- Health Effects of Chronic Arsenic Exposure
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Hong YS, Song KH, Chung JY
- KMID: 2381428
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Sep;47(5):245-252.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.14.035
Arsenic is a unique element with distinct physical characteristics and toxicity whose importance in public health is well recognized. The toxicity of arsenic varies across its different forms. While the... -
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- Environmental Source of Arsenic Exposure
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Chung JY, Yu SD, Hong YS
- KMID: 2381429
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Sep;47(5):253-257.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.14.036
Arsenic is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring metalloid that may be a significant risk factor for cancer after exposure to contaminated drinking water, cigarettes, foods, industry, occupational environment, and air. Among... -
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- Overview of the Development of the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook
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Jang JY, Jo SN, Kim SY, Myung HN
- KMID: 1791963
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Jan;47(1):1-6.
A set of exposure factors that reflects the characteristics of individual behavior capable of influencing exposure is essential for risk and exposure assessment. In 2007, the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook... -
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- Activity Factors of the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook
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Jang JY, Jo SN, Kim SY, Lee KE, Choi KH, Kim YH
- KMID: 1791966
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Jan;47(1):27-35.
Exposure factors based on the Korean population are required for making appropriate risk assessment. It is expected that handbooks for exposure factors will be applied in many fields, as well... -
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- Fate and Transport of Mercury in Environmental Media and Human Exposure
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Kim MK, Zoh KD
- KMID: 1499655
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Nov;45(6):335-343.
Mercury is emitted to the atmosphere from various natural and anthropogenic sources, and degrades with difficulty in the environment. Mercury exists as various species, mainly elemental (Hg0) and divalent (Hg2+)... -
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- General Factors of the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook
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Jang JY, Kim SY, Kim SJ, Lee KE, Cheong HK, Kim EH, Choi KH, Kim YH
- KMID: 1791964
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Jan;47(1):7-17.
Risk assessment considers the situations and characteristics of the exposure environment and host. Various physiological variables of the human body reflects the characteristics of the population that can directly influence... -
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- A Literature Review on Health Effects of Exposure to Oil Spill
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Ha M, Lee WJ, Lee S, Cheong HK
- KMID: 792578
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2008 Sep;41(5):345-354.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.5.345
OBJECTIVES: Our objective is to review and summarize the previous studies on the health effects of exposure to oil spills in order to make suggestions for mid- and long-term study... -
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- Environmental Heavy Metal Exposure and Chronic Kidney Disease in the General Population
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Kim NH, Hyun YY, Lee KB, Chang Y, Rhu S, Oh KH, Ahn C
- KMID: 2133304
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2015 Mar;30(3):272-277.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.3.272
Lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) are common heavy metal toxins and cause toxicological renal effects at high levels, but the relevance of low-level environmental exposures in the general... -
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- Environmental Exposure to Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium in People Living near Janghang Copper Smelter in Korea
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Kim YD, Eom SY, Yim DH, Kim IS, Won HK, Park CH, Kim GB, Yu SD, Choi BS, Park JD, Kim H
- KMID: 2363685
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2016 Apr;31(4):489-496.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.4.489
Concentrations of heavy metals exceed safety thresholds in the soil near Janghang Copper Refinery, a smelter in Korea that operated from 1936 to 1989. This study was conducted to evaluate... -
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- Environmental Mercury and Its Toxic Effects
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Rice KM, Walker EM, Wu M, Gillette C, Blough ER
- KMID: 1791972
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Mar;47(2):74-83.
Mercury exists naturally and as a man-made contaminant. The release of processed mercury can lead to a progressive increase in the amount of atmospheric mercury, which enters the atmospheric-soil-water distribution... -
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- Fine, Ultrafine, and Yellow Dust: Emerging Health Problems in Korea
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Kang D, Kim JE
- KMID: 1786100
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2014 May;29(5):621-622.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.5.621
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- Methylmercury Exposure and Health Effects
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Hong YS, Kim YM, Lee KE
- KMID: 1499657
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Nov;45(6):353-363.
Methylmercury is a hazardous substance that is of interest with regard to environmental health, as inorganic mercury circulating in the general environment is dissolved into freshwater and seawater, condensed through... -
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- Human Multi-route Exposure Assessment of Lead and Cadmium for Korean Volunteers
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Oh E, Lee EI, Lim H, Jang JY
- KMID: 792390
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2006 Jan;39(1):53-58.
OBJECTIVES: We wanted to evaluate the main route of exposure to lead and cadmium for the general population in Korea by using multi-route and multi-media exposure assessment METHODS: Samples... -
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- Near-Road Exposure and Impact of Air Pollution on Allergic Diseases in Elementary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Kim HH, Lee CS, Yu SD, Lee JS, Chang JY, Jeon JM, Son HR, Park CJ, Shin DC, Lim YW
- KMID: 2374091
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2016 May;57(3):698-713.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.698
PURPOSE: The study aims to classify schools based on traffic pollutants and their complex sources, to assess the environment, to determine the state of allergic diseases among students using the... -
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- PM10 Exposure and Non-accidental Mortality in Asian Populations: A Meta-analysis of Time-series and Case-crossover Studies
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Park HY, Bae S, Hong YC
- KMID: 1499672
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2013 Jan;46(1):10-18.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between particulate matter less than 10 microm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) exposure and non-accidental mortality in Asian populations by meta-analysis, using both time-series and case-crossover... -
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- BTEX Exposure and its Health Effects in Pregnant Women Following the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill
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Kim BM, Park EK, LeeAn SY, Ha M, Kim EJ, Kwon H, Hong YC, Jeong WC, Hur J, Cheong HK, Yi J, Kim JH, Lee BE, Seo JH, Chang MH, Ha EH
- KMID: 797662
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2009 Mar;42(2):96-103.
- doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.2.96
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the health effects of exposure to BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene, o-Xylene) in the Taean area after the Hebei Spirit oil spill. METHODS: We used a questionnaire... -
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- Blood Cadmium Concentration of Residents Living near Abandoned Metal Mines in Korea
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Hong YS, Lee BK, Park JD, Sakong J, Choi JW, Moon JD, Kim DS, Kim BG
- KMID: 1786102
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2014 May;29(5):633-639.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.5.633
The purpose of this study was to investigate demographic and lifestyle variables and blood cadmium concentrations in residents living near abandoned metal mines in Korea. Blood cadmium concentrations were measured... -
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- Environmental Factors Related to Enterobiasis in a Southeast Region of Korea
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Kim DH, Cho MK, Park MK, Kang SA, Kim BY, Park SK, Yu HS
- KMID: 1501823
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2013 Feb;51(1):139-142.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.139
Pinworm infection can occur through contact with contaminated surfaces followed by ingestion or even through inhalation of infective eggs. We have limited information regarding environmental contamination by eggs of Enterobius... -
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- Food Ingestion Factors of the Korean Exposure Factors Handbook
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Jang JY, Jo SN, Kim SJ, Myung HN, Kim CI
- KMID: 1791965
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Jan;47(1):18-26.
The purpose of this study was to establish food ingestion factors needed to assess exposure to contaminants through food ingestion. The study reclassified the raw data of the Korean National... -
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- Environmental Contamination by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato Eggs in Relation to Slaughterhouses in Urban and Rural Areas in Tunisia
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Chaâbane-Banaoues R, Oudni-M'rad M, M'rad S, Mezhoud H, Babba H
- KMID: 2374028
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2016 Feb;54(1):113-118.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.1.113
Hydatidosis has become a real concern for health care institutions and animal rearers in Tunisia. The Tunisian endemicity is aggravated by the growing number of dogs and the difficulty of... -
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