2025
Heterogeneous associations between short-term ambient ozone exposure and morbidities from infants to seniors: A nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea
Ahn S, Kang C, Oh J, Yun H, Ahn S, Kim A, Kwon D, Park J, Jang H, Kim E, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Heterogeneous associations between short-term ambient ozone exposure and morbidities from infants to seniors: A nationwide case-crossover study in South Korea. Journal Of Hazardous Materials Advances 2025, 17: 100531. DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admissionMental disordersWarm-season ozoneTargeted public health policiesCase-crossover designNational Health Insurance databaseCase-crossover studyMiddle-aged populationPublic health policiesIndividuals aged 0Health Insurance DatabaseED admission dataHealth policyExcess riskRespiratory diseaseAmbient ozoneAmbient ozone exposureShort-term ozoneEmergency departmentAdmission dataAdmission costsInsurance DatabaseAged 0Heterogeneous associationsAdult age
2024
Association Between Air Pollution and Osteoporosis with High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review
Lee H, Kim Y, Ahn S, Park J, Bell M, Lee W. Association Between Air Pollution and Osteoporosis with High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review. Current Osteoporosis Reports 2024, 23: 4. PMID: 39614940, DOI: 10.1007/s11914-024-00898-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionLong-term exposure to ambient air pollutionExposure to ambient air pollutionLong-term exposure to PM2.5High-risk populationExposure to PM2.5ReviewAir pollutionPollutionRisk factorsOsteoporosis-related fracturesIncreased risk of osteoporosisRisk of osteoporosisEffect modifiersRelevant action plansIncreased riskNarrative reviewAction planHigh riskScientific evidenceAnalytical methodologyAirPM2.5AssociationOsteoporosisEffects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Byun G, Choi Y, Foo D, Stewart R, Song Y, Son J, Heo S, Ning X, Clark C, Kim H, Michelle Choi H, Kim S, Kim S, Burrows K, Lee J, Deziel N, Bell M. Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International 2024, 194: 109166. PMID: 39603080, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsWorld Health OrganizationHealth of older adultsStudy designNeurological conditionsSystematic reviewMental disordersRisk ratioEpidemiological evidenceAmbient temperature exposureCase-crossover analysisRandom-effects meta-analysesExposure metricsOlder adult populationIncreased riskMeta-analysisPooled effect estimatesRisk of biasCertainty of evidencePeer-reviewed journal articlesPooled risk ratioWeb of ScienceHealth outcomesScreened articlesModerate certaintyPrenatal exposure to residential greenness, fetal growth, and birth outcomes: a cohort study in New York City
Heo S, Afanasyeva Y, Liu M, Mehta-Lee S, Yang W, Trasande L, Bell M, Ghassabian A. Prenatal exposure to residential greenness, fetal growth, and birth outcomes: a cohort study in New York City. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae436. PMID: 39562151, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimated fetal weightPreterm birthBirth outcomesCohort studyOdds ratio of preterm birthAssociated with tLBWGreenspace exposurePreterm birth riskEnhanced vegetation indexProspective cohort studyExposure groupNeonatal outcomesFetal weightFetal maturityFetal growthPregnant womenFetal developmentMultivariate regression modelExposure to residential greennessOdds ratioQ1 groupQuartile of exposureHigh-exposure groupBirthweightAccessibility of parksAged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks
Joo T, Rogers M, Soong C, Hass-Mitchell T, Heo S, Bell M, Ng N, Gentner D. Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfire smokeSmoke episodeHealth risksWildfire smoke episodeHealth risk assessmentAerosol Chemical Speciation MonitorAerosol mass spectrometryPM2.5 contributionsPotential health effectsSource apportionmentWildfire impactsWildfire activityPM2.5 measurementsPM2.5 monitoringDays of transportParticulate matterPM2.5Air pollutionSpeciation monitorElevated health risksContinental influencePeak episodesSmoke transportClimate changeChemical agingAir pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities
Masselot P, Kan H, Kharol S, Bell M, Sera F, Lavigne E, Breitner S, da Silva S, Burnett R, Gasparrini A, Brook J, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola J, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Diaz M, Arellano E, Rao S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e342. PMID: 39483640, PMCID: PMC11527422, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub>Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Pollutant mixPM2.5-related mortalityFine particulate matterMeta-regression modelsInterquartile range increaseAdvent of remote sensingParticulate matterAir qualityGaseous pollutantsRange increaseBetween-country heterogeneityPollutionTime-series studyAkaike information criterionAll-cause mortalityInformation criterionPollutant gasesEffect modificationRelative riskRisk heterogeneityToxicityMixture complexityOxidative capacityAssociation of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study
Lee W, Kang C, Park C, Bell M, Armstrong B, Roye D, Hashizume M, Gasparrini A, Tobias A, Sera F, Honda Y, Urban A, Kyselý J, Íñiguez C, Ryti N, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Lavigne E, de'Donato F, Guo Y, Schwartz J, Schneider A, Breitner S, Chung Y, Kim S, Ha E, Kim H, Kim Y, Network M, Jaakkola J, Matus P, Ortega N, Orru H, Indermitte E, Michelozzi P, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Ragettli M, Pan S, Kan H, Seposo X, Masselot P, Li S, Huang W, Diaz M, De la Cruz Valenci C, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Saldiva P. Association of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study. The BMJ 2024, 387: e077262. PMID: 39442941, PMCID: PMC11497772, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-077262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality
