High Cholesterol Levels And Chronic Exposure To Toxigenic Molds In Damp Buildings: A High Risk For Cardiovascular Diseases And Stroke
Epidemiological evidence suggests a possible association between chronic exposures to toxigenic molds in damp water-damaged buildings and high levels of cholesterol abnormalities that may represent a high risk for cardiovascular diseases.

Oral Fluid in Toxicology
This article reviews role of saliva in toxicology.

Urine Phenol Level Among Healthy Subjects In Urban Area
Phenol can be found at high levels in the traffic area, therefore, people living in the urban area of big city are highly exposed to traffic phenol vapor.

An examination of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lead exposure in South Western Nigeria
In this study, the authors conducted several focus group discussions with adult residents of Ibadan to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to chronic low-dose domestic lead exposure and its effect on health

Description of industrial pollution in Spain
The aim of this paper is to describe industrial air and water pollution in Spain in 2001, broken down by activity group and specific pollutant, and to plot maps depicting emissions of carcinogenic substances

Evaluation of land farming and chemico-biological stabilization for treatment of heavily contaminated sediments in a tropical environment
Conventional and experimental methods were studied for the remediation of petroleum contaminated
sediments from a dam previously used to collect acid run-off from a sulfur mine.

Radioactive waste – no problem for metal-munching bacteria
A harmless soil bacterium, which can survive high-level exposures to gamma radiation, is being developed to clean up land contaminated with radioactive waste

DDT In Mothers' Blood Predicts Delays In Daughters' Pregnancies (p 2205)
A research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET reports on the effect of the pesticide DDT and its by-product, DDE, on female reproductive capability

Mopping up mercury - a new solution to an old problem
A pilot plant employing a new type of bioreactor has successfully been used to treat mercury-contaminated wastewater in Germany.

Dartmouth researchers alarmed by levels of mercury and arsenic in Chinese freshwater ecosystem
A team of researchers, led by biologists at Dartmouth, has found potentially dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic in Lake Baiyangdian

'Nanorust' cleans arsenic from drinking water
The technology holds promise for millions of people in India, Bangladesh and other developing countries where thousands of cases of arsenic poisoning each year are linked to poisoned wells.

Arsenic contamination lacks one-size-fits-all remedy
Though a worldwide problem, arsenic contamination of drinking water does not have a universal solution.

Biosensors to probe the metals menace
If the pond life goes star-shaped, you'd be wise not to drink the water.

Sunflowers that love heavy metal
Sunflowers take up uranium twice or even three times better than their maize and soybean counterparts, making them a top 'clean crop' for removing toxic metals from the environment.

A silent pandemic: Industrial chemicals are impairing the brain development of children worldwide
Fetal and early childhood exposures to industrial chemicals in the environment can damage the developing brain and can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)-autism, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), and mental retardation

Glass fibre predicts uptake in earthworms
Dutch researchers have discovered that glass fibres absorb the same types and quantities of toxic substances from damp soils as earthworms

Protein protects brain against compound in lead poisoning, liver disease
Scientists have discovered that a protein known as PEPT2 protects the brains of mice from a naturally occurring but potentially toxic compound present in lead poisoning

Chemists detect toxic emissions linked to catalytic converters in US
A study shows that for the first time, toxic metals emitted from automotive catalytic converters have been detected in urban air in the United States.

Toxic substances when cooking fats and oils?
Consumers' food health and safety may be affected by the presence of micro-organisms and toxic substances in foodstuffs.

Are New Functional Medical Disorders A Manifestation Of Environmental Toxicity?
In recent years there has been the emergence of a number of new illnesses that are attributed to environmental factors