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Ambient beta particle radioactivity and lung cancer survival: Results from the Boston Lung Cancer Study.
Lee MS, Eum KD, Li L, Iafrate J, Lanuti M, Koutrakis P, Christiani DC. Lee MS, et al. Environ Res. 2025 Jan 1;264(Pt 1):120307. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120307. Epub 2024 Nov 6. Environ Res. 2025. PMID: 39510229 Free article.
However, studies on the effect of environmental radiation associated with ambient particle air pollution on lung cancer survival are limited. We investigated the association between ambient beta particle radioactivity (PR-beta) after a diagnosis and lung cancer surv …
However, studies on the effect of environmental radiation associated with ambient particle air pollution on lung cancer surviv …
Childhood exposure to air pollution, noise, and surrounding greenness and incident hypertension in early adulthood in a US nationwide cohort-the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS).
Chen J, Hart JE, Fisher NDL, Yanosky JD, Roscoe C, James P, Kaufman JD, Laden F. Chen J, et al. Environ Res. 2024 Dec 15;263(Pt 2):120153. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120153. Epub 2024 Oct 15. Environ Res. 2024. PMID: 39414106
Exposure to increased air pollution, noise, and reduced surrounding greenness have been suggested as potential environmental risk factors for hypertension in adults, but limited evidence exists regarding early-life exposure, particularly from prospective studies. .. …
Exposure to increased air pollution, noise, and reduced surrounding greenness have been suggested as potential environmental r …
The effect of air pollution on hospitalizations with Parkinson's disease among medicare beneficiaries nationwide.
Wang VA, Delaney S, Flynn LE, Racette BA, Miller GW, Braun D, Zanobetti A, Mork D. Wang VA, et al. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Oct 24;10(1):196. doi: 10.1038/s41531-024-00815-x. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024. PMID: 39448632 Free PMC article.
We examined the effect of annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), and ozone (O(3)), on the rate of first hospitalization with a PD-related diagnosis (hospitalization with PD) among Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries (2001-2016). Machine …
We examined the effect of annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), and ozone (O(3)), on the rate of f …
The Environmental Burden of the United States' Bitcoin Mining Boom.
Guidi G, Dominici F, Steinsultz N, Dance G, Henneman L, Richardson H, Castro E, Bargagli-Stoffi FJ, Delaney S. Guidi G, et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2024 Oct 22:rs.3.rs-5306015. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5306015/v1. Res Sq. 2024. PMID: 39502776 Free PMC article. Preprint.
Bitcoin mines-massive computing clusters generating cryptocurrency tokens-consume vast amounts of electricity. The amount of fine particle (PM(2.5)) air pollution created because of their electricity consumption, and its effect on environmental health, is unknown. I …
Bitcoin mines-massive computing clusters generating cryptocurrency tokens-consume vast amounts of electricity. The amount of fine particle ( …
Air pollution below US regulatory standards and cardiovascular diseases using a double negative control approach.
Wang Y, Danesh Yazdi M, Wei Y, Schwartz JD. Wang Y, et al. Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 30;15(1):8451. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52117-8. Nat Commun. 2024. PMID: 39349441 Free PMC article.
Growing evidence suggests that long-term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. However, few studies have investigated air pollution below current regulatory limits, and causal evidence is limited. We use a …
Growing evidence suggests that long-term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. H …
The effects of urban green space and road proximity to indoor traffic-related PM2.5, NO2, and BC exposure in inner-city schools.
Matthaios VN, Holland I, Kang CM, Hart JE, Hauptman M, Wolfson JM, Gaffin JM, Phipatanakul W, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Matthaios VN, et al. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Sep;34(5):745-752. doi: 10.1038/s41370-024-00669-8. Epub 2024 Apr 13. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2024. PMID: 38615139 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Since there are known adverse health impacts of traffic-related air pollution, while at the same time there are potential health benefits from greenness, it is important to examine more closely the impacts of these factors on indoor air quality in urban …
BACKGROUND: Since there are known adverse health impacts of traffic-related air pollution, while at the same time there are po …
Long-term exposure to air pollution, greenness and temperature and survival after a nonfatal myocardial infarction.
Klompmaker JO, Laden F, Dominici F, James P, Josey KP, Kaufman J, Nethery RC, Rimm EB, Roscoe C, Wilt G, Yanosky JD, Zanobetti A, Hart JE. Klompmaker JO, et al. Environ Pollut. 2024 Aug 15;355:124236. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124236. Epub 2024 May 25. Environ Pollut. 2024. PMID: 38801880
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate associations of long-term temperature, air pollution and greenness exposures with mortality among survivors of an MI. METHODS: We used data from the US-based Nurses' Health Study to construct an open cohort of surviv …
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate associations of long-term temperature, air pollution and greenness exposures …
Exposure to multiple ambient air pollutants changes white matter microstructure during early adolescence with sex-specific differences.
Cotter DL, Ahmadi H, Cardenas-Iniguez C, Bottenhorn KL, Gauderman WJ, McConnell R, Berhane K, Schwartz J, Hackman DA, Chen JC, Herting MM. Cotter DL, et al. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Aug 1;4(1):155. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00576-x. Commun Med (Lond). 2024. PMID: 39090375 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is ubiquitous, yet questions remain regarding its impact on the developing brain. ...Restriction spectrum imaging was performed to quantify intracellular isotropic (RNI) and directional (RND) diffusion. Ensemble-based air pollutio …
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is ubiquitous, yet questions remain regarding its impact on the developing brain. ...Restriction spe …
Policy-induced air pollution health disparities: Statistical and data science considerations.
Mork D, Delaney S, Dominici F. Mork D, et al. Science. 2024 Jul 26;385(6707):391-396. doi: 10.1126/science.adp1870. Epub 2024 Jul 25. Science. 2024. PMID: 39052789 Review.
Air pollution causes premature death and disease and disproportionately harms non-white and lower-income groups in the United States. ...We review statistical considerations and new data science approaches needed to scrutinize the policy impacts on disparities in …
Air pollution causes premature death and disease and disproportionately harms non-white and lower-income groups in the United …
Using Parametric g-Computation for Time-to-Event Data and Distributed Lag Models to Identify Critical Exposure Windows for Preterm Birth: An Illustrative Example Using PM2.5 in a Retrospective Birth Cohort Based in Eastern Massachusetts (2011-2016).
Leung M, Weisskopf MG, Modest AM, Hacker MR, Iyer HS, Hart JE, Wei Y, Schwartz J, Coull BA, Laden F, Papatheodorou S. Leung M, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jul;132(7):77002. doi: 10.1289/EHP13891. Epub 2024 Jul 12. Environ Health Perspect. 2024. PMID: 38995210 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Parametric g-computation is an attractive analytic framework to study the health effects of air pollution. Yet, the ability to explore biologically relevant exposure windows within this framework is underdeveloped. ...
BACKGROUND: Parametric g-computation is an attractive analytic framework to study the health effects of air pollution. Yet, th …
Grouped mixtures of air pollutants and seasonal temperature anomalies and cardiovascular hospitalizations among U.S. Residents.
Wei Y, Amini H, Qiu X, Castro E, Jin T, Yin K, Vu BN, Healy J, Feng Y, Zhang J, Coull B, Schwartz J. Wei Y, et al. Environ Int. 2024 May;187:108651. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108651. Epub 2024 Apr 18. Environ Int. 2024. PMID: 38648692 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Temperature is also linked to CVD, with a primary focus on acute effects. Despite the close relationship between air pollution and temperature, their health effects …
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Temperature is also linked to CVD, wit …
Acute exposure to pollen and airway inflammation in adolescents.
Nassikas NJ, Luttmann-Gibson H, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Gold DR, Rice MB. Nassikas NJ, et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 May;59(5):1313-1320. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26908. Epub 2024 Feb 14. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024. PMID: 38353177
We tested if associations of pollen with FeNO and lung function were modified by current asthma diagnosis, history of allergic rhinitis, aeroallergen sensitivity, temperature, precipitation, and air pollution. RESULTS: Three- and 7-day median pollen concentrations w …
We tested if associations of pollen with FeNO and lung function were modified by current asthma diagnosis, history of allergic rhinitis, aer …
Ambient PM2.5 temporal variation and source apportionment in Mbarara, Uganda.
Onyango S, North CM, Ellaithy HA, Tumwesigye P, Kang CM, Matthaios V, Mukama M, Nambogo N, Wolfson JM, Ferguson S, Asiimwe S, Atuyambe L, Santorino D, Christiani DC, Koutrakis P. Onyango S, et al. Aerosol Air Qual Res. 2024 Apr;24:230203. doi: 10.4209/aaqr.230203. Epub 2024 Jan 5. Aerosol Air Qual Res. 2024. PMID: 38947180 Free PMC article.
Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of death globally, and most mortality occurs in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa. The African continent experiences some of the worst ambient air pollution in the world, yet there are …
Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of death globally, and most mortality occurs in resource-limited settings suc …
Early-Life Exposure to Air Pollution and Childhood Asthma Cumulative Incidence in the ECHO CREW Consortium.
Zanobetti A, Ryan PH, Coull BA, Luttmann-Gibson H, Datta S, Blossom J, Brokamp C, Lothrop N, Miller RL, Beamer PI, Visness CM, Andrews H, Bacharier LB, Hartert T, Johnson CC, Ownby DR, Khurana Hershey GK, Joseph CLM, Mendonça EA, Jackson DJ, Zoratti EM, Wright AL, Martinez FD, Seroogy CM, Ramratnam SK, Calatroni A, Gern JE, Gold DR; ECHO Children’s Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup. Zanobetti A, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e240535. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0535. JAMA Netw Open. 2024. PMID: 38416497 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: To examine early life exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxide (NO2) air pollution and asthma risk by early and middle childhood, and whether individual and community-level characteristics modify associations between air po …
OBJECTIVE: To examine early life exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxide (NO2) air pollution and asthma …
Associations between air pollution, residential greenness, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in three prospective cohorts of U.S. adults.
Fiffer MR, Li H, Iyer HS, Nethery RC, Sun Q, James P, Yanosky JD, Kaufman JD, Hart JE, Laden F. Fiffer MR, et al. Environ Res. 2023 Dec 15;239(Pt 2):117371. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117371. Epub 2023 Oct 13. Environ Res. 2023. PMID: 37839528
There was little evidence of associations between air pollution and HbA1c, and no evidence of effect modification. CONCLUSIONS: Among non-diabetic adults, environmental exposures were not consistently associated with HbA1c. ...
There was little evidence of associations between air pollution and HbA1c, and no evidence of effect modification. CONCLUSIONS …
An epigenome-wide analysis of DNA methylation, racialized and economic inequities, and air pollution.
