Environmental silica dust exposure and pulmonary tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa
Author(s): T. Kootbodien, S. Iyaloo, K. Wilson, N. Naicker, S. Kgalamono et al. Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 1867 Abstract: Background: Occupational crystalline silica dust exposure is associated with [...]
Chirality, a neglected physico-chemical property of nanomaterial? A mini-review on the occurrence and importance chirality on their toxicity
Author(s): W. Utembe Source: Toxicology Letters 311 (2019) 58-65 Abstract: Toxicity assessments are required for nanomaterials which are being used in many fields such as medicines, electronics, pesticides, clothes and construction materials. One factor that [...]
African Herbal Remedies with Antioxidant Activity: A potential Resource Base for Wound Treatment
Authors: M Gulumian, ES Yahaya and V Steenkamp Source: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Vol 2018, Article ID 4089541. Summary: The use of traditional herbal remedies as alternative medicine plays an important role in Africa [...]
Exploring the South African legacy of asbestos using routinely collected data
Authors: T Vorster, N Kgokong, JI Phillips Source: Occupational Health Southern Africa. Vol 24 No. 5 September/October 2018 Summary: Background: Despite the banning of asbestos in South Africa in 2008, potential exposure to asbestos remains [...]
Introducing a new standardized nanomaterial environmental toxicity screening testing procedure, ISO/TS 20787: Aquatic toxicity assessment of manufactured nanomaterials in saltwater lakes using Artemia sp. nauplii
Authors: SA Johari, K Rasmussen, M Gulumian, M Ghazi-Khansari, N Tetarazako, et al. Source: Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2018.1512695 https://doi.org/10.1080/15376516.2018.1512695 Summary: This paper introduces a new standardized testing procedure for nanomaterial environmental toxicity (International [...]
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