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A program to prevent risks associated with chlordecone in Guadeloupe.
The "Community Gardens" program in Guadeloupe aims to inform and support families who maintain vegetable gardens that may be contaminated by the pesticide chlordecone, which was used...
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Community Gardens and Chlordecone in Martinique: Advice on Prevention
Like Guadeloupe, Martinique is implementing a "community garden" program to prevent residents from consuming food grown in gardens contaminated with the pesticide chlordecone....
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Commented analysis. What are the effects of particulate air pollution on mortality? A cross-sectional analysis of effect modifiers. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: specific considerations
This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Bateson TF, Schwartz J. Who is sensitive to the effects of particulate air pollution on mortality? A case-crossover analysis...
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Commentary. Older adults exposed to air enriched with particulate matter show a decrease in heart rate variability. Special Issue. Air Pollution and Older Adults: Specific Characteristics
This article is a commentary on the following study: Devlin RB, Ghio AJ, Kehrl H, Sanders G, Cascio W. Elderly humans exposed to concentrated air pollution particles have decreased heart...
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Commentary. Air Pollution and Mortality in the Netherlands: Are Older Adults at Greater Risk? Special Issue. Air Pollution and Older Adults: Specific Issues
This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Fischer P, Hoek G, Brunekreef B, Verhoeff A, van Wijnen J. Air pollution and mortality in the Netherlands: are the elderly...
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Commentary. The influence of socioeconomic conditions on the health effects of air pollution among older adults: an analysis of six areas in São Paulo, Brazil. Special Issue. Air Pollution and Older Adults: Specific Characteristics
This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Martins MC, Fatigati FL, Vespoli TC, Martins LC, Pereira LA, Martins MA, Saldiva PH, Braga AL. Influence of socioeconomic...
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Environmental pollution caused by waste and cancer risk. Cancer mortality in a region of Italy subject to significant environmental pressure from illegal landfills
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From water pollution to food contamination: the health management of chlordecone in the Caribbean.
The rediscovery of chlordecone in surface waters in the French West Indies sparked a significant mobilization, first locally and then at the national level. A pesticide used to control...
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Environmental pollution from waste and cancer risk. Cancer incidence among people living near a household waste incinerator: an ecological study in Modena (Italy), 1991–2005
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Differing Perceptions of Outdoor Air Pollution: Social and Regional Disparities. How Can We Develop an Equitable Policy?
The "Environmental Health Barometer" survey conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) gathered opinions on environmental and health issues through a...
