2025
Critical windows of gestational exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and pregnancy loss in New Jersey, USA
Heo S, Leung M, Kioumourtzoglou M, Bell M. Critical windows of gestational exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and pregnancy loss in New Jersey, USA. 2025 DOI: 10.1093/ajeadv/uuaf009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine particulate matterAdverse health effectsParticulate matterConcentrations of fine particulate matterExposure to fine particulate matterHealth effects of air pollutionEffects of air pollutionAir pollution impactsAir quality dataPM2.5 levelsQuasi-Poisson regression modelPollution impactsAir pollutionPM2.5New JerseyMeteorological factorsCritical windowWeeks exposureRelative riskQuality dataExposure-response relationshipBirth certificate dataPublic health policiesGestational weeksCertificate dataCritical window of gestational greenspace exposure for the risk of low birth weight
Heo S, Fong K, Son J, Bell M. Critical window of gestational greenspace exposure for the risk of low birth weight. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 094028. PMID: 40822040, PMCID: PMC12355035, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adf86b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGreenspace exposureOdds ratioLow birthweightComplex exposure-response relationshipsInterquartile range increaseRisk of low birth weightWeeks 0Significant ORsGestational weeks 0Zip code levelCase-control studyLow birth weightCritical windowExposure-response relationshipRange increaseMaternal characteristicsBirth dataLogistic regressionBirth weightLate pregnancyPregnancyUS statesBirthweightExposure levelsRisk
2023
Short-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities
O’Brien E, Masselot P, Sera F, Roye D, Breitner S, Ng C, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Madureira J, Tobias A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Bell M, Lavigne E, Kan H, Gasparrini A, Network M. Short-Term Association between Sulfur Dioxide and Mortality: A Multicountry Analysis in 399 Cities. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 037002. PMID: 36883823, PMCID: PMC9994178, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure-response relationshipRelative riskShort-term associationsShort-term exposureRR of mortalitySteeper exposure-response relationshipsBi-pollutant modelsIndependent mortality riskSubstantial excess mortalityWorld Health Organization (WHO) guideline limitsSignificant positive associationEpidemiological evidenceExcess mortalityMortality riskAdvanced study designsExcess deathsMortality fractionsSecondary analysisStudy designMortalityStudy periodExposure levelsPotential roleDaily concentrationsDaily mortality
2021
Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China
Yang J, Liu M, Cheng Q, Yang L, Sun X, Kan H, Liu Y, Bell M, Dasan R, Gao H, Yao X, Gao Y. Investigating the impact of air pollution on AMI and COPD hospital admissions in the coastal city of Qingdao, China. Frontiers Of Environmental Science & Engineering 2021, 16: 56. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-021-1490-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionHospital admissionTwo-pollutant modelsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD hospital admissionsExposure-response relationshipAir pollution exposureSingle-pollutant modelsPublic health benefitsShort-term associationsLag 03COPD admissionsPulmonary diseaseSignificant short-term associationsMyocardial infarctionLag 01AdmissionCardiovascular systemInfluence of PM2.5Pollution exposureOlder adults
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