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

Apr 28, 2025

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Composition and Integrity of PAHs, Nitro-PAHs, Hopanes and Steranes In Diesel Exhaust Particulate Matter

Aug 1, 2023

Water Air Soil Pollut. 2013 Aug;224(8):10.1007/s11270-013-1630-1. doi: 10.1007/s11270-013-1630-1.ABSTRACTDiesel exhaust particulate matter contains many semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) of environmental and health significance. This study investigates the...

Cross-sectional associations between phthalates, phenols, and parabens with metabolic syndrome risk during early-to-mid adolescence among a cohort of Mexican youth

Jul 20, 2023

Environ Res. 2023 Nov 1;236(Pt 1):116706. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116706. Epub 2023 Jul 19.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies on children and adults have linked toxicants from plastics and personal care products to metabolic disruption. Yet, the impact of...