2024
Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureExposure to particulate matter and ozone, locations of regulatory monitors, and sociodemographic disparities in the city of Rio de Janeiro: Based on local air pollution estimates generated from machine learning models
Kim H, Son J, Junger W, Bell M. Exposure to particulate matter and ozone, locations of regulatory monitors, and sociodemographic disparities in the city of Rio de Janeiro: Based on local air pollution estimates generated from machine learning models. Atmospheric Environment 2024, 322: 120374. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIQR increaseMonitoring stationsAir pollutionO3 levelsNational air quality standardsLong-term exposure to O3Daily standardExposure to particulate matterRegulatory monitoringElevated levels of air pollutionLevels of air pollutionDaily PM2.5 levelsAir quality standardsPercentage of residentsAir pollution estimatesGround-based monitoring stationsLand use informationSocial development indexSatellite remote sensingSociodemographic factorsPM2.5 levelsInterquartile rangeLevels of O3Long-term exposureParticulate matterEstimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effect
2022
Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients
Chen R, Jiang Y, Hu J, Chen H, Li H, Meng X, Ji J, Gao Y, Wang W, Liu C, Fang W, Yan H, Chen J, Wang W, Xiang D, Su X, Yu B, Wang Y, Xu Y, Wang L, Li C, Chen Y, Bell M, Cohen A, Ge J, Huo Y, Kan H. Hourly Air Pollutants and Acute Coronary Syndrome Onset in 1.29 Million Patients. Circulation 2022, 145: 1749-1760. PMID: 35450432, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionParticulate matterAir pollutants PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PConcentrations of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Short-term exposure to ambient air pollutionWorld Health Organization air quality guidelinesHourly concentrations of fine particulate matterConcentrations of fine particulate matterExposure to ambient air pollutionAir quality guidelinesCoarse particulate matterFine particulate matterCriteria air pollutantsAmbient air pollutionHourly air pollutionInterquartile range increaseQuality guidelinesHourly concentrationsAcute coronary syndromeCase-crossover studySORange increaseNitrogen dioxidePollutionSulfur dioxide
2019
A land use regression model of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in a complex urban core in Lanzhou, China
Jin L, Berman JD, Warren JL, Levy JI, Thurston G, Zhang Y, Xu X, Wang S, Zhang Y, Bell ML. A land use regression model of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in a complex urban core in Lanzhou, China. Environmental Research 2019, 177: 108597. PMID: 31401375, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-rise buildingsVertical variationVertical concentration gradientsLUR modelsVertical profile measurementsHigh spatial resolutionGround levelGround-level NOProfile measurementsOgawa badgesLanzhou urban areaConcentration heterogeneitySpatial resolutionRoad networkConcentration gradientBuildingsAverage seasonal concentrationsParticulate matterHigh densityGovernment monitorsLand coverLand use regression modelsSpatial variationSubstantial spatial variationVariation function
2009
Adverse Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
Bell ML, Ebisu K, Peng RD, Dominici F. Adverse Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution. Epidemiology 2009, 20: 682-686. PMID: 19535984, PMCID: PMC3164531, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181aba749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular hospitalizationAC prevalenceEffect estimatesAdverse health effectsParticulate air pollutionHealth effect estimatesRespiratory hospitalizationsMorbidity differsHospitalizationShort-term effectsPrevalenceHealth effectsDay associationsMortalityPM effectsAssociationParticulate matter