Watkins SH, Testa C, Simpkin AJ, Smith GD, Coull B, De Vivo I, Tilling K, Waterman PD, Chen JT, Diez-Roux AV, Krieger N, Suderman M, Relton C. Watkins SH, et al. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Dec 8:2023.12.07.570610. doi: 10.1101/2023.12.07.570610. bioRxiv. 2023. PMID: 38105971 Free PMC article. Preprint.
RESULTS: We observed the strongest associations with traffic-related air pollution (measured via black carbon and nitrogen oxides exposure), with evidence from both studies suggesting that air pollution exposure may induce epigenetic changes related to …
RESULTS: We observed the strongest associations with traffic-related air pollution (measured via black carbon and nitrogen oxi …
Association between Noise and Cardiovascular Disease in a Nationwide U.S. Prospective Cohort Study of Women Followed from 1988 to 2018.
Roscoe C, Grady ST, Hart JE, Iyer HS, Manson JE, Rexrode KM, Rimm EB, Laden F, James P. Roscoe C, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Dec;131(12):127005. doi: 10.1289/EHP12906. Epub 2023 Dec 4. Environ Health Perspect. 2023. PMID: 38048103 Free PMC article.
We assessed effect modification by population density, region, air pollution, vegetation cover, and neighborhood socioeconomic status, and explored mediation by self-reported average nightly sleep duration. ...
We assessed effect modification by population density, region, air pollution, vegetation cover, and neighborhood socioeconomic …
Air Pollution and Temperature: a Systematic Review of Ubiquitous Environmental Exposures and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Borchert W, Grady ST, Chen J, DeVille NV, Roscoe C, Chen F, Mita C, Holland I, Wilt GE, Hu CR, Mehta U, Nethery RC, Albert CM, Laden F, Hart JE. Borchert W, et al. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2023 Dec;10(4):490-500. doi: 10.1007/s40572-023-00414-7. Epub 2023 Oct 17. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2023. PMID: 37845484 Free PMC article. Review.
Of 5138 studies identified by our literature search, this review included 30 studies on air pollution, 42 studies on temperature, 6 studies on both air pollution and temperature, and 1 study on altitude exposure and OHCA/SCD. Particulate matter air …
Of 5138 studies identified by our literature search, this review included 30 studies on air pollution, 42 studies on temperatu …
Mortality risk from United States coal electricity generation.
Henneman L, Choirat C, Dedoussi I, Dominici F, Roberts J, Zigler C. Henneman L, et al. Science. 2023 Nov 24;382(6673):941-946. doi: 10.1126/science.adf4915. Epub 2023 Nov 23. Science. 2023. PMID: 37995235 Free PMC article.
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Below Regulatory Standards and Cardiovascular Diseases Among US Medicare Beneficiaries: A Double Negative Control Approach.
Wang Y, Mahdieh DY, Wei Y, Schwartz J. Wang Y, et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Nov 21:rs.3.rs-3530201. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3530201/v1. Res Sq. 2023. Update in: Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 30;15(1):8451. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52117-8 PMID: 38045234 Free PMC article. Updated. Preprint.
Growing evidence suggests that long-term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. However, few studies have investigated air pollution below current regulatory limits, and causal evidence is limited. We used a …
Growing evidence suggests that long-term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. H …
Long-term association of air pollution and incidence of lung cancer among older Americans: A national study in the Medicare cohort.
Liu CS, Wei Y, Danesh Yazdi M, Qiu X, Castro E, Zhu Q, Li L, Koutrakis P, Ekenga CC, Shi L, Schwartz JD. Liu CS, et al. Environ Int. 2023 Nov;181:108266. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108266. Epub 2023 Oct 14. Environ Int. 2023. PMID: 37847981 Free PMC article.
METHODS: We conducted a cohort study with Medicare beneficiaries (aged 65 years) continuously enrolled in the fee-for-service program in the contiguous US from 2001 to 2016. Air pollution exposure was averaged across three years and assigned based on ZIP code of res …
METHODS: We conducted a cohort study with Medicare beneficiaries (aged 65 years) continuously enrolled in the fee-for-service program in the …
Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Age of Menarche in a Nationwide Cohort of U.S. Girls.
Hood RB, Hart JE, Laden F, Rosner B, Chavarro JE, Gaskins AJ. Hood RB, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Oct;131(10):107003. doi: 10.1289/EHP12110. Epub 2023 Oct 4. Environ Health Perspect. 2023. PMID: 37792557 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether in utero and childhood exposure to air pollution affects pubertal development, particularly age of menarche in girls. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether residential ambient particulate matter (PM) exposur …
BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether in utero and childhood exposure to air pollution affects pubertal development, particul …
Long-Term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Hospitalizations for Myocardial Infarction Among US Residents: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis.
Wang Y, Qiu X, Wei Y, Schwartz JD. Wang Y, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Sep 19;12(18):e029428. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.029428. Epub 2023 Sep 13. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023. PMID: 37702054 Free PMC article.
Background Air pollution has been recognized as an untraditional risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). ...
Background Air pollution has been recognized as an untraditional risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). ...
Prenatal ambient air pollutant mixture exposure and neurodevelopment in urban children in the Northeastern United States.
Chiu YM, Wilson A, Hsu HL, Jamal H, Mathews N, Kloog I, Schwartz J, Bellinger DC, Xhani N, Wright RO, Coull BA, Wright RJ. Chiu YM, et al. Environ Res. 2023 Sep 15;233:116394. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116394. Epub 2023 Jun 12. Environ Res. 2023. PMID: 37315758 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Studies of prenatal air pollution (AP) exposure on child neurodevelopment have mostly focused on a single pollutant. ...
BACKGROUND: Studies of prenatal air pollution (AP) exposure on child neurodevelopment have mostly focused on a single pollutan …
Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Scoping Review from 2018 to 2021.
Casey JA, Daouda M, Babadi RS, Do V, Flores NM, Berzansky I, González DJX, Van Horne YO, James-Todd T. Casey JA, et al. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2023 Sep;10(3):312-336. doi: 10.1007/s40572-023-00406-7. Epub 2023 Aug 15. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2023. PMID: 37581863 Free PMC article. Review.
Among exposure studies, the most common area-level exposure was air pollution (40%), whereas chemicals predominated personal exposure studies (35%). ...
Among exposure studies, the most common area-level exposure was air pollution (40%), whereas chemicals predominated personal e …
Exploring Relevant Time Windows in the Association Between PM2.5 Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study in Denmark.
Nunez Y, Balalian A, Parks RM, He MZ, Hansen J, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ketzel M, Khan J, Brandt J, Vermeulen R, Peters S, Weisskopf MG, Re DB, Goldsmith J, Kioumourtzoglou MA. Nunez Y, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 1;192(9):1499-1508. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad099. Am J Epidemiol. 2023. PMID: 37092253 Free PMC article.
Sex-specific effects in how childhood exposures to multiple ambient air pollutants affect white matter microstructure development across early adolescence.
Herting M, Cotter D, Ahmadi H, Cardenas-Iniguez C, Bottenhorn K, Gauderman WJ, McConnell R, Berhane K, Schwartz J, Hackman D, Chen JC. Herting M, et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Aug 17:rs.3.rs-3213618. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3213618/v1. Res Sq. 2023. Update in: Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Aug 1;4(1):155. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00576-x PMID: 37645919 Free PMC article. Updated. Preprint.
Ambient air pollution is ubiquitous, yet questions remain as to how it might impact the developing brain. ...
Ambient air pollution is ubiquitous, yet questions remain as to how it might impact the developing brain. ...
Climate Penalty on Air Pollution Abated by Anthropogenic Emission Reductions in the United States.
Yin L, Bai B, Zhang B, Zhu Q, Di Q, Requia WJ, Schwartz JD, Shi L, Liu P. Yin L, et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 Aug 16:rs.3.rs-3245771. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3245771/v1. Res Sq. 2023. PMID: 37645994 Free PMC article. Preprint.
Climate change poses direct and indirect threats to public health, including exacerbating air pollution. However, how a warmer temperature deteriorates air quality, known as the "climate penalty" effect, remains highly uncertain in the United States, particularly un …
Climate change poses direct and indirect threats to public health, including exacerbating air pollution. However, how a warmer …
Combining aggregate and individual-level data to estimate individual-level associations between air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States.
Woodward SM, Mork D, Wu X, Hou Z, Braun D, Dominici F. Woodward SM, et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Aug 2;3(8):e0002178. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002178. eCollection 2023. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023. PMID: 37531330 Free PMC article.
Recent evidence establishing a link between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes is one of many arguments for the need to reduce the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5. ...The results confirm previous evidence of an association betwe …
Recent evidence establishing a link between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes is one of many arguments for the n …
Effects of ambient fine particulates, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone on maturation of functional brain networks across early adolescence.
Cotter DL, Campbell CE, Sukumaran K, McConnell R, Berhane K, Schwartz J, Hackman DA, Ahmadi H, Chen JC, Herting MM. Cotter DL, et al. Environ Int. 2023 Jul;177:108001. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108001. Epub 2023 Jun 1. Environ Int. 2023. PMID: 37307604 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is linked to neurodevelopmental delays, but its association with longitudinal changes in brain network development has yet to be investigated. ...This is the first study to show outdoor ambient air pollution during childhood i …
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is linked to neurodevelopmental delays, but its association with longitudinal changes in brain netwo …
The risk of being bitten by a dog is higher on hot, sunny, and smoggy days.
Dey T, Zanobetti A, Linnman C. Dey T, et al. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 15;13(1):8749. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35115-6. Sci Rep. 2023. PMID: 37322022 Free PMC article.
Humans commit more violent crimes when temperature and air pollution is higher. Here, we investigate if also the day-to-day rates of dogs biting humans is influenced by environmental factors. 69,525 reports of dogs biting humans, sourced from public records on anima …
Humans commit more violent crimes when temperature and air pollution is higher. Here, we investigate if also the day-to-day ra …
Personal and community-level exposure to air pollution and daily changes in respiratory symptoms and oxygen saturation among adults with COPD.
Aglan A, Synn AJ, Nurhussien L, Chen K, Scheerens C, Koutrakis P, Coull B, Rice MB. Aglan A, et al. Hyg Environ Health Adv. 2023 Jun;6:100052. doi: 10.1016/j.heha.2023.100052. Epub 2023 Mar 31. Hyg Environ Health Adv. 2023. PMID: 37293389 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure is associated with hospital admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). ...
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure is associated with hospital admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). .. …
Personal air pollution exposure and metals in the nasal epithelial lining fluid of COPD patients.
