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Autor:
Robert L. Jansing, Christine Kielb, Cristian Pantea, Alice D. Stark, Lenore J. Gensburg, Syni-An Hwang, Edward F. Fitzgerald
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research. 110:220-225
Background Love Canal, in Niagara Falls, NY is among the earliest and most significant hazardous waste sites in the USA, but no study has ever measured chemical body burdens in nearby residents to document that human exposure occurred. This study mea
Autor:
Syni-An Hwang, Cristian Pantea, Nancy S. Kim, Edward F. Fitzgerald, Lenore J. Gensburg, Alice D. Stark
Publikováno v:
Environmental Health Perspectives
Background The Love Canal is a rectangular 16-acre, 10-ft deep chemical waste landfill situated in a residential neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York. This seriously contaminated site first came to public attention in 1978. No studies have examine
Publikováno v:
Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal. 58:642-648
A retrospective cohort study of mortality among 6,405 female farm residents who were New York Farm Bureau members, or spouses or relatives of members, was conducted from 1980 through 1993. Similar to previous findings for male farmers, the cohort exp
Publikováno v:
Public Health Reports. 118:448-458
Objective.This study examines situations in which drownings occur (environmental risk factors) and the victims' personal risk factors (age, gender, use of personal flotation device, medical condition, alcohol or drug use) to provide guidance for futu
Publikováno v:
Public Health Reports. 118:459-463
Objective. To describe environmental and personal risk factors associated with watercraft-related drownings. This information may be useful in developing boating safety programs, regulations, and enforcement priorities. Methods. A companion article i
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The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 23:398-401
The New York State Department of Health conducted a study of drownings among New York State residents. A total of 883 drownings between 1988 and 1994 met study criteria. Medical examiner, coroner, police, and hospital records were obtained to supplem
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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 44:1201-1208
The New York State Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance was conducted to assess the health status and safety practices among year-round adult farmers and farm residents in New York State and included a telephone interview survey of 1,727 person
Autor:
Alice D. Stark, William S. Beckett, Shirley Eberly, Eric M. Hallman, Diane Chamberlain, John J. May, Marta I. Gomez, Syni-An Hwang, Christopher Cox
Publikováno v:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 42:806-813
Those who work on farms continue to have a strikingly high prevalence of hearing loss, despite efforts to promote hearing conservation in agriculture. To develop improved hearing conservation programs, we performed a source apportionment analysis for
Autor:
Syni-An Hwang, Tonya Lowery St. John, Sharon M Scofield, Alice D. Stark, Cristian Pantea, Marta I. Gomez, Eric M. Hallman, John J. May
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 38:71-81
Background This study was conducted to assess the health status and safety practices among year-round adult farm workers and residents and included a telephone interview survey of 1,727 persons from 552 farms. Methods Logistic regression was used to
Publikováno v:
Health Physics. 77:403-409
Residential exposure to radon has been considered an important environmental risk factor for lung cancer. Since 1986, U.S. EPA has recommended that all dwellings below the third floor be tested for the presence of radon and be mitigated to reduce ind