Environmental exposures that affect the endocrine system: public health implications

C DeRosa, P Richter, H Pohl… - Journal of Toxicology and …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years much attention has been focused on the potential for a wide range of
xenobiotic chemicals to interact with and disrupt the endocrine systems of animal and …

Understanding wicked problems: a key to advancing environmental health promotion

MW Kreuter, C De Rosa, EH Howze… - Health education & …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Complex environmental health problems—like air and water pollution, hazardous waste
sites, and lead poisoning—are in reality a constellation of linked problems embedded in the …

The effects of PCB exposure and fish consumption on endogenous hormones.

V Persky, M Turyk, HA Anderson… - Environmental …, 2001 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Previous studies have suggested that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may
alter thyroid function, but data on effects of PCB exposure on other endogenous hormones …

Public health implications of persistent toxic substances in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence basins

BL Johnson, HE Hicks, DE Jones, W Cibulas… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 1998 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes the primary literature and reviews research findings of the health
implications associated with exposure to persistent toxic substances (PTSs) in the Great …

Key environmental human health issues in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basins

BL Johnson, HE Hicks, CT De Rosa - Environmental Research, 1999 - Elsevier
In May 1997, Health Conference'97—Great Lakes/St. Lawrence, an international conference
on the effects of the environment on human health in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence …

[PDF][PDF] The environment as a cornerstone of public health.

L Rosenstock - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Perspectives Editorials sensitive manner, without compromising fish as a nutritionally and
culturally important component of the diet (Hicks et al. 2000). This scenario, however …

Immunosuppression in mice fed on diets containing beluga whale blubber from the St Lawrence estuary and the Arctic populations

M Fournier, V Degas, T Colborn, FO Omara… - Toxicology letters, 2000 - Elsevier
In order to assess the immunotoxic potential of naturally relevant mixtures of PCBs and other
organohalogens, C57Bl/6 mice were fed on diets in which lipids were replaced by blubber of …

Community health profile of Windsor, Ontario, Canada: anatomy of a Great Lakes area of concern.

M Gilbertson, J Brophy - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2001 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
The rates of mortality, morbidity as hospitalizations, and congenital anomalies in the
Windsor Area of Concern ranked among the highest of the 17 Areas of Concern on the …

Contaminant exposure among women of childbearing age who eat St. Lawrence River sport fish

S Nadon, T Kosatsky, R Przybysz - Archives of Environmental …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Little information is available concerning the level of consumption and degree of
contaminant exposure for North American women of childbearing age who eat sport fish …

[PDF][PDF] Restoring the foundation: Tracking chemical exposures and human health.

CT De Rosa - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Perspectives Editorials sensitive manner, without compromising fish as a nutritionally and
culturally important component of the diet (Hicks et al. 2000). This scenario, however …