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 studies
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 ResearchConceptsAir 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 COSO
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
2016
Comparison of industrial emissions and carpet dust concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in a multi-center U.S. study
Deziel NC, Nuckols JR, Jones RR, Graubard BI, De Roos AJ, Pronk A, Gourley C, Colt JS, Ward MH. Comparison of industrial emissions and carpet dust concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in a multi-center U.S. study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 580: 1276-1286. PMID: 28017415, PMCID: PMC5330683, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMunicipal solid waste incineratorSolid waste incineratorMedical waste incineratorWaste incineratorEmission indexAverage emission indexSewage sludge incineratorsPCDD/F emissionsNon-hazardous wasteElectricity generating plantsPCDD/F congenersDust concentrationPCDD/F emission sourcesCement kilnsSludge incineratorsToxic PCDD/F congenersGenerating plantsEmission sourcesHazardous waste incineratorIncineratorF emissionsLocal meteorological dataNearby emission sourcesTerrain characteristicsSystem readingsUnconventional oil and gas development and risk of childhood leukemia: Assessing the evidence
Elliott EG, Trinh P, Ma X, Leaderer BP, Ward MH, Deziel NC. Unconventional oil and gas development and risk of childhood leukemia: Assessing the evidence. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 576: 138-147. PMID: 27783932, PMCID: PMC6457992, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsChildEnvironmental MonitoringHumansLeukemiaOil and Gas FieldsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsUnited StatesConceptsWater contaminantsPotential water contaminantsMajority of compoundsWater pollutantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsHydraulic fracturing fluidsPollutantsAromatic hydrocarbonsAir pollutantsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCompoundsEnvironmental Protection AgencyPotential air pollutantsPossible human carcinogenContaminantsChemicalsCarcinogenicity of compoundsLeukemia/lymphomaProtection AgencyChildhood leukemiaWaterButadieneBenzeneFracturing fluidOilRelative Contributions of Agricultural Drift, Para-Occupational, and Residential Use Exposure Pathways to House Dust Pesticide Concentrations: Meta-Regression of Published Data
Deziel NC, Freeman LE, Graubard BI, Jones RR, Hoppin JA, Thomas K, Hines CJ, Blair A, Sandler DP, Chen H, Lubin JH, Andreotti G, Alavanja MC, Friesen MC. Relative Contributions of Agricultural Drift, Para-Occupational, and Residential Use Exposure Pathways to House Dust Pesticide Concentrations: Meta-Regression of Published Data. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 125: 296-305. PMID: 27458779, PMCID: PMC5332194, DOI: 10.1289/ehp426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
A multi-day environmental study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in a high-risk region for esophageal cancer in China
Deziel NC, Wei WQ, Abnet CC, Qiao YL, Sunderland D, Ren JS, Schantz MM, Zhang Y, Strickland PT, Abubaker S, Dawsey SM, Friesen MC, Roth MJ. A multi-day environmental study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in a high-risk region for esophageal cancer in China. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2012, 23: 52-59. PMID: 22805987, PMCID: PMC3504638, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAir PollutantsChinaEnvironmental ExposureEsophageal NeoplasmsHumansMiddle AgedPolycyclic CompoundsConceptsEsophageal cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaMixed effects modelsDaily urine samplesDuplicate diet samplesPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposureAromatic hydrocarbon exposureCell carcinomaUnique polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonUrinary PAH biomarkersPAH biomarkersConsecutive daysFurther evaluationHigh-risk regionsPmol/Urine samplesPAH exposureHydrocarbon exposureHigh rateCancerElevated ratesExposureDaysDiet samples
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