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Nail salon technicians are potentially exposed to a wide variety of hazardous chemicals including acrylates and solvents in the form of dusts or vapors. Nail salon exposures have been evaluated by a small number of studies and the potential adverse health outcomes have been identified.

In-vehicle exposures to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) may be an important part of an individual’s overall exposure to pollutants. Prior epidemiological and exposure assessment studies used outdoor NO2 concentrations as a surrogate for individual TRAP exposures and generally did not explicitly account for in-vehicle exposures.

Exposure to airborne and settled dust at firing ranges is a well-known hazard that puts employees at risk for lead poisoning. Nine firearms instructors (FAIs) were studied over a 4-week period while working at a U. S. Coast Guard indoor firing range to determine if their work placed them at risk of overexposure to lead.

Objective: To examine the impact of race, ethnicity, gender, and nativity (country of birth) on worker perceptions of occupational safety climate.

Diesel engines are used all over the world in many different applications. Diesel exhaust (DE) has been shown to be associated with several adverse health effects, the most notable being lung cancer.

Background: Associations between estimates of long-term population exposure to fine airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular endpoints, especially mortality, have now been reported in several population cohort studies.

Background: In the late 1960s and early 1970s it was asserted that the most critical aspect of trauma care was early arrival to surgical care, especially within the first sixty minutes after injury. This presumed relationship between time and mortality became popularly known as “The Golden Hour”, and has driven Emergency Medical System (EMS) organizations since.

Inhalation of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) has been associated with adverse health effects. An important and abundant antioxidant in the lungs is glutathione (GSH), which can attenuate oxidative stress induced by DEP exposure. Glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) carries out the rate-determining step in GSH synthesis. GCL consists of modifier (Gclm) and catalytic (Gclc) subunits.

Aim: Previous studies in various sectors have indicated that piece rate payment is associated with increased rates of occupational injuries, compared to hourly pay. The relationship between payment type and heat-related illness (HRI) has not previously been studied. We aimed to examine the relationship between payment type and HRI in agricultural workers.

Over 13,000 shipyard welders in the United States are subjected to hazardous welding fume in enclosed and confined spaces with inadequate or no ventilation. The purpose of this study was to validate a training provided to shipyard workers on the effectiveness of ventilation, particularly in the dynamic shipyard environment.

Background: South Park and Georgetown, two of Seattle's most diverse and affordable neighborhoods, contain the primary commercial traffic corridors from the Port of Seattle to interstates and state highways.

The marine environment is the largest, most diverse and influential ecosystem on Earth. Still largely unexplored, the foundation for further ocean exploration begins with the most abundant and productive forms in the ocean, the microbial communities. Microbes are essential to all life and play an intimate role in ecosystem function and environmental health.

In order to assess the characteristics of air pollutants in proximity to major roadways, a mobile monitoring campaign took place using the University of Washington Center for Clean Air Research (CCAR) mobile instrument platform designed to measure concentrations of particles and gases while continuously on the move.

Problem: Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly growing fields of science and engineering, and its applications have expanded to numerous research and industrial sectors, from consumer products to medicine to energy. Nano-materials and nanotechnology promise substantial benefits. However, there are many uncertainties and concerns regarding human health and the environment.

Background: Walk-in-line pedestrians crossing the U.S.-Mexico border northbound at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SYPOE), referred to as “Border Commuters,” may be at an increased risk of experiencing elevated traffic-related air pollution, including diesel exhaust (DE).

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is usually required for pesticide applications, but how effective it actually is against exposure to chlorpyrifos, solvents and oils is unknown.

An in vitro human neural progenitor cell (hNPCs) model was established to study adverse effects of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos (CP) during neuronal proliferation and differentiation. CP is of interest given its association with altered neurodevelopment in children.