Measurement and Comparison of Organic Compound Concentrations in Plasma, Whole Blood, and Dried Blood Spot Samples

Dec 3, 2024

Front Genet. 2016 Apr 21;7:64. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00064. eCollection 2016.ABSTRACTThe preferred sampling medium for measuring human exposures of persistent organic compounds (POPs) is blood, and relevant sample types include whole blood, plasma, and dried blood...

Assessing concentrations and health impacts of air quality management strategies: Framework for Rapid Emissions Scenario and Health impact ESTimation (FRESH-EST)

Dec 3, 2024

Environ Int. 2016 Sep;94:473-481. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.005. Epub 2016 Jun 16.ABSTRACTIn air quality management, reducing emissions from pollutant sources often forms the primary response to attaining air quality standards and guidelines. Despite the broad...

Non-stationary spatio-temporal modeling of traffic-related pollutants in near-road environments

Dec 3, 2024

Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2016 Aug;18:24-37. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2016.03.003. Epub 2016 Apr 28.ABSTRACTA problem often encountered in environmental epidemiological studies assessing the health effects associated with ambient exposure to air pollution is the...

Incorrect Data Used in Statistical Analyses

Dec 3, 2024

JAMA Neurol. 2017 May 1;74(5):611-612. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.6106.NO ABSTRACTPMID:28288247 | DOI:10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.6106

Disease and Health Inequalities Attributable to Air Pollutant Exposure in Detroit, Michigan

Dec 3, 2024

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Oct 19;14(10):1243. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101243.ABSTRACTThe environmental burden of disease is the mortality and morbidity attributable to exposures of air pollution and other stressors. The inequality metrics used in cumulative...

Distributions of PCB Congeners and Homologues in White Sucker and Coho Salmon from Lake Michigan

Dec 3, 2024

Environ Sci Technol. 2018 Apr 3;52(7):4393-4401. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00186. Epub 2018 Mar 14.ABSTRACTWe tested the hypothesis of the proportion of higher chlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners increasing with increasing trophic level by comparing the respective PCB...

Sensitivity analysis of the near-road dispersion model RLINE – an evaluation at Detroit, Michigan

Dec 3, 2024

Atmos Environ (1994). 2018 May;181:135-144. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.03.009. Epub 2018 Mar 21.ABSTRACTThe development of accurate and appropriate exposure metrics for health effect studies of traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) remains challenging and important...

Effectiveness of Using Enhanced Filters in Schools and Homes to Reduce Indoor Exposures to PM_2.5 from Outdoor Sources and Subsequent Health Benefits for Children with Asthma

Dec 3, 2024

Environ Sci Technol. 2018 Sep 18;52(18):10767-10776. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02053. Epub 2018 Sep 6.ABSTRACTFilters can reduce indoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5), but their benefits have not been well-characterized. This study investigates exposure,...

Effects of fuels, engine load and exhaust after-treatment on diesel engine SVOC emissions and development of SVOC profiles for receptor modeling

Dec 3, 2024

Atmos Environ (1994). 2015 Feb;102:229-238. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.11.046.ABSTRACTDiesel exhaust emissions contain numerous semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) for which emission information is limited, especially for idling conditions, new fuels and the new...

Health impact metrics for air pollution management strategies

Dec 3, 2024

Environ Int. 2015 Dec;85:84-95. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.08.013. Epub 2015 Sep 14.ABSTRACTHealth impact assessments (HIAs) inform policy and decision making by providing information regarding future health concerns, and quantitative HIAs now are being used for local...