Please note there's not a Volume 8.
2009 volume 9 issue 2
The Journal of Environmental Health Research is a peer reviewed journal featuring original research papers, review articles, technical notes and professional evaluations covering the diverse range of topics which impinge on environmental health.
Editorial
As I write this editorial, a mother and child are seriously ill in a Welsh hospital following an outbreak of E Coli O157 associated with a fish and chip shop in Wrexham. I mention this only because one of the papers in this issue describes a salmonella outbreak in a nursing home caused by problems associated with eggs. This brings into sharp focus the fact that although some real progress has been made in tackling food borne disease, there is still much to do. More >>
Papers
New - Egg-borne outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis (PT6) in a nursing home: the need to continue reinforcing good food handling and hygiene practices
Salmonella enteritidis infection can cause severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and, in vulnerable people, may result in death. Although fatality rates are generally low, in nursing and residential homes they can be considerably higher. More >>
Dr Julian Elston1 BSc MSc (Dist) PhD MPHM, Mike J Wade2 BSc MA Dip SW, Dr Anders Wallensten3,4 MD PhD, Katherine O’Connor5 BSc MCIEH
The impact of chemical treatments on the wear, gloss, roughness, maintenance, and slipperiness of glazed ceramic tiles
Glazed ceramic tiles are known to be slippery when wet and many surface treatments are offered on the market to improve their slip resistance. More >>
Dr François Quirion1, André Massicotte1, Sophie Boudrias1, Patrice Poirier1
Oxidative stress and antioxidants status of occupational pesticides exposed sprayers of grape gardens of Western Maharashtra (India)
This study was undertaken to assess oxidative stress and antioxidant status of sprayers of grape gardens of Western Maharashtra (India). Sixty sprayers of grape gardens (study group) and 30 pesticides-unexposed normal healthy subjects (control group) were taken (age 20 to 45 years) from the Western Maharashtra (India). More >>
Dr Jyotsna A Patil1 MSc PhD (Medical), Dr Arun J Patil1 MSc PhD, Dr Ajit V Sontakke1 MD, Dr Sanjay P Govindwar2 MSc PhD
Lay perceptions of health, housing and community on the Kent coast, England
Lay perceptions of health inequalities are becoming increasingly important in developing local housing strategies and many coastal areas have attracted recent attention because of high levels of deprivation. More >>
Dr Jill Stewart1 and Professor Liz Meerabeau2
Distribution pattern of a dengue fever outbreak using GIS
Dengue fever over the last 40 years has become one of the most serious epidemic diseases in Malaysia. In 2005, the number of dengue cases increased dramatically and it became the worst epidemic in the nation’s history. More >>
C D Nazri1 MSc BSc, I Rodziah1 MSc BSc, A Hashim1 MSc BSc
Risk factors in children's accidents leading to emergency treatment in hopsital
This research aimed to study children’s accidents and compare sexes’ accidents in a northern part of Greece, Thrace. More >>
Triantafillia T Glania1, Theodoros Lialiaris2, Grigorios Tripsianis3 and Theodoros C Constandinidis4
Professional evaluation
Petroleum hydrocarbons, JP-8 spillage, environmental contamination, community exposure and multi-agency response
This study examines distribution of ambient particulate pollution and its possible health implications in Nigerian cities. A total of 102 high-volume (HV) samplers were used in 17 Nigerian cities to draw a known volume of ambient air at a constant flow rate through a size selective inlet and through filters for a six-year period (2001-2006). More >>
Dr David Russell BSc (Hons) MSc MBBCh Dip Med Tox (Dist) FRCPath, Andrew P Jones BSc (Hons) MPH FFPH, Peter G Davies1 MSc (Dist) FCIEH, Dr Lynne Harris LRCP MRCS, FFPHM, Dr Ciaran Humphreys MB BAO BCh B(Med)Sci (Hons) MPH (Dist) MRCSI MFPH; Dr Simon Wilkinson BSc (Hons) Ph.D, Edwin Huckle MSc, Dr Raquel Duarte-Davidson BSc (Hons) MSc Ph.D and Dr Channa V Krishna MBBS MD MRCP Dip Med Tox Dip in Therapeutics.
CIEH funding for research projects
The CIEH sets aside a budget each year to support environmental health research. More >>
Book reviews