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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicology and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 1974

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Dr. Ana Catarina Sousa

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Department of Biology and and Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7000-071 Évora, Portugal
Interests: endocrine disrupting chemicals; human exposure pathways; indoor environment; obesogens
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Dr. Yu Ait Bamai

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Toxicological Center, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Interests: birth cohort; endocrine disrupting chemicals; asthma and allergies

Dr. Sonia Namorado

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National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: environmental health; human biomonitoring; exposure to chemicals; epidemiology; public health; risk assessment; mercury; heavy metals; bisphenols; pesticides; endocrine disruptors

Dr. M. Ramiro Pastorinho

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Department of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Health and Human Development, University of Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
Interests: sources; dispersion and behavior of environmental contaminants and their effects on humans

Dr. Tomohiko Isobe

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Japan Environment and Children’s Study Programme Office, Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-0053, Ibaraki, Japan
Interests: development of analytical method for environmental contaminants in biological/environmental matrices; human biomonitoring of environmental contaminants; quality control and quality assurance of exposure assessment

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Dear Colleagues,

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is hosting a Special Issue for the International Workshop "Impacts of early-life exposure to environmental contaminants: children’s health in the Anthropocene".

Human health is intrinsically associated with socio-economic and environmental factors. Exposure to environmental contaminants, either physical, chemical, or biological, is considered an important factor that affects human health. Humans may be exposed to these pollutants through several pathways, including ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental pollutants, and their exposure patterns also differ significantly from adults due to the activities they engage in, including, for example, frequent hand-to-mouth contact. Their behaviors may increase the intake of contaminants, and health outcomes associated with these intakes can be enhanced at specific developmental stages. Furthermore, exposure to environmental contaminants disproportionately affects more vulnerable populations, and, within these populations, children.

This Special Issue will publish papers presented in the International Workshop "Impacts of early-life exposure to environmental contaminants: children’s health in the Anthropocene". Articles are welcome from any of the fields that fall within the topic of the Workshop, including prenatal exposure, pregnancy, risk factors, risk perception, intervention studies, inequalities in environmental exposure, and any other topic related to environmental contaminants and children’s health.

Dr. Ana Catarina Sousa
Dr. Yu Ait Bamai
Dr. Sonia Namorado
Dr. M. Ramiro Pastorinho
Dr. Tomohiko Isobe
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exposome
exposure
child health
environmental contaminants
endocrine disruptors

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Effects of Pesticide Intake on Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Healthy Adults

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010213 - 23 Dec 2022

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Animal experiments have indicated that pesticides may affect gut microbiota, which is responsible for the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and polyamines. Here, we present a preliminary observation of the relationship between pesticide exposure and fecal SCFAs and polyamines in Japanese adults. In total, 38 healthy adults aged 69 ± 10 years (mean ± SD) were recruited and subjected to stool and spot urine tests. Urinary dialkylphosphates (DAP), 3-phenoxybenzoic acid, and glyphosate were assayed as pesticide exposure markers of organophosphorus insecticide (OP), a pyrethroid insecticide, and glyphosate, respectively. Significant negative correlations (p < 0.05, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient) were found between urinary DAP, fecal acetate (r = −0.345), and lactate (r = −0.391). Multiple regression analyses revealed that urinary DAP was a significant explanatory variable of fecal acetate concentration (p < 0.001, β = −24.0, SE = 4.9, t = −4.9) with some vegetable intake (adjusted R-square = 0.751). These findings suggest that OP exposure is independently associated with lower fecal acetate levels, which may contribute to human health in middle-aged and older adult groups. Given that the human gut environment has long-term effects on the host, studies on wide-range age groups, including children, are necessary. Full article

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Health Risk Assessment Based on Exposure to Chemicals in Air

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15813; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315813 - 28 Nov 2022

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Few studies have investigated personal exposure concentrations of not only some volatile organic compounds but also more types of chemicals including acidic gases and acrolein. We measured the personal exposure concentrations of 35 chemicals including these chemicals in indoor and outdoor air in Chiba-shi, Japan, for 7 days in summer and winter to assess the associated health risks in 22 people. The personal exposure concentrations of nitrogen dioxide were higher in winter than in summer, and those of formaldehyde, p-dichlorobenzene, and tetradecane were higher in summer than in winter. The personal exposure concentrations were mostly equal to or lower than the concentrations in indoor air, contrary to the results of a lot of previous studies. The high-risk chemicals based on personal exposure concentrations were identified as acrolein (max. 0.43 μg/m³), benzene (max. 3.1 μg/m³), and hexane (max. 220 μg/m³) in summer, and acrolein (max. 0.31 μg/m³), nitrogen dioxide (max. 320 μg/m³), benzene (max. 5.2 μg/m³), formic acid (max. 70 μg/m³), and hexane (max. 290 μg/m³) in winter. In addition, we estimated personal exposure concentrations according to the time spent at home and the chemical concentrations in indoor and outdoor air. We found that the estimated concentrations of some participants largely differed from the measured ones indicating that it is difficult to estimate personal exposure concentrations based on only these data. Full article

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