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

Sep 29, 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...

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

Sep 29, 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, nitro-PAHs, hopanes, and steranes in lake trout from Lake Michigan

Sep 29, 2023

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...

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

Sep 29, 2023

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...

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

Sep 29, 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...

Incorrect Data Used in Statistical Analyses

Sep 29, 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

Sep 29, 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...

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

Sep 29, 2023

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...

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

Sep 29, 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

Sep 29, 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...