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Exploring geographical influences on physicochemical characteristics of honey: ...
Soares, S; Magalhaes, L; Moreira, MM; Rede, D; Fernandes, VC; Viegas, Olga; Pinto, E; Agostinho Almeida; Azevedo, R; Delerue-Matos, CObjectives In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the global consumption of honey, driven by the high demand for natural products that offer health benefits. Consequently, consumers show a preference for honey, recognised for its superior quality, namely honey with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or honey produced in protected areas, as it is associated with superior attributes and ch...
Association between Elevated Iodine Intake and IQ among School Children in Port...
Carvalho, IP; Peixoto, B; Caldas, JC; Costa, A; Silva, S; Moreira, B; Almeida, A; Moreira-Rosário, A; Guerra, A; Delerue-Matos, C; Sintra, D; Pestana, DThe goal of this work was to examine whether elevated iodine intake was associated with adverse effects on IQ among school-age children in Portugal. In a representative sample of children from the north of the country, IQ percentiles by age (assessed with Raven’s Colored Progressive Matrices) were dichotomized to <50 (“below-average” IQs) and ≥50. Morning urine iodine concentrations, corrected for creatinine, w...
The association of milk and dairy consumption with iodine status in pregnant wo...
Ferreira, P; Pinheiro, C; Matta Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Xavier Moreira, N; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros Mota, I; Prucha, CThe role of milk and dairy products in supplying iodine to pregnant women is unknown in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between milk and dairy product consumption and the iodine status of pregnant women in the IoMum cohort of the Oporto region. Pregnant women were recruited between 10 and 13 weeks of gestation, when they provided a spot urine sample and information on lifestyle a...
Iodine knowledge is associated with iodine status in Portuguese pregnant women:...
Pinheiro, C; Xavier, Moreira, N; Ferreira, P; Matta, Coelho, C; Guimarães, J; Pereira, G; Cortez, A; Bracchi, I; Pestana, D; Barreiros, Mota, ILack of knowledge about iodine has been suggested as a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant women, but no studies have addressed this issue in Portugal. So, the aim of this study was to investigate iodine knowledge among Portuguese pregnant women and its association with iodine status. IoMum, a prospective observational study, included 485 pregnant women recruited at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário d...
A convenient renewable surface plasmon resonance chip for relative quantificati...
Plácido, A; Ferreira-da-Silva, F; Leite, JRSA; Los-Santos-Álvarez, N; Delerue-Matos, CThe cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO) continues to expand worldwide. Still, many consumers express concerns about the use of GMO in food or feed, and many countries have legislated on labelling systems to indicate the presence of GMO in commercial products. To deal with the increased number of GMO events and to address related regulations, alternative detection methods for GMO inspection are r...
Firefighters exposure to fire emissions: Impact on levels of biomarkers of expo...
Oliveira, M; Costa, S; Vaz, J; Fernandes, A; Slezakova, K; Delerue-Matos, C; Teixeira, JP; Carmo Pereira, M; Morais, SFirefighters represent one of the riskiest occupations, yet due to the logistic reasons, the respective exposure assessment is one of the most challenging. Thus, this work assessed the impact of firefighting activities on levels of urinary monohydroxyl-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OHPAHs; 1-hydroxynaphthalene, 1-hydroxyacenaphthene, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 1-hydroxyphenanthrene, 1-hydroxypyrene, 3-hydroxybenzo(...
Occupational exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in non-...
Oliveira, M; Slezakova, K; Fernandes, A; Teixeira, JP; Delerue-Matos, C; Pereira, MC; Morais, SThis work aims to characterize personal exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in non-fire work environments (fire stations), and assesses the respective risks. Eighteen PAHs (16 considered by USEPA as priority pollutants, dibenzo[a,l]pyrene and benzo[j]fluoranthene) were monitored in breathing zones of workers at five Portuguese fire stations during a normal shift. The obtained lev...
Assessment of groundwater contamination in an agricultural peri-urban area (NW ...
Barroso, MF; Ramalhosa, MJ; Olhero, A; Antão, MC; Pina, MF; Guimarães, L; Teixeira, J; Afonso, MJ; Delerue-Matos, C; Chaminé, HIThe excessive use of pesticides and fertilisers in agriculture has generated a decrease in groundwater and surface water quality in many regions of the EU, constituting a hazard for human health and the environment. Besides, on-site sewage disposal is an important source of groundwater contamination in urban and peri-urban areas. The assessment of groundwater vulnerability to contamination is an important tool ...