Incorrect Data Used in Statistical Analyses

Dec 6, 2023

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

Dec 6, 2023

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)

Dec 6, 2023

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...

Air Pollution Exposure Model for Individuals (EMI) in Health Studies: Evaluation for Ambient PM2.5 in Central North Carolina

Dec 6, 2023

Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Dec 15;49(24):14184-94. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02765. Epub 2015 Nov 12.ABSTRACTAir pollution health studies of fine particulate matter (diameter ≤2.5 μm, PM2.5) often use outdoor concentrations as exposure surrogates. Failure to account for...

Health impact metrics for air pollution management strategies

Dec 6, 2023

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...

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

Dec 6, 2023

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...

Modeling spatial and temporal variability of residential air exchange rates for the Near-Road Exposures and Effects of Urban Air Pollutants Study (NEXUS)

Dec 6, 2023

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Nov 7;11(11):11481-504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111111481.ABSTRACTAir pollution health studies often use outdoor concentrations as exposure surrogates. Failure to account for variability of residential infiltration of outdoor...

Multimedia model for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs in Lake Michigan

Dec 6, 2023

Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Dec 2;48(23):13817-25. doi: 10.1021/es503137b. Epub 2014 Nov 19.ABSTRACTPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in the U.S. Great Lakes has long been of concern, but information regarding the current sources, distribution, and...

Environmental risk factors and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a case-control study of ALS in Michigan

Dec 6, 2023

PLoS One. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e101186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101186. eCollection 2014.ABSTRACTAn interim report of a case-control study was conducted to explore the role of environmental factors in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Sixty-six...

PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), nitro-PAHs, and hopane and sterane biomarkers in sediments of southern Lake Michigan, USA

Dec 6, 2023

Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 15;487:173-86. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.131. Epub 2014 May 3.ABSTRACTPAHs in the Great Lakes basin are of concern due to their toxicity and persistence in bottom sediments. Their nitro derivatives, nitro-PAHs (NPAHs), which can have...