2024
A deployable film method to enable replicable sampling of low-abundance environmental microbiomes
Mankiewicz Ledins P, Lin E, Bhattacharya C, Pollitt K, Dyson A, Hénaff E. A deployable film method to enable replicable sampling of low-abundance environmental microbiomes. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 23857. PMID: 39394219, PMCID: PMC11470061, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72341-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman healthPotential human health impactsHuman health impactsNegative long-term impactEnvironmental microbiomesTime indoorsEnvironmental nucleic acidsExposure studiesSequencing-based analysisChronic exposureHealth impactsHigher DNA yieldLong-term impactLow abundanceMicrobiome abundanceIndoor microbiome exposureSamplerMicrobiome samplesAbundanceIndoor microbiomeDNA yieldExtraction kitMicrobiomeSampling strategyGlobal population
2019
Biodiesel fuels: A greener diesel? A review from a health perspective
Godri Pollitt K, Chhan D, Rais K, Pan K, Wallace JS. Biodiesel fuels: A greener diesel? A review from a health perspective. The Science Of The Total Environment 2019, 688: 1036-1055. PMID: 31726536, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effectsEffective public health policiesHuman exposure studiesPublic health policyEngine exhaustCardiovascular outcomesCardiopulmonary outcomesShort-term exposureExhaust exposureLung cellsHealth policyVivo studiesHealth benefitsHealth perspectiveExposure studiesHuman testingLow engineAftertreatment systemEngine characteristicsOutcomesParticulate emissionsRange of feedstocksExposureDieselAldehyde emissions
2018
Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber
Perkins AN, Inayat-Hussain SH, Deziel NC, Johnson CH, Ferguson SS, Garcia-Milian R, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber. Environmental Research 2018, 169: 163-172. PMID: 30458352, PMCID: PMC6396308, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynthetic turf fieldsCrumb rubber infillEuropean Chemicals AgencyOrganic chemicalsUS EPAADMET PredictorRubber infillUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyFuture exposure studiesChemical constituentsStates Environmental Protection AgencyHazardous chemicalsComputational toxicologyChemical componentsVinyl chlorideChemicalsPriority carcinogensTurf fieldsToxicology assessmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyCarcinogenic chemicalsChemicals AgencyExposure studiesECHA databasePotential carcinogenicity
1995
Effect of nitrous acid on lung function in asthmatics: a chamber study.
Beckett W, Russi M, Haber A, Rivkin R, Sullivan J, Tameroglu Z, Mohsenin V, Leaderer B. Effect of nitrous acid on lung function in asthmatics: a chamber study. Environmental Health Perspectives 1995, 103: 372-375. PMID: 7607138, PMCID: PMC1519093, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.95103372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant airflow obstructionChamber exposure studiesFiltered room airModerate cycle exerciseNitrous acid exposureIndoor nitrogen dioxideMucous membrane symptomsDuration of exposureAirflow obstructionLung functionIrritant symptomsVital capacityCycle exerciseLung mechanicsRespiratory effectsAcid exposureRespiratory parametersAdult subjectsRoom airHealth effectsSymptomsSignificant decreaseAsthmaticsExposure studiesCommon indoor air pollutants
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