly type is effective and economic. Comprehensive method of GRP, electric potential survey, and geochemical survey is one of the effective methods in the leakage detection of underground nonmetallic pressureless pipe with its advantages of being fast and accurate. Descriptors cement, accuracy, article, chemical analysis, chemical engineering, economic aspect, electric potential, electromagnetic field, geochemistry, physical chemistry, tube, water contamination Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Liu,G., Jia,Y., Liu,H., Qiu,H., Qiu,D., Shan,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Endoscopic surveillance in Barrett's esophagus	2002	Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Universita degli Studi--Bologna.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica Periodical, Abbrev. Minerva Gastroenterol.Dietol. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 48 Issue 2 Start Page 63 Other Pages 71 Notes JID: 9109791; ppublish Place of Publication Italy ISSN/ISBN 1121-421X; 1121-421X Accession Number PMID: 16489297 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 16489297 Abstract Barrett's esophagus (BE), a complication of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD), is a condition that is premalignant for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction. Esophageal adenocarcinoma, once an uncommon entity, has been growing rapidly in incidence over the last two decades in several parts of the world. Barrett's esophagus is a change in the esophageal epithelium of any length that can be recognized at endoscopy and is confirmed to have intestinal metaplasia by biopsy (American College of Gastroenterology guidelines). Because of its premalignant nature, it is recommended that patients with BE undergo regular endoscopic surveillance. The recommendation for endoscopic surveillance is based on unproved and controversial assumptions including: 1) the assumption that Barrett's esophagus adversely influences survival; 2) the assumption that endoscopic surveillance can reliably detect early, curable neoplasia in the columnar lined esophagus. Moreover, the low incidence of adenocarcinoma (reported cancer incidence rates in prospective studies on BE range between 0.5% and 1.9%) is used to support an approach of not surveying patients with Barrett's esophagus. Despite these not convincing data, endoscopic surveillance is considered ''reasonable'' and ''desirable'' by the gastroenterological associations and consensus meetings. Endoscopic surveillance for cancer in Barrett's esophagus (BE) is performed primarily to seek dysplasia, to prevent the progression to invasive malignancy; however, one of the limitations of using dysplasia is a lack of understanding of its natural history. The efficacy of endoscopic surveillance for Barrett's esophagus is likely to remain unclear for a long time. The American College of Gastroenterology has recommended the following practice guidelines: a) for patients with no dysplasia, surveillance endoscopy is recommended at an interval of every 2 to 3 years; b) for patients with low grade dysplasia, surveillance endoscopy every 6 months for the first year is recommended, followed by yearly endoscopy if the dysplasia has not progressed in severity; c) for patients with high grade dysplasia, two alternatives are proposed after the diagnosis has been confirmed by an expert gastrointestinal pathologist. One alternative is intensive endoscopic surveillance until intramucosal cancer is detected at an interval of every 3-6 months. The other alternative is esophageal resection. In the situation of indeterminate dysplasia, whereas the pathologist can not come to definite diagnosis, control biopsies are proposed after 2 months of adequate acid suppression by means of proton pump inhibition. In all cases, the technique of random, four quadrant biopsies taken every 2 cm in the columnar-lined esophagus for standard histologic evaluation is recommended. Any grossly abnormal areas may be biopsied too. One can expect however that during the next future these protocol will change considering new data on dysplasia detection (biochemical markers, flow cytometry), new techniques to identify dysplasia (chromoendoscopy, endosonography, coherence optical tomography, fluorescence techniques) and development of better ablative techniques. At present a marker other than dysplasia identifying a high risk group for cancer on which to focus endoscopic surveillance has not yet been established. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Lunedei,V., Bazzoli,F., Pozzato,P., De Luca,L., Zagari,R. M., Fossi,S., Ricciardiello,L., Maltoni,S., Roda,E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hepatitis C in a community in Upper Egypt: Risk factors for infection	2002	Fix, A.D., Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Trop.Med.Hyg. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 66 Issue 5 Start Page 633 Other Pages 638 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0002-9637 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract This investigation's objective was to identify risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a village in Upper Egypt with a moderately high prevalence (8.7%) of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV). A representative sample of 6,012 (63%) of the 9,581 village inhabitants was included in the study. A questionnaire solicited information regarding risk factors for infection, and blood samples were tested for anti-HCV. Parenteral risks identified in age-adjusted analysis included blood transfusions, dental procedures, hospital admission, surgery, complicated deliveries, history of injection therapy for schistosomiasis, and history of frequent injections. Circumcision was pervasive and was not associated per se with ant-HCV; however, circumcision by an informal, rather than formal, health care provider was associated with anti-HCV among young men and boys. The results did not reveal any unique community-acquired exposures that caused HCV infections: inhabitants who had tattoos, who smoked goza, who were