Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sunmin Park, Suk Chon, So Young Park, Soojin Yun, Sei Hyun Baik, Jeong Taek Woo, Sang Youl Rhee, Youngmi Kim Pak, Sung-Hoon Kim
Summary: This study suggests that serum AhRT activity is positively associated with the risk of GDM, with higher AhRT activity and lower ATP concentrations in the GDM group. The AhRT activity has moderate correlations with serum glucose levels and could be a potential biomarker for GDM diagnostics.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Irina Gyllenhammar, Marie Aune, Ulrika Friden, Tatiana Cantillana, Anders Bignert, Sanna Lignell, Anders Glynn
Summary: Body burdens of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Swedish first-time mothers were investigated through measurements in breast milk from 1996 to 2017. The trends in POPs body burdens were primarily affected by factors such as the mother's age, pre-pregnancy BMI, weight gain during pregnancy, weight loss after delivery, and education level. The levels of most organic pollutants showed a declining trend over the study period.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hevna Dhulkifle, Abdelali Agouni, Asad Zeidan, Mohammed Saif Al-Kuwari, Aijaz Parray, Mohamed Tolefat, Hesham M. Korashy
Summary: The prevalence of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased exponentially in recent decades, with traditional risk factors accounting for only a small percentage of cases. Recent research has focused on factors beyond conventional risk factors, such as environmental pollution.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Stanislaw Waclawek, Kamil Krawczyk, Daniele Silvestri, Vinod V. T. Padil, Michal Rezanka, Miroslav Cernik, Mietek Jaroniec
Summary: Water contamination is a global issue due to factors such as population growth and industrial activities. This review article discusses the use of cyclodextrins (CDs) and CD-functionalized materials for the removal of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from water, providing an overview of their applications and mechanisms.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
R. Barrios-Rodriguez, C. Garde, F. M. Perez-Carrascosa, J. Exposito, F. M. Peinado, M. Fernandez Rodriguez, P. Requena, I. Salcedo-Bellido, J. P. Arrebola
Summary: Chronic exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is suspected to contribute to breast cancer onset. This study analyzed the contribution of long-term exposure to five POPs to mortality, recurrence, metastasis, and second primary tumors in breast cancer patients.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. Aravind Kumar, T. Krithiga, S. Sathish, A. Annam Renita, D. Prabu, S. Lokesh, R. Geetha, S. Karthik Raja Namasivayam, Mika Sillanpaa
Summary: This article discusses the hazards of persistent organic pollutants and their impact on the environment and humans, introduces different biological degradation methods, emphasizes the potential of microbial degradation in the management of POPs, and points out the direction for future research.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marie Tysman, Jorma Toppari, Katharina M. Main, Annika Adamsson, Christine Wohlfahrt-Veje, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Bruno Le Bizec, Eliisa Loyttyniemi, Niels E. Skakkebaek, Helena E. Virtanen
Summary: Hypospadias is a congenital malformation of the penile urethra, and the etiology is mostly unknown. This study investigated the association between hypospadias and exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) through breast milk. The study included Danish and Finnish mother-son pairs, and breast milk samples were analyzed for various classes of POPs. The results did not show any significant associations between POP concentrations and hypospadias in either country. This study provides information on quantitative exposures but does not support a direct link between hypospadias and POP exposure.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Wei Lun Ang, Patrick J. McHugh, Mark D. Symes
Summary: Sonoelectrochemical pollutant degradation is a promising method for water treatment, which combines both electrochemical and ultrasonic techniques to efficiently convert pollutants into harmless substances. The synergistic effects of electrochemistry and ultrasonication lead to faster degradation rates and improved mass transport, making it an attractive approach for pollutant removal in water.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luis Alberto Henriquez-Hernandez, Ana Macias-Montes, Andrea Acosta-Dacal, Cristian Rial-Berriel, Edna Duarte-Lopes, Ailton Luis Lopes-Ribeiro, Patricia Miranda Alfama, Miriam Livramento, Manuel Zumbado, Ricardo Diaz-Diaz, Maria del Mar Bernal-Suarez, Lluis Serra-Majem, Octavio P. Luzardo
Summary: International Public Health authorities recommend biomonitoring studies to assess chemical exposure in the general population. This study analyzed blood concentrations of various pollutants in a cohort of subjects from Cape Verde and found that 16.7% of the 360 toxic compounds were detected in at least one participant. The study also identified the most frequently detected substances and the factors influencing blood concentrations. This is the first biomonitoring study in Cape Verde and provides useful information for public health measures.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Christoph F. A. Vogel, Gwendal Lazennec, Sarah Y. Kado, Carla Dahlem, Yi He, Alejandro Castaneda, Yasuhiro Ishihara, Christian Vogeley, Andrea Rossi, Thomas Haarmann-Stemmann, Juliann Jugan, Hidetoshi Mori, Alexander D. Borowsky, Michele A. La Merrill, Colleen Sweeney