Zetlen HL, Stanley Lee A, Nurhussien L, Sun W, Kang CM, Zanobetti A, Rice MB. Zetlen HL, et al. Environ Res Health. 2023 Jun 1;1(2):021002. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/acbbe5. Epub 2023 Mar 1. Environ Res Health. 2023. PMID: 36873424 Free PMC article.
Sampling of the nasal epithelial lining fluid is a potential method to assess exposure to air pollution within the respiratory tract among high risk populations. We investigated associations of short- and long-term particulate matter exposure (PM) and pollution-rela …
Sampling of the nasal epithelial lining fluid is a potential method to assess exposure to air pollution within the respiratory …
Traffic-related air pollution and supplemental folic acid intake in relation to DNA methylation in granulosa cells.
Gaskins AJ, Hood RB, Ford JB, Hauser R, Knight AK, Smith AK, Everson TM. Gaskins AJ, et al. Clin Epigenetics. 2023 May 13;15(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s13148-023-01503-y. Clin Epigenetics. 2023. PMID: 37179367 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is related to lower fertility, with specific adverse effects on the ovary. ...
BACKGROUND: Higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is related to lower fertility, with specific adverse effec …
Precipitation and Adolescent Respiratory Health in the Northeast United States.
Nassikas NJ, Rifas-Shiman SL, Luttmann-Gibson H, Chen K, Blossom JC, Oken E, Gold DR, Rice MB. Nassikas NJ, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 May;20(5):698-704. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-805OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023. PMID: 36749585 Free PMC article.
The associations of precipitation with Fe(NO) were not explained by relative humidity or air pollution exposure. Conclusions: We found that greater short-term precipitation may trigger airway inflammation in adolescents, particularly among those with asthma....
The associations of precipitation with Fe(NO) were not explained by relative humidity or air pollution exposure. Conclusions: …
Physical Activity, Air Pollution Exposure, and Lung Function Interactions Among Adults with COPD.
Chen K, Aglan M, Purcell A, Nurhussien L, Koutrakis P, Coull BA, Synn A, Rice MB. Chen K, et al. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023 Apr 27;10(2):170-177. doi: 10.15326/jcopdf.2022.0385. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023. PMID: 36976544 Free PMC article.
RATIONALE: Although physical activity is strongly encouraged for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is unknown if physical activity affects daily exposure to air pollution, or whether it attenuates or exacerbates the effects of pollution …
RATIONALE: Although physical activity is strongly encouraged for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is unknown i …
Air pollution and emotional behavior in adolescents across the U.S.
Campbell CE, Cotter DL, Bottenhorn KL, Burnor E, Ahmadi H, Gauderman WJ, Cardenas-Iniguez C, Hackman D, McConnell R, Berhane K, Schwartz J, Chen JC, Herting MM. Campbell CE, et al. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Apr 25:2023.04.19.23288834. doi: 10.1101/2023.04.19.23288834. medRxiv. 2023. Update in: Environ Res. 2024 Jan 1;240(Pt 1):117390. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117390 PMID: 37162908 Free PMC article. Updated. Preprint.
Recent studies have linked air pollution to increased risk for behavioral problems during development, albeit with inconsistent findings. ...This study examines how annual average PM(2.5) and NO(2) exposure at ages 9-10 years relates to internalizing and externalizi …
Recent studies have linked air pollution to increased risk for behavioral problems during development, albeit with inconsisten …
Air Pollution and Mortality at the Intersection of Race and Social Class.
Josey KP, Delaney SW, Wu X, Nethery RC, DeSouza P, Braun D, Dominici F. Josey KP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Apr 13;388(15):1396-1404. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa2300523. Epub 2023 Mar 24. N Engl J Med. 2023. PMID: 36961127 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Black Americans are exposed to higher annual levels of air pollution containing fine particulate matter (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 mum [PM(2.5)]) than White Americans and may be more susceptible to its health effects. ...
BACKGROUND: Black Americans are exposed to higher annual levels of air pollution containing fine particulate matter (particles …
Long-term air pollution exposure and diabetes risk in American older adults: A national secondary data-based cohort study.
Yitshak Sade M, Shi L, Colicino E, Amini H, Schwartz JD, Di Q, Wright RO. Yitshak Sade M, et al. Environ Pollut. 2023 Mar 1;320:121056. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121056. Epub 2023 Jan 9. Environ Pollut. 2023. PMID: 36634862 Free PMC article.
We assessed the association between air pollution and first documented diabetes occurrence in a national U.S. cohort of older adults to estimate diabetes risk. ...We repeated the models in cohorts restricted to ZIP codes with air pollution levels not e …
We assessed the association between air pollution and first documented diabetes occurrence in a national U.S. cohort of older …
HEPA filtration intervention in classrooms may improve some students' asthma.
Vesper SJ, Wymer L, Coull BA, Koutrakis P, Cunningham A, Petty CR, Metwali N, Sheehan WJ, Gaffin JM, Permaul P, Lai PS, Bartnikas LM, Hauptman M, Gold DR, Baxi SM, Phipatanakul W. Vesper SJ, et al. J Asthma. 2023 Mar;60(3):479-486. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2059672. Epub 2022 Apr 10. J Asthma. 2023. PMID: 35341426 Free PMC article.
Association of Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Late-Life Depression in Older Adults in the US.
Qiu X, Shi L, Kubzansky LD, Wei Y, Castro E, Li H, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz JD. Qiu X, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2253668. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53668. JAMA Netw Open. 2023. PMID: 36763364 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risk of late-life depression diagnosis among older adults in the US. ...CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cohort study among US Medicare enrollees, harmful associations we …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risk of late-life depression dia …
Incident dementia and long-term exposure to constituents of fine particle air pollution: A national cohort study in the United States.
Shi L, Zhu Q, Wang Y, Hao H, Zhang H, Schwartz J, Amini H, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Steenland K, Sarnat JA, Caudle WM, Ma T, Li H, Chang HH, Liu JZ, Wingo T, Mao X, Russell AG, Weber RJ, Liu P. Shi L, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jan 3;120(1):e2211282119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2211282119. Epub 2022 Dec 27. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023. PMID: 36574646 Free PMC article.
Time-lagged relationships between a decade of air pollution exposure and first hospitalization with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Mork D, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Mork D, et al. Environ Int. 2023 Jan;171:107694. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107694. Epub 2022 Dec 12. Environ Int. 2023. PMID: 36521347 Free PMC article.
Our retrospective cohort study considered 27 + million Medicare enrollees in the United States followed up to 17 years and matched with highly accurate annual air pollution exposure measurements for PM(2.5), NO(2), and summer ozone. We applied distributed lag models …
Our retrospective cohort study considered 27 + million Medicare enrollees in the United States followed up to 17 years and matched with high …
Air pollution, climate conditions and risk of hospital admissions for psychotic disorders in U.S. residents.
Qiu X, Wei Y, Weisskopf M, Spiro A, Shi L, Castro E, Coull B, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J. Qiu X, et al. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 1;216(Pt 2):114636. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114636. Epub 2022 Oct 23. Environ Res. 2023. PMID: 36283440 Free PMC article.
This study aimed to examine the associations between exposure to ambient air pollution, climate measures and risk of hospitalization for psychotic disorders and uncover potential disparities by demographic, community factors. ...Population living in economically dis …
This study aimed to examine the associations between exposure to ambient air pollution, climate measures and risk of hospitali …
PM2.5 Constituents and Onset of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Identifying Susceptible Exposure Windows.
Zheng Y, Bian J, Hart J, Laden F, Soo-Tung Wen T, Zhao J, Qin H, Hu H. Zheng Y, et al. Atmos Environ (1994). 2022 Dec 15;291:119409. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119409. Epub 2022 Sep 29. Atmos Environ (1994). 2022. PMID: 37151750 Free PMC article.
This study helps better understand the impacts of air pollution on GDM accounting for its physiological heterogeneity....
This study helps better understand the impacts of air pollution on GDM accounting for its physiological heterogeneity....
Synergy of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in Air Pollution Health Effects Studies.
Dockery DW. Dockery DW. Int Stat Rev. 2022 Dec;90(Suppl 1):S67-S81. doi: 10.1111/insr.12525. Epub 2022 Oct 21. Int Stat Rev. 2022. PMID: 36636699 Free PMC article.
The extraordinary advances in quantifying the health effects of ambient air pollution over the last five decades have led to dramatic improvement in air quality in the United States. ...This paper presents a historical perspective on the coordinated developments of …
The extraordinary advances in quantifying the health effects of ambient air pollution over the last five decades have led to d …
Using follicular fluid metabolomics to investigate the association between air pollution and oocyte quality.
Hwang S, Hood RB, Hauser R, Schwartz J, Laden F, Jones D, Liang D, Gaskins AJ. Hwang S, et al. Environ Int. 2022 Nov;169:107552. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107552. Epub 2022 Sep 28. Environ Int. 2022. PMID: 36191487 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Our objective was to use metabolomics in a toxicological-relevant target tissue to gain insight into the biological processes that may underlie the negative association between air pollution exposure and oocyte quality. METHODS: Our study include …
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Our objective was to use metabolomics in a toxicological-relevant target tissue to gain insight into the biological proc …
Prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and childhood cognition: Accounting for between-site heterogeneity in a pooled analysis of ECHO cohorts in the Northeastern United States.
Zhang X, Liu SH, Geron M, Mathilda Chiu YH, Gershon R, Ho E, Huddleston K, Just AC, Kloog I, Coull BA, Enlow MB, Wright RO, Wright RJ. Zhang X, et al. Environ Res. 2022 Nov;214(Pt 4):114163. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114163. Epub 2022 Aug 27. Environ Res. 2022. PMID: 36030921 Free PMC article.
Long-term Traffic-related Air Pollutant Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Diagnosis in Denmark: A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis.
Parks RM, Nunez Y, Balalian AA, Gibson EA, Hansen J, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ketzel M, Khan J, Brandt J, Vermeulen R, Peters S, Goldsmith J, Re DB, Weisskopf MG, Kioumourtzoglou MA. Parks RM, et al. Epidemiology. 2022 Nov 1;33(6):757-766. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001536. Epub 2022 Jul 29. Epidemiology. 2022. PMID: 35944145 Free PMC article.
Limited evidence suggests ALS diagnosis may be associated with air pollution exposure and specifically traffic-related pollutants. METHODS: In this population-based case-control study, we used 3,937 ALS cases from the Danish National Patient Register diagnosed durin …
Limited evidence suggests ALS diagnosis may be associated with air pollution exposure and specifically traffic-related polluta …
Impacts of long-term ambient particulate matter and gaseous pollutants on circulating biomarkers of inflammation in male and female health professionals.
