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Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiometric Constraints on the Timing, Tempo, and Effects of Large Igneous Province Emplacement

open access: yesGeophysical Monograph Series, Page 27-82., 2021

Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact

An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jennifer Kasbohm   +2 more
wiley  

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Accidental immersion and unintentional drowning of rural children: An investigation for the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In New Zealand drowning amongst preschoolers is one of the leading causes of death. The monetary and emotional costs to society are devastating and cannot be underestimated .
Mahony, Lisa   +2 more
core   +1 more source

From Obama to Samara: What changes do the Spanish education system and the Roma movement have to make so that one day it will be possible for a Roma woman to be president? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The American civil rights movement was started by an African American woman who was a participant in a popular education centre. This centre played a key role in the social transformations that led us to elect an African American president in the primary
Flecha, Ramón   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

The burden, risk factors and prevention strategies for drowning in Türkiye: a systematic literature review

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Introduction Drowning is a public health problem in Türkiye, as in the rest of the world. This study aims to systematically review the literature on drowning in Türkiye with a focus on data sources, epidemiology, risk factors and prevention strategies ...
Ali Işın, Amy E. Peden
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological characteristics of fatal drowning and related factors in children and adolescents aged 0–17 years in Chongqing, 2022

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo investigate the epidemiological characteristics and related influencing factors of fatal drowning in children and adolescents aged 0–17 years in Chongqing, thus providing evidence for the prevention and control of fatal drowning in this ...
Rongkun WU   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality in England and Wales attributable to current alcohol consumption. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of deaths attributable to current alcohol consumption levels in England and Wales by age and sex. DESIGN: Epidemiological approach using published relative risks and population data.
Britton, A, McPherson, K
core   +4 more sources

An epidemiological study of drowning survivors among school children

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Context: Drowning is a major, but often neglected, public health problem. Drowning is the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries, after road traffic injuries.
Jaseena Nadu Veetil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Problems Heat Up: Climate Change and the Public's Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Examines the health effects of climate change, the needed public health response, concerns for communities at high risk, and state planning and funding for climate change assessments and strategies.

core  

125 years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK) 125 ans d'exploration et de recherches à Gough's Cave (Somerset, Royaume‐Uni)

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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