2022
Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2
Angel D, Gao D, DeLay K, Lin E, Eldred J, Arnold W, Santiago R, Redlich C, Martinello R, Sherman J, Peccia J, Pollitt K. Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2022, 9: 153-159. PMID: 37566382, PMCID: PMC8768000, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Personal exposureAirborne SARS-CoV-2 RNASARS-CoV-2 exposureHigh-risk transmission areasSARS-CoV-2 RNAInfection control protocolsHigh-risk settingsVirus-laden aerosolsRespiratory virusesViral exposurePassive samplersExposure assessment toolsCommunity transmissionRespiratory dropletsInfectious virusEarly detectionViral loadingTransmission areasViral concentrationElectrical powerCOVID-19RNA/VirusDrum experiments
2021
Changes in Sewage Sludge Chemical Signatures During a COVID‐19 Community Lockdown, Part 2: Nontargeted Analysis of Sludge and Evaluation with COVID‐19 Metrics
Nason SL, Lin E, Pollitt K, Peccia J. Changes in Sewage Sludge Chemical Signatures During a COVID‐19 Community Lockdown, Part 2: Nontargeted Analysis of Sludge and Evaluation with COVID‐19 Metrics. Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry 2021, 41: 1193-1201. PMID: 34729807, PMCID: PMC8652773, DOI: 10.1002/etc.5226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNACOVID-19COVID-19 case numbersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryChemical featuresHospital admissionEpidemiological metricsCase numbersEnviron Toxicol ChemCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 metricsMass spectrometryIndicator compoundsIndicator moleculesMolecular weightFuture studiesLiquid chromatographyPresent studySewage sludge samplesNew HavenWastewaterAdmissionChemicalsInitial wave