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Misconceptions and misuse of International Agency for Research on Cancer 'classification of carcinogenic substances': The case of asbestos	2007	Dunnigan, J., Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Que., Canada	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Indoor and Built Environment Periodical, Abbrev. Indoor Built Environ. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 16 Issue 2 Start Page 94 Other Pages 98 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1420-326X; 1423-0070 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract In their work on human cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer have run a programme of 'monographs' that evaluate carcinogenic risk of chemicals to man. The data collected provide considerable information on the risk from substances identified as carcinogens. However, this is largely unused in the IARC classification scheme in spite of the use of the term 'risk' in the title and text of the monographs. Consequently, some governments and pressure groups use hazard identification to advance the cause for banning agents without conducting a risk assessment. Confusion and indiscriminate use of 'hazard' and 'risk' mean that the hazard data are commonly misrepresented as risk data. A common political response is to push regulatory action to extremes, citing the Precautionary Principle. Unfortunately, eliminating substances on the grounds of inherent hazard can deny major benefits to societies and undermine the sustainable developments. This is nowhere better illustrated than in the case of the minerals known collectively as asbestos. Evidence available clearly differentiates the hazards of chrysotile and amphibole asbestos, yet the current IARC classification does not make this distinction. This is in spite of the fact that amphibole asbestos produces orders of magnitude more diseases than chrysotile when used in the same way. The overwhelming weight of evidence available indicates that chrysotile can be used safely with low risk. Cement products such as water pipes and boards for housing provide are versatile products made at affordable cost for the developing countries which if not available would cost rather than save lives. Â© 2007 SAGE Publications. Descriptors asbestos, carcinogen, chrysotile, cancer risk, carcinogenicity, developing country, government regulation, politics, priority journal, review, risk assessment Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Bernstein,D., Gibbs,A., Pooley,F., Langer,A., Donaldson,K., Hoskins,J., Dunnigan,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Methods of identification and the recording of data. Development of a new television system for special use in pressurized drinking water pipelines	1990	Berliner Wasser-Betriebe, Hohenzollerndamm 45, D-1000 Berlin 31	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water Supply Periodical, Abbrev. Water Supply Pub Date Free Form 1990/ Volume 8 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 157 Other Pages 161 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0735-1917 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The surveillance and/or evaluation of remote, restricted and unlit building parts and structural elements has always confronted the engineer with great problems. The inspection of pipelines, especially those of non-man-entry size, is a particularly difficult job since the sections to be inspected extend usually over long distances and are typically laid underground. Technical installations such as photography or direct inspection with the aid of endoscopes or television cameras are in principal suitable for that purpose. Towards the end of 1987, the development of a novel television system especially well-suited for use in pressurized drinking water pipelines was completed in Germany in close cooperation with the Berliner Wasser-Betriebe. Since the summer of 1988, two camera dollies and two colour television cameras are at the disposal of the Berliner Wasser-Betriebe. The television camera is linked to a vehicle via a 200-m long cable, wound on a cable drum. The vehicle itself is fitted with several colour and monochrome monitors, a PC complete with printer, a videorecorder for recording, and holding fixtures for two reflex cameras. The monitor of the PC is, in addition, used on a leakage detector that operates in accordance with the correlation method and which is also located in the vehicle. The correlation device can, moreover, also be used as mobile equipment outside the vehicle for use on any desired location. A small portable black-and-white camera with monitor is also available for use outside the vehicle. Descriptors drinking water, conference paper, pipeline, television, water supply Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Beyer,K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah hazards	2007		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Br Dent J Periodical, Abbrev. Br.Dent.J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 203 Issue 8 Start Page 441 Other Pages 441 Notes ID: 17965664 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Smoking/adverse effects, Humans, Water Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-17965664 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Bhat,Meghashyam Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Evaluation of occupational health hazards associated with inks used in printing processes at Jang Group of Newspapers, Lahore	2007	Bhatti, A.M., Health Services, EPI, Punjab, Lahore	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Medical Forum Monthly Periodical, Abbrev. Med.Forum Monthly Pub Date Free Form / Volume 18 Issue 7 Start Page 10 Other Pages 13 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1029-385X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Introduction:- Mutual communication requires a media and printing is one of the effective and easily diffusible media for communication. During the last few years, revolutionary changes have taken place in communication technology. It is essential for the expansion and development of education and for dissemination of all theories, ideas, inventions and discoveries of mankind. Objective:- To evaluate the occupational health hazards associated with inks used in printing processes