shaved by a community barber, or who had their ears pierced were not at greater risk for anti-HCV than those who did not. Risks identified in multivariate analysis for both those older and younger than 30 years included prior parenteral therapy for schistosomiasis and blood transfusion; for those 30 or younger, circumcision by an informal rather than formal health care provider, and frequent injections; and for those older than 30, never attending college, invasive medical procedures, and complicated deliveries. Selecting for those with blood transfusion, prior parenteral therapy for schistosomiasis, and invasive medical procedures would identify less than half of those infected. Inclusion of frequent injections would identify 80% of those infected with HCV, but as a result of the pervasive use of injections, it would not discriminate from those uninfected. Nonetheless, general reduction of these exposures and assuring sterile practices are logical goals for intervention. Descriptors hepatitis C antibody, adolescent, adult, article, blood sampling, blood transfusion, child, circumcision, community care, controlled study, delivery, dental surgery, disease association, disease transmission, Egypt, exposure, female, hepatitis C, Hepatitis C virus, hospital admission, human, infant, injection, major clinical study, male, newborn, prevalence, risk factor, schistosomiasis, smoking, tattoo Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Medhat,A., Shehata,M., Magder,L. S., Mikhail,N., Abdel-Baki,L., Nafeh,M., Abdel-Hamid,M., Strickland,G. T., Fix,A. D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Interpersonal violations, speeding violations and their relation to accident involvement in Finland	2002	Traffic Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland. jolieke.mesken@swov.nl	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ergonomics Periodical, Abbrev. Ergonomics Pub Date Free Form 10-Jun Volume 45 Issue 7 Start Page 469 Other Pages 483 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 0373220; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 0014-0139; 0014-0139 Accession Number PMID: 12167202 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM; S DOI 10.1080/00140130210129682 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 12167202 Abstract The aim of the present study was to replicate the distinction between errors, lapses and violations, and to identify aggressive violations from normal or highway code violations. Furthermore, the relationship of these behaviours with road traffic accidents was examined. A total number of 1126 Finnish drivers completed a questionnaire containing the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) with extended violations scale, and questions regarding background information, such as age, gender and mileage. Also, questions about previous accidents and fines were asked. Factor analysis showed that a four-factor structure seemed more appropriate than the earlier established three-factor structure. The four factors were errors, lapses, speeding violations and interpersonal violations. The two types of violations result from different motives, and seem to be associated with different kinds of affect. Both interpersonal and speeding violations were reported most by young males, which was consistent with earlier findings. Logistic regression analyses indicated that errors predicted active accident involvement after partialling out the effects of demographic variables, whereas interpersonal violations were positively related to involvement in passive accidents. This was presumably due to different reporting tendencies of respondents. Speeding tickets were predicted by speeding and interpersonal violations and lapses and penalties for speeding by both kinds of violations and errors. Penalties for speeding, parking and other offences were predicted by interpersonal violations. The implications of these results are discussed. Descriptors Accident Proneness, Accidents, Traffic/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aggression, Automobile Driving/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Finland, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Mesken,J., Lajunen,T., Summala,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The influence of gingival dimensions on bleeding upon probing in young adults with plaque-induced gingivitis	2002	Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Safat. hp.muller@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Clinical oral investigations Periodical, Abbrev. Clin.Oral Investig. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 6 Issue 2 Start Page 69 Other Pages 74 Notes LR: 20071115; JID: 9707115; ppublish Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1432-6981; 1432-6981 Accession Number PMID: 12166716 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; D DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 12166716 Abstract In both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of young adults with plaque-induced gingivitis it has been observed that bleeding upon probing is only weakly associated with supragingival plaque. It has been speculated that gingival bleeding may be influenced by several independent factors other than plaque. Great intra- and interindividual variation of gingival thickness and width has been reported. Based on respective observations, the existence of different gingival phenotypes has been suggested. