Size-segregated chemical source profiles and potential health impacts of multiple sources of fugitive dust in and around Bhopal, central India

2021 ◽  
pp. 117385
Author(s):  
K.A.J.A.L. YADAV ◽  
R.A.M.Y.A.S.U.N.D.E.R. RAMAN
Keyword(s):  
Central India ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Fugitive Dust ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Source Profiles

Planetary Health, Climate Change, and Lifestyle Medicine: Threats and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110081
Author(s):  
Neha Pathak ◽  
Amanda McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

Global environmental degradation and climate change threaten the foundation of human health and well-being. In a confluence of crises, the accelerating pace of climate change and other environmental disruptions pose an additional, preventable danger to a global population that is both aging and carrying a growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Climate change and environmental disruption function as “threat multipliers,” especially for those with NCDs, worsening the potential health impacts on those with suboptimal health. At the same time, these environmental factors threaten the basic pillars of health and prevention, increasing the risk of developing chronic disease. In the face of these threats, the core competencies of lifestyle medicine (LM) present crucial opportunities to mitigate climate change and human health impacts while also allowing individuals and communities to build resilience. LM health professionals are uniquely positioned to coach patients toward climate-healthy behavior changes that heal both people and the planet.

Potential health impacts of increasing the cigarette tax in Viet Nam

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1378-1382
Author(s):  
H. V. Minh ◽  
N. T. Duyen ◽  
T. T. Ngan ◽  
N. B. Ngoc ◽  
D. T. Son ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Impacts ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Cigarette Tax

scholarly journals Distribution and potential health impacts of microplastics and microrubbers in air and street dusts from Asaluyeh County, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Abbasi ◽  
Behnam Keshavarzi ◽  
Farid Moore ◽  
Andrew Turner ◽  
Frank J. Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Impacts ◽  
Potential Health

Comparative Acute Toxicity of Shale and Petroleum Derived Distillates

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Clark ◽  
Paul W. Ferguson ◽  
Mark A. Katchen ◽  
Michael W. Dennis ◽  
Douglas K. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Acute Toxicity ◽  
Skin Irritation ◽  
Inhalation Exposure ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Shale Oil ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Distillate Fractions ◽  
Comparative Acute Toxicity

In anticipation of the commercialization of its shale oil retorting and upgrading process, Unocal Corp. conducted a testing program aimed at better defining potential health impacts of a shale industry. Acute toxicity studies using rats and rabbits compared the effects of naphtha, Jet-A, JP-4, diesel and “residual” distillate fractions of both petroleum derived crude oils and hydrotreated shale oil. No differences in the acute oral (> 5 g/kg LD50) and dermal (> 2 g/kg LD50) toxicities were noted between the shale and petroleum derived distillates and none of the samples were more than mildly irritating to the eyes. Shale and petroleum products caused similar degrees of mild to moderate skin irritation. None of the materials produced sensitization reactions. The LC50 after acute inhalation exposure to Jet-A, shale naphtha, (> 5 mg/L) and JP-4 distillate fractions of petroleum and shale oils was greater than 5 mg/L. The LC50 of petroleum naphtha (> 4.8 mg/L) and raw shale oil (> 3.95 mg/L) also indicated low toxicity. Results demonstrate that shale oil products are of low acute toxicity, mild to moderately irritating and similar to their petroleum counterparts. The results further demonstrate that hydrotreatment reduces the irritancy of raw shale oil.

scholarly journals Source Profiles for PM10-2.5 Resuspended Dust and Vehicle Exhaust Emissions in Central India

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1660-1672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsh Pervez ◽  
Shahina Bano ◽  
John G. Watson ◽  
Judith C. Chow ◽  
Jeevan Lal Matawle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central India ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Vehicle Exhaust ◽  
Source Profiles

scholarly journals Potential health impacts and lung microbiome changes among smoking and smokeless tobacco use : A technical scan

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Krishnan Srinivasan ◽  
Manikandan Sathiyaseelan ◽  
JenethBerlin Raj ◽  
Pajanivel Ranganadin ◽  
Balanehru Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Lung Microbiome ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Emergency Hospital Evacuation From a Hospital Within 5 km Radius of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: A Retrospective Analysis of Disaster Preparedness for Hospitalized Patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Toyoaki Sawano ◽  
Yuki Senoo ◽  
Izumi Yoshida ◽  
Akihiko Ozaki ◽  
Yoshitaka Nishikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Emergency Hospital ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi

Abstract Emergency evacuation during disasters may have significant health impacts on vulnerable populations. The Japanese Government issued evacuation orders for surrounding residents of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) immediately after the March 11, 2011, nuclear accident. Little is known of difficulties associated with the disaster-specific evacuation from health care facilities located in this area. Among the 338 patients hospitalized at Futaba Hospital, located 4.6 km west of FDNPP, at the time of the accident, 39 patients (11.5%), predominantly critically ill patients who were bedridden or disabled, died before the evacuation was completed. The shortage of hospital staff and disruption of infrastructure resulted in a lack of adequate care provision, such as infusion therapy or sputum suctioning, leading to premature death of some hospitalized patients during the emergency hospital evacuation. As hospital evacuation is sometimes unavoidable during disasters, potential health impacts of hospital evacuation should be recognized and reflected in disaster preparedness plans.

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