Archives of environmental health.
Discontinued
Publisher:
American Medical Assn.. Washington, DC : Heldref Publications
Frequency: Monthly Jan. 2003-Dec. 2004
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Academy of Occupational Medicine., American Medical Association., Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America.
Start Year:1960 - 2004
ISSN:
0003-9896 (Print)
2331-4303 (Electronic)
0003-9896 (Linking)
2331-4303 (Electronic)
0003-9896 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.8
2022
| NLM ID: | 0212627 |
| (DNLM): | A60840000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01513869 |
| Coden: | AEHLAU |
| Classification: | W1 AR455 |
A wire reclamation incinerator as a source of environmental contamination with tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and tetrachlorodibenzofurans. The authors investigated an outbreaks of unusual illnesses in humans and horses residing within 1.3 km of a wire reclamation incinerator. The study included site visits; medical and veterinary examinations; analyses of furnace ash, fly ash, soil, and biologic samples for air residues. Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (TCDDs) and tetrachlorodibenzofurans (TCDFs) were discovered in furnace ash, fly ash, soil, horse fat, and horse liver samples.
Water hardness in relation to cadium accumulation and microscopic signs of cardiovascular disease in horses. The hardness of drinking water (i.e., the sum of calcium and magnesium concentrations) has been related to cadmium concentration in kidney cortex and to microscopic signs of arteriosclerosis and focal myocardial fibrosis in 50 Swedish horses slaughtered for meat production. A significant negative correlation was found between water hardness and cadmium concentrations in kidney cortex. This indicates that horses living in soft water areas are more inclined to accumulate cadmium from the general environment. Microscopic changes in the aorta and myocardium were approximately 2 times as frequent i...