Integrating Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Into Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education: Results of a Feasibility Study

May 15, 2025

J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Aug 1;64(8):653-658. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002549. Epub 2022 Jun 9.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Although occupational health and safety programs are expected to prepare graduates to function in an interprofessional collaborative environment,...

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

Feb 1, 2025

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...

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

Dec 2, 2024

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...

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

Nov 7, 2024

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...

PAHs, nitro-PAHs, hopanes, and steranes in lake trout from Lake Michigan

Aug 1, 2024

Environ Toxicol Chem. 2014 Aug;33(8):1792-801. doi: 10.1002/etc.2620.ABSTRACTThe present study examines concentrations and risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitro-PAHs (NPAHs), steranes, and hopanes in lake trout collected in Lake Michigan. A total of...

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

Jul 15, 2024

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...

GPS-based microenvironment tracker (MicroTrac) model to estimate time-location of individuals for air pollution exposure assessments: model evaluation in central North Carolina

Jul 1, 2024

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;24(4):412-20. doi: 10.1038/jes.2014.13. Epub 2014 Mar 12.ABSTRACTA critical aspect of air pollution exposure assessment is the estimation of the time spent by individuals in various microenvironments (ME). Accounting for the time...

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

Jun 30, 2024

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...

Statistical strategies for constructing health risk models with multiple pollutants and their interactions: possible choices and comparisons

Oct 4, 2023

Environ Health. 2013 Oct 4;12(1):85. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-85.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: As public awareness of consequences of environmental exposures has grown, estimating the adverse health effects due to simultaneous exposure to multiple pollutants is an important...

The need for a multi-level approach to occupational safety and health among Asian and Asian American beauty service workers

Aug 4, 2023

J Occup Environ Hyg. 2023 Nov;20(11):495-505. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2023.2245447. Epub 2023 Aug 4.ABSTRACTAsian and Asian Americans (A/AA) are a group overlooked in general health outcomes but especially occupational safety and health outcomes. In the United States,...