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Issue 1 (March 2008)  pages 1-85

Abdul K. Mohamed ¹, Mark G. Hardy², and Paul B. Tchounwou ^3,*
1 Dean Emeritus and Director; 2 Dean; 3 Associate Dean and Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health RCMI-Center for Environmental Health, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
*Correspondence to Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou; Email: paul.b.tchounwou@jsums.edu
Editorial: Fourth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 1-3 (PDF format 31K)
 

Rosemarie G. Ramos and Kenneth Olden *
Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, MD- NH04, Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
*Correspondence to Dr. Kenneth Olden: Email: olden@niehs.nih.gov
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Gene-Environment Interactions in the Development of Complex Disease Phenotypes
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 4-11 (PDF format 85K)
 

K. F. Soto ^1,2, L. E. Murr ^1,* and K. M. Garza ³
1 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
2 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, TX 76101, USA
3 Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
* Correspondence to Dr. L. E Murr: Email: lemurr@utep.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Cytotoxic Responses and Potential Respiratory Health Effects of Carbon and Carbonaceous Nanoparticulates in the Paso del Norte Airshed Environment
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 12-25 (PDF format 729K)
 

Jun-Jie Yin ¹, Qingsu Xia ², Shu-Hui Cherng ², I-Wah Tang ², Peter P. Fu ², Ge Lin ³, Hongtao Yu ⁴ and Diógenes Herreño Sáenz ^5,*
1 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA
2 National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
3 Department of Pharmacology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
4 Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
5 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067
*Corresponding to Dr. Diógenes Herreño Sáenz; Email: dherreno@rcm.upr.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: UVA Photoirradiation of Oxygenated Benz[a]anthracene and 3-Methylcholanthene - Generation of Singlet Oxygen and Induction of Lipid Peroxidation
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 26-31 (PDF format 102K)
 

Anthony E. Archibong ^1,*, Aramandla Ramesh ², Mohammad S. Niaz ¹, Cynthia M. Brooks ¹, Shannon I. Roberson ¹ and Donald D. Lunstra ³
1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
2 Department of Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
3 U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA, ARS, Clay Center, NE, 68933, USA
* Correspondence to Dr. Anthony E. Archibong: Email: aarchibong@mmc.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Effects of Benzo(a)pyrene on Intra-testicular Function in F-344 Rats
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 32-40 (PDF format 193K)
 

Deacqunita L. Harris ¹, Darryl B. Hood ² and Aramandla Ramesh ^1,*
1 Department of Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
2 Department of Neurobiology & Neurotoxicology, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
* Correspondence to Dr. Aramandla Ramesh: Email: aramesh@mmc.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Vehicle-Dependent Disposition Kinetics of Fluoranthene in Fisher-344 Rats
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 41-48 (PDF format 168K)
 

Jimmy Thomas Efird ^1,* and Susan Searles Nielsen ²
1 Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and John A. Burns School of Medicine, 651 Ilalo Street, Biosciences Bldg. 320-B, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
2 Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Epidemiology Research Cooperative, POB 19024, 1100 Fairview Ave North, MS M4-C308, Seattle, WA 98109-1024 USA.
* Correspondence to Dr. Jimmy Thomas Efird. E-mail: jimmy.efird@stanfordalumni.org
Received: 9 September 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: A Method to Model Season of Birth as a Surrogate Environmental Risk Factor for Disease
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 49-53 (PDF format 119K)
 

Yaw A. Twumasi ¹ and Edmund C. Merem ^2,*
1 Department of Advanced Technologies, Alcorn State University, MS 39096 USA.
2 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39211 USA
* Correspondence to Dr. Edmund C. Merem: Email: edmund.c.merem@jsums.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Geospatial Information Systems Analysis of Regional Environmental Change along the Savannah River Basin of Georgia
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 54-67 (PDF format 358K)
 

Innocent Takougang ^1,*, Phillipe Barbazan ², Paul B. Tchounwou ³ and Emmanuel Noumi ⁴
1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
2 Centre Pasteur du Cameroon, P.O. Box 1274 Yaounde, Cameroon
3 NIH-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
4 Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 47 Yaounde, Cameroon
* Correspondence to Dr. Innocent Takougang. E-mail: itakougang@yahoo.com
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: The Value of the Freshwater Snail Dip Scoop Sampling Method in Macroinvertebrates Bioassessment of Sugar Mill Wastewater Pollution in Mbandjock, Cameroon
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 68-75 (PDF format 344K)
 