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible influence of gingival thickness and width on bleeding on probing. Forty young adults with mild, plaque-induced gingivitis, 24 non-smokers and 16 smokers, participated in this cross-sectional study. In addition to periodontal probing depth, clinical attachment loss, width of gingiva, bleeding on probing, and presence of plaque, gingival thickness was measured with an ultrasonic device. Multivariable models were separately calculated for buccal, mandibular lingual, and palatal surfaces and generally adjusted for tooth type. Generalised Estimation Equation methodology was employed in order to adjust for correlated observations. Plaque was significantly associated with bleeding upon probing only at buccal sites (odds ratio 1.80, 95% confidence interval 1.19-2.72) An influence of similar magnitude was identified for smoking (odds ratio 1.76; 1.07-2.89). At lingual sites in the mandible, bleeding was influenced by smoking (odds ratio 2.25; 1.18-4.25) and gingival thickness (odds ratio for thick gingiva >1 mm of 1.93; 1.02-3.65), but not plaque. At palatal sites, only periodontal probing depth had an influence (odds ratio 1.89; 1.25-2.84). It was concluded that, apart from supragingival plaque, smoking was an independent risk factor for gingival bleeding on probing. Thin and vulnerable gingiva of insufficient width was not more likely to bleed after probing than thicker tissue. Descriptors Adult, Cheek, Confidence Intervals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Plaque/complications, Female, Gingiva/pathology/ultrasonography, Gingival Hemorrhage/classification/etiology, Gingivitis/etiology, Humans, Incisor, Lip, Logistic Models, Male, Mandible, Maxilla, Molar, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Palate, Periodontal Attachment Loss/classification, Periodontal Index, Periodontal Pocket/classification, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Smoking, Statistics as Topic Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Muller,H. P., Heinecke,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Longitudinal association between plaque and gingival bleeding in smokers and non-smokers	2002	School of Dental Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany. perio@t-online.de	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of clinical periodontology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Clin.Periodontol. Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 29 Issue 4 Start Page 287 Other Pages 294 Notes LR: 20071115; JID: 0425123; ppublish Place of Publication Denmark ISSN/ISBN 0303-6979; 0303-6979 Accession Number PMID: 11966925 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; D; IM DOI cpe290403 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 11966925 Abstract BACKGROUND/AIMS: Whereas accumulation of dentogingival plaque inevitably leads to inflammatory reactions in the adjacent gingival tissue, there is limited information with regard to factors influencing naturally occurring fluctuation between gingival health and disease. The major aims of the present study were to investigate site-specific associations between plaque and gingivitis as well as transition dynamics of naturally occurring gingivitis in smoking and non-smoking young adults. METHODS: 65 systemically healthy young adults, 19 to 30 years old, participated. 33 volunteers smoked at least 20 cigarettes per day, whereas 32 subjects were non-smokers. Clinical periodontal conditions were assessed four times within a time period of 6 months. An ecological approach in data analysis as well as site-specific analyses considering the correlated structure of data were performed. RESULTS: At the outset and after 6 months, smokers had significantly more supragingival plaque than non-smokers. At the final examination, bleeding upon probing as well as calculus were more prevalent in smokers. A site-by-site analysis revealed that smokers tended to have a weaker association between supragingival plaque and bleeding on probing than non-smokers (median Mantel-Haenszel's common odds ratio 1.91 vs. 2.89, p=0.07). Multiple logistic regression analyses adjusted for periodontal probing depth, plaque and calculus identified smoking status to significantly increase the risk for the first transition of non-bleeding to bleeding upon probing by 86% (p<0.01). In contrast, recovery of bleeding sites was positively influenced by female gender, but not smoking. CONCLUSIONS: In multivariate analyses adjusted for probing depth, plaque and calculus, smokers appeared to be at higher risk for the transition from non-bleeding to bleeding on probing. Weaker associations between plaque and naturally occurring gingivitis in smokers may have important consequences for preventive strategies for gingivitis. Descriptors Adult, Analysis of Variance, Dental Calculus/etiology, Dental Devices, Home Care, Dental Plaque/etiology, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gingival Hemorrhage/etiology, Gingival Recession/etiology, Gingivitis/etiology, Humans, Logistic Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Periodontal Attachment Loss/etiology, Periodontal Pocket/etiology, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Smoking/adverse effects, Statistics as Topic, Statistics, Nonparametric, Toothbrushing Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Muller,H. P., Stadermann,S., Heinecke,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The history of the discovery of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.	2002	Cooter, R.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Australian Family Physician Periodical, Abbrev. Aust.Fam.Physician Pub Date Free Form / Volume 31 Issue 4 Start Page 399 Other Pages 400 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0300-8495 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis was first recognised by a South Australian pathologist. The histopathological appearances indicated that the organism, Naegleria fowleri, entered the central nervous system from the nasal cavity via the cribriform plate. But the mode of transmission remained unknown. AIMS: To describe how the pathogenesis of this condition was discovered, and correct misinformation about the events and persons involved in this process. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesised that pipeline water supplying northern centres in South Australia was responsible for transmitting thermophilic amoebae during the summer months. EVIDENCE: The evidence supporting our hypothesis was: domestic water pipelines were exposed to sunlight and became heated to 35-45 degrees C in summer which promoted the formation of vegetative forms of the amoebae; some patients described using tap water to flush their nasal cavities; and Naegleri fowleri were eventually recovered from domestic tap water supplies. CONCLUSION: A successful collaboration between general practitioners and laboratory scientists elucidated the pathogenesis of primary amoebic encephalomyelitis, a serious public health hazard in South Australia from 1947 until the early 1970s. Descriptors adult, amebiasis, amoeba (life cycle stage), animal, article, Australia, disease transmission, female, human, isolation and purification, male, meningoencephalitis, middle aged, parasitology, pathophysiology, risk assessment Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Cooter,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Efficacy of resident training in smoking cessation: a randomized, controlled trial of a program based on application of behavioral theory and practice with standardized patients	2002	Lausanne University Outpatient Clinic and Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland. Jacques.Cornuz@chuv.hospvd.ch	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Annals of Internal Medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Ann.Intern.Med. Pub Date Free Form 19-Mar Volume 136 Issue 6 Start Page 429 Other Pages 437 Notes LR: 20061115; JID: 0372351; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1539-3704; 0003-4819 Accession Number PMID: 11900495 Language eng SubFile Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; AIM; IM DOI 200203190-00006 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 11900495 Abstract BACKGROUND: New educational programs must be developed to improve physicians' skills and effectiveness in counseling patients about smoking cessation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of an educational program based on behavioral theory, active learning methods, and practice with standardized patients in helping patients abstain from smoking and changing physicians' counseling practices. DESIGN: Cluster randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: Two general internal medicine clinics in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: 35 residents and 251 consecutive smoking patients. INTERVENTION: A training program administered over two half-days, during which physicians learned to provide counseling that matched smokers' motivation to quit and practiced these skills with standardized patients acting as smokers at different stages of change. The control intervention was a didactic session on management of dyslipidemia. MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported abstinence from smoking at 1 year of follow-up, which was validated by exhaled carbon monoxide testing at one clinic; score of overall quality of counseling based on use of 14 counseling strategies; patient willingness to quit; and daily cigarette consumption. RESULTS: At 1 year of follow-up, abstinence from smoking was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (13% vs. 5%; P = 0.005); this corresponded to a cluster-adjusted odds ratio of 2.8 (95% CI, 1.4 to 5.5). Residents who received the study training provided better counseling than did those who received the control training (mean score, 4.0 vs. 2.7; P = 0.002). Smokers' willingness to quit was also higher in the intervention group (94% vs. 80%; P = 0.007). A nonsignificant trend toward lower daily cigarette consumption in the intervention group was observed. CONCLUSION: A training program in smoking cessation administered to physicians that was based on behavioral theory and practice with standardized patients significantly increased the quality of physicians' counseling, smokers' motivation to quit, and rates of abstinence from smoking at 1 year. Descriptors Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Behavior Therapy, Clinical Competence, Counseling/methods, Double-Blind Method, Family Practice/education, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hyperlipidemias/prevention & control, Internal Medicine/education, Internship and Residency, Male, Motivation, Smoking Cessation/methods/psychology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Cornuz,J., Humair,J. P., Seematter,L., Stoianov,R., van Melle,G., Stalder,H., Pecoud,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Heavy metal determination of house dust in Adapazari, Turkey, after earthquake	2002	Dundar, M.S., Sakarya University, Fen-Edeb. FakÃ¼ltesi, Kimya BÃ¶lÃ¼mÃ¼, TR-54100 Mithatpasa-Adapazari, Turkey	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Trace Elements and Electrolytes Periodical, Abbrev. Trace Elem.Electrolytes Pub Date Free Form 2002/ Volume 19 Issue 2 Start Page 55 Other Pages 58 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0946-2104 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The present paper reports on heavy metal pollution in house dust samples collected after the 1999 Turkish earthquake. A total of 80 samples were collected in predetermined houses and control samples collected from non-effected areas throughout Adapazari, Turkey, after the earthquake (August 17, 1999) and analyzed for Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni using the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometric method after wet digestion. The sampling sites were divided into 8 categories, including the control site. Concentration of heavy metals in such house dusts are extremely variable. Dust levels were observed to increase a lot after earthquake because of the reconstruction of city roads, sewage and water pipes, demolishing of damaged buildings, etc. Thus, the results showed that the mean levels of Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni in houses on the streets with heavy traffic increased. Descriptors cadmium, chromium, copper, heavy metal, lead, nickel, zinc, air pollution, article, atomic absorption spectrometry, developing country, earthquake, house dust, priority journal, sampling, traffic, Turkey (republic) Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Dundar,M. S., Altundag,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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