Iyer HS, Hart JE, Fiffer MR, Elliott EG, Yanosky JD, Kaufman JD, Puett RC, Laden F. Iyer HS, et al. Environ Res. 2022 Nov;214(Pt 1):113810. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113810. Epub 2022 Jul 4. Environ Res. 2022. PMID: 35798268 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation may serve as a biological mechanism linking air pollution to poor health but supporting evidence from studies of long-term pollutant exposure and inflammatory cytokines is inconsistent. ...
BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation may serve as a biological mechanism linking air pollution to poor health but supporting evid …
The effect of long-term exposure to air pollution and seasonal temperature on hospital admissions with cardiovascular and respiratory disease in the United States: A difference-in-differences analysis.
Danesh Yazdi M, Wei Y, Di Q, Requia WJ, Shi L, Sabath MB, Dominici F, Schwartz J. Danesh Yazdi M, et al. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Oct 15;843:156855. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156855. Epub 2022 Jun 21. Sci Total Environ. 2022. PMID: 35750164 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Few studies have simultaneously examined the effect of long-term exposure to air pollution and ambient temperature on the rate of hospital admissions with cardiovascular and respiratory disease using causal inference methods. ...
BACKGROUND: Few studies have simultaneously examined the effect of long-term exposure to air pollution and ambient temperature …
Gaseous air pollutants and DNA methylation in a methylome-wide association study of an ethnically and environmentally diverse population of U.S. adults.
Holliday KM, Gondalia R, Baldassari A, Justice AE, Stewart JD, Liao D, Yanosky JD, Jordahl KM, Bhatti P, Assimes TL, Pankow JS, Guan W, Fornage M, Bressler J, North KE, Conneely KN, Li Y, Hou L, Vokonas PS, Ward-Caviness CK, Wilson R, Wolf K, Waldenberger M, Cyrys J, Peters A, Boezen HM, Vonk JM, Sayols-Baixeras S, Lee M, Baccarelli AA, Whitsel EA. Holliday KM, et al. Environ Res. 2022 Sep;212(Pt C):113360. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113360. Epub 2022 Apr 30. Environ Res. 2022. PMID: 35500859 Free PMC article.
Epigenetic mechanisms may underlie air pollution-health outcome associations. We estimated gaseous air pollutant-DNA methylation (DNAm) associations using twelve subpopulations within Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) coh …
Epigenetic mechanisms may underlie air pollution-health outcome associations. We estimated gaseous air pollutant-DNA methylati …
The Impact of Exposure Measurement Error on the Estimated Concentration-Response Relationship between Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 and Mortality.
Wei Y, Qiu X, Yazdi MD, Shtein A, Shi L, Yang J, Peralta AA, Coull BA, Schwartz JD. Wei Y, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Jul;130(7):77006. doi: 10.1289/EHP10389. Epub 2022 Jul 29. Environ Health Perspect. 2022. PMID: 35904519 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Exposure measurement error is a central concern in air pollution epidemiology. Given that studies have been using ambient air pollution predictions as proxy exposure measures, the potential impact of exposure error on health effect estimate …
BACKGROUND: Exposure measurement error is a central concern in air pollution epidemiology. Given that studies have been using …
The immigrant birthweight paradox in an urban cohort: Role of immigrant enclaves and ambient air pollution.
Chu MT, Ettinger de Cuba S, Fabian MP, Lane KJ, James-Todd T, Williams DR, Coull BA, Carnes F, Massaro M, Levy JI, Laden F, Sandel M, Adamkiewicz G, Zanobetti A. Chu MT, et al. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Jul;32(4):571-582. doi: 10.1038/s41370-021-00403-8. Epub 2022 Jan 4. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022. PMID: 34980894 Free PMC article.
Yet, enclaves have been found to have higher air pollution, a risk factor for lower birthweight. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association of immigrant enclaves and children's birthweight accounting for prenatal ambient air pollution exposure. ...Immi …
Yet, enclaves have been found to have higher air pollution, a risk factor for lower birthweight. OBJECTIVE: We investigated th …
Solar and geomagnetic activity enhance the effects of air pollutants on atrial fibrillation.
Zilli Vieira CL, Link MS, Garshick E, Peralta AA, Luttmann-Gibson H, Laden F, Liu M, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Zilli Vieira CL, et al. Europace. 2022 May 3;24(5):713-720. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab269. Europace. 2022. PMID: 34791174 Free PMC article.
AIMS: Cardiac arrhythmias have been associated with intense solar and geomagnetic activity (SGA) and exposures to air pollution. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined whether oscillations of SGA can modify the effect of hourly exposures to air pollutants on atrial fibril …
AIMS: Cardiac arrhythmias have been associated with intense solar and geomagnetic activity (SGA) and exposures to air pollution …
Air Pollutants and Asthma Hospitalization in the Medicaid Population.
Wei Y, Qiu X, Sabath MB, Yazdi MD, Yin K, Li L, Peralta AA, Wang C, Koutrakis P, Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Schwartz JD. Wei Y, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 May 1;205(9):1075-1083. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202107-1596OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022. PMID: 35073244 Free PMC article.
Air Pollution Exposure and Daily Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Effect Modification by Eosinophil Level.
Nurhussien L, Kang CM, Koutrakis P, Coull BA, Rice MB. Nurhussien L, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 May;19(5):728-736. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202107-846OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 34678126 Free PMC article.
Conclusions: Our study highlights the need to address air pollution exposure among patients with COPD. Future research is needed to verify if eosinophil level is a biomarker for susceptibility to air pollution in COPD....
Conclusions: Our study highlights the need to address air pollution exposure among patients with COPD. Future research is need …
Factors Influencing Classroom Exposures to Fine Particles, Black Carbon, and Nitrogen Dioxide in Inner-City Schools and Their Implications for Indoor Air Quality.
Matthaios VN, Kang CM, Wolfson JM, Greco KF, Gaffin JM, Hauptman M, Cunningham A, Petty CR, Lawrence J, Phipatanakul W, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Matthaios VN, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Apr;130(4):47005. doi: 10.1289/EHP10007. Epub 2022 Apr 21. Environ Health Perspect. 2022. PMID: 35446676 Free PMC article.
Of the model's explained variability, outdoor air pollution was the most important predictor, accounting for 53.9%, 63.4%, and 34.1% of the indoor PM2.5, BC, and NO2 concentrations. ...
Of the model's explained variability, outdoor air pollution was the most important predictor, accounting for 53.9%, 63.4%, and …
Associations of short-term exposure to air pollution and increased ambient temperature with psychiatric hospital admissions in older adults in the USA: a case-crossover study.
Qiu X, Danesh-Yazdi M, Wei Y, Di Q, Just A, Zanobetti A, Weisskopf M, Dominici F, Schwartz J. Qiu X, et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2022 Apr;6(4):e331-e341. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00017-1. Lancet Planet Health. 2022. PMID: 35397221 Free PMC article.
We applied a case-crossover design to study the associations between short-term exposure to air pollution (fine particulate matter [PM(2.5)], ozone, and nitrogen dioxide [NO(2)]), ambient temperature, and the risk of acute hospital admissions for depression, schizop …
We applied a case-crossover design to study the associations between short-term exposure to air pollution (fine particulate ma …
Associations between Air Pollution and Psychiatric Symptoms in The Normative Aging Study.
Qiu X, Danesh-Yazdi M, Weisskopf M, Kosheleva A, Spiro AS, Wang C, Coull BA, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD. Qiu X, et al. Environ Res Lett. 2022 Mar;17(3):034004. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac47c5. Epub 2022 Feb 21. Environ Res Lett. 2022. PMID: 35273649 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Environmental risk factors for psychiatric health are poorly identified. We examined the association between air pollution and psychiatric symptoms, which are often precursors to the development of psychiatric disorders. ...
BACKGROUND: Environmental risk factors for psychiatric health are poorly identified. We examined the association between air pollu …
Effect of a solar lighting intervention on fuel-based lighting use and exposure to household air pollution in rural Uganda: A randomized controlled trial.
Wallach ES, Lam NL, Nuwagira E, Muyanja D, Tayebwa M, Valeri L, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Lai PS. Wallach ES, et al. Indoor Air. 2022 Feb;32(2):e12986. doi: 10.1111/ina.12986. Indoor Air. 2022. PMID: 35225388 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Solar lighting presents an immediate opportunity for achieving sustained reductions in personal exposure to PM(2.5) and BC and should be considered in household air pollution intervention packages....
Solar lighting presents an immediate opportunity for achieving sustained reductions in personal exposure to PM(2.5) and BC and should be con …
Postnatal exposure to PM2.5 and weight trajectories in early childhood.
Vanoli J, Coull BA, Ettinger de Cuba S, Fabian PM, Carnes F, Massaro MA, Poblacion A, Bellocco R, Kloog I, Schwartz J, Laden F, Zanobetti A. Vanoli J, et al. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Dec 16;6(1):e181. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000181. eCollection 2022 Feb. Environ Epidemiol. 2021. PMID: 35169661 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Inconsistent evidence has assessed the impact of air pollution exposure on children's growth trajectories. We investigated the role of 90-day average postnatal fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) exposures by estimating the magnitude of effects at differen …
BACKGROUND: Inconsistent evidence has assessed the impact of air pollution exposure on children's growth trajectories. We inve …
Use, cost-effectiveness, and end user perspectives of a home solar lighting intervention in rural Uganda: a mixed methods, randomized controlled trial.
Sundararajan R, D'Couto H, Mugerwa J, Tayebwa M, Lam N, Wallach E, Wiens M, Ponticiello M, Stanistreet D, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Muyanja D, Shrime MG, Nuwagira E, Lai PS. Sundararajan R, et al. Environ Res Lett. 2022 Jan;17(1):015002. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac3f05. Epub 2021 Dec 22. Environ Res Lett. 2022. PMID: 35295194 Free PMC article.
Energy poverty is prevalent in resource-limited settings, leading households to use inefficient fuels and appliances that contribute to household air pollution. Randomized controlled trials of household energy interventions in low and middle income countries have la …
Energy poverty is prevalent in resource-limited settings, leading households to use inefficient fuels and appliances that contribute to hous …
A Spatiotemporal Analytical Outlook of the Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality in the USA.
Chakraborty S, Dey T, Jun Y, Lim CY, Mukherjee A, Dominici F. Chakraborty S, et al. J Agric Biol Environ Stat. 2022;27(3):419-439. doi: 10.1007/s13253-022-00487-1. Epub 2022 Jan 28. J Agric Biol Environ Stat. 2022. PMID: 35106052 Free PMC article.
