A5084970002- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Noise Effects and Management
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
Utrecht University
2016-2025
University of Milan
2012-2024
University of Turin
2024
Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité
2024
University Medical Center Utrecht
2007-2024
Karolinska Institutet
2024
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine
2024
University of Insubria
2024
Centre international de recherche sur le cancer
1998-2023
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
2010-2022
The Health Council of the Netherlands (HCN) and other organisations hold basic assumption that induced electric current generation absorption heat in biological material caused by radiofrequency electromagnetic fields are only causal effects with possible adverse consequences for human health have been scientifically established to date. Hence, exposure guidelines 10 MHz-10 GHz frequency range based on avoiding increased temperatures may occur entire body at a specific rate (SAR) level above...
OBJECTIVES To construct a computer assisted information system for the estimation of numbers workers exposed to established and suspected human carcinogens in member states European Union (EU). METHODS A database called CAREX (carcinogen exposure) was designed provide selected exposure data documented estimates number by country, carcinogen, industry. includes on agents evaluated International Agency Research Cancer (IARC) (all groups 1 2A as February 1995, group 2B) ionising radiation,...
A database of approximately 20,000 chemical exposures has been constructed in close co-operation between the School Public Health University North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Department Air Pollution Wageningen Agricultural University. special feature this is that only multiple measurements exposure from same workers were included. This enabled estimation within- between-worker variance components occupational to agents throughout industry. Most groups not uniformly exposed as generally...
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme identifies chemicals, drugs, mixtures, occupational exposures, lifestyles and personal habits, physical biological agents that cause cancer in humans has evaluated about 1000 since 1971. are written by ad hoc Working Groups (WGs) of international scientific experts over a period 12 months ending an eight-day meeting. WG evaluates all the publicly available information each substance and, through transparent rigorous...
Chemical pesticides, regardless of their inherent hazard, are used intensively in the fast changing agricultural sector Ethiopia. We conducted a cross-sectional pesticide Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey among 601 farmers farm workers (applicators re-entry workers) three farming systems [large-scale closed greenhouses (LSGH), large-scale open farms (LSOF), small-scale irrigated (SSIF)]. Main observations were that 85% did not attain any pesticide-related training, 81% aware...
This is the first examination of sensory receptive properties and associated electrophysiological <i>in vivo</i> dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons that express TTX-resistant sodium channel Na<sub>v</sub>1.9 (NaN). Intracellular recordings in lumbar DRGs Wistar rats enabled units with C-, Aδ-, or Aα/β-fibers to be classified as nociceptive, low-threshold mechanoreceptive (LTM), unresponsive. dye injection subsequent immunocytochemistry for Na<sub>v</sub>1.9-like immunoreactivity...
Rationale: Cleaning work and professional use of certain cleaning products have been associated with asthma, but respiratory effects nonprofessional home rarely studied.Objectives: To investigate the risk new-onset asthma in relation to common household cleaners.Methods: Within follow-up European Community Respiratory Health Survey 10 countries, we identified 3,503 persons doing their homes who were free at baseline. Frequency 15 types was obtained a face-to-face interview follow-up. We...
Following the adoption of new international sampling conventions for inhalable, thoracic and respirable aerosol fractions, a working group Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) drafted standard performance workplace instruments. The present study was set up to verify experimental, statistical mathematical procedures recommended in draft check that they could be applied inhalable samplers. This achieved by applying tests eight types personal sampler commonly used monitoring throughout...
Dermal exposure, primarily to pesticides, has been measured for almost half a century. Compared with exposure by inhalation, limited progress made towards standardisation of methods measurement and development biologically relevant measures. It is suggested that the absence consistent terminology theoretical model an important cause this lack progress. Therefore, based on multicompartment assessment dermal proposed describes transport contaminant mass from source hazardous substance surface...
In the spring and summer of 2001, 47 fathers, 48 mothers 117 children Iowa farm non-farm households were recruited to participate in a study investigating take-home pesticide exposure. On two occasions approximately 1 month apart, urine samples from each participant dust various rooms collected household analyzed for atrazine, metolachlor, glyphosate chlorpyrifos or their metabolites. The adjusted geometric mean (GM) level metabolite atrazine was significantly higher compared with those (P <...
Rationale: There is limited evidence from population-based studies demonstrating incidence of spirometric-defined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in association with occupational exposures.Objectives: We evaluated the between exposures and COPD Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution Lung Heart Diseases Adults (SAPALDIA).Measurements Main Results: Prebronchodilator ratio forced expiratory volume 1 second over vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) was measured 4,267 nonasthmatic SAPALDIA...
The aim of this study was to estimate occupational exposure inhalable wood dust by country, industry, the level and type in 25 member states European Union (EU-25) for purposes hazard control, surveillance assessment health risks. National labour force statistics, a country questionnaire (in 15 states, EU-15), company survey Finland, France, Germany Spain), measurements (from Denmark, Germany, Netherlands United Kingdom) expert judgements were used generate preliminary estimates different...
Rationale: Diesel motor exhaust is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as probably carcinogenic to humans. The epidemiologic evidence evaluated limited because most studies lack adequate control potential confounders and only a few have reported exposure–response relationships.Objectives: Investigate lung cancer risk associated with occupational exposure diesel exhaust, while controlling confounders.Methods: SYNERGY project pooled information lifetime work histories...
An association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and lung cancer has been observed in several studies, but often without adequate control for smoking behavior. We studied the occupationally derived SES, using data from international pooled SYNERGY study.
Abstract Background Pesticides are commonly used in agriculture, and previous studies endorsed the need to further investigate possible association between their use risk of lymphoid malignancies agricultural workers. Methods We investigated relationship ever 14 selected pesticide chemical groups 33 individual active ingredients with non-Hodgkin (NHL) overall or major subtypes, a pooled analysis three large worker cohorts. Pesticide was derived from self-reported history crops cultivated...
Previous respiratory diseases have been associated with increased risk of lung cancer. Respiratory conditions often co-occur and few studies investigated multiple simultaneously.
Background: Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Programme Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans has been criticized several its evaluations, and also approach used perform these evaluations. Some critics have claimed that failures IARC Working Groups recognize study weaknesses biases Group members led inappropriate classification a number agents as carcinogenic humans.Objectives: The authors this Commentary are scientists from various disciplines relevant...