Environmental Health
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Editors' Choice
Combined effects of global DNA methylation, blood lead and total urinary arsenic levels on developmental delay in preschool children
DNA methylation is a critical step in brain development, 5-Methyl-2'-deoxycytidine (5mdC) is one of the global DNA methylation markers. Arsenic and lead exposures have been associated with neurotoxicity, which may be linked to epigenetic changes.
Authors: Yuu-Hueih Hsu, Chih-Yin Wu, Hui-Ling Lee, Ru-Lan Hsieh, Ya-Li Huang, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Ying-Chin Lin, Mei-Chieh Chen & Yu-Mei Hsueh
Content type: Research
Published on: 16 January 2025
Integrating human biomonitoring exposure data into a primary care morbidity database: a feasibility study
The detection of a local per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution hotspot in Zwijndrecht necessitated immediate action to address health concerns of the local community. Several human biomonitoring studies were initiated, gathering cross-sectional exposure data from more than 10,000 participants.
Authors: Pieter Jansen, Elly Den Hond, Katleen De Brouwere, Endale Alemayehu Ali, Hamid Yimam Hassen, Ilona Gabaret & Gijs Van Pottelbergh
Content type: Research
Published on: 04 January 2025
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Articles
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Temporal and Spatial Effects of Extreme Drought Events on Human Epidemics over Ancient China in 1784–1787 CE
Authors: Xiaoyi Hang, Zhaobin Sun, Juan He, Jingyi Xin, Shuwen Zhang, Yuxin Zhao, Zhen Tan, Ling Han and Yu Hao
Content type: Research 11 March 2025
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PM2.5 constituent exposures and maternal circulatory homocysteine in early pregnancy
Authors: Xuesong Li, Mingyue Ran, Mengyuan Wang, Ao Liu, Bin Qiao, Bin Han, Jianmei Wang, Zhipeng Bai and Yujuan Zhang
Content type: Research 7 March 2025
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Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015)
Authors: Cassandra J. Clark, Rong Wang, Joseph L. Wiemels, Catherine Metayer, Nicole C. Deziel and Xiaomei Ma
Content type: Research 7 March 2025
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Impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Hohhot, Northern China: characteristics, sources, and source-specific health risks
Authors: Kailin Ji, Bing Sun, Haijun Zhou, Wenjing Sun, Xiaotao Fu, Ying Sun, Huifang Ren, Yangchao Lv, Xi Chun and Zhiqiang Wan
Content type: Research 26 February 2025
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Short-term attributable risk and economic burden of hospital admissions for anxiety disorders due to air pollution: a multicity time-stratified case-crossover study
Authors: Peng Fu, Wanyanhan Jiang, Xinyi Tan, Yang Shu and Lian Yang
Content type: Research 22 February 2025
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The global environmental injustice of fast fashion
Authors: Rachel Bick, Erika Halsey and Christine C. Ekenga
Content type: Commentary 27 December 2018
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The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review
Authors: Edward Broughton
Content type: Review 10 May 2005
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Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar
Authors: Renee Dufault, Blaise LeBlanc, Roseanne Schnoll, Charles Cornett, Laura Schweitzer, David Wallinga, Jane Hightower, Lyn Patrick and Walter J Lukiw
Content type: Commentary 26 January 2009
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Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review
Authors: Axel Mie, Helle Raun Andersen, Stefan Gunnarsson, Johannes Kahl, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Ewa Rembiałkowska, Gianluca Quaglio and Philippe Grandjean
Content type: Review 27 October 2017
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Aspartame and cancer – new evidence for causation
Authors: Philip J. Landrigan and Kurt Straif
Content type: Commentary 12 April 2021
Editors-in-Chief
Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Ruth Etzel, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, USA
Aims and scope
Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the human health implications of exposures to environmental hazards. Environmental Health articles are published with open access, and the journal operates a single-blind peer-review system.
The journal is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science in which human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly, and with a view to improving the prevention of environmentally-related risks to human health. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment.
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Announcing the launch of In Review
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Peer Review policy
Environmental Health operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. For more information, see our peer-review policy.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 5.4
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 6.7
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.348
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.228Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 2
Submission to acceptance (median days): 111Usage 2024
Downloads: 2,024,139
Altmetric mentions: 3,758
Environmental Health
ISSN: 1476-069X