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Air Pollution Effects on Woman and the Developing Fetus
Mailman School of Public Health
The effects of ambient air pollution on the developing fetus. . . . More »
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Perera, Frederica
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Poland
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Arsenic Mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This project contributes to the understanding of the geochemical and hydrological factors that control the As cycle in groundwater flow systems, which is a critical component of the program called . . . More »
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Zheng, Yan
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Bangladesh
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Assessment and Remediation of Arsenic Enrichments in Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The overall objective of this project is to determine to what extent interactions between arsenic, iron, and oxygen can account for variations in dissolved As levels in aquifers and in effluents . . . More »
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Van Green, Alexander
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Bangladesh
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Assessment of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in North Africa
This project enhances scientific and technical capacity in countries in North Africa for (1) assessing current and future adaptive capacity and vulnerability of food production and water resources; . . . More »
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Abou, Ayman
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Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
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Belize Riverkeeper
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The Belize River is the most important river system in Belize. It provides drinking water for thousands of persons and is home to threatened species, including the Central American river turtle, . . . More »
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Chan, Derric
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Belize
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Bioavailability of Soil Pb in Humans
Mailman School of Public Health
We are determining the bioavailability (i.e., the fraction absorbed) of soil Pb in humans, using the technique of stable isotope dilution. The soils under investigation have been obtained from . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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United States of America
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Biomarkers of Aflatoxin Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project focuses on the identification of environmental and genetic risk factors for development of hepatocellular cancer in Taiwan. We previously demonstrated that, in conjunction with . . . More »
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Santella, Regina
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Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Characterizing Exposure to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Vietnam
Mailman School of Public Health
Reconstruction of military herbicides used during the Vietnam War and development of exposure-opportunity models, which can be used for epidemiological studies. . . . More »
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Stellman, Jeanne
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Vietnam
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Common Terns as Bioindicators of Environmental Contaminants
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This project will investigate the feasibility of the eggs of common terns (listed as a "species of special concern" in New Jersey and "threatened" in New York) serving as a bioindicator of heavy . . . More »
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Burger, Joanne
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United States of America
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Consortium for Conservation Medicine Projects
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM) was established in 1997 as an environmental-health collaborative consortium of Wildlife Trust, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, and . . . More »
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Daszak, Peter
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United States of America
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Croatian Medical Journal
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Has been on publication's Advisory Board since the publication's inception.
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Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L
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Croatia
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Environmental Arsenic, Pregnancy, and Children
Mailman School of Public Health
We are testing the hypotheses that arsenic exposure from drinking water may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This hypothesis is based on the fact that arsenic is a known teratogen in . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh
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Environmental Lead, Reproduction, and Infant Development
Mailman School of Public Health
Continues to study the relation of chronic lead (Pb) exposure to several health outcomes during childhood. This large prospective cohort study founded upon a previous study of pregnancy outcome, . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Serbia and Montenegro
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Ethiopian Public Health Training Initiative
Mailman School of Public Health
This is a broad program developing training materials and holding training conferences for Ethiopian health workers of all types. It has been in place for a number of years and includes the 5 . . . More »
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Brown, Roy
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Ethiopia
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Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Activity of Various Environmental Agents; Development of Novel Assays
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Evaluation of carcinogenic activity of various environmental agents; development of novel assays. . . . More »
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Weinstein, I
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France
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Exposure to Air Pollution from Biomass Fuel Combustion Among Women in a Rural Bangladesh Population
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This is a pilot study to examine the carcinogenic potential of biomass fuel combustion products among rural Bangladesh women using biomarkers and field-based epidemiology methods . . . More »
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic-Induced Cancer
Mailman School of Public Health
A series of epidemiologic case-control and case-cohort studies nested within the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS] in Bangladesh examine the roles of inherent susceptibility to . . . More »
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS]
Mailman School of Public Health
This large epidemiologic cohort study in Bangladesh prospectively examines the health effects of arsenic among 12,000 men and women who have been chronically exposed to a wide range of arsenic . . . More »
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Health Effects of Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
This project will address the issue of heavy-metal contamination in ground water in Bangladesh and around U.S. Superfund sites and the effect on public health. . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Terwilliger, Joseph
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China
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Multinational
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Terwilliger, Joseph
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Kazakhstan, China, Sweden, Korea (south)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Russian Federation (Europe)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Terwilliger, Joseph
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Russian Federation (Europe)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: South Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Terwilliger, Joseph
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Korea (south)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Sweden
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Terwilliger, Joseph
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Sweden
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Maintenance and Stimulation of Projects in Support of the Seven Medical Schools, and the Biomedical Research Agencies, in Taiwan.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Maintenance and Stimulation of Projects in Support of the Seven Medical Schools, and the Biomedical Research Agencies, in Taiwan. . . . More »
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Pierson Jr, Richard
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Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Manganese Occupational Exposure: Biological Monitoring, Prevention, and Mechanism Investigation
Mailman School of Public Health
