Urinary Cadmium Concentration of Population in Sasu Area, Tsushima, Nagasaki, Japan

High urinary cadmium concentration in a case of gastric cancer.

Proteinuria in Hiroshima and Nagasaki--Japan.

The clinical significance of small amounts of protein in the urine is unsettled.1'2 Often the finding is inconstant or present only during assumption of the erect posture, so-called orthostatic or postural proteinuria. Proteinuria of this description is often referred to as "benign" and, over the years, follow-up studies have seemed to affirm this judgment. Since this type of urinary abnormalit...

[Significance of urinary cadmium concentration as an indicator of cadmium exposure in a population exposed to cadmium in a general environment].

Study was made on the significance of urinary cadmium concentration as an indicator of internal dose in a general environment polluted by cadmium. As an index of external dose, the mean rice cadmium concentration in each of 23 villages was employed. Morning urine samples were collected from 3,178 inhabitants of 23 cadmium-polluted villages of Kakehashi River basin in Ishikawa Prefecture and 294...

Effects of Meteorological Conditions on PM2.5 Concentrations in Nagasaki, Japan

The fine particulate matter (PM2.5) problem has attracted much scientific and public attention, due to its effects on visibility, human health, and global climate. There are three factors that have important effect on PM2.5 mass concentration: domestic pollutant emission sources, external sources outside of the country, and the meteorological conditions. Nagasaki is a coastal prefecture located...

Depressive symptoms in Chinese factory workers in Nagasaki, Japan.

The number of foreign workers in Japan, especially temporary workers, has been increasing recently. However, little is known about the mental health status of the foreign workers working temporarily in Japan. We examined the depressive symptoms in 81 Chinese factory workers and attempted to identify the determining factors. The subjects were requested to complete individual questionnaires on so...