Summary: AhRR is a potential tumor suppressor that can inhibit the development of mammary tumors, suggesting therapeutic potential for the restoration and expression of AhRR.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sisay Abebe Debela, Ishmail Sheriff, Chala Daba, Yonatal Mesfin Tefera, Dinaol Bedada, Mesfin Gebrehiwot
Summary: The chemical market has experienced significant growth, but the environmental and health impacts of chemical use and disposal have become a growing concern. This study assessed the current status of POP management and regulation in Ethiopia, finding inadequate regulation and management of POP waste and stockpiles. It is crucial to improve monitoring, management, and regulation of POPs by strengthening collaboration among regulatory bodies, harmonizing laws, and building institutional capacity.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chang Liu, Hui Sheng Hou
Summary: Exposure to legacy and emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) poses a significant threat to individual health, with implications for neurodevelopment, endocrine function, and cardiovascular homeostasis. Although the association between traditional air pollutants, exercise, and lung function has been extensively studied, there is a lack of reviews on the relationship between POPs and exercise. This literature review examines the impact of exercise on exposure to POPs, health risk assessment, and the redistribution, metabolism, and excretion of POPs in the body. The review highlights the various benefits of exercise, such as improved insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial DNA repair, lipid metabolism, and intestinal microecological balance. Furthermore, individual lipid metabolism status plays a crucial role in evaluating the potential link between exercise, POPs, and health effects.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Michal Wagner, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Wen-Da Oh, Grzegorz Lisak
Summary: Global population growth has intensified anthropogenic processes, leading to pollution of both land and aquatic environments with toxic organic compounds, particularly persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are being studied as novel materials for the detection and adsorption of POPs, providing potential solutions for environmental monitoring and protection.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Keely Cheslack-Postava, Panu Rantakokko, Hannu Kiviranta, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Saloma, Helja -Marja Surcel, Nicholas Vivio, Genevieve Falabella, Ian W. McKeague, Andre Sourander, Alan S. Brown
Summary: This study did not find evidence for an association between prenatal maternal levels of PCBs or DDE and clinical diagnosis of offspring ADHD. However, this does not rule out the possibility of an impact on subclinical phenotypes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mario Daniel Caba-Flores, Carmen Martinez-Valenzuela, Marcela Cardenas-Tueme, Alberto Camacho-Morales
Summary: Industrial activities bring advances and comforts to modern human life in every field, but also lead to negative issues such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and microplastics (MPs). These pollutants are present in every ecosystem and can disrupt all forms of life, including human consumption products. The effects of ingesting MPs and POPs during the first 1000 days of life, a crucial stage for health programming of offspring, are currently unknown. This review provides evidence on major sources of POPs and MPs, their accumulation in animal- or plant-based infant formulas and human breast milk, and their impact on newborn health outcomes, highlighting the need for identifying these pollutants in breast milk and milk substitutes.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katrin Vorkamp, Argelia Castano, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Luis D. Boada, Enrique Cequier, Adrian Covaci, Marta Esteban Lopez, Line S. Haug, Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Holger M. Koch, Octavio Perez Luzardo, Agnese Osite, Loic Rambaud, Maria-Teresa Pinorini, Gabriele Sabbioni, Cathrine Thomsen
Summary: The major purpose of human biomonitoring is to map and assess human exposure to chemicals. The European initiative HBM4EU has prioritized seven substance groups and two metals. Suitable biomarkers, human matrices, and analytical methods were selected based on scientific literature for each substance group or metal to work towards comparable European-wide data.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
F. Vela-Soria, J. Garcia-Villanova, V Mustieles, T. de Haro, J. P. Antignac, M. F. Fernandez
Summary: The study developed a method to determine 10 PFAS in placental tissue, demonstrating its suitability in evaluating fetal exposure to PFAS and providing key data on the subject.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Noelia Caballero-Casero, Lidia Belova, Philippe Vervliet, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Argelia Castano, Laurent Debrauwer, Marta Esteban Lopez, Carolin Huber, Jana Klanova, Martin Krauss, Arjen Lommen, Hans G. J. Mol, Herbert Oberacher, Olga Pardo, Elliott J. Price, Vera Reinstadler, Chiara Maria Vitale, Alexander L. N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci
Summary: This article proposes a set of QA/QC measures to improve the comparability of CECs results and contribute to the challenging Exposome research field.
TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta Esteban Lopez, Thomas Goeen, Hans Mol, Stefanie Nuebler, Karin Haji-Abbas-Zarrabi, Holger M. Koch, Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Darina Dvorakova, Jana Hajslova, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Vincent Vaccher, Ingrid Elbers, Cathrine Thomsen, Katrin Vorkamp, Susana Pedraza-Diaz, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Argelia Castano
Summary: The HBM4EU initiative aims to obtain comparable and robust exposure data for a variety of prioritized chemicals in human samples. The QA/QC programme designed for this purpose involves two different approaches for different sets of chemicals, helping identify laboratories capable of generating consistent and comparable results for sample analysis. This programme serves as the first step towards establishing a sustainable European network of HBM laboratories.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stefanie Nuebler, Marta Esteban Lopez, Argelia Castano, Hans Mol, Moritz Schafer, Karin Haji-Abbas-Zarrabi, Daniel Bury, Holger M. Koch, Vincent Vaccher, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Darina Dvorakova, Jana Hajslova, Cathrine Thomsen, Katrin Vorkamp, Thomas Goeen
Summary: Human biomonitoring of cadmium is crucial for assessing and preventing toxic exposure, with the EU aiming to harmonize and advance monitoring across Europe. The QA/QC program successfully established a network of laboratories in 20 European countries with high analytical comparability and accuracy, ensuring satisfactory results for most participating labs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Mariane Pourchet, Luca Narduzzi, Annabelle Jean, Ingrid Guiffard, Emmanuelle Bichon, Ronan Cariou, Yann Guitton, Sebastien Hutinet, Jelle Vlaanderen, Jeroen Meijer, Bruno Le Bizec, Jean-Philippe Antignac
Summary: The study developed a non-targeted workflow from sample preparation to data processing and method assessment to characterize human internal chemical exposure at early life stage. The method focused on investigating known organic contaminants in human milk and extending to unknown compounds. It was based on simple and fast sample preparation followed by a comprehensive analysis using liquid and gas phase chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry, with the identification of biomarkers of exposure possible through homemade bioinformatics tools.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeroen Meijer, Marja Lamoree, Timo Hamers, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Sebastien Hutinet, Laurent Debrauwer, Adrian Covaci, Carolin Huber, Martin Krauss, Douglas Walker, Emma L. Schymanski, Roel Vermeulen, Jelle Vlaanderen
Summary: This study presents an approach for aggregating and curating an annotation database for the identification of CECs in human biological samples. By establishing a comprehensive database, new insights into the distribution and exposure of CECs in humans can be gained, facilitating further research in exposome studies.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patrick Fenichel, Patrick Coquillard, Francoise Brucker-Davis, Philippe Marchand, German Cano-Sancho, Mireille Boda, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Antonio Iannelli, Jean Gugenheim, Bruno Le Bizec, Nicolas Chevalier
Summary: The release of lipophilic persistent organic pollutants during drastic weight loss after bariatric surgery was analyzed in obese patients, showing a significant increase in circulating levels post-surgery. The increase was related to weight loss, with potential health risks for childbearing age women due to elevated concentrations of these pollutants.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eva Ougier, Florence Zeman, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Christophe Rousselle, Rosa Lange, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Petra Apel
Summary: The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) establishes human biomonitoring guidance values (HBM-GVs) for substances such as BPA, using total BPA in urine as the primary exposure biomarker for BPA. Different HBM-GV(GenPop) values were developed for adults and children based on toxicological data, aiming to reflect a steady-state exposure to the temporary Tolerable Daily Intake (t-TDI) set by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Caroline Simonnet-Laprade, Stephane Bayen, Bruno Le Bizec, Gaud Dervilly
Summary: This review discusses the characterization of chemical mixtures in environmental and food matrices, with a particular focus on fish matrices as the main theme. The integration of advanced data analysis tools is crucial for elucidating chemical profiles and extracting new knowledge from large data sets.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manon Pruvost-Couvreur, Camille Bechaux, Gilles Riviere, Bruno Le Bizec
Summary: This study assesses lifetime exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using a novel approach considering birth year and sociodemographic profiles. The findings suggest that while breastfeeding leads to higher dietary exposures to PCBs, the long-term impact on body burden remains negligible.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Axel Raux, Emmanuelle Bichon, Alessandro Benedetto, Marzia Pezzolato, Elena Bozzetta, Bruno Le Bizec, Gaud Dervilly
Summary: Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) is widely used to stimulate milk production in dairy animals, and detecting its presence in milk poses several challenges that require sensitive analytical strategies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beate Escher, Marja Lamoree, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Martin Scholze, Matthias Herzler, Timo Hamers, Tina Kold Jensen, Marc Audebert, Francois Busquet, Dieter Maier, Michael Oelgeschlaeger, Maria Joao Valente, Henriette Boye, Sebastian Schmeisser, Gaud Dervilly, Matteo Piumatti, Solene Motteau, Maria Koenig, Kostja Renko, Maria Margalef, Ronan Cariou, Yanying Ma, Andreas Frederik Treschow, Andreas Kortenkamp, Anne Marie Vinggaard
Summary: The European Union's Green Deal aims to address the risk of chemical mixtures to human health by filling the existing gaps in risk assessment and implementing regulatory measures. To tackle this challenge, the PANORAMIX project suggests characterizing real-life mixtures, developing a high-throughput screening strategy, evaluating concern levels for children's development, and creating a web-based interface for risk estimation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Meg-Anne Moriceau, German Cano-Sancho, MinJi Kim, Xavier Coumoul, Claude Emond, Juan-Pedro Arrebola, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Karine Audouze, Christophe Rousselle
Summary: Blood is widely used to monitor persistent organic pollutants (POPs), but the variability in the distribution of POPs between adipose tissue and serum is poorly understood. This review found high variability in the partition coefficients of POPs between adipose tissue and serum, with the number of halogen atoms and body mass index being key factors influencing the partitioning ratios.
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Bruno Le Bizec, Saskia S. Sterk, Leendert A. Van Ginkel, Aldert A. Bergwerff