Environmental Hygiene

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Aspects of Environmental Pollution....Pages 3-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Mechanisms of O 3 and NO 2 Toxicity in Lung Cells in Vitro....Pages 7-10
A Study on the Biological Effects of Power Station Ash....Pages 11-14
Induction of Malignant Transformation in Hamster Fetal Cells (HFC) by Diverse Environmental Carcinogens....Pages 15-18
Biochemical and Morphological Studies on Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide Treated Cultured Lung Cells....Pages 19-22
Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges by Asbestos Fibres in Combination with Other Mutagens Studied in Chinese Hamster Cells in Vitro....Pages 23-26
Evaluation of Genotoxic Effects by Environmental Pollutants Using Cell Culture Systems....Pages 27-31
Metabolic Activation and Cytotoxicity of Airborne Particulate Matter....Pages 32-35
Mutagens in Surface and Waste Water....Pages 36-39
Effects of Benzene and Other Lysosomotropic Agents on Ultraviolet Light Induced Photolysis of Lysosomes in Herpesvirus Infected Cells....Pages 40-43
Toxic and Genotoxic Effects of SO 2 or NO x Alone and in Combination with Carcinogenic N—Nitrosamines....Pages 44-48
Target Organ Cells as in Vitro Test Systems for Toxicity, Mutagenicity, DNA-Repair and Transformation by Environmental Pollutants....Pages 49-53
Indicators of Potential Health Risks by Airborne Particulates: Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Effects on Mammalian Cells in Vitro....Pages 54-59
Thiaarenes — Their Environmental Occurrence and Biological Activity....Pages 63-67
Heavy Metals and Polyaromatic Compounds in Suspended Particulates of Different Emission Sources and their Mutagenicity....Pages 68-71
Microbicidal Effects of Exhaust Gases and Their Secondary Products Under Field Conditions....Pages 72-75
Tumor Promoter PMA and Crosslinking of surface Immunoglobulins induce Superoxide production in Epstein-Barr-Virus-infected Human B Lymphocytes: a novel pathway for the production of potentially mutagenic species....Pages 79-82
Strong Effects of Cytokines from Quartz Dust Exposed Human Mononuclear Cells on Human Mesenchymal Cells and Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes....Pages 83-86
In Vitro Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Mediator Release....Pages 87-90
Alterations of Chick Embryo Yolk Sac Blood Vessels after Application of Environmental Pollutants....Pages 91-94
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Use of Bovine Alveolar Macrophages and of Their Lysosomes for in Vitro Studies with Mineral Dusts....Pages 95-97
Neurotoxicology of heavy metals: Synaptic transmission as influenced by mono- and divalent metalcations....Pages 98-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Effect of Some Metal Ions (Cd ++ , Pb ++ , Mn ++ ) on Mediator Release from Mast Cells in Vivo and in Vitro....Pages 105-110
Investigations of the Lung Carcinogenic Potentials of Sodium Dichromate and Cr VI/III Oxide Aerosols in Wistar Rats....Pages 111-116
Lung Tumor Risk Estimates of Inhaled Cadmium....Pages 117-120
Toxicity and Carcinogenic Risk after Long-Term Inhalation of Cd-Compounds in Wistar-Rats....Pages 121-124
Postnatal Mouse Heart and Lung Lysosome RNAase Levels in Response to Air Pollutants....Pages 125-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Formic-Acid Excretion in Urine as a Biological-Monitoring-Parameter in Areas with Different Air Pollution....Pages 131-133
Exposure to Cadmium of the West-German Population....Pages 134-138
Evaluation of Alveolar Burden of Mineral Fibres in Cases of Occupational and Non Occupational Exposure to Asbestos....Pages 139-143
Changes of Biochemical Parameterts Following Short-Term Exposure to Aircraft-Noise....Pages 144-147
Deposition and Short-Term Clearance of Aerosol Particles in the Human Respiratory Tract....Pages 148-151
Factors Influencing Cadmium and Lead Concentrations in Hair of Children....Pages 152-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Cytogenetic Findings in Styrene Workers in Relation to Exposure....Pages 159-162
Influence of Air Pollution to Respiratory Diseases in Infancy....Pages 163-167
Toxicopy — A Basic Mechanism to Cope with Environmental Threats....Pages 168-174
Odour Caused Mass Illness Around a Plant Producing Quartz and Feldspar by Flotation....Pages 175-178
Growth and Bone Maturation of Children Living in Areas with Different Degrees of Air Pollution: A Repeated Study....Pages 179-182
Chromosome Aberrations in Peripheral Lymphocytes of Persons Present in the Vicinity of Chernobyl During and After the Reactor Accident....Pages 183-186
Dispositions Prophylaxis for Children from Air Polluted Areas....Pages 187-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Air Particulate Matter Using Automated Electron Probe Micro Analysis....Pages 193-196
New Aspects to Define Air Quality Guidelines for Carcinogenic Substances in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 197-200
Principles and Methods for Control of Air Pollution in Health Resorts....Pages 201-204
On The Emission of Fibrous Particles from Corroded Asbestos-Cement Products....Pages 205-208
Environmental and Health Control — Role of Metal Resistance in Bacteria....Pages 209-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-214