The health impacts of hazardous chemical exposures among child labourers in low-and middle-income countries

NB Scott, NS Pocock - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Of 218 million working children worldwide, many are suspected to be exposed to hazardous
chemicals. This review aims to synthesize reported evidence over the last two decades on …

Dynamics of lead bioavailability and speciation in indoor dust and x-ray spectroscopic investigation of the link between ingestion and inhalation pathways

F Kastury, E Smith, E Lombi… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Lead (Pb) exposure from household dust is a major childhood health concern because of its
adverse impact on cognitive development. This study investigated the absorption kinetics of …

Ferulic acid exerts Nrf2-dependent protection against prenatal lead exposure-induced cognitive impairment in offspring mice

C Yu, S Pan, J Zhang, X Li, Y Niu - The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Prenatal and/or early postnatal exposure to lead (Pb) may be associated with deficits in
cognitive function in the toddler offspring, and oxidative stress likely play a central role in …

[HTML][HTML] Efectos en la salud causados por el trabajo infantil. Una revisión desde la medicina del trabajo

LI López Michelena - Revista Cubana de Salud y Trabajo, 2023 - scielo.sld.cu
Objetivo: Determinar los efectos que tiene el trabajo en la salud de los niños, niñas y
adolescentes. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en los motores de búsqueda …

Exploring urinary biomarkers to assess oxidative DNA damage resulting from BTEX exposure in street children

A Rafiee, JM Delgado-Saborit, PD Sly, H Amiri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Children are highly susceptible to environmental contaminants as their physiology and
some metabolic pathways differ from adults. The present cross-sectional study aimed to …

Associations of blood lead levels with multiple genotoxic biomarkers among workers in China: A population-based study

T Wang, Y Tu, K Wang, S Gong, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carcinogenic effects from low doses of lead (Pb) exposure to populations have been
suspected but not concluded. Therefore, a large-scale cross-sectional study was conducted …

Correlation between lead speciation and inhalation bioaccessibility using two different simulated lung fluids

F Kastury, RR Karna, KG Scheckel, AL Juhasz - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the relationship between lead (Pb) speciation determined using
Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy in< 10 μm particulate …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational Hazards in Lead-acid Battery Factories in Bangladesh: Assessing Excess Heat, Noise, Chemical Exposures, and Health Impacts on Workers

S Das, TC Nath, M Rahman, J Uddin, N Naher… - Safety and Health at …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Lead-acid battery (LAB) manufacturing is growing in Bangladesh because of
the expanding automotive industry and low lead prices. Although these factories employ a …

Assessing The Impacts Of Metals And Radionuclides On Marine Mussels: Proteomics And Ecotoxicological Approaches

C Crowther - 2020 - pearl.plymouth.ac.uk
It is well established that anthropogenic contaminants occur in all probable combinations
and therefore are not isolated in their threat to the aquatic environment. Recently there has …