Yoshinaga Ishibashi ¹, Hideki Ohno ¹, Shuji Oh-ishi ², Takeshi Matsuoka ², Takako Kizaki ¹ and Kunio Yoshizumi ^3,*
1 Department of Molecular Predictive Medicine and Sport Science, Kyorin University, School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
2 Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Kasumigaura Hospital, 3-20-1 Chuou, Ami, Inashiki, Ibarki, 300-0395, Japan
3 Faculty of Human Ecology, Kyoritsu Women’s University, 2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8433, Japan
* Correspondence to Dr. Kunio Yoshizumi. E-mail: yoshizumi@s1.kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp
Received: 18 January 2007 / Accepted: 21 March 2007 / Published: 30 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Characterization of Pollen Dispersion in the Neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan in the Spring of 2005 and 2006
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(1), 76-85 (PDF format 541K)
 

 

Patrick Hayumbu ^1,2,*, Thomas G. Robins ¹ and Rosa Key-Schwartz ³
1 University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, 1420 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
2 National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, International Airport Road, P.O. Box 310158, Lusaka, Zambia
3 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-R7, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
*Correspondence to Dr. Patrick Hayumbu. E-mail: trobins@umich.edu & phayumbu@umich.edu
Received: 17 September 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008
Article: Cross-Sectional Silica Exposure Measurements at Two Zambian Copper Mines of Nkana and Mufulira

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 86-90  (PDF format 103K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050010

 

Roberto Gutiérrez, L. ¹, Hector Rubio-Arias ^1,*, Ray Quintana ¹, Juan Angel Ortega ¹ and Melida Gutierrez ²
1 College of Zootechnology, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico, Periferico Francisco R. Almada, Km. 1 carretera Chihuahua-Cuahtemoc, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
2 Missouri State University, Department of Geography, Geology and Planning, 901 S. National Avenue, Springfield Missouri 65897, USA.
* Correspondence to Dr. Hector Rubio-Arias. E-mail: rubioa1105@hotmail.com
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Heavy metals in water of the San Pedro River in Chihuahua, Mexico and its potential health risk

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 91-98  (PDF format 626K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050011

 

Ran An ¹, Yadong Li ^2,*, Xiaojun Niu ³ and Hongtao Yu ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
2 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
3 School of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
* Correspondence to Dr. Yadong Li. Email: yadong.li@jsums.edu
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Responses of Antioxidant Enzymes in Catfish Exposed to Liquid Crystals from E-Waste

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 99-103  (PDF format 225K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050012

 

Debora C. Ladner ¹, Paul B. Tchounwou ^1,* and Gary W. Lawrence ²
1 Environmental Toxicology Research Laboratory, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, USA
2 Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA.
* Correspondence to Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou; Email: paul.b.tchounwou@jsums.edu
Received: 25 October 2007/ Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Evaluation of the Effect of Ecologic on Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, and Tomato Plant, Lycopersicon esculenum

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 104-110  (PDF format 64K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050013

 

T. Dwight McGee ¹, Jesse Edwards ^1,* and Adrian E. Roitberg ²
1Department of Chemistry, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA
2Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
* Correspondence to Dr. Jesse Edwards. Email: jesse.edwards@famu.edu
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Preliminary Molecular Dynamic Simulations of the Estrogen Receptor Alpha Ligand Binding Domain from Antagonist to Apo

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 111-114  (PDF format 49K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050014

 

Hari H. P. Cohly ^1,*, Raphael Isokpehi ¹ and Rajendram V. Rajnarayanan ²

1 Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, USA

2 Department of Chemistry, Tougaloo College, Jackson, Mississippi 39174, USA

* Correspondence to Dr. Hari H. P. Cohly. E-mail: hari.cohly@jsums.edu

Received: 25 October 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Compartmentalization of Aquaporins in the Human Intestine

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 115-119  (PDF format 109K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050015

 

Devi M. Mamatha ¹, Vijaya K. Kanji ¹, Hari H.P.Cohly ² and M. Rajeswara Rao ^1,*
1Division of Sericulture, Department of Zoology, S. V. University, Tirupati-517 502, A. P., India.
2Department of Biology, Jackson State University,1400 J.R. Lynch street, Jackson MS, 39217, USA
*Correspondence to Prof. M. Rajeswara Rao. E-mail: rajeswararao_m@hotmail.com
Received: 26 October 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 30 June 2008

Article: Juvenile Hormone Analogues, Methoprene and Fenoxycarb Dose-Dependently Enhance Certain Enzyme Activities in the Silkworm Bombyx Mori (L)

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 120-124  (PDF format 103K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050016

 

 Issue 3 (September 2008)  pages 125-180

Constantine I. Vardavas ^1,*, Izolde Mpouloukaki ², Manolis Linardakis ¹, Penelope Ntzilepi ³, Nikos Tzanakis ^1,2 and Anthony Kafatos ¹
1 Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece
2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
3 Management, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
* Correspondence to Mr. Constantine I. Vardavas. E-mail: vardavas@edu.med.uoc.gr
Received: 13 February 2008 / Accepted: 26 June 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Second Hand Smoke Exposure and Excess Heart Disease and Lung Cancer Mortality among Hospital Staff in Crete, Greece: A Case Study

