Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas: Recent submissions

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    • Biomarkers of manganese exposure in pregnant women and children living in an agricultural community in California 

      Gunier, Robert; Mora, Ana María; Smith, Donald; Arora, Manish; Austin, Christine; Eskenazi, Brenda; Bradman, Asa (American Chemical Society, 2014)
      Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient but at high exposure levels is a neurotoxicant. There is no wellvalidated biomarker to assess perinatal Mn exposure. A total of 75 mother-child pairs provided blood, urine, and/or ...

    • Agricoh: A consortium of agricultural cohorts 

      Leon, Maria; Beane Freeman, Laura; Douwes, Jeroen; Hoppin, Jane; Kromhout, Hans; Lebailly, Pierre; Christian Nordby, Karl; Schenker, Marc; Schüz, Joachim; Waring, Stephen; Alavanja, Michael; Annesi Maesano, Isabella; Baldi, Isabelle; Aqiel Dalvie, Mohamed; Ferro, Giles; Fervers, Beatris; Langseth, Hilde; London, Leslie; Lynch, Charles; McLaughlin, John; Merchant, James; Pahwa, Punam; Sigsgaard, Torben; Stayner, Leslie; Wesseling, Catharina; Keun-Young, Yoo; Zahm, Sheila; Straif, Kurt; Blair, Aaron (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute(MDPI), Switzerland., 2011-04-29)
      AGRICOH is a recently formed consortium of agricultural cohort studies involving 22 cohorts from nine countries in five continents: South Africa (1), Canada (3), Costa Rica (2), USA (6), Republic of Korea (1), New Zealand ...

    • Evaluation of a battery of toxicity tests for use in the assessment of water quality in a Costa Rican laboratory 

      Castillo, Luisa Eugenia; Pinnock, Margareth; Martínez, Eduardo (Wiley Periodicals, Estados Unidos, 2000)
      The Laboratory for Ecotoxicological Studies (ECOTOX) of IRET evaluated the following toxicity tests: Daphnia magna (daphnia test), Hydra attenuata (hydra test), Allium sp. (onion test), Panagrellus redivivus (nematode ...

    • Evaluation of two self-administered questionnaires to ascertain dermatitis among metal workers and its relation with exposure to metal working fluids 

      van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Vermeulen, Roel; Heederik, Dick; van Ginkel, Kees; Kromhout, Hans (Blackwell Publishing, Dinamarca., 2007)
      We performed an exploratory study to evaluate 2 self-administered questionnaires assessing hand dermatitis and to investigate a possible exposure-response relation between dermal exposure to semisynthetic metal working ...

    • Descriptive Epidemiology of Somatising Tendency: Findings from the CUPID Study 

      Vargas-Prada, Sergio; Coggon, David; Ntani, Georgia; Walker-Bone, Karen; Palmer, Keith T.; Felli, Vanda E.; Harar, Raul; Barrero, Lope; Felknor, Sarah; Gimeno, David; Cattrell, Anna; Bonzini, Matteo; Solidaki, Eleni; Merisalu, Eda; Habib, Rima R.; Sadeghian, Farideh; Warnakulasuriya, Sudath; Matsudaira, Ko; Nyantumbu, Busisiwe; Sim, Malcolm R.; Harcombe, Helen; Cox, Ken; Sarquis, leila; Marziale, Maria Helena Palucci; Harar, Florencia; Freire, Rocio; Harari, Natalia; Monroy Silva, Magda Viviana; Quintana , Leonardo; Rojas, Marianela; Harris, Clare; Serra, Consol; Martinez Zapater, Jose Miguel; Delclos, George; Benavides, Fernando G.; Carugno, Michele; Ferrario, Marco M.; pesatori, angela; Chatzi, Leda; Bitsios, Panos; Kogevinas, Manolis; Oha, Kristel; Freimann, Tiina; Sadeghian, Ali; Roshini Peiris, John; Sathiakumar, Nalini; Wickremasinghe, A. Rajitha; Yoshimura, Noriko; Kelsall, Helen L.; Hoe, Victor; Urquhart, Donna M.; Derrett, Sarah; McBride, David; Herbison, Peter; Gray, Andrew; Salazar Vega, Eduardo J. (Public Library of Science, 2016-04-29)
      Somatising tendency, defined as a predisposition to worry about common somatic symp toms, is importantly associated with various aspects of health and health-related behaviour, including musculoskeletal pain and associated ...