at Jang Group of Newspapers, Lahore. Material and methods:- This cross sectional study was conducted on 50 workers who were directly in the use of ink during the period from 1999 to 2000. The concentrations of various chemical are estimated with the help of absorption and adsorption of the air pump by personal sampler and high volume air samples. The air is sucked through glass fiber filter and a column of 10 ml of carbon tetra chloride in a hubble bubble tube. Results:- Time of exposure is 0-5 years and in most of the cases the forced expiratory volume in one second is 70% + 5 but peak expiratory flow rate is markedly decreased which shows that lung functions are deteriorated to a considerable extent. As the time of exposure increases that is from 6 to 10 years, 11-15 years and 16-20 years, the lung functions steadily decreases by the increase in the time of exposure and extent of deteriorating in lung functions. Descriptors glass fiber, ink, absorption, adsorption, adult, air sampling, article, clinical article, cross-sectional study, forced expiratory volume, health hazard, human, lung function, occupational exposure, occupational hazard, printing Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Bhatti,A. M., Faridi,I. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Concerning the request for a license to exploit water piped from the spring of natural mineral water called "Des Etuves" located at Digne (Basses-Alpes)	1967	Binet, L.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Bulletin de l'AcadÃ©mie nationale de mÃ©decine Periodical, Abbrev. Bull.Acad.Natl.Med. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 151 Issue 3 Start Page 58 Other Pages 64 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0001-4079 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors mineral water, article, France, standard Links Book Title Concernant la demande d'autorisation d'exploitation aprÃ¨s transport Ã distance, de l'eau de la source d'eau minÃ©rale naturelle dite "des Etuves" situÃ©e Ã Digne (Basses-Alpes) Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Binet,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Levels of lead, cadmium, zinc and arsenic in the water in the province of Salamanca	1998	Hernandez, A.L.B., 37003 Salamanca, Spain	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Revista espanola de salud publica Periodical, Abbrev. Rev.Esp.Salud Publica Pub Date Free Form / Volume 72 Issue 1 Start Page 53 Other Pages 65 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1135-5727 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Background: To establish the degree of contamination by lead, cadmium, zinc and arsenic in the water in Salamanca province and its relationship with the provenance of the samples and their collection point. Methods: Transverse, observational, descriptive epidemiological study. Province of Salamanca Results: Water from water pipes, fountains, springs, wells, rivers, streams and lakes in the province of Salamanca were studied, analyzing the lead, cadmium, zinc and arsenic contents of 180 samples using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Results indicated that 56% of samples analyzed showed toxic levels of cadmium, and 28% of samples gave toxic levels of lead, but showed tolerable levels of zinc and arsenic. No major differences were observed in the degree of contamination by the four elements between the four provincial district areas. Levels of contamination by the four elements were compared for water from the water supply, and samples from wells, fountains, springs and surface water, showing similar contents of the elements studied. Conclusions: Findings suggest that the water in the province of Salamanca shows 'naturally' high cadmium and lead content, probably due to the geological characteristics of the terrain. Descriptors arsenic, cadmium, ground water, lake water, lead, river water, surface water, tap water, well water, zinc, article, atomic absorption spectrometry, lake, river, Spain, water contamination, water quality Links Book Title Estudio de los niveles de plomo, cadmio, zinc y arsenico, en aguas de la provincia de Salamanca: Proyecto de investigacion coordinado multidepartamental subvencionado por la junta de castilla leon n. 1884 Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Blanco HernÃ¡ndez,A. L., GutiÃ©rrez,D. A., De Blas,O. J., GuervÃ³s,M. S., De Miguel Manzano,B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Biogeochemical cycling in coniferous ecosystems on different aged marine terraces in Coastal Oregon	1997	Bockheim, J.G., Dep. of Soil Science, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706-1299, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of environmental quality Periodical, Abbrev. J.Environ.Qual. Pub Date Free Form 1997/01 Volume 26 Issue 1 Start Page 292 Other Pages 301 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0047-2425 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Biogeochemical cycling was studied in Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.] and western hemlock-Douglas-fir [Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.-Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco] ecosystems on a chronosequence of five uplifted marine terraces in coastal Oregon. The terraces occur 0.25 to 8.6 km from the Pacific Ocean and range from 80 to ~ 500 kyr in age. The soils are highly weathered and include Inceptisols on the youngest terrace and Spodosols with clay-enriched horizons and Ultisols on the older terraces. Bulk precipitation, throughfall, and soil solutions (four depths) were collected monthly from November 1992 through April 1993. The solutions were analyzed for pH, dissolved cartons (Na, Mg, Ca, K, Fe, Al, and Si), anions (Cl, SO4, HCO3, NO3, and PO4), and organic C. Cations (Î¼mol, L-1) in all solutions were ranked: Na > Mg > Ca â‰¤ K > H; anions were ranked: Cl > SO4 > NO3 >> HCO3. The Na/Cl ratio in all solutions was comparable to that of seawater. The mean sums of cations and anions in all solutions declined sharply with distance from the coast. Throughfall enrichment of all ions suggests that aerosol impaction of sea salts is a dominant process within the coastal fogbelt of Oregon. In that the soils have low inherent fertility, the trees appear to obtain Ca, Mg, K, and S primarily from atmospheric sources. These nutrients are utilized by abundant fine roots in the forest floor and upper 5 to 20 cm of mineral soil. Net cation loss is less than in other areas of the Pacific Northwest and is controlled by organic anions rather than the bicarbonate anion. Descriptors anion, carbon, cation, article, clay, ecosystem, seashore, soil, tree, United States Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Bockheim,J. G., Langley-Turnbaugh,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
