Environmental pollutants and child health—a review of recent concerns

M Vrijheid, M Casas, M Gascon, D Valvi… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental
pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of this literature …

Arsenic in waters, soils, sediments, and biota from Mexico: An environmental review

CC Osuna-Martínez, MA Armienta… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
We reviewed over 226 studies dealing with arsenic (As) in water bodies (124 sites or
regions; 5,834 samples), soils (44; 2,700), sediments (56; 765), rocks (6; 85), mine waste …

Health effects of arsenic exposure in Latin America: An overview of the past eight years of research

KM Khan, R Chakraborty, J Bundschuh… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies conducted over the past eight years in Latin America (LA) have continued to
produce new knowledge regarding health impacts of arsenic (As) in drinking water. We …

Environmental exposures and cardiovascular disease: a challenge for health and development in low-and middle-income countries

MSB Pena, A Rollins - Cardiology clinics, 2017 - cardiology.theclinics.com
In the wake of large-scale economic development in low-and middle-income countries
(LMIC), environmental pollution has been a challenge that has spurred tension within …

In utero and early life arsenic exposure in relation to long-term health and disease

SF Farzan, MR Karagas, Y Chen - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background There is a growing body of evidence that prenatal and early childhood
exposure to arsenic from drinking water can have serious long-term health implications …

Is arsenic exposure a risk factor for metabolic syndrome? a review of the potential mechanisms

P Pánico, M Velasco, AM Salazar, A Picones… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is a worldwide health problem. This pollutant is
associated with increased risk of developing chronic diseases, including metabolic …

Association between combined exposure to plasma heavy metals and dyslipidemia in a chinese population

T Luo, S Chen, J Cai, Q Liu, R Gou, X Mo… - Lipids in Health and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Exposure to heavy metals in the environment is widespread, while the
relationship between combined exposure to heavy metals and dyslipidemia is unclear …

Arsenic induces structural and compositional colonic microbiome change and promotes host nitrogen and amino acid metabolism

R Dheer, J Patterson, M Dudash, EN Stachler… - Toxicology and applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water causes cancer and non-cancer diseases.
However, mechanisms for chronic arsenic-induced pathogenesis, especially in response to …

Environmental endocrine disruption of energy metabolism and cardiovascular risk

AG Kirkley, RM Sargis - Current diabetes reports, 2014 - Springer
Rates of metabolic diseases have increased at an astounding rate in recent decades. Even
though poor diet and physical inactivity are central drivers, these lifestyle changes alone fail …

Toxic metals and subclinical atherosclerosis in carotid, femoral, and coronary vascular territories: the aragon workers health study

M Grau-Perez, MJ Caballero-Mateos… - … , and vascular biology, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Studies evaluating the association of metals with subclinical atherosclerosis are
mostly limited to carotid arteries. We assessed individual and joint associations of …