2019
Land use regression study in Lanzhou, China: A pilot sampling and spatial characteristics of pilot sampling sites
Jin L, Berman J, Zhang Y, Thurston G, Zhang Y, Bell M. Land use regression study in Lanzhou, China: A pilot sampling and spatial characteristics of pilot sampling sites. Atmospheric Environment 2019, 210: 253-262. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFuture extended studyLand-use regression studiesKriging modelPredictor distributionLUR modelsAir pollution distributionUniversal krigingPilot samplingStratified-random samplingOrdinary krigingLand use regressionSpatial predictorsKrigingAICLinear regression modelsMonitoring networkSampling sitesRoad networkPollution distributionModelPalmes tubesNetworkSmall-scale spatial variationSubstantial spatial heterogeneityLowest AIC
2016
Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S.
Ebisu K, Berman JD, Bell ML. Exposure to coarse particulate matter during gestation and birth weight in the U.S. Environment International 2016, 94: 519-524. PMID: 27324566, PMCID: PMC4980266, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weightResidential countyGestational exposureLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesInterquartile range increaseImportant health effectsTrimester exposureBirth outcomesPotential confoundersU.S. birthsDifferent exposure methodsHealth effectsPM10-2.5Population-weighted centroidsLinear regression modelsExposureAssociationRegression modelsBirthRange increaseExposure methodTrimesterConfoundersGestation