background and objectives: despite the increasing impact of heavy metal pollution in persian gulf due to urban growth and agricultural and petroleum activities, few studies have focused on the behavior and relationships of these pollutants in the biotic and abiotic components of aquatic environments. in this study, the amount of some metals (copper, iron, lead, cadmium, zinc and nickel) was det...

the marked shift in the patterns of drug use in iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. this study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (pwid) in tehran, iran. nine hundred and four pwid were recruited from treatment and harm reduction facilities, as well as drug user hangouts in public areas in tehran. participan...

this 4x2 factorial study compared the effect of four sites (a=siphon as upstream, andb=shahdera, c=sunder and d= balloki as 3 downstream sites) during low and high flow seasons of river ravion metal cconcentrations in muscles from cirrhinus (c) mrigala, a bottom feeder carp. while weight andlength of studied specimens did not differ significantly (p>0.05). overall metal accumulations appeared i...

concentrations of cu, pb, cr, cd, mn, ni, fe and zn were determined in the muscle samplesof sarotherodon melanotheron from the fosu lagoon in cape coast using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. the results showed that, metal concentration in the fish muscle was in the order mn > zn > fe > pb > ni > cd > cu > cr. mean concentrations of pb and cd in the fish exceeded the maximum tolerable limit...

background: fruits especially citrus species are an integral part of human diet. contamination of foodstuffs by heavy and toxic metals via environmental pollution has become an inevitable challenge these days. therefore, the effect of pollutants on food safety for human consumption is a global public concern. in this regards, this study was conducted for al and cu health risk assessment through...

drilling industry provides a significant potential for occupational health risks. thus, health-related hazards (chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological) must be recognized, evaluated and controlled in order to prevent occupational illnesses which come from exposure to them. for these, a good occupational health risk assessment needs to be applied. risk assessment monitors risks and provide...

introduction radioactive materials naturally exist in the world. indeed, approximately 82% of human-absorbed radiation doses, which are out of human control, arise from natural sources of radiation including cosmic, terrestrial, and exposure through inhalation or ingestion. thus, the aim of the present study was to estimate health risk, as well as the effective and organ doses from naturally oc...

background: the current study estimated the national prevalence rate of intimate partner violence against women (ipvaw) in nepal. besides, the individual level, empowerment level, family and societal level factors were assessed to relate with the victims of ipavw in nepal. methods: nationally representative sample of 4210 women of reproductive age (15-49 yr) were included in the study. househol...

background : the aim of this study was to describe the coverage for cervical cancer screening among the visitors of a food exhibition in brussels, belgium and to describe the factors that affect their participation in the screening programs. methods : the participants aged between 25 and 64 years were recruited during a food exhibition at the brussels exhibition centre from 6 until 21 october 2...