2014
Personal exposure to mixtures of volatile organic compounds: modeling and further analysis of the RIOPA data.
Batterman S, Su F, Li S, Mukherjee B, Jia C. Personal exposure to mixtures of volatile organic compounds: modeling and further analysis of the RIOPA data. Research Report 2014, 3-63. PMID: 25145040, PMCID: PMC4577247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive matrix factorizationCumulative cancer riskAir exchange rateVOC exposureToxicological mode of actionMethod detection limitsPersonal exposureVolatile organic compoundsOutdoor concentrationsVOC mixturesVOC concentrationsEmission sourcesEmission sources of volatile organic compoundsHome air exchange ratesLinear mixed-effects modelsSources of volatile organic compoundsLifetime cumulative cancer riskToxicological modeVOC dataIndividual VOCsVariables associated with exposureRelationship of IndoorIndoor VOC concentrationsCancer riskHealth-based guidelines
2013
Modeling and analysis of personal exposures to VOC mixtures using copulas
Su F, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Modeling and analysis of personal exposures to VOC mixtures using copulas. Environment International 2013, 63: 236-245. PMID: 24333991, PMCID: PMC4233140, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compound mixtureVolatile organic compoundsPositive matrix factorizationCumulative cancer riskLikelihood of adverse health effectsLifetime cumulative cancer riskMixtures of pollutantsMeasurements of volatile organic compoundsToxicological mode of actionVolatile organic compound compositionMultivariate lognormal modelsPersonal exposure measurementsEvaluate cumulative risksAdverse health effectsAir exchange rateRIOPA participantsEnvironmental mixturesVehicle exhaustFit lognormal distributionsChlorinated solventsPersonal airRIOPADependence of multiple variablesToxicological modeIndoor-outdoorAddressing extrema and censoring in pollutant and exposure data using mixture of normal distributions
Li S, Batterman S, Su F, Mukherjee B. Addressing extrema and censoring in pollutant and exposure data using mixture of normal distributions. Atmospheric Environment 2013, 77: 464-473. PMID: 24348086, PMCID: PMC3857711, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinite mixture of normalsDirichlet process mixtureMixtures of normalsDirichlet process mixtures of normalsFinite mixtureHeavy tailsDirichlet process mixture methodsMethod detection limitsComprehensive simulation studyDistributions of VOC concentrationsProcess mixtureStandard model assumptionsPosterior distributionEmpirical densityNormal distributionSimulation studyGoodness-of-fit criteriaVolatile organic compoundsDensity estimationGoodness-of-fitDensity estimation methodCensoringConvergence issuesExposure dataEstimation methodDeterminants of personal, indoor and outdoor VOC concentrations: An analysis of the RIOPA data
Su F, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Determinants of personal, indoor and outdoor VOC concentrations: An analysis of the RIOPA data. Environmental Research 2013, 126: 192-203. PMID: 24034784, PMCID: PMC4243524, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compoundsAir exchange rateVOC concentrationsAssociated with citiesEmission sourcesPersonal exposureEnvironmental exposure to volatile organic compoundsOutdoor VOC concentrationsVolatile organic compound levelsExposure to volatile organic compoundsVolatile organic compound exposureWater supply typesNon-smoking householdsVOC sourcesOutdoor sourcesOutdoor concentrationsPersonal airLinear mixed-effects modelsRIOPAIndoor-outdoorOrganic compoundsWind speedIndoor measurementsMixed-effects modelsExposure determinants
2011
Trends of VOC exposures among a nationally representative sample: Analysis of the NHANES 1988 through 2004 data sets
Su F, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Trends of VOC exposures among a nationally representative sample: Analysis of the NHANES 1988 through 2004 data sets. Atmospheric Environment 2011, 45: 4858-4867. PMID: 25705111, PMCID: PMC4335682, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVolatile organic compoundsVOC exposureVolatile organic compound concentrationsVolatile organic compound levelsVolatile organic compound emissionsVolatile organic compound exposureNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyExposure trendsLong-term exposure trendsIndoor sourcesNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataPersonal airExposure sourcesPercentile exposureVOC dataExposure indicatorsOrganic compoundsCentral quantilesMedian exposureAmbient airDecreasing trendNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cohortHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyEnvironmental sourcesNutrition Examination Survey