2024
A deployable film method to enable replicable sampling of low-abundance environmental microbiomes
Mankiewicz Ledins P, Lin E, Bhattacharya C, Pollitt K, Dyson A, Hénaff E. A deployable film method to enable replicable sampling of low-abundance environmental microbiomes. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 23857. PMID: 39394219, PMCID: PMC11470061, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72341-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman healthPotential human health impactsHuman health impactsNegative long-term impactEnvironmental microbiomesTime indoorsEnvironmental nucleic acidsExposure studiesSequencing-based analysisChronic exposureHealth impactsHigher DNA yieldLong-term impactLow abundanceMicrobiome abundanceIndoor microbiome exposureSamplerMicrobiome samplesAbundanceIndoor microbiomeDNA yieldExtraction kitMicrobiomeSampling strategyGlobal population
2023
Adequacy of stationary measurements as proxies for residential personal exposure to gaseous and particle air pollutants
González Serrano V, Lin E, Godri Pollitt K, Licina D. Adequacy of stationary measurements as proxies for residential personal exposure to gaseous and particle air pollutants. Environmental Research 2023, 231: 116197. PMID: 37224948, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compoundsOrganic compoundsTotal volatile organic compoundsPassive samplersSingle COCompoundsCOPollutantsCarbon dioxideStationary samplesEnvironmental monitorsReal-time sensorsSVOCsParticlesHigh concentrationsPersonal exposure monitorsAirborne pollutantsInhalation exposure assessmentAir quality monitoringDioxideAir pollutantsParticle number concentrationConcentrationSamplerParticle pollutantsWearable 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
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