    • Fatal occupational injuries in Nicaragua, 2005 

      López Bonilla, Indiana Mercedes; Flores Urbina, Lucía; Partanen, Timo; Wesseling, Catharina (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León., 2011)
      We attempt to estimate the rate of fatal occupational injuries (FOI) in Nicaragua for 2005, using 10 incomplete data sources. Based on the 173 identified FOIs, the crude empirical FOI rate estimate was 8.3 per 100,000 ...

    • Acute health effects of organophosphorus pesticides on Tanzanian small-scale coffee growers 

      Ngowi, Aiwerasia; Maeda, David; Partanen, Timo; Sanga, Michael (Nature Publishing Group, 2001-07-01)
      A cute health effects of organophosphorus (PP) pesticides on coffee farmworkers in 1991-1992 in Tanzania are reported to provide a basis for concern over farmworkers being overexposed during application. Workers exposed ...

    • Field testing passive air samplers for current use pesticides in a tropical environment 

      Gouin, Todd; Wania, Frank; Ruepert, Clemens; Castillo, Luisa E. (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2008)
      Air was sampled for one year in the central valley of Costa Rica using an active high-volume sampler as well as passive samplers (PAS) based on polyurethane foam (PUF) disks and XAD-resin filled mesh cylinders. Extracts ...

    • Evaluación preliminar del área agrícola y su influencia sobre la calidad del agua en el Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica 

      Fournier, María Luisa; Castillo, Luisa E.; Ramírez-Muñoz, Fernando; Moraga López, Geannina; Ruepert, Clemens (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2019)
      Se realizó una evaluación preliminar de la agricultura en las subcuencas Esquinas, Coto Colorado, Rincón, Conte, Agujas, Tigre y Palma, como criterio base para el diseño de un plan de seguimiento de la calidad del agua que ...

    • Comparative Analysis of Pesticide Use Determinants Among Smallholder Farmers From Costa Rica and Uganda 

      Staudacher, Philipp; Fuhrimann, Samuel; Farnham, Andrea; Atuhaire, Aggrey; Niwagaba, Charles; Stamm, Christian; Eggen, Rik IL; Winkler, Mirko S; Mora, Ana Maria (SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-12-14)
      Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers, communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in lowand middle-income countries have generally a low socio-economic status and ...

    • Assessment of dermal exposure to bitumen condensate among road paving and mastic crews with an observational method 

      Agostini, Michela; Wouter, Fransman; De Vocht, Frank; Van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Kromhout, Hans (Oxford University Press, 2011-05-19)
      Objective: To assess dermal exposure to bitumen condensate among road pavers and indoor mastic workers in multiple crews using a semi-quantitative observational method [DeRmal Exposure Assessment Method (DREAM)].Methods: ...

    • Basic questionnaire and methodological criteria for Surveys on Working Conditions, Employment, and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean 

      Benavides, Fernando; Merino Salazar, Pamela; Cornelio, Cecilia; Avila Assunção, Ada; Agudelo Suárez, Andrés; Amable, Marcelo; Artazcoz, Lucía; Astete, Jonh; Berhó, Fabián; Carmenate Milián, Lino; Delclòs, George; Funcasta, Lorena; Gerke, Johanna; Gimeno, David; Itatí Iñiguez, María José; Lima, Eduardo de Paula; Martínez Iñigo, David; Medeiros, Adriane Mesquita de; Orta, Lida; Pinilla, Javier; Rodrigo, Fernando; Rojas, Marianela; Sabastizagal, Iselle; Vallebuona, Clelia; Vermeylen, Greet; Villalobos, Gloria; Vives, Alejandra; Barraza, Douglas (Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, 2016-09-01)
      El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un cuestionario básico y criterios metodológicos mínimos, para ser considerados en futuras Encuestas sobre Condiciones de Trabajo, Empleo y Salud (ECTES) en América Latina y el ...

    • Environmental Health Threats to Latino Migrant Farmworkers 

      Castillo, Federico; Mora, Ana M.; Kayser, Georgia L.; Vanos, Jennifer; Hyland, Carly; Yang, Audrey R.; Eskenazi, Brenda (Annual Reviews Inc., 2021-01-04)
      Approximately 75% of farmworkers in the United States are Latino migrants, and about 50% of hired farmworkers do not have authorization to work in the United States. Farmworkers face numerous chemical, physical, and ...

