2025
Racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to short-term NO2 air pollution in California during 1980–2022
Liu R, Chu L, Rogne T, Ma X, Chen K. Racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to short-term NO2 air pollution in California during 1980–2022. Journal Of Hazardous Materials 2025, 496: 139309. PMID: 40695125, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term NO2 exposure anChemical transport model outputExposure to ambient nitrogen dioxideNO2 air pollutionAmbient nitrogen dioxideTransport model outputAir pollutionNitrogen dioxideSpatiotemporal variationsIsland groupsCoefficient of determinationStudy periodModel outputAlaskaConcentrationGeospatial dataExposureCaliforniaEnvironmental justice literaturePollution
2023
Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Opara I, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Chen K. Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States. Nature Human Behaviour 2023, 7: 2074-2083. PMID: 37653149, PMCID: PMC10901568, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01694-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic White peopleCVD deathMortality burdenNon-Hispanic black peopleCardiovascular disease mortality ratesDisease mortality ratesNon-Hispanic blacksRace/ethnicityMortality rateLong-term exposureWhite peopleEthnic disparitiesHealth benefitsHispanic peopleSignificant differencesBurdenDeathUS countiesEthnic groupsAbsolute disparityAssociationExposureEthnic minoritiesDisparitiesAmbient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations
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