Several studies are providing preliminary evidence that short- and long-term exposure to air pollution might increase the severity of COVID-19 outcomes, including a higher risk of death. ...Our goal is to estimate the association between air pollution …
Several studies are providing preliminary evidence that short- and long-term exposure to air pollution might increase the seve …
Integrated molecular response of exposure to traffic-related pollutants in the US trucking industry.
Walker DI, Hart JE, Patel CJ, Rudel R, Chu JH, Garshick E, Pennell KD, Laden F, Jones DP. Walker DI, et al. Environ Int. 2022 Jan;158:106957. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106957. Epub 2021 Oct 28. Environ Int. 2022. PMID: 34737152 Free PMC article.
Metabolite and transcriptomic changes associated with exposure to EC and OC are consistent with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and the adverse health effects of traffic-related air pollution....
Metabolite and transcriptomic changes associated with exposure to EC and OC are consistent with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases an …
Analysis of long- and medium-term particulate matter exposures and stroke in the US-based Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
Xu Y, Chen JT, Holland I, Yanosky JD, Liao D, Coull BA, Wang D, Rexrode K, Whitsel EA, Wellenius GA, Laden F, Hart JE. Xu Y, et al. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 11;5(6):e178. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000178. eCollection 2021 Dec. Environ Epidemiol. 2021. PMID: 34909558 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, and air pollution is the third largest contributor to global stroke burden. Existing studies investigating the association between long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) and stroke incidence have been …
PURPOSE: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, and air pollution is the third largest contributor to global stroke …
A self-controlled approach to survival analysis, with application to air pollution and mortality.
Schwartz JD, Yitshak-Sade M, Zanobetti A, Di Q, Requia WJ, Dominici F, Mittleman MA. Schwartz JD, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Dec;157:106861. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106861. Epub 2021 Sep 8. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 34507231 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported that long-term air pollution exposure is associated with increased mortality rates. These investigations have been criticized for failure to control for omitted, generally personal, confounders. ...
BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported that long-term air pollution exposure is associated with increased mortality rates. The …
Chemical contaminant exposures assessed using silicone wristbands among occupants in office buildings in the USA, UK, China, and India.
Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Cedeño Laurent JG, Jones ER, MacNaughton P, Coull BA, James-Todd T, Hauser R, Luna ML, Chung YS, Allen JG. Young AS, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Nov;156:106727. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106727. Epub 2021 Jul 19. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 34425641 Free PMC article.
Higher exposures to PAHs in China and India could be due to high levels of outdoor air pollution that penetrates indoors. Second, some office workers were still exposed to legacy PCBs, PBDEs, and pesticides, even decades after bans or phase-outs. ...
Higher exposures to PAHs in China and India could be due to high levels of outdoor air pollution that penetrates indoors. Seco …
Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Israel: A Negative Control Analysis.
Magen-Molho H, Weisskopf MG, Nevo D, Shtein A, Chen S, Broday D, Kloog I, Levine H, Pinto O, Raz R. Magen-Molho H, et al. Epidemiology. 2021 Nov 1;32(6):773-780. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001407. Epidemiology. 2021. PMID: 34347685 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Residual confounding is a major concern for causal inference in observational studies on air pollution-autism spectrum disorder (ASD) associations. This study is aimed at assessing confounding in these associations using negative control exposures. ...
BACKGROUND: Residual confounding is a major concern for causal inference in observational studies on air pollution-autism spec …
Air pollution and cardiovascular disease hospitalization - Are associations modified by greenness, temperature and humidity?
Klompmaker JO, Hart JE, James P, Sabath MB, Wu X, Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Laden F. Klompmaker JO, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Nov;156:106715. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106715. Epub 2021 Jul 2. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 34218186 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Studies have observed associations between long-term air pollution and cardiovascular disease hospitalization. Little is known, however, about effect modification of these associations by greenness, temperature and humidity. ...
BACKGROUND: Studies have observed associations between long-term air pollution and cardiovascular disease hospitalization. Lit …
Long-term effect of exposure to lower concentrations of air pollution on mortality among US Medicare participants and vulnerable subgroups: a doubly-robust approach.
Yazdi MD, Wang Y, Di Q, Requia WJ, Wei Y, Shi L, Sabath MB, Dominici F, Coull B, Evans JS, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD. Yazdi MD, et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2021 Oct;5(10):e689-e697. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00204-7. Lancet Planet Health. 2021. PMID: 34627473 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked with an increase in risk of mortality. Whether existing US Environmental Protection Agency standards are sufficient to protect health is unclear. Our study aimed to examine the relationship between expo …
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked with an increase in risk of mortality. Whether existing US Env …
Periconception air pollution, metabolomic biomarkers, and fertility among women undergoing assisted reproduction.
Gaskins AJ, Tang Z, Hood RB, Ford J, Schwartz JD, Jones DP, Laden F, Liang D; EARTH Study Team. Gaskins AJ, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Oct;155:106666. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106666. Epub 2021 Jun 8. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 34116378 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure has been linked with diminished fertility. Identifying the metabolic changes induced by periconception air pollution exposure among women could enhance our understanding of the potential biological pathways underlying …
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure has been linked with diminished fertility. Identifying the metabolic changes induced by per …
WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021-Aiming for Healthier Air for all: A Joint Statement by Medical, Public Health, Scientific Societies and Patient Representative Organisations.
Hoffmann B, Boogaard H, de Nazelle A, Andersen ZJ, Abramson M, Brauer M, Brunekreef B, Forastiere F, Huang W, Kan H, Kaufman JD, Katsouyanni K, Krzyzanowski M, Kuenzli N, Laden F, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Mustapha A, Powell P, Rice M, Roca-Barceló A, Roscoe CJ, Soares A, Straif K, Thurston G. Hoffmann B, et al. Int J Public Health. 2021 Sep 23;66:1604465. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604465. eCollection 2021. Int J Public Health. 2021. PMID: 34630006 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Effect of School Integrated Pest Management or Classroom Air Filter Purifiers on Asthma Symptoms in Students With Active Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Phipatanakul W, Koutrakis P, Coull BA, Petty CR, Gaffin JM, Sheehan WJ, Lai PS, Bartnikas LM, Kang CM, Wolfson JM, Samnaliev M, Cunningham A, Baxi SN, Permaul P, Hauptman M, Trivedi M, Louisias M, Liang L, Thorne PS, Metwali N, Adamkiewicz G, Israel E, Baccarelli AA, Gold DR; School Inner-City Asthma Intervention study team. Phipatanakul W, et al. JAMA. 2021 Sep 7;326(9):839-850. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.11559. JAMA. 2021. PMID: 34547084 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
FUNCTION-ON-FUNCTION REGRESSION FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF EPIGENETIC REGIONS EXHIBITING WINDOWS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES.
Zemplenyi M, Meyer MJ, Cardenas A, Hivert MF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Gibson H, Kloog I, Schwartz J, Oken E, DeMeo DL, Gold DR, Coull BA. Zemplenyi M, et al. Ann Appl Stat. 2021 Sep;15(3):1366-1385. doi: 10.1214/20-aoas1425. Epub 2021 Sep 23. Ann Appl Stat. 2021. PMID: 36313278 Free PMC article.
Growing evidence supports an association between prenatal exposure to air pollution and epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, but the timing and gene-specific effects of these epigenetic changes are not well understood. ...We identify a window of susceptibility …
Growing evidence supports an association between prenatal exposure to air pollution and epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylat …
Associations between Acute Exposures to PM2.5 and Carbon Dioxide Indoors and Cognitive Function in Office Workers: A Multicountry Longitudinal Prospective Observational Study.
Laurent JGC, MacNaughton P, Jones E, Young AS, Bliss M, Flanigan S, Vallarino J, Chen LJ, Cao X, Allen JG. Laurent JGC, et al. Environ Res Lett. 2021 Sep;16(9):094047. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1bd8. Epub 2021 Sep 9. Environ Res Lett. 2021. PMID: 35330988 Free PMC article.
Despite evidence of the air pollution effects on cognitive function, little is known about the acute impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among the working-age population. ...
Despite evidence of the air pollution effects on cognitive function, little is known about the acute impact of indoor air …
Long-Term Exposures to Air Pollution and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Women's Health Initiative Cohort.
Hart JE, Hohensee C, Laden F, Holland I, Whitsel EA, Wellenius GA, Winkelmayer WC, Sarto GE, Warsinger Martin L, Manson JE, Greenland P, Kaufman J, Albert C, Perez MV. Hart JE, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 Sep;129(9):97007. doi: 10.1289/EHP7683. Epub 2021 Sep 15. Environ Health Perspect. 2021. PMID: 34523977 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Short-term exposures to air pollution have been associated with AF triggering; less is known regarding associations between long-term air pollution exposures a …
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Short-term exposures to air pollution …
Residential PM2.5 exposure and the nasal methylome in children.
Sordillo JE, Cardenas A, Qi C, Rifas-Shiman SL, Coull B, Luttmann-Gibson H, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Hivert MF, DeMeo DL, Baccarelli AA, Xu CJ, Gehring U, Vonk JM, Koppelman G, Oken E, Gold DR. Sordillo JE, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Aug;153:106505. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106505. Epub 2021 Apr 16. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 33872926 Free PMC article.
Our results suggest that nasal DNAm marks reflect chronic air pollution exposure....
Our results suggest that nasal DNAm marks reflect chronic air pollution exposure....
Air pollution and lung function in children.
Garcia E, Rice MB, Gold DR. Garcia E, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Jul;148(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.006. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021. PMID: 34238501 Free PMC article. Review.
Included is a more systematic review of the recent literature on long-term air pollution and child lung function because this is an indicator of future adult respiratory health and exposure assessment tools have improved dramatically in recent years. ...We end by di …
Included is a more systematic review of the recent literature on long-term air pollution and child lung function because this …
Air quality, Environment and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, the AERO-BPD cohort study: design and adaptation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Ruran HB, Adamkiewicz G, Cunningham A, Petty CR, Greco KF, Gunnlaugsson S, Stamatiadis N, Sierra G, Vallarino J, Alvarez M, Hayden LP, Sheils CA, Weller E, Phipatanakul W, Gaffin JM. Ruran HB, et al. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 Jun;8(1):e000915. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000915. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021. PMID: 34193433 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
INTRODUCTION: Almost half of all school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have asthma-like symptoms and more suffer from lung function deficits. While air pollution and indoor respiratory irritants are known to affect high-risk populations of childr …
INTRODUCTION: Almost half of all school-age children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have asthma-like symptoms and more suffer from lu …
The influence of fine particulate matter on the association between residential greenness and ovarian reserve.