High altitude retinal hemorrhages in the expeditions to 8,000 meter peaks. A study of 10 cases	1998	Botella de Maglia, J., Unidad de Medicina Intensiva y, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Medicina clÃnica Periodical, Abbrev. Med Clin (Barc) Pub Date Free Form / Volume 110 Issue 12 Start Page 457 Other Pages 461 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0025-7753 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Retinal haemorrhages are common at high altitude. Their pathogenesis is unknown. It has been suggested that they are less frequent in sherpas, and that possible predisposing factors might be the abscence of previous high-altitude experience, the extent of the high-altitude hypoxic exposure, polycythemia (because of hyperviscosity), history of cough and Valsalva manoeuvres during the expedition, existence of severe forms of mountain sickness (high-altitude pulmonary oedema and high-altitude cerebral oedema) and use of antiinflammatory drugs. The aim of this study is to know the incidence of retinal haemorrhages in the expeditions to mountains higher than 8.000 m and their relationship to the previously referred possible predisposing factors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Funduscopy was performed on 17 healthy subjects taking part in expeditions to Cho-Oyu (8.201 m) and to Shisha Pangma (8.046 m) and on six of their Nepali coworkers. RESULTS: Retinal haemorrhages were found in 10 of the European (59%) and in none of the Nepali mountaineers (p = 0.019). Other 2 Spanish climbers had tortuosity and engorgment of the retinal veins. No statistical association was found between retinal haemorrhages and maximal altitude attained prior to the expedition, maximal altitude reached during the present expedition, number of nights spent at extreme altitude, weight loss as an expression of chronic exposure to hypoxia, haemoglobin, history of cough or Valsalva manoeuvres during the expedition, existence of severe forms of mountain sickness or use of drugs. CONCLUSIONS: These results do not allow us to state that the mentioned factors predispose to high-altitude retinal haemorrhages. Descriptors adult, altitude disease, article, epidemiology, female, human, male, mountaineering, retina hemorrhage Links Book Title Hemorragias retinianas en las expediciones a montaÃ±as de mÃ¡s de 8.000 m. Estudio de 10 casos. Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Botella de Maglia,J., MartÃnez-Costa,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hemorragias retinianas en las expediciones a montaÃ±as de mÃ¡s de 8.000 m. Estudio de 10 casos	1998		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Med Clin (Barc) Periodical, Abbrev. Med.Clin. Pub Date Free Form Volume 110 Issue 12 Start Page 457 Other Pages 61 Notes ID: 9611716 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language es SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Retinal haemorrhages are common at high altitude. Their pathogenesis is unknown. It has been suggested that they are less frequent in sherpas, and that possible predisposing factors might be the abscence of previous high-altitude experience, the extent of the high-altitude hypoxic exposure, polycythemia (because of hyperviscosity), history of cough and Valsalva manoeuvres during the expedition, existence of severe forms of mountain sickness (high-altitude pulmonary oedema and high-altitude cerebral oedema) and use of antiinflammatory drugs. The aim of this study is to know the incidence of retinal haemorrhages in the expeditions to mountains higher than 8.000 m and their relationship to the previously referred possible predisposing factors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Funduscopy was performed on 17 healthy subjects taking part in expeditions to Cho-Oyu (8.201 m) and to Shisha Pangma (8.046 m) and on six of their Nepali coworkers. RESULTS: Retinal haemorrhages were found in 10 of the European (59%) and in none of the Nepali mountaineers (p = 0.019). Other 2 Spanish climbers had tortuosity and engorgment of the retinal veins. No statistical association was found between retinal haemorrhages and maximal altitude attained prior to the expedition, maximal altitude reached during the present expedition, number of nights spent at extreme altitude, weight loss as an expression of chronic exposure to hypoxia, haemoglobin, history of cough or Valsalva manoeuvres during the expedition, existence of severe forms of mountain sickness or use of drugs. CONCLUSIONS: These results do not allow us to state that the mentioned factors predispose to high-altitude retinal haemorrhages. Descriptors Altitude Sickness, Mountaineering, Retinal Hemorrhage/epidemiology, Adult, Causality, Female, Humans, Male, Retinal Hemorrhage/etiology Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-9611716 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Botella,de Maglia, MartÃnez-Costa,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
An atypical cause of alkali chemical burn: a case report	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ann Burns Fire Disasters Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 23 Issue 4 Start Page 216 Other Pages 8 Notes ID: 21991229 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract It has already been reported that wet ash turns into a strong alkali agent, which can cause full-thickness skin burns. A case is presented which has the particularity of sustained, self-inflicted contact with wet ash. The coal used was the self-igniting type normally used for burning scented weed or for smoking the hubbly bubbly or shisha pipe. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188272/?tool=pubmed Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Boutefnouchet,T., Moiemen,N., Papini,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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