Aims: To study whether exposure to nitrogen trichloride in indoor chlorinated pools may
affect the respiratory epithelium of children and increase the risk of some lung diseases such …

The pool chlorine hypothesis postulates that the rise in childhood asthma in the developed
world could result at least partly from the increasing exposure of children to toxic gases and …

The CALUX bioassay is at present the best screening method for dioxins and dioxin-like (dl)
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food and feed, and the only assay used in routine …

OBJECTIVE. Irritant gases and aerosols contaminating the air of indoor swimming pools can
affect the lung epithelium and increase asthma risk in children. We evaluated the impact of …

Nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) is an irritant gas released in the air of indoor pools sanitized with
chlorine-based disinfectants. In the present study we investigated the effects of NCl 3 on the …

Chlorine bleach or sodium hypochlorite can inactivate common indoor allergens. In this
cross‐sectional study we evaluated to what extent regular house cleaning with bleach can …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes severe nosocomial pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) patients, with an increased prevalence of multiresistant strains. We examined the …

The genetic structure of populations of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae was
investigated along a south–north European transect spanning from southern France to The …

To date, airways injury or inflammation caused by air pollutants has been evaluated mainly
by analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage, an invasive technique totally unsuitable to children …

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a swimming
session performed in a pool sanitized with chlorine-based agents induces lung …