Hood RB, James P, Fong KC, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Coull BA, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Laden F, Gaskins AJ. Hood RB, et al. Environ Res. 2021 Jun;197:111162. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111162. Epub 2021 Apr 24. Environ Res. 2021. PMID: 33905704 Free PMC article.
In concert, these effects could help mitigate the detrimental effects of air pollution on reproductive aging in women. METHODS: Our analysis included 565 women attending the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center (2004-2014) who had a measured antral follic …
In concert, these effects could help mitigate the detrimental effects of air pollution on reproductive aging in women. METHODS …
Estimation of ambient PM2.5 in Iraq and Kuwait from 2001 to 2018 using machine learning and remote sensing.
Li J, Garshick E, Hart JE, Li L, Shi L, Al-Hemoud A, Huang S, Koutrakis P. Li J, et al. Environ Int. 2021 Jun;151:106445. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106445. Epub 2021 Feb 19. Environ Int. 2021. PMID: 33618328 Free PMC article.
On average, July had the highest concentrations, and November had the lowest values, consistent with seasonal patterns of air pollution in this region. This is the first study that estimates long-term PM(2.5) exposures in Iraq and Kuwait at a high resolution based o …
On average, July had the highest concentrations, and November had the lowest values, consistent with seasonal patterns of air poll …
Air Pollution, Neonatal Immune Responses, and Potential Joint Effects of Maternal Depression.
Hahn J, Gold DR, Coull BA, McCormick MC, Finn PW, Perkins DL, Rifas Shiman SL, Oken E, Kubzansky LD. Hahn J, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 11;18(10):5062. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105062. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021. PMID: 34064967 Free PMC article.
Prenatal maternal exposure to air pollution may cause adverse health effects in offspring, potentially through altered immune responses. Maternal psychosocial distress can also alter immune function and may increase gestational vulnerability to air polluti …
Prenatal maternal exposure to air pollution may cause adverse health effects in offspring, potentially through altered immune …
Emulating causal dose-response relations between air pollutants and mortality in the Medicare population.
Wei Y, Yazdi MD, Di Q, Requia WJ, Dominici F, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Wei Y, et al. Environ Health. 2021 May 6;20(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12940-021-00742-x. Environ Health. 2021. PMID: 33957920 Free PMC article.
However, what has been mostly missing in air pollution epidemiology is causal dose-response (D-R) relations between those exposures and mortality. Such causal D-R relations can provide profound implications in predicting health impact at a target level of air …
However, what has been mostly missing in air pollution epidemiology is causal dose-response (D-R) relations between those expo …
Estimation of excess mortality due to long-term exposure to PM2.5 in continental United States using a high-spatiotemporal resolution model.
Vodonos A, Schwartz J. Vodonos A, et al. Environ Res. 2021 May;196:110904. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110904. Epub 2021 Feb 23. Environ Res. 2021. PMID: 33636186
Estimates of the magnitude of the effect of particulate air pollution on mortality are generally done on a coarse spatial scale, such as 0.5, and may fail to capture small spatial differences in exposure and baseline rates, which can bias results and impede the abil …
Estimates of the magnitude of the effect of particulate air pollution on mortality are generally done on a coarse spatial scal …
Long-Term Association of Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions Among Medicare Participants Using a Doubly Robust Additive Model.
Danesh Yazdi M, Wang Y, Di Q, Wei Y, Requia WJ, Shi L, Sabath MB, Dominici F, Coull BA, Evans JS, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD. Danesh Yazdi M, et al. Circulation. 2021 Apr 20;143(16):1584-1596. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050252. Epub 2021 Feb 22. Circulation. 2021. PMID: 33611922 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Studies examining the nonfatal health outcomes of exposure to air pollution have been limited by the number of pollutants studied and focus on short-term exposures. ...
BACKGROUND: Studies examining the nonfatal health outcomes of exposure to air pollution have been limited by the number of pol …
Fine Particle Exposure and Clinical Aggravation in Neurodegenerative Diseases in New York State.
Nunez Y, Boehme AK, Weisskopf MG, Re DB, Navas-Acien A, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Kioumourtzoglou MA. Nunez Y, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 Feb;129(2):27003. doi: 10.1289/EHP7425. Epub 2021 Feb 8. Environ Health Perspect. 2021. PMID: 33555200 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases affect millions and negatively impact health care systems worldwide. Evidence suggests that air pollution may contribute to aggravation of neurodegeneration, but studies have been limited. ...
BACKGROUND: Adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases affect millions and negatively impact health care systems worldwide. Evidence suggests th …
Long-term exposure to particulate matter and roadway proximity with age at natural menopause in the Nurses' Health Study II Cohort.
Li H, Hart JE, Mahalingaiah S, Nethery RC, Bertone-Johnson E, Laden F. Li H, et al. Environ Pollut. 2021 Jan 15;269:116216. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116216. Epub 2020 Dec 3. Environ Pollut. 2021. PMID: 33316492 Free PMC article.
Evidence has shown associations between air pollution and traffic-related exposure with accelerated aging, but no study to date has linked the exposure with age at natural menopause, an important indicator of reproductive aging. ...Our results support previous evide …
Evidence has shown associations between air pollution and traffic-related exposure with accelerated aging, but no study to dat …
Ambient Particle Components and Newborn Blood Pressure in Project Viva.
Zanobetti A, Coull BA, Luttmann-Gibson H, van Rossem L, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kloog I, Schwartz JD, Oken E, Bobb JF, Koutrakis P, Gold DR. Zanobetti A, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5;10(1):e016935. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016935. Epub 2020 Dec 29. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021. PMID: 33372530 Free PMC article.
Background Both elemental metals and particulate air pollution have been reported to influence adult blood pressure (BP). The aim of this study is to examine which elemental components of particle mass with diameter 2.5 mum (PM(2.5)) are responsible for previously r …
Background Both elemental metals and particulate air pollution have been reported to influence adult blood pressure (BP). The …
Interaction between Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Physical Activity, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Overall Mortality in U.S. Women.
Elliott EG, Laden F, James P, Rimm EB, Rexrode KM, Hart JE. Elliott EG, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Dec;128(12):127012. doi: 10.1289/EHP7402. Epub 2020 Dec 23. Environ Health Perspect. 2020. PMID: 33356515 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Increased respiration during physical activity may increase air pollution dose, which may attenuate the benefits of physical activity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and overall mortality. ...
BACKGROUND: Increased respiration during physical activity may increase air pollution dose, which may attenuate the benefits o …
Ambient air pollution and risk of pregnancy loss among women undergoing assisted reproduction.
Gaskins AJ, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Chavarro JE, Schwartz JD, Kloog I, Souter I, Hauser R, Laden F; EARTH Study Team. Gaskins AJ, et al. Environ Res. 2020 Dec;191:110201. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110201. Epub 2020 Sep 13. Environ Res. 2020. PMID: 32937174 Free PMC article.
Accumulating evidence suggests that air pollution increases pregnancy loss; however, most previous studies have focused on case identification from medical records, which may underrepresent early pregnancy losses. ...In this cohort, later pregnancy losses appeared m …
Accumulating evidence suggests that air pollution increases pregnancy loss; however, most previous studies have focused on cas …
Climate factors and gestational diabetes mellitus risk - a systematic review.
Preston EV, Eberle C, Brown FM, James-Todd T. Preston EV, et al. Environ Health. 2020 Nov 9;19(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s12940-020-00668-w. Environ Health. 2020. PMID: 33168031 Free PMC article.
Previous reviews have summarized the growing evidence of environmental risk factors for GDM including endocrine disrupting chemicals and ambient air pollution. However, studies of the effects of climate factors on GDM risk have not been systematically evaluated. ...
Previous reviews have summarized the growing evidence of environmental risk factors for GDM including endocrine disrupting chemicals and amb …
Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis.
Wu X, Nethery RC, Sabath MB, Braun D, Dominici F. Wu X, et al. Sci Adv. 2020 Nov 4;6(45):eabd4049. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd4049. Print 2020 Nov. Sci Adv. 2020. PMID: 33148655 Free PMC article.
Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. ...Therefore, studies of long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes using …
Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is …
Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality Rate in Massachusetts.
Wei Y, Wang Y, Wu X, Di Q, Shi L, Koutrakis P, Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Schwartz JD. Wei Y, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Nov 2;189(11):1316-1323. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa098. Am J Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 32558888 Free PMC article.
Air pollution epidemiology studies have primarily investigated long- and short-term exposures separately, have used multiplicative models, and have been associational studies. ...Mortality associated with long-term PM2.5 and ozone exposure increased substantially at …
Air pollution epidemiology studies have primarily investigated long- and short-term exposures separately, have used multiplica …
Prenatal exposure to particulate air pollution and gestational age at delivery in Massachusetts neonates 2001-2015: A perspective of causal modeling and health disparities.
Qiu X, Fong KC, Shi L, Papatheodorou S, Di Q, Just A, Kosheleva A, Messerlian C, Schwartz JD. Qiu X, et al. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Sep 14;4(5):e113. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000113. eCollection 2020 Oct. Environ Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 33154990 Free PMC article.
There is a lack of evidence on causal effects of air pollution on gestational age (GA) at delivery. METHODS: Inverse probability weighting (IPW) quantile regression was applied to derive causal marginal population-level GA reduction for GA percentiles associated wit …
There is a lack of evidence on causal effects of air pollution on gestational age (GA) at delivery. METHODS: Inverse probabili …
Fine particulate matter exposure during childhood relates to hemispheric-specific differences in brain structure.
Cserbik D, Chen JC, McConnell R, Berhane K, Sowell ER, Schwartz J, Hackman DA, Kan E, Fan CC, Herting MM. Cserbik D, et al. Environ Int. 2020 Oct;143:105933. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105933. Epub 2020 Jul 10. Environ Int. 2020. PMID: 32659528 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Emerging findings have increased concern that exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (aerodynamic diameter 2.5 mum; PM(2.5)) may be neurotoxic, even at lower levels of exposure. ...
BACKGROUND: Emerging findings have increased concern that exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (aerodynamic diame …
Exposure to Air Pollution and Particle Radioactivity With the Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias.
Peralta AA, Link MS, Schwartz J, Luttmann-Gibson H, Dockery DW, Blomberg A, Wei Y, Mittleman MA, Gold DR, Laden F, Coull BA, Koutrakis P. Peralta AA, et al. Circulation. 2020 Sep;142(9):858-867. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046321. Epub 2020 Jun 30. Circulation. 2020. PMID: 32795087 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: Individuals are exposed to air pollution and ionizing radiation from natural sources through inhalation of particles. ...
