2025
Mitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist
Rizan C, Rotchell J, Eng P, Robaire B, Ciocan C, Kapoor N, Kalra S, Sherman J. Mitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2025, 21: 344-359. PMID: 40082727, DOI: 10.1038/s41574-025-01098-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocrine-disrupting chemicalsHuman healthEnvironmental effectsPlastic pollutionChemical contaminantsChemical pollutantsEndocrine disruptionPolyfluoroalkyl substancesAir pollutionPlanetary healthPollutionCircular economy principlesGreenhouse gasesFlame retardantsModels of care provisionEffectiveness of healthcare deliveryImprove sustainabilityAssociated with plasticityHigh-value careEffectiveness of healthcareReviews evidence-based strategiesEvidence-based strategiesNegative effectsEconomy principlesCare provision
2022
Personal airborne chemical exposure and epigenetic ageing biomarkers in healthy Chinese elderly individuals: Evidence from mixture approaches
Shi W, Gao X, Cao Y, Chen Y, Cui Q, Deng F, Yang B, Lin E, Fang J, Li T, Tang S, Godri Pollitt K, Shi X. Personal airborne chemical exposure and epigenetic ageing biomarkers in healthy Chinese elderly individuals: Evidence from mixture approaches. Environment International 2022, 170: 107614. PMID: 36375280, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic ageing biomarkersPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsOrganic chemical contaminantsVolatile organic compoundsElderly individualsChemical exposureAge-related adverse effectsBayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) modelsOrganic compoundsAging biomarkersChinese elderly individualsOrganic chemicalsHealthy elderly peopleLinear mixed-effects regression modelsHealthy elderly individualsAirborne chemical exposuresQuantile sum (WQS) regressionPassive samplersNitroaromaticsMixed effects regression modelsEpigenetic biomarkersChemical contaminantsPersonal chemical exposureChlorinated hydrocarbonsChemical mixturesCharacterizing 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
2021
Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China
Guo P, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Ding E, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China. Environment International 2021, 156: 106709. PMID: 34153889, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compoundsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsAirborne chemical contaminantsPersonal exposure profilesPassive air samplersOrganic compoundsPassive samplersChemical classesChemical contaminantsChemical analysisPersonal chemical exposureCertain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsChemical exposureAirborne compoundsAirborne contaminantsCompoundsAromatic hydrocarbonsContaminantsAir monitoring sitesComprehensive characterizationPhthalateNitroaromaticsRepeated-measures studyAir samplerNitrobenzene
2014
Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead.
Whitehead TP, Metayer C, Ward MH, Colt JS, Gunier RB, Deziel NC, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA. Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1320-6. PMID: 24832145, PMCID: PMC4056196, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic pollutantsGas chromatography-mass spectrometryPersistent organic pollutantsPlasma mass spectrometryChromatography-mass spectrometryMultiple chemical contaminantsMass spectrometryChemical contaminantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsDiphenyl ethersPersistent chemicalsChemical concentrationsAromatic hydrocarbonsSpectrometryHigh volume small surface samplerSurface samplerPollutantsChemicalsHousehold vacuum cleanerOrganochlorine insecticidesChemical exposureEtherBiphenylsConcentrationPyrethroid insecticides
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