2020
Predictors of urinary and blood Metal(loid) concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico
Ashrap P, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Boss J, Richards M, Rosario Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Predictors of urinary and blood Metal(loid) concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico. Environmental Research 2020, 183: 109178. PMID: 32007748, PMCID: PMC7167342, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArsenicChromiumFemaleHumansMaternal ExposureMetalsMetals, HeavyPregnancyPuerto RicoTrace ElementsConceptsBlood concentrations of CuTrace metal exposureConcentrations of CuExposure reduction strategiesBiomarkers of exposureBlood HgMetalloid exposureMetal exposureNorthern Puerto RicoBlood CdTrace metalsBlood PbRice consumptionExposure sourcesPuerto RicoMetal(loid)sMetal(loidExposure assessmentBiomarker variationsPbPublic waterZnFishMnMetal
2011
PM2.5-induced changes in cardiac function of hypertensive rats depend on wind direction and specific sources in Steubenville, Ohio
Kamal A, Rohr A, Mukherjee B, Morishita M, Keeler G, Harkema J, Wagner J. PM2.5-induced changes in cardiac function of hypertensive rats depend on wind direction and specific sources in Steubenville, Ohio. Inhalation Toxicology 2011, 23: 417-430. PMID: 21639710, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2011.580387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNE windsSW windsSource factorsMobile source factorsPositive matrix factorizationConcentrated ambient particlesPotential emission sourcesSources of PM(2.5Adverse health effectsPM constituentsWind directionParticulate matterMobile sourcesIndividual elemental componentsTrace elementsAmbient particlesIron/steel productionPM(2.5IncinerationAmbient PM(2.5Metal factorWindHealth effectsExposure to concentrated ambient particlesSouthwest