Several studies have shown a decline in human semen quality and increased risks of male
subfertility. This paper provides an overview of the mechanisms of pesticide-induced …

The study of occupational and environmental exposure to chemicals has traditionally
focussed on the quantity of dust, aerosol, or vapour inhaled. This has been driven by the …

Background In recent years, cleaning has been identified as an occupational risk because of
an increased incidence of reported respiratory effects, such as asthma and asthma-like …

Why do we age and die? Aging, or senescence as it is sometimes called, is an inevitable
progressive deterioration of physiological function with increasing age, demographically …

A cross-section analytical study was conducted to evaluate the risk of pesticide exposure to
those applying the Class II pesticides 2, 4-D and paraquat in the paddy-growing areas of …

Abstract The GuLF Study is investigating adverse health effects from work on the response
and clean-up after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil release. An essential and …

Background Long-term exposure to pesticides is often assessed using semi-quantitative
models. To improve these models, a better understanding of how occupational factors …

The present paper proposes a source–receptor model to schematically describe inhalation
exposure to help understand the complex processes leading to inhalation of hazardous …

Background Establishing the routes of exposure is a fundamental component of the risk
assessment process for every dangerous substance. The present study systematically …

This paper provides an outline of the Advanced REACH Tool (ART) version 1.0 and a
discussion of how it could be further developed. ART is a higher tier exposure assessment …