2025
Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015)
Clark C, Wang R, Wiemels J, Metayer C, Deziel N, Ma X. Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015). Environmental Health 2025, 24: 6. PMID: 40055781, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01159-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic childrenSarcoma riskControls frequency-matched to casesFrequency-matched to casesBirth yearPopulation-based case-control studyOdds ratioPM2.5 exposureConfidence intervalsAir pollution exposureCalifornia birth cohortNon-Hispanic childrenAmbient PM2.5 exposureFine particle air pollutionCase-control studyAmbient fine particulate matterHigher PM2.5 levelsMaternal residenceCancer riskMaternal educationPotential disparitiesBirth cohortHispanic ethnicityElevated oddsLinkage studiesDemographic inequities and cumulative environmental burdens within communities near superfund sites on Long Island, New York
Mooney F, Kelly J, Warren J, Deziel N. Demographic inequities and cumulative environmental burdens within communities near superfund sites on Long Island, New York. Health & Place 2025, 91: 103409. PMID: 39799904, PMCID: PMC11792615, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income residentsSuperfund siteEnvironmental burdenSocio-demographicHigh PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrationsEnvironmental variablesCensus tractsLong IslandPoisson regression modelsBlack residentsCumulative environmental burdenDemographic inequalitiesNew YorkDistribution inequalitySuperfundCommunity demographicsHispanic/Latino residentsToxic releasesExposure potentialCounty residentsExposed communitiesStratified analysis
2024
Association Between Environmental Air Pollution and Thyroid Cancer and Nodules: A Systematic Review
Vohra V, Yesantharao L, Stemme R, Seal S, Morris-Wiseman L, McAdams-DeMarco M, Mady L, Deziel N, Biswal S, Ramanathan M, Mathur A. Association Between Environmental Air Pollution and Thyroid Cancer and Nodules: A Systematic Review. Thyroid 2024, 34: 1451-1464. PMID: 39552469, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2024.0317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionEnvironmental ExposureHumansIncidenceOzoneParticulate MatterSulfur DioxideThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleConceptsAir pollutionPolyaromatic hydrocarbonsEnvironmental air pollutionThyroid cancer diagnosisConcentrations of PM<sub>2.5</subBlood Institute quality assessment toolCancer diagnosisStudy designPollution assessment methodsSystematic reviewInclusion criteriaGlobal incidence of thyroid cancerOutdoor air pollutionQuality assessment toolMagnitude of associationIncidence of thyroid cancerRisk of biasQuality of evidencePollution levelsSystematic literature searchWeb of ScienceParticulate matterSpecific pollutantsLevels of COSODelineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, PMCID: PMC11627196, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCitiesEnvironmental ExposureHumansParticulate MatterRural PopulationUrban PopulationWest VirginiaConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposure
2022
Where Is Air Quality Improving, and Who Benefits? A Study of PM2.5 and Ozone Over 15 Years
Bravo MA, Warren JL, Leong MC, Deziel NC, Kimbro RT, Bell ML, Miranda ML. Where Is Air Quality Improving, and Who Benefits? A Study of PM2.5 and Ozone Over 15 Years. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 1258-1269. PMID: 35380633, PMCID: PMC9989362, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir PollutionBayes TheoremEnvironmental ExposureHumansOzoneParticulate MatterUnited StatesConceptsNeighborhood deprivation index
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