2024
Cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and occupational exposure to particulate matter among e-waste workers in Ghana
Laskaris Z, O'Neill M, Batterman S, Mukherjee B, Fobil J, Robins T. Cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and occupational exposure to particulate matter among e-waste workers in Ghana. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1368112. PMID: 38784567, PMCID: PMC11111984, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-waste workersExposure to particulate matterE-wasteParticulate matterAgbogbloshie e-waste siteInhalation exposure to particulate matterE-waste sitesBurning e-wasteConcentrations of PMHealth-based guidelinesExposure to airborne pollutantsExposure to PMOccupational exposure to particulate matterCross-shift changesElectronic-wasteForced vital capacityPersonal PMPM exposureAirborne pollutantsLinear mixed modelsBreathing zone concentrationsPulmonary functionComparison populationRecovery workersMixed models
2014
Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location
Brook R, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Yang H, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Kaplan M, Yalavarthi S, Oral E, Ajluni N, Sun Q, Brook J, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S. Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 624-630. PMID: 24618231, PMCID: PMC4050508, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoarse PMParticulate matterAir pollutionRural locationsCoarse particlesParticulate matter air pollutionCoarse PM exposureAssociated with numerous adverse health effectsAcute CV eventsBlood pressureFine particulate matterAmbient coarse particlesNumerous adverse health effectsGlobal air pollutionAdverse health effectsHeart rateFrequency heart rate variabilityCoarse CAPPM exposureFiltered airRandomized double-blind crossover studyDiastolic BPDouble-blind crossover studyHealth effectsHealthy adultsNo effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function
Maiseyeu A, Yang H, Ramanathan G, Yin F, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Badgeley M, Barajas-Espinosa A, Sun Q, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S, Araujo J, Brook R. No effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function. Inhalation Toxicology 2014, 26: 23-29. PMID: 24417404, PMCID: PMC4445365, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.850761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural locationsParticulate matter air pollutionHDL dysfunctionHDL anti-oxidative capacityRandomized double-blind crossover studyDouble-blind crossover studyHDL functionHDL-mediated cholesterol efflux capacityParaoxonase activityFiltered airVascular protective functionCholesterol efflux capacityHigh-density lipoprotein (HDL) particlesMetrics of HDL functionHDL-mediated effluxConcentrated ambient particlesCrossover studyImpact of PMEfflux capacityPM exposureVenous bloodAnimal studiesHealthy humansCoarse PMWilcoxon test