Orlov A, De Hertog S, Havermann F, Guo S, Manola I, Lejeune Q, Schleussner C, Thiery W, Pongratz J, Humpenöder F, Popp A, Aunan K, Armstrong B, Royé D, Cvijanovic I, Lavigne E, Achilleos S, Bell M, Masselot P, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Gasparrini A, Mistry M, Network M, Abrutzky R, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Orteg N, Kan H, Osorio S, Kyselý J, Urban A, Orru H, Indermitte E, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Pascal M, Schneider A, Huber V, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Goodman P, Zeka A, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de’Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Li S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Cauchi J. Impacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e337. PMID: 39439814, PMCID: PMC11495778, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarth System ModelExposure-response functionsLand-cover changeLULCC scenariosLand useMax Planck Institute Earth System ModelEuropean Consortium Earth System ModelCommunity Earth System ModelCoupled Earth system modelEarth system model simulationsMultimodel mean changesLand-useGreenhouse gas concentrationsImpact of land-useClimate change scenariosUnsustainable land useSystem modelBiogeophysical effectsBackground climateHeat-related mortalitySocioeconomic developmentChange scenariosLULCCGas concentrationMortality rangeDo relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes
Leonard C, Bogar K, Brensinger C, Bilker W, Bell M, Flory J, Shi C, Chen C, Hennessy S. Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085139. PMID: 39433419, PMCID: PMC11499775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesZone Improvement PlanHealth outcomesSudden cardiac arrestMedicaid beneficiariesType 2 diabetesLinear associationResidential zip codeModified Poisson regressionCardiac arrestInverse linear associationPerson-daysUsers of sulfonylureasNon-insulin usersPositive linear associationHealth plan enrollmentRetrospective cohort studyEffect modificationPoisson regressionZip codesHospital presentationHealthcare claimsUS MedicaidCohort studyCalculated age-Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureThe impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heo S, Schuch D, Junger W, Zhang Y, de Fatima Andrade M, Bell M. The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120150. PMID: 39414104, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir pollutionCardiovascular mortality riskExposure assessmentMortality riskExposure methodHealth risk estimatesAir pollution risksAir quality modelsExposure levelsOdds ratioHealth impact assessmentAssociated with mortality riskPollution riskConfidence intervalsCardiovascular mortality dataComplex air quality modelRio de JaneiroCase-crossover studyEstimate mortality riskWRF-ChemCity of Rio de JaneiroMonitoring networkInterquartile rangeMultiple logistic regressionImpact assessmentTemperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi H, Heo S, Foo D, Song Y, Stewart R, Son J, Bell M. Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 106001. PMID: 39404825, PMCID: PMC11477092, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsLong-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomesShort-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia
Nyadanu S, Foo D, Pereira G, Mickley L, Feng X, Bell M. Short-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. Environment International 2024, 191: 109007. PMID: 39278048, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratiosLow 5-min Apgar scoreCarbonaceous componentsPerinatal outcomesOrganic carbonNew South WalesNonvertex presentationCaesarean sectionPositive associationApgar scorePreterm birthBlack carbon componentsShort-term effectsLow socioeconomic statusSouth WalesAdverse perinatal outcomesMulticentre cohort studyWildfire seasonBenefit public healthCox regression modelsIntensive care unitSingleton birthsBlack carbonSocioeconomic statusGestational weeksShort-term association of non-optimum ambient temperature with dementia-related hospital admissions in South Korea
Byun G, Kim S, Festa N, Choi Y, Lee W, Lee J, Gill T, Bell M. Short-term association of non-optimum ambient temperature with dementia-related hospital admissions in South Korea. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks by exposure method in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heo S, Schuch D, Junger W, Ibarra Espinosa S, Zhang Y, Bell M. Comparison of associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks by exposure method in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA systematic review of concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice
Son J, Heo S, Byun G, Foo D, Song Y, Lewis B, Stewart R, Choi H, Bell M. A systematic review of concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal Change in the Effects of Particulate Matter on Mortality: A Multi-City Multi-Country Analysis from 143 Cities Across 26 Countries
Choi Y, Byun G, Stewart R, Heo S, Lee J, Collaborative Research Network M, Bell M. Temporal Change in the Effects of Particulate Matter on Mortality: A Multi-City Multi-Country Analysis from 143 Cities Across 26 Countries. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in South Korea: Effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in South Korea: Effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research