2025
Statistical downscaling of coarse-resolution fine particulate matter predictions over the contiguous United States: model development, evaluation, and implication in health impact assessment
Farzad K, Zhang Y, Wang K, Chen X, Goldberg D, Lyapustin A, Wang Y, Bell M. Statistical downscaling of coarse-resolution fine particulate matter predictions over the contiguous United States: model development, evaluation, and implication in health impact assessment. The Science Of The Total Environment 2025, 999: 180302. PMID: 40865438, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAerosol optical depthContiguous United StatesWRF-ChemStatistical downscalingDownscaling approachHigh-resolution aerosol optical depthWeather Research and Forecasting modelGrid resolutionWRF-Chem outputStatistical downscaling approachAir quality modelsSpatial grid resolutionHealth impacts of air pollutionLand use dataImpact of air pollutionHigh-resolutionEnvironmental Benefits MappingFine particulate matterParticulate matter predictionHealth impactsOptical depthMulti-linear regressionQuality modelBenefits MappingHealth impact assessment
2022
Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa
deSouza P, Hammer M, Anthamatten P, Kinney P, Kim R, Subramanian S, Bell M, Mwenda K. Impact of air pollution on stunting among children in Africa. Environmental Health 2022, 21: 128. PMID: 36503479, PMCID: PMC9743768, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-022-00943-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeight-for-age z-scoreExposure to PM2.5Nationally representative anthropometric dataLower height-for-age z-scoreCritical windows of susceptibilityHeight-for-agePM2.5 concentrationsStatistically significant associationWealth quintileHealth outcomesPublic health crisisChildhood undernutritionImpact of air pollutionGlobal public health crisisWindow of susceptibilityEffect modifiersIncreased stuntingAnthropometric dataPM2.5 exposureChild malnutritionEvaluate associationsSignificant associationAged 5Household factorsZ-score
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