September 2008 volume 7 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
What is research for? That may seem like a strange question for the Associate Editor of a research journal to be asking, but it is a question that does merit some consideration. More >>
Guest editorial
I am very pleased to have been invited to make a contribution to JEHR in my year as Chair of CIEH Council. More>>
Papers
Brownfield sites, Land Remediation, Reclamation and Regeneration
The UK has an industrial heritage of contaminated land. There are known to be large numbers of brownfield sites, many of which are contaminated. Current government policy encourages redevelopment of such sites with a view to conserving greenfield sites. More >>
Jeffrey L Russell, Peter G Davies, Dr David Russell, Dr Christopher D Johnson and Alan Brown
Floor safety at the Shibboleth installation, Tate Modern London
The Tate Modern Art Gallery (London) hosted the Shibboleth installation between October 2007 and April 2008. Doris Salcedo, the artist, created a crack in the floor of the Turbine Hall some 167 metres in length, up to 100mm wide and over 300mm deep in places. More >>
Paul Lehane
Prevalence of the Hydatid Disease-causing tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus amongst stray dogs in south east Wales
Hydatid Disease is the name given to the condition caused by the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The tapeworm spends most of its adult life in the intestine of its definitive host, namely canids and in particular the dog. More >>
Simon D Swanton nd John D. Wildsmith
Molecular identification of the bacterial burden in Sahara Dust samples
The Canary Islands are exposed to dust originating in the Sahara and Sahel regions. Saharan dust (SD) aerosols also cross the Atlantic and affect the Caribbean, Central America, and the south-eastern United States and the north-eastern Amazon basin. More >>
Dr Edu B Suárez, Dr Jaime Matta, Miss Magda Rolón, Miss Lucianette Maldonado, Dr Yasmin Detrés, Miss Alina de la Motta, Dr Maria Gelado, Dr Juan Ramos and Dr Roy Armstrong
Spatial distribution of particulate air pollution in Nigerian cities
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 >>
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CIEH funding for research projects
The CIEH sets aside a budget each year to support environmental health research. More >>
Book reviews