The present literature review was aimed at assessing whether living in the vicinity of
petrochemical industries complexes–including oil refineries–is associated with a higher …

Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—lie at the heart of the interconnected crises we face,
including climate change, racial injustice, and public health. Each stage of the fossil fuel life …

Chemical industries and oil refineries are known emission sources of environmental
contaminants, such as metals/metalloids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile …

Plastic heterogeneously affects social systems–notably human health and local and global
economies. Here we discuss illustrative examples of the benefits and burdens of each stage …

Petrochemical facilities, including oil refineries, are emission sources of a wide range of
environmental pollutants such as trace elements, volatile organic compounds, and …

The petrochemical industry produces many air pollutants during production, such as
airborne particulate matters (PM 10 and PM 2.5), sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, volatile …

Despite the skyrocketing growth in recent decades of environmental studies on ports and
shipping, their local health impacts remain largely under-researched. This article tackles this …

Exposure to ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is associated with a risk of cancer
in the residents living near petrochemical facilities. However, research on the contribution of …

Background Industrial complex (IC) residence is associated with higher cancer incidence in
adults and children. However, the effect on young adults and the residence duration are not …

This study assessed the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and lymphoid
organs (thymus, spleen, and bone marrow) of Wistar rats treated with a mixture of chromium …