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

Sep 18, 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...

Incorrect Data Used in Statistical Analyses

Sep 18, 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

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

Sep 18, 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...

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

Sep 18, 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...

Opportunities and challenges in reducing personal inhalation exposure to air pollution among electronic waste recovery workers in Ghana

Sep 18, 2024

Am J Ind Med. 2021 May;64(5):381-397. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23229. Epub 2021 Feb 1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Informal sector electronic waste (e-waste) recovery produces toxic emissions resulting from burning e-waste to recover valuable metals.OBJECTIVES: To identify high-risk...

Impact of community respiratory viral infections in urban children with asthma

Sep 18, 2024

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Feb;122(2):175-183.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.10.021. Epub 2018 Oct 29.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Upper respiratory tract viral infections cause asthma exacerbations in children. However, the impact of natural colds on children with asthma...

Influence of viral infection on the relationships between airway cytokines and lung function in asthmatic children

Sep 18, 2024

Respir Res. 2018 Nov 21;19(1):228. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0922-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Few longitudinal studies examine inflammation and lung function in asthma. We sought to determine the cytokines that reduce airflow, and the influence of respiratory viral infections...

Evaluation of Changes in Lead Levels in Drinking Water Due to Replacement of Water Mains: A Comprehensive Study in Chicago, Illinois

Sep 18, 2024

Environ Sci Technol. 2019 Aug 6;53(15):8833-8844. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02590. Epub 2019 Jul 24.ABSTRACTDisturbances to water treatment and distribution systems using lead service lines have been reported to increase water lead levels. This study evaluates effects...

Urban-scale variation in pollen concentrations: A single station is insufficient to characterize daily exposure

Sep 18, 2024

Aerobiologia (Bologna). 2020 Sep;36(3):417-431. doi: 10.1007/s10453-020-09641-z. Epub 2020 Apr 20.ABSTRACTEpidemiological analyses of airborne allergenic pollen often use concentration measurements from a single station to represent exposure across a city, but this...

Operational evaluation of the RLINE dispersion model for studies of traffic-related air pollutants

Sep 18, 2024

Atmos Environ (1994). 2018 Jun;182:213-224. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.03.030.ABSTRACTExposure to traffic-related air pollutants (TRAP) remains a key public health issue, and improved exposure measures are needed to support health impact and epidemiologic studies...