BACKGROUND: Individuals are exposed to air pollution and ionizing radiation from natural sources through inhalation of particl …
A Scoping Review of Non-Occupational Exposures to Environmental Pollutants and Adult Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide.
Dickerson AS, Wu AC, Liew Z, Weisskopf M. Dickerson AS, et al. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2020 Sep;7(3):256-271. doi: 10.1007/s40572-020-00280-7. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2020. PMID: 32533365 Free PMC article. Review.
The earliest article was published in 1976, and the most frequent exposure of interest was air pollution (n = 33), followed by secondhand smoke (n = 20), metals (n = 18), noise (n = 17), and pesticides (n = 10). ...
The earliest article was published in 1976, and the most frequent exposure of interest was air pollution (n = 33), followed by …
Corrections for measurement error due to delayed onset of illness for case-crossover designs.
Coull BA, Lee S, McGee G, Manjourides J, Mittleman MA, Wellenius GA. Coull BA, et al. Biometrics. 2020 Sep;76(3):963-972. doi: 10.1111/biom.13173. Epub 2019 Nov 28. Biometrics. 2020. PMID: 31729006 Free PMC article.
We compare the performance of the approaches in realistic scenarios via simulation, and apply the methods to analyze data from a Boston-area study of the association between ambient air pollution and acute stroke onset. Based on both simulation and the case study, w …
We compare the performance of the approaches in realistic scenarios via simulation, and apply the methods to analyze data from a Boston-area …
The use of personal and indoor air pollution monitors in reproductive epidemiology studies.
Gaskins AJ, Hart JE. Gaskins AJ, et al. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;34(5):513-521. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12599. Epub 2019 Oct 10. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 31600011 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Personal and indoor air pollution monitors represent two ways to assess acute air pollution exposures; however, few reproductive epidemiology studies have incorporated these tools. OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the unique challenges …
BACKGROUND: Personal and indoor air pollution monitors represent two ways to assess acute air pollution exposure …
Sex Differences in the Impact of Dietary Fiber on Pulmonary Responses to Ozone.
Tashiro H, Kasahara DI, Osgood RS, Brown T, Cardoso A, Cho Y, Shore SA. Tashiro H, et al. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020 Apr;62(4):503-512. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0124OC. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020. PMID: 31913653 Free PMC article.
Our data suggest that microbiome-based therapies such as prebiotics may provide an alternative therapeutic strategy for air pollution-triggered asthma, but they indicate that such therapeutics may need to be tailored differently for males and females....
Our data suggest that microbiome-based therapies such as prebiotics may provide an alternative therapeutic strategy for air pollut …
Inverse probability weighted distributed lag effects of short-term exposure to PM2.5 and ozone on CVD hospitalizations in New England Medicare participants - Exploring the causal effects.
Qiu X, Wei Y, Wang Y, Di Q, Sofer T, Awad YA, Schwartz J. Qiu X, et al. Environ Res. 2020 Mar;182:109095. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.109095. Epub 2019 Dec 30. Environ Res. 2020. PMID: 31927244 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Although many studies have established significant associations between short-term air pollution and the risk of getting cardiovascular diseases, there is a lack of evidence based on causal distributed lag modeling. ...
BACKGROUND: Although many studies have established significant associations between short-term air pollution and the risk of g …
Prenatal Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Longitudinal Weight Growth Trajectories in Early Childhood.
Rosofsky AS, Fabian MP, Ettinger de Cuba S, Sandel M, Coleman S, Levy JI, Coull BA, Hart JE, Zanobetti A. Rosofsky AS, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 24;17(4):1444. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041444. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32102302 Free PMC article.
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy has been associated with impaired fetal growth and postnatal weight gain, but few studies have examined the effect on weight growth trajectories. ...Our findings demonstrate the complex association between air pollut …
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy has been associated with impaired fetal growth and postnatal weight gain, but few stud …
Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Exposures to Particulate Matter With Changes in Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Children Aged 4 to 6 Years.
Moody EC, Cantoral A, Tamayo-Ortiz M, Pizano-Zárate ML, Schnaas L, Kloog I, Oken E, Coull B, Baccarelli A, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, Just AC. Moody EC, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1917643. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17643. JAMA Netw Open. 2019. PMID: 31851346 Free PMC article.
IMPORTANCE: Environmental risk factors for childhood type 2 diabetes, an increasing global problem, are understudied. Air pollution exposure has been reported to be a risk factor for this condition. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between prenatal and perinata …
IMPORTANCE: Environmental risk factors for childhood type 2 diabetes, an increasing global problem, are understudied. Air pollutio …
Effects of Maternal Homelessness, Supplemental Nutrition Programs, and Prenatal PM2.5 on Birthweight.
Rhee J, Fabian MP, Ettinger de Cuba S, Coleman S, Sandel M, Lane KJ, Yitshak Sade M, Hart JE, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Laden F, Levy JI, Zanobetti A. Rhee J, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 28;16(21):4154. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214154. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019. PMID: 31661898 Free PMC article.
Our goal was to examine the impact of maternal homelessness (mothers ever homeless or who lived in shelters during pregnancy) and participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) during pregnancy in conjunction with air p …
Our goal was to examine the impact of maternal homelessness (mothers ever homeless or who lived in shelters during pregnancy) and participat …
Air pollution exposure and risk of spontaneous abortion in the Nurses' Health Study II.
Gaskins AJ, Hart JE, Chavarro JE, Missmer SA, Rich-Edwards JW, Laden F, Mahalingaiah S. Gaskins AJ, et al. Hum Reprod. 2019 Sep 29;34(9):1809-1817. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez111. Hum Reprod. 2019. PMID: 31385588 Free PMC article.
STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between air pollution exposures and the risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Higher exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution above and beyond a woman's average exposure may be associated w …
STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between air pollution exposures and the risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB)? SUMMARY AN …
Supplemental Folate and the Relationship Between Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Livebirth Among Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction.
Gaskins AJ, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Fong KC, Abu Awad Y, Di Q, Chavarro JE, Ford JB, Coull BA, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Attaman J, Hauser R, Laden F. Gaskins AJ, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Sep 1;188(9):1595-1604. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz151. Am J Epidemiol. 2019. PMID: 31241127 Free PMC article.
Traffic-related air pollution has been linked to higher risks of infertility and miscarriage. We evaluated whether folate intake modified the relationship between air pollution and livebirth among women using assisted reproductive technology (ART). ... …
Traffic-related air pollution has been linked to higher risks of infertility and miscarriage. We evaluated whether folate inta …
Associations between ambient particle radioactivity and lung function.
Nyhan MM, Rice M, Blomberg A, Coull BA, Garshick E, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Gold DR, Koutrakis P. Nyhan MM, et al. Environ Int. 2019 Sep;130:104795. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.066. Epub 2019 Jun 11. Environ Int. 2019. PMID: 31200155 Free PMC article.
However, the short-term respiratory effects of low-level environmental radiation associated with air pollution particles have not been considered. Although ambient particulate matter (PM) has been reproducibly linked to decreased lung function and to increased respi …
However, the short-term respiratory effects of low-level environmental radiation associated with air pollution particles have …
Low Levels of Air Pollution and Health: Effect Estimates, Methodological Challenges, and Future Directions.
Papadogeorgou G, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Papadogeorgou G, et al. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2019 Sep;6(3):105-115. doi: 10.1007/s40572-019-00235-7. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2019. PMID: 31090042 Free PMC article. Review.
There is strong agreement across studies that air pollution effects on adverse health are still observable at low concentrations, even well below current US standards. ...
There is strong agreement across studies that air pollution effects on adverse health are still observable at low concentratio …
Personal carbon monoxide exposure, respiratory symptoms, and the potentially modifying roles of sex and HIV infection in rural Uganda: a cohort study.
North CM, MacNaughton P, Lai PS, Vallarino J, Okello S, Kakuhikire B, Tsai AC, Castro MC, Siedner MJ, Allen JG, Christiani DC. North CM, et al. Environ Health. 2019 Aug 20;18(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s12940-019-0517-z. Environ Health. 2019. PMID: 31429759 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Most of the global burden of pollution-related morbidity and mortality is believed to occur in resource-limited settings, where HIV serostatus and sex may influence the relationship between air pollution exposure and respiratory morbidity. The lack of ai …
BACKGROUND: Most of the global burden of pollution-related morbidity and mortality is believed to occur in resource-limited settings, where …
Time-Varying Exposure to Air Pollution and Outcomes of in Vitro Fertilization among Couples from a Fertility Clinic.
Gaskins AJ, Fong KC, Abu Awad Y, Di Q, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Chavarro JE, Ford JB, Coull BA, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Souter I, Hauser R, Laden F. Gaskins AJ, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 Jul;127(7):77002. doi: 10.1289/EHP4601. Epub 2019 Jul 3. Environ Health Perspect. 2019. PMID: 31268361 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: A few studies suggest that air pollution may decrease fertility, but prospective studies and examinations of windows of susceptibility remain unclear. ...This relationship significantly varied across the IVF cycle such that the association with higher ex …
BACKGROUND: A few studies suggest that air pollution may decrease fertility, but prospective studies and examinations of windo …
Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Ovarian Reserve Among Women from a Fertility Clinic.
Gaskins AJ, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Fong KC, Abdelmessih S, Coull BA, Chavarro JE, Schwartz J, Kloog I, Souter I, Hauser R, Laden F. Gaskins AJ, et al. Epidemiology. 2019 Jul;30(4):486-491. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001029. Epidemiology. 2019. PMID: 31162281 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies have linked air pollution to decreased fertility. Whether this is due to an effect on ovarian reserve is unknown. ...CONCLUSIONS: Among women from an infertility clinic, higher PM2.5 exposure was associated with lower ovar …
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies have linked air pollution to decreased fertility. Whether this is due to an effect …
Impact of Long-Term Exposures to Ambient PM2.5 and Ozone on ARDS Risk for Older Adults in the United States.
Rhee J, Dominici F, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Wang Y, Di Q, Balmes J, Christiani DC. Rhee J, et al. Chest. 2019 Jul;156(1):71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.017. Epub 2019 Mar 26. Chest. 2019. PMID: 30926395 Free PMC article.
However, few epidemiology studies have investigated an association between air pollution and the risk of ARDS. METHODS: This observational study was conducted to estimate air pollution exposures at the ZIP code level and hospital admissions with ARDS a …
However, few epidemiology studies have investigated an association between air pollution and the risk of ARDS. METHODS: This o …
Pathway analysis of a genome-wide gene by air pollution interaction study in asthmatic children.
