Has the question of e-waste opened a Pandora's box? An overview of unpredictable issues and challenges

B Bakhiyi, S Gravel, D Ceballos, MA Flynn… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite regulatory efforts and position papers, electrical and electronic waste (e-waste)
remains ill-managed as evidenced by the extremely low rates of proper e-waste recycling (e …

Human exposure to PBDEs in e-waste areas: A review

K Cai, Q Song, W Yuan, J Ruan, H Duan, Y Li… - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are commonly added to electronic products for
flame-retardation effects, and are attracting more and more attentions due to their potential …

Indoor particulate matter in urban households: sources, pathways, characteristics, health effects, and exposure mitigation

L Zhang, C Ou, D Magana-Arachchi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended
in the air with varying size, shape, and chemical composition which intensifies significant …

[HTML][HTML] Protective actions of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and downstream pathways against environmental stressors

MTB Jimenez, K Frenis, O Hahad, S Steven… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental risk factors, including noise, air pollution, chemical agents, ultraviolet
radiation (UVR) and mental stress have a considerable impact on human health. Oxidative …

Microplastics in Asian freshwater ecosystems: current knowledge and perspectives

NN Phuong, TT Duong, TPQ Le, TK Hoang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems, including microplastics (MPs) smaller than 5 mm,
has become an emerging global concern. Asia is considered a “hot spot” for plastic pollution …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment and human external and internal exposure in China: A review

Y Jiang, L Yuan, Q Lin, S Ma, Y Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as brominated flame retardants.
Because of their toxicity and persistence, some PBDEs were restricted under the Stockholm …

Ethosomes and transethosomes for mangiferin transdermal delivery

M Sguizzato, F Ferrara, SS Hallan, A Baldisserotto… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mangiferin is a natural glucosyl xanthone with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity,
making it suitable for protection against cutaneous diseases. In this study ethosomes and …

Human exposure to halogenated and organophosphate flame retardants through informal e-waste handling activities-A critical review

Y Ma, WA Stubbings, R Cline-Cole, S Harrad - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Informal electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) handling activities constitute a potentially
important source of halogenated (HFRs) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) to …

Clothing-mediated exposures to chemicals and particles

D Licina, GC Morrison, G Bekö… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
A growing body of evidence identifies clothing as an important mediator of human exposure
to chemicals and particles, which may have public health significance. This paper reviews …

Emission characteristics and probabilistic health risk of volatile organic compounds from solvents in wooden furniture manufacturing

R Tong, L Zhang, X Yang, J Liu, P Zhou, J Li - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The sources, levels and health risks of volatile organic compounds emitted from the entire
furniture manufacturing process in workshops were investigated. A probabilistic health …