A precision environmental health approach to prevention of human disease

A Baccarelli, DC Dolinoy, CL Walker - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Human health is determined by the interaction of our environment with the genome,
epigenome, and microbiome, which shape the transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic …

Hydrothermal synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanocrystals from calcium-rich limestone sludge waste: Preparation, characterization, and application for Pb2+ adsorption in …

SY Peng, YW Lin, YY Lin, KL Lin - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the recycling of the Ca 2+ ion-rich filtrate of limestone sludge for use
as a raw material in the hydrothermal synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAp) applicable to the …

How Effective Are Secondary Interventions at Improving Health Outcomes in Children Exposed to Lead in Early Childhood?

LTM Bui, R Shadbegian, H Klemick… - Review of …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Preventing childhood lead exposure has been at the forefront of environmental and public
health policy in the United States for decades. When prevention fails and children are …

The Effect of Lead Exposure on Children's Learning in the Developing World: A Meta-Analysis

L Crawfurd, R Todd, S Hares, J Sandefur… - The World Bank …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Around half of children in low-income countries have elevated blood-lead levels. What role
does lead play in explaining low educational outcomes in these settings? We conduct a new …

Stabilization of Pb (II) in wastewater and tailings by commercial bacteria through microbially induced phosphate precipitation (MIPP)

LJ Han, JS Li, Z Chen, Q Xue - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbially induced phosphate precipitation (MIPP) is an effective and eco-friendly method
for Pb (II) stabilization. The phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms (PSM) for MIPP are …

Multielement analysis in soils using nitrogen microwave inductively coupled atmospheric-pressure plasma mass spectrometry

Z You, A Akkuş, W Weisheit, T Giray, S Penk… - Journal of analytical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we employed nitrogen microwave inductively coupled atmospheric-pressure
plasma (MICAP) combined with quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS) and a liquid sample …

Lead data mapping to prioritize US locations for whole-of-government exposure prevention efforts: state of the science, federal collaborations, and remaining …

V Zartarian, A Poulakos… - … Journal of Public …, 2022 - ajph.aphapublications.org
For this state-of-science overview of geospatial approaches for identifying US communities
with high lead-exposure risk, we compiled and summarized public data and national maps …

Performance of oxalate-doped hydroxyapatite as well as relative contribution of oxalate and phosphate for aqueous lead removal

H Fu, X Li, G Dai, M Bai, W Sheng, X Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
An oxalate-doped hydroxyapatite (O-HAP) was hydrothermally synthesized for aqueous
lead (Pb) removal based on the solubility-limiting ability of oxalate and phosphate over pH …

Now and future: Development and perspectives of using polyphenol nanomaterials in environmental pollution control

W Cheng, J Wen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant polyphenols play various roles as reducing agents, antioxidants, dispersants, and
capping agents in the green synthesis of polyphenol or metal-polyphenol nanomaterials …

A Multigenerational Model of Environmental Risk for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Children and Families

JE Dilworth-Bart, T Sankari… - Environmental Health …, 2024 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: In recent years, public discourse has increasingly brought institutional and
structural racism to the foreground of discussion on the well-being of BIPOC (Black …