Chemical Hazards.pdf

- Hazardous chemicals in toy-slime and putty in the Netherlands, where 35% of toy-slimes and 13% of putties exceeded European legal limits for boron migration.
- Isolation and characterization of marine bioluminescent bacteria for toxicity bioassays and biotechnological applications, which found Vibrio campbellii STF1 to be resistant to heavy metal lead.
- Occurrence and risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Jiangsu Province, China, which found high concentrations of nonylphenol, 4-tert-octylphenol, and (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in surface water and sediment samples.
- Cardiotoxicity of pesticides and their amelioration, with pesticides used to control pests that harm plants, animals, and humans.
- Spatial-temporal patterns of ambient fine particulate matter and black carbon pollution in Accra, with Sub-Saharan Africa rapidly urbanizing and ambient air pollution emerging as a major environmental health concern.
- Acute cardiovascular effects of traffic-related air pollution exposure in healthy adults, with a randomized, blinded, crossover intervention study conducted.
- Assessment of crab fishermen's exposure to rabies virus in a typical Amazonian community, and registration status, mercury exposure biomarkers, and neuropsychological assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Ghana.
- Estimation of the dose of electronic cigarette chemicals deposited in human airways through passive vaping, and hair determination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Italian population.