Environmental Hygiene II

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Medical Institute of Environmental Hygiene at the University of Düsseldorf: A Center of Environmental Research....Pages 3-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Mutagenicity of Diesel Exhaust Soot Dispersed in Phospholipid Surfactants....Pages 7-10
The Role of Non-Genotoxic Mechanisms in Carcinogenicity by Airborne Particulate Pollutants....Pages 11-16
Genotoxicity of Airborne Suspended Matter Determined by in Vitro and in Vivo Short-Term Assays....Pages 17-21
The Use of the DNA Repair Host Mediated Assay for the Detection of Genotoxic Activity of Benzo(A)Pyrene, 2-Nitrofluorene and Airborne Particles in Vivo....Pages 22-25
Systemic Genotoxic Effects of N-Nitrosodimethylamine....Pages 26-29
Combination Effects of N-Nitrosodimethylamine and SO 2 ....Pages 30-33
Mutagenic Activity of Particulates Out of Electrostatic Precipitators in Municipal Waste Incinerators....Pages 34-37
Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges by Food Dyes....Pages 38-41
Rat Tracheal Epithelial Cells in Culture: A Model System to Study Environmental Toxins and Carcinogens....Pages 42-45
Attempt at Chemical Transformation of Fetal Human Respiratory Tract Epithelial Cells....Pages 46-49
Enhancement of Cell Transformation and Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges as Test Systems for Detection of Seasonal and Local Differences in Genotoxicity of Airborne Particulates....Pages 50-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Mutagenicity of Carcinogenic Metal Compounds: Molecular Mechanisms....Pages 57-60
Interaction of Different Chromium Species with Nucleosides....Pages 61-64
Lead(II) Interferes with the Repair and Processing of UV-Induced DNA Damage....Pages 65-68
The Combination Effect of Cadmium and X-Rays on Structural Chromosome Aberrations in Peripheral Lymphocytes....Pages 69-72
Cytotoxicity of chromium compounds: Comparison of in vitro and in vivo tests....Pages 73-76
Antagonism of Tetrandrine to Neuronal and Smooth Muscle Calcium Channels: Comparison with Heavy Metals....Pages 77-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Heavy Metal Resistance of Bacteria as Biological Indicator for Environmental Pollution....Pages 83-86
Urinary and Faecal Excretion of Metabolites After Various Modes of Administration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) to Rats....Pages 87-90
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Effects of Carbendazim on the Mitotic Activity of the Small Intestine....Pages 91-94
Acute Toxicity Testing of Irritant Substances in the Chick Embryo Yolk Sac Blood Vessel System....Pages 95-98
Description of a Granulocyte Activating Mediator from Quartz-and Coal Mine Dust Exposed Human Monocytes/Macrophages : New Aspects in Pathogenesis of Pneumoconiosis....Pages 99-103
Responses of Human Lung Fibroblasts to Ozone....Pages 104-107
Selenium and Tumorgrowth....Pages 108-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Indoor/Outdoor Pollution Ratio in Urban and Rural Areas (Related to Some Chemicals)....Pages 115-118
Indoor Air Pollution during Vacuum Cleaning: Analyses of Chemical and Biological Components....Pages 119-122
Determination of Hazardous Compounds in Indoor Air: Field Studies....Pages 123-126
On the Preventive Concentration Limits for Asbestos Aerosols in Ambient and Indoor Air....Pages 127-130
Vehicular Traffic and Airborne Particulate Patterns in Urban and Mountain Areas in Northeastern U.S.A.....Pages 131-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Occupational and environmental exposure to various aldehydes: representative assessment of mixed exposure by personal air-sampling with a specific method....Pages 137-140
Investigation of the Validity of Quantitative Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Human Hair by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy....Pages 141-144
Urinary Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid — an Improper Screening Parameter for Occupational and Environmental Lead Exposure....Pages 145-148
Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Studies on Arsenic Excretion in Urine of Population in Areas with Different Air Pollution....Pages 149-152
Breath and Blood Levels of Benzene and Other Volatile Aromatic Hydrocarbons — Effect of Urban Air Pollution and Cigarette Smoking....Pages 153-156
Effect of Chronical Toluene Exposure on Sister-Chromatid Exchanges and Circulating Immune Complexes....Pages 157-160
Occupational Exposure to Cadmium: Cytogenetic Findings in Relation to Exposure Levels....Pages 161-164
Chromosome Analyses of Persons Handling Cytostatic Drugs with and without Safety Cover....Pages 165-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases and Virus Infections in Infants....Pages 171-174
Environmental Pollution and School Children....Pages 175-176
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Air Pollution Inhibits the Secretion of Saliva IgA....Pages 177-180
Indoor Air Pollution by Formaldehyde in New and Old Buildings Health of Children: Epidemiological Study....Pages 181-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Controlled in Vitro Approach of Low Concentration NO 2 . Effects on Human Alveolar Macrophage Functions....Pages 187-190
Alveolar Macrophage Damage by Dusts in Vitro is Correlated with Arsenic, Lead and Antimony Contents....Pages 191-194
Dust Induced Alterations of Human Macrophages....Pages 195-198
Effects of Quartz and Asbestos on Alveolar Macrophages: Interspecies Comparison and Cell Biological Studies....Pages 199-202
Comparison of the Effects of a High T c Superconducting Material (YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 ) and Quartz (SiO 2 ) on Bovine Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 203-206
Influence of Different Aldehydes on the Chemiluminescence Activity of Rat Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 207-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Magnetic Measurement of Macrophage Activity in Human Lungs....Pages 213-216
Effect of Ambient Air on a Particle Clearance Parameter of Canine Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 217-220
Lung Clearance Mechanisms of Soluble and Insoluble Cadmium Compounds....Pages 221-224
Postnatal Exposure to Airborne Pollution and Heavy Metal Levels in Hearts and Lungs of Mice....Pages 225-228
Human Airway Diameters Derived from Aerosol Inhalation Studies: Effect of Inhaled Drugs on Airway Dimensions....Pages 229-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Lung Cancer Induction by Silica in Rats, but not in Mice and Hamsters: Species Differences in Epithelial and Granulomatous Reactions....Pages 235-238
Investigation of Irritating Properties of Inhaled CrVI with Possible Influence on Its Carcinogenic Action....Pages 239-245
Proposal for a Classification of Inhalable Fibers According to Their Carcinogenicity....Pages 246-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Environmental Allergy....Pages 253-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Environment and Health....Pages 259-262
Air Pollution Control and the Work of the National Centre for Air Pollution Prevention in the GDR....Pages 263-266
Environment and Health Data in Europe as a Tool for Risk Management Needs, Uses, and Strategies....Pages 267-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-273