Ierodiakonou D, Coull BA, Zanobetti A, Postma DS, Boezen HM, Vonk JM, McKone EF, Schildcrout JS, Koppelman GH, Croteau-Chonka DC, Lumley T, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J, Gold DR, Weiss ST. Ierodiakonou D, et al. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019 Jun;29(4):539-547. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0136-3. Epub 2019 Apr 26. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019. PMID: 31028280 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the role of genetics in the respiratory response of asthmatic children to air pollution, with a genome-wide level analysis of gene by nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and carbon monoxide (CO) interaction on lung function and to identify b …
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the role of genetics in the respiratory response of asthmatic children to air pollution, w …
Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and circulating biomarkers of endothelial cell activation: The Framingham Heart Study.
Li W, Dorans KS, Wilker EH, Rice MB, Ljungman PL, Schwartz JD, Coull BA, Koutrakis P, Gold DR, Keaney JF Jr, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Mittleman MA. Li W, et al. Environ Res. 2019 Apr;171:36-43. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.027. Epub 2018 Oct 28. Environ Res. 2019. PMID: 30654247 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular events, potentially by promoting endothelial cell activation and inflammation. ...CONCLUSIONS: We did not find evidence of positive associations between short-term air …
BACKGROUND: Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular events, potentially by promoting endo …
Case-crossover analysis of short-term particulate matter exposures and stroke in the health professionals follow-up study.
Fisher JA, Puett RC, Laden F, Wellenius GA, Sapkota A, Liao D, Yanosky JD, Carter-Pokras O, He X, Hart JE. Fisher JA, et al. Environ Int. 2019 Mar;124:153-160. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.044. Epub 2019 Jan 12. Environ Int. 2019. PMID: 30641259 Free PMC article.
Associations between short-term exposures to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and stroke are inconsistent. Many prior studies have used administrative and hospitalization databases where misclassification of the type and timing of the stroke event may be proble …
Associations between short-term exposures to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and stroke are inconsistent. Many prior stu …
Association of Long-term Ambient Black Carbon Exposure and Oxidative Stress Allelic Variants With Intraocular Pressure in Older Men.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang W, Nwanaji-Enwerem O, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A, Weisskopf M, Herndon LW, Wiggs JL, Park SK, Schwartz J. Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 1;137(2):129-137. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5313. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019. PMID: 30419128 Free PMC article.
IMPORTANCE: Elevated intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Environmental air pollution has been suggested as a potential contributor to elevated intraocular pressure; however, no studies have d …
IMPORTANCE: Elevated intraocular pressure is a major risk factor for glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Environm …
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution and Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory.
Fleisch AF, Aris IM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Coull BA, Luttmann-Gibson H, Koutrakis P, Schwartz JD, Kloog I, Gold DR, Oken E. Fleisch AF, et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 Jan 7;9:771. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00771. eCollection 2018. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019. PMID: 30666232 Free PMC article.
We used spatiotemporal models to estimate prenatal residential air pollution exposures and geographic information systems to estimate neighborhood traffic density and roadway proximity. ...Results: Median (interquartile range; IQR) concentration of residential ai …
We used spatiotemporal models to estimate prenatal residential air pollution exposures and geographic information systems to e …
Association of outdoor temperature with lung function in a temperate climate.
Rice MB, Li W, Wilker EH, Gold DR, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A, Koutrakis P, Kloog I, Washko GR, O'Connor GT, Mittleman MA. Rice MB, et al. Eur Respir J. 2019 Jan 3;53(1):1800612. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00612-2018. Print 2019 Jan. Eur Respir J. 2019. PMID: 30578386 Free PMC article.
Development of an in-home, real-time air pollutant sensor platform and implications for community use.
Gillooly SE, Zhou Y, Vallarino J, Chu MT, Michanowicz DR, Levy JI, Adamkiewicz G. Gillooly SE, et al. Environ Pollut. 2019 Jan;244:440-450. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.064. Epub 2018 Oct 15. Environ Pollut. 2019. PMID: 30359926 Free PMC article.
Air pollution exposure characterization has been shaped by many constraints. These include technologies that lead to insufficient coverage across space and/or time in order to characterize individual or community-level exposures with sufficient accuracy and precisio …
Air pollution exposure characterization has been shaped by many constraints. These include technologies that lead to insuffici …
Traffic-related Air Pollution and Pregnancy Loss.
Kioumourtzoglou MA, Raz R, Wilson A, Fluss R, Nirel R, Broday DM, Yuval, Hacker MR, McElrath TF, Grotto I, Koutrakis P, Weisskopf MG. Kioumourtzoglou MA, et al. Epidemiology. 2019 Jan;30(1):4-10. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000918. Epidemiology. 2019. PMID: 30199416 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution has been linked to multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, few studies have examined pregnancy loss, targeting losses identified by hospital records, a large limitation as it does not capture events not reported to the …
BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution has been linked to multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, few studies have ex …
Recent exposure to particle radioactivity and biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation: The Framingham Heart Study.
Li W, Nyhan MM, Wilker EH, Vieira CLZ, Lin H, Schwartz JD, Gold DR, Coull BA, Aba AM, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Koutrakis P, Mittleman MA. Li W, et al. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt 2):1210-1216. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.039. Epub 2018 Oct 28. Environ Int. 2018. PMID: 30376999 Free PMC article.
METHODS: We included 3996 participants who were not current smokers and lived within 50 km from our central air pollution monitoring station. We estimated regional mean gross beta radioactivity from monitors in the northeastern U.S. as a surrogate for ambient radioa …
METHODS: We included 3996 participants who were not current smokers and lived within 50 km from our central air pollution moni …
Prenatal nitrate air pollution exposure and reduced child lung function: Timing and fetal sex effects.
Bose S, Rosa MJ, Mathilda Chiu YH, Leon Hsu HH, Di Q, Lee A, Kloog I, Wilson A, Schwartz J, Wright RO, Morgan WJ, Coull BA, Wright RJ. Bose S, et al. Environ Res. 2018 Nov;167:591-597. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.019. Epub 2018 Aug 16. Environ Res. 2018. PMID: 30172192 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Prenatal particulate air pollution exposure may alter lung growth and development in utero in a time-sensitive and sex-specific manner, resulting in reduced lung function in childhood. ...
BACKGROUND: Prenatal particulate air pollution exposure may alter lung growth and development in utero in a time-sensitive and …
Live-Birth Bias and Observed Associations Between Air Pollution and Autism.
Raz R, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Weisskopf MG. Raz R, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Nov 1;187(11):2292-2296. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy172. Am J Epidemiol. 2018. PMID: 30099488 Free PMC article.
A recent analysis found that exposure to air pollution during specific weeks of pregnancy was negatively associated with risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when mutually adjusted for postnatal air-pollution exposure. ...The first mechanism is descr …
A recent analysis found that exposure to air pollution during specific weeks of pregnancy was negatively associated with risk …
Residential distance to major roadways and semen quality, sperm DNA integrity, chromosomal disomy, and serum reproductive hormones among men attending a fertility clinic.
Nassan FL, Chavarro JE, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Tanrikut C, Ford JB, Dadd R, Perry MJ, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ. Nassan FL, et al. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Jun;221(5):830-837. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 May 22. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018. PMID: 29801984 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations of residential distance to major roadways, as a proxy for traffic-related air pollution exposures, with sperm characteristics and male reproductive hormones. DESIGN: The cohort included 797 men recruited from Massachusetts General …
OBJECTIVE: We examined associations of residential distance to major roadways, as a proxy for traffic-related air pollution ex …
Residential proximity to major roadways and traffic in relation to outcomes of in vitro fertilization.
Gaskins AJ, Hart JE, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Chavarro JE, Laden F, Coull BA, Ford JB, Souter I, Hauser R. Gaskins AJ, et al. Environ Int. 2018 Jun;115:239-246. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.029. Epub 2018 Mar 30. Environ Int. 2018. PMID: 29605676 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Emerging data from animal and human studies suggest that traffic-related air pollution adversely affects early pregnancy outcomes; however evidence is limited. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether residential proximity to major roadways and traffic, as proxies …
BACKGROUND: Emerging data from animal and human studies suggest that traffic-related air pollution adversely affects early pre …
Nitrogen dioxide exposure in school classrooms of inner-city children with asthma.
Gaffin JM, Hauptman M, Petty CR, Sheehan WJ, Lai PS, Wolfson JM, Gold DR, Coull BA, Koutrakis P, Phipatanakul W. Gaffin JM, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jun;141(6):2249-2255.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.08.028. Epub 2017 Oct 5. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018. PMID: 28988796 Free PMC article.
Lifetime air pollution exposure and asthma in a pediatric birth cohort.
Rice MB, Rifas-Shiman SL, Litonjua AA, Gillman MW, Liebman N, Kloog I, Luttmann-Gibson H, Coull BA, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P, Oken E, Mittleman MA, Gold DR. Rice MB, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 May;141(5):1932-1934.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.11.062. Epub 2018 Feb 2. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018. PMID: 29410045 Free PMC article.
Prenatal fine particulate exposure and early childhood asthma: Effect of maternal stress and fetal sex.
Lee A, Leon Hsu HH, Mathilda Chiu YH, Bose S, Rosa MJ, Kloog I, Wilson A, Schwartz J, Cohen S, Coull BA, Wright RO, Wright RJ. Lee A, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 May;141(5):1880-1886. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.07.017. Epub 2017 Aug 8. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018. PMID: 28801196 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: The impact of prenatal ambient air pollution on child asthma may be modified by maternal stress, child sex, and exposure dose and timing. ...
BACKGROUND: The impact of prenatal ambient air pollution on child asthma may be modified by maternal stress, child sex, and ex …
Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults.
Di Q, Dai L, Wang Y, Zanobetti A, Choirat C, Schwartz JD, Dominici F. Di Q, et al. JAMA. 2017 Dec 26;318(24):2446-2456. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.17923. JAMA. 2017. PMID: 29279932 Free PMC article.
IMPORTANCE: The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years, but evidence of mortality risk is lacking at air pollution levels below the current daily NAAQS in unmonitored areas and for …
IMPORTANCE: The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years …
Best Practices for Gauging Evidence of Causality in Air Pollution Epidemiology.
Dominici F, Zigler C. Dominici F, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Dec 15;186(12):1303-1309. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx307. Am J Epidemiol. 2017. PMID: 29020141 Free PMC article.
Using 3 prominent air pollution studies as examples, we review good practices for how to critically evaluate the extent to which an air pollution study provides evidence of causality. ...Our considerations, although presented in the context of air …
Using 3 prominent air pollution studies as examples, we review good practices for how to critically evaluate the extent to whi …