A5037648989- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Noise Effects and Management
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
National Institute of Environmental Research
2016-2025
Ministry of Environment
2016-2025
Ewha Womans University
2023
Korea University Medical Center
2021
Cleveland Clinic
2017
National Cancer Center
2016
Case Western Reserve University
2012
Kyoto University
2009
National biomonitoring program can offer solid scientific evidence on exposure profiles of environmental chemicals at a national level, and provide snapshot changing level over time. Therefore, several countries have maintained such programs for developing health policies. The Korean Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) was designed to understand the human by time location, identify possible sources exposure. 2nd stage KoNEHS, which conducted between 2012 2014, examined total 6478 adult...
Abstract Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p) is a major component in humidifier disinfectants, which cause life-threatening lung injuries. However, to our knowledge, no published studies have investigated associations between PHMG-p dose and damage severity with long-term follow-up. Therefore, we evaluated longitudinal dose-dependent changes injuries using repeated chest computed tomography (CT). Rats were exposed low (0.2 mg/kg, n = 10), intermediate (1.0 high (5.0 10) doses of...
The Mothers and Children's Environmental Health study (MOCEH) is a multi-centric prospective birth cohort investigating effects of various environmental pollutants like heavy metals, endocrine disruptors, air pollutants, nutrition lifestyle on outcomes, growth development, health disease children. In this study, we report all the outcomes from MOCEH describing different affecting children's disease.In 1,751 pregnant women in their first trimester were recruited at 3 centers 2006 to 2010...
This study examined levels of blood lead and mercury, urinary cadmium, associated sociodemographic factors in 3–18 year-old Korean children adolescents. We used the nationally representative Environmental Health Survey Children Adolescents data for 2012–2014 identified 2388 adolescents aged years. The median 95th percentile exposure biomarker with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Multivariate regression analyses performed on log transformed adjusted age, sex, area, household...
From a public health perspective, there is growing concern about dietary mercury intake as the most important source of exposure. This study was performed to estimate exposure and analyze association between blood levels in Koreans. The subjects were 553 adults, comprising 10% representative subsample Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2012-2014, who completed examination, face-to-face interview, three-day food record. Dietary methylmercury intakes assessed from record,...
In South Korea, a Human Biomonitoring (HBM) program, known as the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS), was launched in 2009. This study aims to provide an overview of environmental chemical exposures Korea based on data from KoNEHS cycle 4 (2018-2020). To ensure population representativeness, Koreans aged 3 years and older were recruited 426 sites across country. A total 6381 participants joined collection biospecimens, which subsequently analyzed for 33 chemicals or their...
Studies examining prenatal exposure to mobile phone use and its effect on child neurodevelopment show different results, according child's developmental stages.To examine in children up 36 months of age, following radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure, relation lead exposure.We analyzed 1198 mother-child pairs from a prospective cohort study (the Mothers Children's Environmental Health Study). Questionnaires were provided pregnant women at ≤20 weeks gestation assess call frequency...
Jee Hyun Rho, Byoung-Gwon Kim, Jung-Yeon Kwon, Hyunji Ju, Na-Young Hyoun Ju Lim, Seungho Lee, Byeng-Chul Yu, Suejin and Young-Seoub Hong. J Environ Health Sci. 2024;50:25-35. https://doi.org/10.5668/JEHS.2024.50.1.25
OBJECTIVESHumidifier disinfectants (HDs) were sold in Korea from 1994 until their recall 2011. We examined the incidence patterns of 8 respiratory diseases before and after HD estimated attributable risk Korean population. METHODSUsing National Health Insurance data 2002 to 2019, we performed age–cohort–period difference-in-differences analyses (comparing periods versus recall) estimate population-attributable fraction excess number episodes. The database comprised 51 million individuals...
Background: Some women experience menstrual disorders such as polymenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and menorrhagia, which are not only influenced by biological factors but also lifestyle psychosocial factors. Understanding is essential for women’s health quality of life. Objectives: To identify policies that needed to prevent disorders, we investigated the prevalence risk in this study. Methods: A web-based questionnaire survey evaluated characteristics biological, lifestyle, 13,943 South Korean...
Genetic predisposition is recognized as an important pathogenetic factor in otitis media (OM) and associated diseases. Mutant Lmna mice heterozygous for the disheveled hair ears allele (LmnaDhe/+) exhibit early-onset, profound hearing deficits other pathological features mimicking human laminopathy with LMNA mutation. We assessed effects of LmnaDhe/+ mutation on development OM abnormalities characteristic laminopathy. Malformation abnormal positioning eustachian tube, accompanied by OM, were...
Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbonyls from three types commercially available wallpapers (i.e., PVC-coated, paper-backed, natural material-coated) in Korea were evaluated using a 20 L small chamber. A total 332 products tested for emission factors, frequencies occurrence composition ratios. Toluene formaldehyde concentrations below Korean standard values all products; however, the VOC (TVOC) exceeded current standards (4.0 mg/m²·h) 30 products. The TVOC factor...
A mixture of 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one/2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one (CMIT/MIT) had been used as an active ingredient in humidifier disinfectants (HDs). Owing to its high reactivity, the atmospheric concentration CMIT/MIT, following use HD, would be lower than expected assuming that it is removed by ventilation only. In order evaluate exposure CMIT/MIT room-scale chamber studies were conducted under plausible three different HD doses at air change rates (ACR) 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0...
Evidence linking environmental toxicants to sleep quality is growing; however, these associations during pregnancy remain unclear. We examined the of repeated measures urinary phthalates in early and late with multiple markers among pregnant women.
Emerging evidence suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution may induce adverse effects on the central nervous system. However, no study explored associations in large industrial complex (IC) areas which are one of major contributors pollution. Therefore, we aimed investigate status and association between residential proximity incidence neurological diseases near two ICs characterized as multi-purposed Korea. A retrospective cohort residents was constructed using Korea's health...