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A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of aromatic or chlorinated organic chemicals commonly found in manufactured products that have high vapor pressure, and thus vaporize readily at room temperature. While airshed VOCs are well studied and have provided insights into public health issues, w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7728359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33255777 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238755 |
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author | Miller, Carol J. Runge-Morris, Melissa Cassidy-Bushrow, Andrea E. Straughen, Jennifer K. Dittrich, Timothy M. Baker, Tracie R. Petriello, Michael C. Mor, Gil Ruden, Douglas M. O’Leary, Brendan F. Teimoori, Sadaf Tummala, Chandra M. Heldman, Samantha Agarwal, Manisha Roth, Katherine Yang, Zhao Baker, Bridget B. |
author_facet | Miller, Carol J. Runge-Morris, Melissa Cassidy-Bushrow, Andrea E. Straughen, Jennifer K. Dittrich, Timothy M. Baker, Tracie R. Petriello, Michael C. Mor, Gil Ruden, Douglas M. O’Leary, Brendan F. Teimoori, Sadaf Tummala, Chandra M. Heldman, Samantha Agarwal, Manisha Roth, Katherine Yang, Zhao Baker, Bridget B. |
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description | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of aromatic or chlorinated organic chemicals commonly found in manufactured products that have high vapor pressure, and thus vaporize readily at room temperature. While airshed VOCs are well studied and have provided insights into public health issues, we suggest that belowground VOCs and the related vapor intrusion process could be equally or even more relevant to public health. The persistence, movement, remediation, and human health implications of subsurface VOCs in urban landscapes remain relatively understudied despite evidence of widespread contamination. This review explores the state of the science of subsurface movement and remediation of VOCs through groundwater and soils, the linkages between these poorly understood contaminant exposure pathways and health outcomes based on research in various animal models, and describes the role of these contaminants in human health, focusing on birth outcomes, notably low birth weight and preterm birth. Finally, this review provides recommendations for future research to address knowledge gaps that are essential for not only tackling health disparities and environmental injustice in post-industrial cities, but also protecting and preserving critical freshwater resources. |
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spelling | pubmed-77283592020-12-11 A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens Miller, Carol J. Runge-Morris, Melissa Cassidy-Bushrow, Andrea E. Straughen, Jennifer K. Dittrich, Timothy M. Baker, Tracie R. Petriello, Michael C. Mor, Gil Ruden, Douglas M. O’Leary, Brendan F. Teimoori, Sadaf Tummala, Chandra M. Heldman, Samantha Agarwal, Manisha Roth, Katherine Yang, Zhao Baker, Bridget B. Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of aromatic or chlorinated organic chemicals commonly found in manufactured products that have high vapor pressure, and thus vaporize readily at room temperature. While airshed VOCs are well studied and have provided insights into public health issues, we suggest that belowground VOCs and the related vapor intrusion process could be equally or even more relevant to public health. The persistence, movement, remediation, and human health implications of subsurface VOCs in urban landscapes remain relatively understudied despite evidence of widespread contamination. This review explores the state of the science of subsurface movement and remediation of VOCs through groundwater and soils, the linkages between these poorly understood contaminant exposure pathways and health outcomes based on research in various animal models, and describes the role of these contaminants in human health, focusing on birth outcomes, notably low birth weight and preterm birth. Finally, this review provides recommendations for future research to address knowledge gaps that are essential for not only tackling health disparities and environmental injustice in post-industrial cities, but also protecting and preserving critical freshwater resources. MDPI 2020-11-25 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7728359/ /pubmed/33255777 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238755 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Miller, Carol J. Runge-Morris, Melissa Cassidy-Bushrow, Andrea E. Straughen, Jennifer K. Dittrich, Timothy M. Baker, Tracie R. Petriello, Michael C. Mor, Gil Ruden, Douglas M. O’Leary, Brendan F. Teimoori, Sadaf Tummala, Chandra M. Heldman, Samantha Agarwal, Manisha Roth, Katherine Yang, Zhao Baker, Bridget B. A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title | A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title_full | A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title_fullStr | A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title_short | A Review of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination in Post-Industrial Urban Centers: Reproductive Health Implications Using a Detroit Lens |
title_sort | review of volatile organic compound contamination in post-industrial urban centers: reproductive health implications using a detroit lens |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7728359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33255777 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238755 |
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