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 125-129 (PDF format 51K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050017

 

Marciano Sanchez, Saritha Karnae and Kuruvilla John *
Department of Environmental Engineering, Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA
* Correspondence to Dr. Kuruvilla John. E-mail: k-john@tamuk.edu
Received: 02 April 2008 / Accepted: 10 July 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Source Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Affecting the Air Quality in a Coastal Urban Area of South Texas

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 130-138 (PDF format 438K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050018

 

Nazia Uzma, B. M. Khaja Mohinuddin Salar, B. Santhosh Kumar *, Nusrat Aziz, M. Anthony David and V. Devender Reddy
Department of Physiology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India – 500 058
* Correspondence to Dr. B. Santhosh Kumar. E-mail: santhosh910@rediffmail.com
Received: March 28 2008 / Accepted: May 03 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Impact of Organic Solvents and Environmental Pollutants on the Physiological Function in Petrol Filling Workers

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 139-146 (PDF format 132K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050019

 

Amrita Das Gupta ¹, Swastika N. Das ², Salim A. Dhundasi ¹ and Kusal K. Das ^1,*
1 Environmental Health Research Unit, Department of Physiology, Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur 586108 Karnataka, India
2 Department of Engineering Chemistry, B.L.D.E.A’s. Dr. P. G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology
* Correspondence to Dr. Kusal K. Das. E-mail: kusaldas@yahoo.com
Received: 12 February 2008 / Accepted: 15 August 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) on Heavy Metal (Nickel II and ChromiumVI) Induced Alteration of Serum Lipid Profile in Male Albino Rats

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 147-151 (PDF format 103K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050020

 

Atallah Rabi ^1,*, Yousef Khader ¹, Ahmed Alkafajei ¹ and Ashraf Abu Aqoulah ²
1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.
2 Public Health Inspector, Health Department, Al-Rumtha, Jordan
* Correspondence to Dr. Atallah Rabi. E-mail: rabi@just.edu.jo
Received: 16 January 2008 / Accepted: 20 May 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Sanitary Conditions of Public Swimming Pools in Amman, Jordan

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 152-157 (PDF format 61K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050021

 

C. Sadashivaiah ¹, C. R. Ramakrishnaiah ^2,* and G. Ranganna ³
1 Department of Civil Engineering, S.I.T., Tumkur –572103, India
2 Department of Civil Engineering, BMSCE, Bangalore –560019, India
3 UGC-CSA, Department of Mathematics, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore- 560 001, India
* Correspondence to Dr. C. R. Ramakrishnaiah. E-mail: rama_bmsce@yahoo.com
Received: 07 July2008 / Accepted: 27 August 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Hydrochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in Tumkur Taluk, Karnataka State, India

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 158-164 (PDF format 249K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050022

 

D. Banerjee ^1,*, S. K. Chakraborty ², S. Bhattacharyya ³ and A. Gangopadhyay ⁴
1 Department of Environment & Water Management, B. B. College, Ushagram, Asansol-713303, West Bengal, India
2 P. G. Department of Physics, B. B. College, Asansol, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
4 Department of Geology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
* Correspondence to Dr. D. Banerjee. E-mail: profdibyendu@rediffmail.com
Received: 10 March 2008 / Accepted: 28 July 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008
Article: Evaluation and Analysis of Road Traffic Noise in Asansol: An Industrial Town of Eastern India

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 165-171 (PDF format 321K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050023

 

Oyeronke A. Odunola ^1,*, Emmanuel Uka ¹, Kazeem A. Akinwumi ^1,2, Michael A. Gbadegesin ¹, Olabode O. Osifeso ¹ and Madu D. Ibegbu ^1,3
1 Cancer Research and Molecular Biology Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2 Department of Chemical Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria
3 Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
* Correspondence to Dr. Oyeronke A. Odunola. E-mail: ronodunola@yahoo.com
Received: 11 January 2008 / Accepted: 24 July 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008

Article: Exposure of Laboratory Mice to Domestic Cooking Gas: - Implications for Toxicity

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 172-176 (PDF format 133K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050024

 

Melissa B. Agustin ^1,2, Waya P. Sengpracha ^3,* and Weerachai Phutdhawong ^4,*
1 Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Maejo University, Sansai, Chiang Mai 50290, Thailand
2 Dept. of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 3120, Philippines
3 Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand
4 Dept. of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakorn Pathom 73140, Thailand
* Correspondence to Dr. Weerachai Phutdhawong and Dr. Waya P. Sengpracha. E-mail: weerachai.p@ku.ac.th or phutdhawong@gmail.com and sengwaya@su.ac.th
Received: 20 February 2008 / Accepted: 21 March 2008 / Published: 30 September 2008

Article: Electrocoagulation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2008, 5(2), 177-180 (PDF format 116K); DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050025

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