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  • Leukemia incidence and benzene air pollution in Portland Oregon

    Creator:
    Voss, Robert W.
    Abstract:
    Benzene is a widespread urban pollutant and monitoring results show concentrations are particularly high in Portland, Oregon. Nationally, benzene air pollution is the largest contributor to total cancer risk from air pollutants. We used data from several data sets including: modeled benzene distribution at the census block group level from...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Anna K. Harding Benzene is a widespread urban pollutant and monitoring results show

  • Health risk of bathing in Southern California coastal waters

    Creator:
    Brinks, Mitchell V.
    Abstract:
    Bathers exposed to microbiological contamination in coastal waters have an excess risk of gastrointestinal and respiratory illness. The disease burden associated with this risk may be considerable in Southern California, where 50 million annual beach visitors recreate in coastal waters that receive billions of gallons of polluted discharges from nearby...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ________________________________________________________________ Anna K. Harding Bathers exposed to microbiological contamination in coastal waters have an

  • Groundwater arsenic concentrations and cancer incidence rates : a regional comparison in Oregon

    Creator:
    Fleming, Harmony S.
    Abstract:
    Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a global issue with national and local implications. Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water has been linked to both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health outcomes. The primary exposure route of inorganic arsenic is ingestion from drinking water due to natural contamination in groundwater from dissolution...
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    Masters Thesis
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    :______________________________________________________ Anna K. Harding Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a global issue with national

  • Handwashing attitudes, intentions, behaviors and barriers in the restaurant environment

    Creator:
    Pragle, Aimee S.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers related to handwashing in the restaurant environment. The study was designed with multidimensional study tools to include: a focus group conversation with questions to food workers to develop an initial understanding of knowledge, practice and attitudes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    like to give special recognition to my major professor, Dr. Anna Harding for her support, academic