Manganese has replaced lead as an additive to gasoline in Europe and North America. Environmental exposure to this toxic metal has recently become a major public-health concern. Occupational exposure . . . More »
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China
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Mechanisms of Environmental Carcinogensis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Provide training opportunity for junior staff of the Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene in molecular carcinogenesis studies. . . . More »
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Hei, Tom K
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China
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Molecular Biomarks of Carcinogen Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project has evaluated the utility of biomarkers based on mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in individuals exposed to carcinogen vinyl chloride in France. . . . More »
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Brandt-Rauf, Paul
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France
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New York Bioscape: Ecological Land Units
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
A detailed, land cover / habitat digital map is needed as a baseline layer for many regional studies. Such a map would be prohibitively expensive if carried out using traditional methods of aerial . . . More »
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Koontz, Fred
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United States of America
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New York Bioscape Conservation Medicine Activities
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Together with Drs. Fred Koontz and Alonso Aguirre, Dr. Newman will be conducting conservation medicine research and field veterinary activities in the New York bioscape (100-mile radius of New York . . . More »
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Newman, Scott
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United States of America
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NIEHS/EPA Superfund Basic Research Program: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
The primary goal of this program is to obtain new knowledge and to train multidisciplinary pre- and post-doctoral students regarding the bioavailability of soil lead in humans and the . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Northeast Information Node of the USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
CIESIN will create an online data and information service initially focused on the New York City Metropolitan Area, the Hudson River Corridor, the Hackensack River Watershed, Northeastern States . . . More »
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Worrest, Robert
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United States of America
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Polish Mothers and Children Study of the Columbia Center for Environmental Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Polish Mothers and Children Study of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health is collaborating with a team of researchers at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, to follow a . . . More »
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Perera, Frederica
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Poland
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POPs Policy Project
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Analyze the creation, implementation and efficacy of international policy to control persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic chemicals. This projects has produced, and will continue to . . . More »
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Downie, Dana
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Prevention of Health Effects in Children from Energy-Related Air Pollution: An International Collaborative Project
Mailman School of Public Health
An international collaborative project on the prevention of health effects in children from energy-related air pollution. . . . More »
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Tang, Deliang, Perera, Frederica
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China
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Putting Climate Predictions in the Service of Public Health in Mali
Mailman School of Public Health
The study is a collaboration of the Mailman School of Public Health and Earth Institute of Columbia University, involving team members from CIESIN and IRI. Columbia University is partnered with the . . . More »
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Findley, Sally
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Mali
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Redistribution of Arsenic and other contaminants at sites in New Jersey and Maine
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The central aim of our project is to improve understanding of processes that control As transport in aqueous systems. We selected two representative Superfund sites characterized by a wide range of . . . More »
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Simpson Jr., Harry
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United States of America
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Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
SEDAC archives and disseminates a wide range of socioeconomic and environmental data on all regions of the world, including specific collections related to the United States, Mexico, and China. Key . . . More »
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Chen, Robert
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China, Mexico, United States of America
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Belarus Following the Chernobyl Accident
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathyroidism following the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident. . . . More »
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McConnell, Robert
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Belarus
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathyroidism following the Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident. . . . More »
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McConnell, Robert
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Ukraine
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Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Disease in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident
Mailman School of Public Health
Study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disease in Ukraine following the Chernobyl accident.
Cohort-based study of thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, chronic thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and . . . More »
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Greenebaum, Ellen
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Ukraine
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The New York Bioscape: Protecting Biodiversity and Health in a Human/Natural Landscape of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The New York Bioscape initiative brings together NYC metropolitan scientists, health professionals, educators, and civic leaders to conserve biodiversity and ensure the region?s long-term ecological . . . More »
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Koontz, Fred
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United States of America
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The New York Climate and Health Project
Mailman School of Public Health
Objectives: Heat waves and elevated concentrations of ozone and fine particles represent two significant current public-health stressors in the New York metropolitan area. Both of these stressors may . . . More »
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Kinney, Patrick
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United States of America
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The Role of Beta 1-3 Glucons in Childhood Asthma
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Dust samples from 23 homes in the Netherlands were collected and analyzed for fungi and fungi-associated antigens. Evidence from previous studies has shown a clear association among home dampness, . . . More »
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Chew, Ginger
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Netherlands
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The Ukrainian / American Chernobyl Ocular Study (UACOS)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The ocular-radiation protection standards formulated by National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and the International Council on Radiation Protection (ICRP) are all predicated on the . . . More »
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Worgul, Basil
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Ukraine
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To Determine the Mutagenic / Carcinogenic Effects of Tobacco Products in Combination with Other Agents
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Smoking is on the increase in China, and there is great interest in the mutagenic/carcinogenic effects, particularly the interaction of tobacco products with other environmental pollutants. We are . . . More »
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Hall, Eric
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China
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