2023
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and thyroid hormone measurements in dried blood spots and neonatal characteristics: a pilot study
Rosen Vollmar A, Lin E, Nason S, Santiago K, Johnson C, Ma X, Godri Pollitt K, Deziel N. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and thyroid hormone measurements in dried blood spots and neonatal characteristics: a pilot study. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 33: 737-747. PMID: 37730931, PMCID: PMC10541328, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00603-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormone concentrationsNeonatal characteristicsThyroid hormone measurementsHormone concentrationsThyroid hormonesBlood spotsPilot studyNewborn DBSHormone measurementsPopulation-based studyThyroid hormone levelsEnvironmental risk factorsPFAS concentrationsNewborn screening testNon-parametric WilcoxonThyroid diseaseRisk factorsHormone levelsKruskal-Wallis testPFAS exposureThyroid hormone dataScreening testNeonatal DBSEnvironmental exposuresPerformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
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 ResearchConceptsSemivolatile 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