2023
Wearable Passive Samplers for Assessing Environmental Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Current Approaches and Future Directions
Okeme J, Koelmel J, Johnson E, Lin E, Gao D, Pollitt K. Wearable Passive Samplers for Assessing Environmental Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Current Approaches and Future Directions. Current Environmental Health Reports 2023, 10: 84-98. PMID: 36821032, DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00392-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsComplex MixturesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansVolatile Organic CompoundsConceptsPassive samplersOrganic chemicalsExposure assessmentHigh-throughput chemical analysisSemi-volatile organic chemicalsComplex mixturesChemical analysisEnvironmental health researchEnvironmental contaminantsPopulation scaleMonitoring approachActive air samplingQuantitative exposure assessmentEvaluation of exposureCompositional diversityAnalytical challengesHundreds of chemicalsPersonal exposurePopulation levelExposure estimatesSamplerActive samplersEnvironmental chemicalsContaminantsDynamic mixture
2021
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Placement of Wearable Passive Samplers Alters Exposure Profiles Observed
Koelmel JP, Lin EZ, Nichols A, Guo P, Zhou Y, Pollitt K. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Placement of Wearable Passive Samplers Alters Exposure Profiles Observed. Environmental Science And Technology 2021, 55: 3796-3806. PMID: 33625210, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEnvironmental MonitoringHumansShoulderToesVolatile Organic CompoundsWearable Electronic DevicesConceptsSemivolatile organic compoundsOrganic compoundsGas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometryPassive samplersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryVolatile organic compoundsPersonal exposure profilesChemicals of concernMass spectrometryChemicalsExposure dynamicsExposure profilesCompoundsMajor risk factorComprehensive characterizationPersonal exposureAirborne contaminantsContaminant exposureRisk factorsInhalation routeEpidemiological studiesChemical exposureSpectrometrySamplerParticipants' wrists