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Urinary creatinine and dissolved solids concentrations are used in the field of environmental exposure monitoring.

Background: Disinfecting drinking water with chemicals such as chlorine and iodine prevents the spread of pathogenic bacteria but also creates unintended, potentially carcinogenic, chemical disinfection by-products (DBPs).

Class I and II organophosphate and carbamate pesticides act as cholinesterase inhibitors. Handlers exposed to these pesticides for 30 or more hours in a 30-day period are given the opportunity to participate in the Washington State Cholinesterase Monitoring Program.

Background Pesticide Exposure in Farmworkers

A growing number of women workers in the US and abroad regularly perfoRMS shift work. This warrants particular attention because of the growing body of evidence that shift work is associated with a number of adverse outcomes, including endocrine-related pathology such as diabetes, dysmenorrhea and breast cancer.

Background: The health risk to workers from pesticides used in agriculture is an important public health concern. Previous studies have shown that employees who handle pesticides have a higher risk of exposure and are also more likely to be exposed directly to concentrated pesticides.

Ambient air pollution causes substantial environmental effects ranging from changes in air quality to changes in temperature. Over time, these effects have the potential to modify the way we function. Epidemiological studies on the effects of air pollution on healthy adult subjects suggest an association between exposure to ambient air pollution and heightened risk of chronic diseases.