Browsing by Subject "Exposure"
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Assessing Dose Components to PET Technologists; Exploration of Novel Approach to PET Facility Shielding Design
(2012)Purpose: (1) To verify the accuracy and linearity of the ThermoScientific Radeye G Personal Rate Meter with respect to exposure rate across the full dynamic range of the instrument. (2) Use a combination of empirical data ... -
ASSESSING POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN PRODUCE AND DRINKING WATER IN CHATHAM COUNTY, NC
(2021-05-25)Diet constitutes a major human exposure pathway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) due to the contamination of drinking water supplies, and their use in food packaging, and accumulation in the food web. Significant ... -
Biomarkers of Exposure: Arsenic Concentrations in Keratin in Populations Exposed to Arsenic in Drinking Water
(2014)Arsenic (As) exposure via groundwater consumption is a global health problem affecting millions. Monitoring exposure is a key step in understanding and predicating future health outcomes. This thesis explores the relationships ... -
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the southeastern United States: an assessment of how clinicians reached the diagnosis.
(BMC pulmonary medicine, 2020-02-05)BACKGROUND:Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) is a disease caused by exposure to inhaled environmental antigens. Diagnosis of cHP is influenced by the awareness of the disease prevalence, which varies significantly ... -
Exploring Associations Between Prenatal PFAS Exposure and Childhood Asthma
(2021-04-28)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of man-made chemicals used extensively in consumer and industrial products, making them ubiquitous in the built and natural environment. These chemicals pose a ... -
Fate and Transformation of Metal-(Oxide) Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment
(2014)The study and application of materials possessing size dimensions in the nano scale range and, as a result, unique properties have led to the birth of a new field; nanotechnology. Scientists and engineers have discovered ... -
Framing and Assessing Environmental Risks of Nanomaterials
(2010)Nanomaterials are being increasingly produced and used across a myriad of applications while their novel properties are still in the midst of being designed and explored. Thus the full implications of introducing these ... -
Investigating Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Indoor Environments
(2016-04-28)Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of chemicals used as stain and water repellents in consumer products and are prevalent in human tissues. However, they are also associated with adverse health effects and exposure ... -
Measuring The Effects of Mining on Peru's Public Health: Is The Apurimac Region Prepared To Assess Heavy Metal Exposure?
(2016-04-27)Peru’s Ministry of Health has approached Duke University because it seeks help with evaluating whether heavy metals exposure (in mining regions) is associated with adverse health outcomes. To aid in this effort, I have ...
