2023
Wearable 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
2022
Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort
DeLay K, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Bornman R, Obida M, Chevrier J, Godri Pollitt KJ. Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort. Environment International 2022, 170: 107524. PMID: 36260950, PMCID: PMC9982749, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth cohortMalaria controlEnvironment (MACE) birth cohortVenda Health ExaminationEnvironmental exposuresBurden of diseaseIndoor residual sprayingSouth African childrenHousehold air pollutionMiddle-income countriesHealth examinationNon-invasive methodAfrican childrenPersonal exposure assessmentResidual sprayingExposure levelsPersonal exposureExposure assessmentExposure monitoringRural regionsChildrenHigh exposureEnvironmental contaminantsCohortExposureEmerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment
Jia X, Jin Q, Fang J, Shi Y, Hou M, Dong H, Liu Y, Deng F, Zhou Y, Pollitt K, Tang S, Shi X, Cai Y. Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 7905-7916. PMID: 35584234, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly adultsHealthy elderly adultsBw/dayHuman exposureAdverse health effectsMedian intakeIntake assessmentElderly populationMonth assessment periodDietary ingestionHealth effectsInternal exposureWhole bloodPerfluorooctanoic acidExposure levelsImportant exposure pathwayExposure assessmentAssessment periodConsecutive monthsRegression analysisPolyfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidCl-PFESAExposureAdults
2020
Clinical, Epidemiological and Experimental Approaches to Assess Adverse Health Outcomes of Indoor Biomass Smoke Exposure: Conclusions from An Indo-Swedish Workshop in Mysuru, January 2020
Anand M, Larsson K, Johanson G, Phuleria HC, Ravindra PV, Ernstgård L, Mabalirajan U, Krishna M, Palmberg L, Pollitt KJG, Upadhyay S, Ganguly K. Clinical, Epidemiological and Experimental Approaches to Assess Adverse Health Outcomes of Indoor Biomass Smoke Exposure: Conclusions from An Indo-Swedish Workshop in Mysuru, January 2020. Toxics 2020, 8: 68. PMID: 32899560, PMCID: PMC7560295, DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse health effectsHealth effectsBiomass smoke exposureAdverse health outcomesPotential protective mechanismDeterminants of healthSmoke exposureEpidemiological field studiesHealth outcomesAdult cohortDietary exposureVivo modelProtective mechanismPersonalized exposure assessmentExposure assessmentStudy objectiveNew screening methodExposureMysuruMulti-disciplinary approachFuture studiesOutcomesSpecific aimScreening methodPlausible strategyAmbient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management
Gao D, Ripley S, Weichenthal S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Ambient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2020, 151: 7-25. PMID: 32430137, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxidative potentialRedox-active metalsRedox propertiesPM chemical constituentsOrganic speciesPM oxidative potentialTarget moleculesFine PM massOP assaysChemical constituentsChemical determinantsParticulate matter toxicityOP responseMass concentrationAssociated health effectsPM speciesAir pollution exposure assessmentMetalsEpidemiological studiesHealth outcomesEpidemiologic literaturePollution exposure assessmentHealth effectsRedoxExposure assessment
2017
BTEX exposure assessment and quantitative risk assessment among petroleum product distributors
Heibati B, Pollitt KJG, Karimi A, Charati J, Ducatman A, Shokrzadeh M, Mohammadyan M. BTEX exposure assessment and quantitative risk assessment among petroleum product distributors. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2017, 144: 445-449. PMID: 28666218, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.06.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk occupationsOccupational exposure limitsExcess riskCancer riskXylene exposureExcess lifetime cancer riskRisk occupationsHealth of workersGovernmental Industrial HygienistsLifetime cancer riskExposure assessmentExposure limitsIndustrial HygienistsRiskAmerican ConferenceExposureExposure samplesHazard quotientMean concentrationMaximum mean concentrationRisk assessmentMean valueQuantitative risk assessmentStrong contributorWorkers