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Book Reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Reviews of the following books prepared by the editors of Risk on the topic of toxic tort litigation and/or public regulation of toxic substances: Frank B.
RISK Editorial Board
core   +1 more source

A Review: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—Biological Degradation

open access: yesToxics, 2023
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), highly stable synthetic organic compounds with multiple carbon-fluorine bonds, are emerging as environmental contaminants, toxic, bioaccumulative, and environmentally persistent.
Dijana Grgas   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extinction for a discrete competition system with the effect of toxic substances

open access: yesAdvances in Differential Equations, 2016
A nonautonomous discrete competitive system with nonlinear inter-inhibition terms and one toxin producing species is studied in this paper. Sufficient conditions which guarantee the extinction of one of the components are obtained and the global ...
Qin Yue
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Interspecific Associations of the Rare and Endangered Stingray (Styracura schmardae) in Caribbean Sandy‐Bottom Habitats

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
Interspecific associations between teleost fishes and rays can enhance foraging efficiency or provide benefits, yet such interactions involving benthic stingrays remain poorly documented.
Gustavo F. deCarvalho‐Souza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Chemical Suicides in the United States and Its Adverse Impact on Responders and Bystanders

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Introduction: A suicide trend that involves mixing household chemicals to produce hydrogen sulfide or hydrogen cyanide, commonly referred to as a detergent, hydrogen sulfide, or chemical suicide is a continuing problem in the United States (U.S ...
Ayana R. Anderson
doaj   +1 more source

Pesticide use in banana plantations in Costa Rica – A review of environmental and human exposure, effects and potential risks

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2023
Biodiversity is declining on a global scale. Especially tropical ecosystems, containing most of the planetary biodiversity, are at risk. Agricultural monocrop systems contribute to this decline as they replace original habitats and depend on extensive ...
Carsten A. Brühl   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Hazard Manual for Firefighters [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
[Excerpt] Firefighters, as well as victims, can be exposed to a variety of toxic substances during a fire. Some of these toxicants are particularly insidious because they are produced by thermal decomposition before smoke makes a fire ...
Brown, Nellie J.
core   +1 more source

Discriminating Different Classes of Toxicants by Transcript Profiling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Male rats were treated with various model compounds or the appropriate vehicle controls. Most substances were either well-known hepatotoxicants or showed hepatotoxicity during preclinical testing.
Albertini, Silvio   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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