A5034580317- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Heavy metals in environment
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Trace Elements in Health
- Noise Effects and Management
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
2003-2025
City University of New York
2024
The Graduate Center, CUNY
2024
Queens College, CUNY
2024
Harvard University
2000-2023
Harvard Global Health Institute
2023
Jacobs (United States)
2022
Harvard University Press
2000-2022
National Center for Environmental Health
2009-2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2008-2020
We reviewed the sources of lead in environments U.S. children, contributions to children's blood levels, source elimination and control efforts, existing federal authorities. Our context is public health goal eliminate pediatric elevated levels (EBLs) by 2010.
Abstract Fisheries and aquaculture production, imports, exports equitability of distribution determine the supply aquatic food to people. Aquatic security is achieved when a sufficient, safe, sustainable, shockproof sound: meet needs preferences people; provide nutritional benefit while posing minimal health risks; now for future generations; shock‐proof, resilience shocks in production systems chains; sound, legal ethical standards welfare animals, people environment. Here, we present an...
OBJECTIVES. To evaluate trends in children's blood lead levels and the extent of testing children at risk for poisoning from national surveys conducted during a 16-year period United States. METHODS. Data aged 1 to 5 years National Health Nutrition Examination Survey III Phase I, 1988–1991, II, 1991–1994 were compared data survey 1999–2004. RESULTS. The prevalence elevated levels, ≥10 μg/dL, among decreased 8.6% 1988–1991 1.4% 1999–2004, which is an 84% decline. From geometric mean declined...
During the past 45 years, exposure to lead has declined dramatically in United States. This sustained decline is measured by blood and environmental levels achieved through control of sources, emission reductions, federal regulations, applied public health efforts.Explore regulatory factors that contributed decrease among US population since 1970.We present historical information about sources reduction emissions selected efforts, which have decreases Sources exposure, pathways,...
In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due lead poisoning in villages northwestern Nigeria.Our goal determine the cause childhood outbreak, risk factors for child mortality, identify children < 5 years age need emergency chelation therapy poisoning.We administered cross-sectional, door-to-door questionnaire two affected villages, collected blood from 2-59 months age, obtained soil samples family compounds. Descriptive...
During May-June 2010, a childhood lead poisoning outbreak related to gold ore processing was confirmed in two villages Zamfara State, Nigeria. June-September of that year, with suspected or continued be identified State.We investigated the extent [≥ 1 child blood level (BLL) ≥ 10 µg/dL] and contamination (≥ soil/dust sample > 400 parts per million) among State should prioritized for urgent interventions.We used chain-referral sampling identify interest, defined as participation during...
Lead is a common environmental contaminant. exposure preventable risk that exists in all areas of the United States. In children, lead associated with impaired cognitive, motor, behavioral, and physical abilities. 1991, Centers for Disease Control Prevention defined blood level should prompt public health actions as 10 μg/dL. Concurrently, also recognized μg/dL did not define threshold harmful effects lead. Research conducted since 1991 has strengthened evidence children's mental development...
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to examine relationship between communities' sociodemographic and housing characteristics incidence lead poisoning. METHODS. This a population-based correlational 238,275 Massachusetts children from birth through 4 years age who were screened for poisoning in 1991-1992. A logistic regression model developed with community as unit analysis, case identification rate (newly identified venous blood > or = 25 micrograms/dL per 1000 children) dependent...
In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The has killed approximately 400 young children and affected thousands more.Our aim was undertake an interdisciplinary geological- health-science assessment clarify sources exposure pathways, identify additional toxicants of concern populations at risk, examine potential for similar globally.We applied diverse analytical methods ore samples, soil sweep samples...
During April 25, 2014-October 15, 2015, approximately 99,000 residents of Flint, Michigan, were affected by changes in drinking water quality after their source was switched from the Detroit Water Authority (DWA), sourced Lake Huron, to Flint System (FWS), River.* Because corrosion control not used at FWS treatment plant, levels lead tap increased over time. Adverse health effects are associated with exposure (1). On January 2, a advisory issued because detection high trihalomethanes,...
Background: Lead can adversely affect maternal and child health across a wide range of exposures; developing fetuses breastfeeding infants may be particularly vulnerable. We describe the distribution blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. women childbearing age associations with sociodemographic, reproductive, smoking, housing characteristics over 40-y period. Methods: Data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II, NHANES III Phase I 1999–2016 continuous were used to BLLs...
Objectives. We conducted an ecologic analysis to determine whether housing characteristics mediate the associations between concentration of poverty and pediatric injury racial minorities association conditions is independent other risks. Methods. created a hierarchical data set by linking individual-level for with census data. Effect sizes were estimated Poisson model. Results. After adjustment owner occupancy percentage built before 1950, was attenuated. For minorities, only had some...
From 2003 to 2005, deaths of 3 individuals as a result cardiac arrest caused by hypocalcemia during chelation therapy were reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two children, both whom treated with edetate disodium. At time this writing, adult case was still under investigation. No previous cases death resulting from have been reported. our experience review literature, we suggest that health care providers who are unfamiliar consult an expert before undertaking treatment...
This report provides data concerning childhood blood lead levels (BLLs) in the United States during 2009-2014. These were collected and compiled from raw extracts sent by state local health departments to CDC's Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS) system. have been de-identified coded into a format specifically for reporting. The numbers of children aged <5 years 2014 are reported with newly confirmed BLLs ≥10 µg/dL month (Table 1) geographic location 2). incidence is age group 2009-2014...
Objectives. We examined the relationship between self-reported inadequate residential natural light and risk for depression or falls among adults aged 18 years older. Methods. Generalized estimating equations were used to calculate odds of in participants with vs. those reporting adequate ( n=6,017) using data from World Health Organizations Large Analysis Review European Housing Survey, a large cross-sectional study housing health representative populations eight cities. Results....