2021
Exposure to Primary Air Pollutants Generated by Highway Traffic and Daily Mortality Risk in Near-Road Communities: A Case-Crossover Study
Filigrana P, Milando C, Batterman S, Levy J, Mukherjee B, Pedde M, Szpiro A, Adar S. Exposure to Primary Air Pollutants Generated by Highway Traffic and Daily Mortality Risk in Near-Road Communities: A Case-Crossover Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 191: 63-74. PMID: 34347034, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNear-road populationsAir pollutionMortality riskExposure to traffic-related air pollutionAverage PM2.5 exposureTraffic-generated air pollutionNear-road communitiesResearch LINE sourceConcentrations of PM2.5Traffic-related air pollutionCase-crossover designPrimary air pollutantsConditional logistic regressionPuget Sound area of Washington StateDaily mortality riskCase-crossoverTime-varying covariatesCerebrovascular mortalityPM2.5 exposurePrimary pollutantsQuantify associationsAerodynamic diameterShorter averaging periodsPM2.5Pollution
2014
A Comparison of Exposure Metrics for Traffic-Related Air Pollutants: Application to Epidemiology Studies in Detroit, Michigan
Batterman S, Burke J, Isakov V, Lewis T, Mukherjee B, Robins T. A Comparison of Exposure Metrics for Traffic-Related Air Pollutants: Application to Epidemiology Studies in Detroit, Michigan. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2014, 11: 9553-9577. PMID: 25226412, PMCID: PMC4199035, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110909553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraffic-related air pollutionAir pollutionTraffic densityTraffic emissionsExposure metricsDispersion modelTransportation planning studiesSource of air pollutant emissionsComparison of exposure distributionNear-road environmentExposure to traffic-related air pollutionEmission densityAir pollutant emissionsAir pollution epidemiologyDispersion modeling systemVehicle mixEpidemiological studiesTraffic volumePollutant concentrationsSpatial variabilityResidential locationHealth risksTrafficPollutionProximity classification