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 ResearchConceptsPassive 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
2022
Characterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors
Lin EZ, Nichols A, Zhou Y, Koelmel JP, Godri Pollitt KJ. Characterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2022, 33: 558-565. PMID: 35840784, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00456-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive air samplersGas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometryPassive samplersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryResolution mass spectrometryAirborne organic contaminantsAirborne chemical contaminantsOrganic contaminantsChemical exposureMass spectrometryAir samplerChemical contaminantsPersonal chemical exposureAirborne contaminantsActive samplersPersonal exposureContaminantsType of exposureSampler positionsEpidemiological studiesAirborne exposureExternal exposomeHousehold productsChestEnvironmental exposures
2021
Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China
Guo P, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Ding E, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China. Environment International 2021, 156: 106709. PMID: 34153889, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compoundsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsAirborne chemical contaminantsPersonal exposure profilesPassive air samplersOrganic compoundsPassive samplersChemical classesChemical contaminantsChemical analysisPersonal chemical exposureCertain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsChemical exposureAirborne compoundsAirborne contaminantsCompoundsAromatic hydrocarbonsContaminantsAir monitoring sitesComprehensive characterizationPhthalateNitroaromaticsRepeated-measures studyAir samplerNitrobenzene
2020
Dried blood spots for the identification of bioaccumulating organic compounds: Current challenges and future perspectives
Jobst KJ, Arora A, Pollitt KG, Sled JG. Dried blood spots for the identification of bioaccumulating organic compounds: Current challenges and future perspectives. Current Opinion In Environmental Science & Health 2020, 15: 66-73. PMID: 33073071, PMCID: PMC7560987, DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganic compoundsTrace level contaminantsAnalytical chemistryArt mass spectrometryMass spectrometryField of exposomicsChemical pollutantsMost environmental exposuresCompoundsCurrent challengesConstituent compoundsFuture perspectivesChemistryDBS analysisSpectrometryPollutantsExogenous chemicalsContaminantsChemicalsDry blood spotsExposomicsMixtureExposomeReliable approach
2019
1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant: State of the science and evaluation of research needs
Godri Pollitt K, Kim JH, Peccia J, Elimelech M, Zhang Y, Charkoftaki G, Hodges B, Zucker I, Huang H, Deziel N, Murphy K, Ishii M, Johnson CH, Boissevain A, O'Keefe E, Anastas P, Orlicky D, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. 1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant: State of the science and evaluation of research needs. The Science Of The Total Environment 2019, 690: 853-866. PMID: 31302550, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalytical detectionHigh priority chemicalsChemical interactionWater contaminantsEnvironmental fateChlorinated solventsDioxanePriority chemicalsMaximum contaminant levelCommon adsorptionTreatment technologiesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyContaminantsChemical characteristicsHuman health effectsContaminant levelsProbable human carcinogenEnvironmental Protection AgencyState maximum contaminant levelWidespread contaminationHealth effectsEffective public health policiesWater supplyRoute of exposureAdsorption