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 contaminantsCohortExposureCharacterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors
Lin EZ, Nichols A, Zhou Y, Koelmel JP, Godri Pollitt KJ. Characterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2022, 33: 558-565. PMID: 35840784, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00456-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive air samplersGas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometryPassive samplersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryResolution mass spectrometryAirborne organic contaminantsAirborne chemical contaminantsOrganic contaminantsChemical exposureMass spectrometryAir samplerChemical contaminantsPersonal chemical exposureAirborne contaminantsActive samplersPersonal exposureContaminantsType of exposureSampler positionsEpidemiological studiesAirborne exposureExternal exposomeHousehold productsChestEnvironmental exposures