    • Dust exposure in workers from grain storage facilities in Costa Rica 

      Rodríguez Zamora, María G.; Medina-Escobar, Lourdes; Mora, Glend; Zock, Jan Paul; van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Mora, Ana Maria (Escuela de Ingeniería en Seguridad Laboral e Higiene Ambiental (EISLHA), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR), 2017)
      About 12 million workers are involved in the production of basic grains in Central America. However, few studies in the region have examined the occupational factors associated with inhalable dust exposure. About the ...

    • Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is it the job, the person, or the culture? 

      Coggon, David; Ntani, Georgia; Palmer, Keith T.; Felli, Vanda E.; Harari, Raul; Barrero, Lope; Felknor, Sarah; Gimeno, David; Cattrell, Anna; Serra, Consol; Bonzini, Matteo; Solidaki, Eleni; Merisalu, Eda; Habib, Rima R.; Sadeghian, Farideh; Muhammad Masood, Kadir; Warnakulasuriya, Sudath; Matsudaira, Ko; Nyantumbu, Busisiwe; Sim, Malcolm R.; Harcombe, Helen; Cox, Ken; Marziale, Maria Helena Palucci; Sarquis, Leila M.M.; harari, florencia; Freire, Rocio; Harari, Natalia; Monroy Silva, Magda Viviana; Quintana , Leonardo; Rojas, Marianela; Salazar Vega, Eduardo J.; Harris, Clare; Vargas-Prada, Sergio; Martinez, J. Miguel; Delclos, George; Benavides, Fernando G.; Carugno, Michele; Ferrario, Marco M; pesatori, angela; Chatzi, Leda; Bitsios, Panos; Kogevinas, Manolis; Oha, Kristel; Sirk, Tuuli; Sadeghian, Ali; Peiris-John, Roshini; Sathiakumar, Nalini; Wickremasinghe, A. Rajitha; Yoshimura, Noriko; Kelsall, Helen; Hoe, Victor C.W.; Urquhart, Donna M.; Derrett, Sarah; McBride, David; Herbison, Graham Peter; Gray, Andrew (International Association for the Study of Pain, 2013)
      To compare the prevalence of disabling low back pain (DLBP) and disabling wrist/hand pain (DWHP) among groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural environments, and to explore explanations ...

    • Determinants of Health in Seasonal Migrants: Coffee Harvesters in Los Santos, Costa Rica 

      Loría Bolaños, Rocío; Partanen, Timo; Alvárez, Benjamín; Córdoba, Leonel (Taylor & Francis, 2013-07-19)
      In the agroexport zone of Los Santos Zone in Costa Rica, coffee is harvested by migrant labor. Most migrants are from Panama and Nicaragua. We describe migrants' housing- and service-related health determinants, with ...

    • Informality, social citizenship, and wellbeing among migrant workers in Costa Rica in the context of COVID-19 

      Poirier, Mathieu; Barraza, Douglas; Caxaj, C. Susana; Martínez, Ana María; Hard, Julie; Montoya, Felipe (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-05-20)
      Costa Rica is home to 557,000 migrants, whose disproportionate exposure to precarious, dangerous, and informal work has resulted in persistent inequities in health and wellbeing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We ...

    • Determinación del historial de exposiciones en la epidemiolgía ocupacional 

      Espinosa, Maria Teresa; Partanen, Timo; Piñeros, Marion; Chaves, Jorge; Posso, Héctor; Monge, Patricia; Blanco, Luís; Wesseling, Catharina (World Health Organization, 2005-01)
      La validez de los indicadores de exposición es una condición necesaria en epidemiología si se han de obtener resultados válidos en la medición de los riesgos asociados con la exposición a agentes nocivos en el entorno ...

    • Determinants of dermal exposure among Nicaraguan subsistence farmers during pesticide applications with backpack sprayers 

      Blanco, Luis; Aragón, Aurora; Lundberg, Ingvar; Lidén, Carola; Wesseling, Catharina; Nise, Gun (British Occupational Hygiene Society, 2005)
      Identification of pesticide exposure determinants has become an issue in explaining exposure variability and improving control measures. Most studies have been conducted in industrialized countries. The aim of this study ...

    • Effect of the veterinary ionophore monensin on the structure and activity of a tropical soil bacterial community 

      Granados Chinchilla, Fabio; Arias Andrés, María de Jesús; Fernández Montes de Oca, María Laura; Rodríguez, César; Arias Andrés, María de Jesús (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2019-10-07)
      Monensin (MON) is a coccidiostat used as a growth promoter that can reach the environment through fertilization with manure from farm animals. To verify whether field-relevant concentrations of this drug negatively ...