2024
Invited Perspective: Insights into Exposure to Industrial Solvents and Cancer Risk at Camp Lejeune
Jones R, Purdue M. Invited Perspective: Insights into Exposure to Industrial Solvents and Cancer Risk at Camp Lejeune. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 101304. PMID: 39446421, PMCID: PMC11500794, DOI: 10.1289/ehp16102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-Term Exposure to Arsenic in Community Water Supplies and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Women in the California Teachers Study
Medgyesi D, Bangia K, Spielfogel E, Fisher J, Madrigal J, Jones R, Ward M, Lacey J, Sanchez T. Long-Term Exposure to Arsenic in Community Water Supplies and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Women in the California Teachers Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 107006. PMID: 39440943, PMCID: PMC11498017, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexIschemic heart diseaseHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseHealth care administrative recordsSmoking statusCalifornia Teachers Study cohortIschemic heart disease casesRisk of ischemic heart diseaseParticipant's residential addressNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCalifornia Teachers StudyCardiovascular disease casesCases of ischemic heart diseaseCardiovascular disease riskRisk of cardiovascular diseaseIncreased cardiovascular disease riskResidential addressesFollow-upSocioeconomic statusYears of ageStratified analysisBaseline ageTeachers StudyCommunity water suppliesOutdoor Air Pollution Exposure and Ovarian Cancer Incidence in a United States–Wide Prospective Cohort Study
Ish J, Chang C, Bookwalter D, Jones R, O’Brien K, Kaufman J, Sandler D, White A. Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure and Ovarian Cancer Incidence in a United States–Wide Prospective Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 107701. PMID: 39352804, PMCID: PMC11444316, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California
Smalling K, Romanok K, Bradley P, Hladik M, Gray J, Kanagy L, McCleskey R, Stavreva D, Alexander-Ozinskas A, Alonso J, Avila W, Breitmeyer S, Bustillo R, Gordon S, Hager G, Jones R, Kolpin D, Newton S, Reynolds P, Sloop J, Ventura A, Von Behren J, Ward M, Solomon G. Mixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California. Water Research 2024, 267: 122485. PMID: 39368187, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove water qualityHuman health concernsDrinking waterWater quality challengesDrinking-water sourcesHuman health outcomesDrinking water supplyContaminant exposureFrequent exceedancesHazard indexOrganic chemicalsMixture exposurePublic water systemsWater qualityHealth advisoriesMultiple exceedancesHealth risksHuman healthYears of droughtData gapsDrinking-waterContaminationClimate changeCentral ValleyTapwater samplesResidential proximity to agricultural herbicide and fungicide applications and dust levels in homes of California children
Madrigal J, Gunier R, Jones R, Flory A, Metayer C, Nuckols J, Ward M. Residential proximity to agricultural herbicide and fungicide applications and dust levels in homes of California children. Environment International 2024, 192: 109024. PMID: 39326242, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCalifornia Pesticide Use ReportsAgricultural herbicidesPesticide applicationAgricultural pesticide applicationsWind directionHigher concentrationsCarpet dust samplesPesticide concentrationsPesticide levelsIndoor contaminantsAgricultural useLand useCalifornia homesDust samplesMeasured concentrationsCarpet dustResidential proximityPesticide Use ReportingGlyphosate useHerbicidePesticidesDownwind directionCrop areaSimazineFungicidesDomestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018
Bozigar M, Konstantinoudis G, Zilli Vieira C, Li L, Alwadi Y, Jones R, Koutrakis P. Domestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 954: 176288. PMID: 39278504, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood cancer riskDomestic radon exposureCancer riskRadon exposureIncident cancer diagnosisNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceChildhood leukemia riskPopulation aged 0Site-specific countsEnd Results Program databaseCancer sitesInstitute's SurveillancePopulation-basedChildhood cancerLeukemia riskCancer diagnosisStudy designAged 0United StatesRisk factorsAverage radon levelsRRProgram databaseSexCountyPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Southeast Los Angeles: Industrial legacy and environmental justice
Von Behren J, Reynolds P, Bradley P, Gray J, Kolpin D, Romanok K, Smalling K, Carpenter C, Avila W, Ventura A, English P, Jones R, Solomon G. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Southeast Los Angeles: Industrial legacy and environmental justice. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 953: 176067. PMID: 39244057, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidPerfluorooctanoic acidSource of PFAS contaminationWater samplesWater systemsApplication of biosolidsTarget PFASsConcentrations of perfluorooctanoic acidFire suppression activitiesPFAS contaminationPotential health threatDrinking-water treatmentPotential sourcesPesticide contaminationTap waterPersistent chemicalsMultiple potential sourcesMilitary landsTap water samplesIndustrial areasPlating facilityHuman healthIndustrial chemicalsContaminationDiffering associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort
Luo J, Jones R, Jin Z, Polonsky T, Kim K, Olopade C, Pinto J, Ahsan H, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B. Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 20256. PMID: 39217205, PMCID: PMC11366009, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64851-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 exposureDiastolic blood pressureAssociations of PM2.5Associated with isolated diastolic hypertensionEnvironmental health researchPM2.5 exposure levelsBlack cohortBlood pressureHigh blood pressureHealth researchCVD outcomesPotential confoundersSystolic-diastolic hypertensionAssociation magnitudeMixed effects modelsElevation of SBPDiastolic hypertensionIsolated systolic hypertensionSBPEffects modelAssociationDBPSystolic hypertensionCohortCarcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study
Madrigal J, Pruitt C, Fisher J, Liao L, Graubard B, Gierach G, Silverman D, Ward M, Jones R. Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study. Environment International 2024, 191: 108985. PMID: 39226766, PMCID: PMC11425761, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer riskPostmenopausal breast cancer riskCancer riskHealth StudyNational Institutes of Health-AARP DietBreast cancer overallNIH-AARP DietDiverse sociodemographic characteristicsEvidence of heterogeneityEnrollment addressNIH-AARPCancer overallSociodemographic characteristicsU.S. cohortEvaluate associationsRisk patternsEpidemiological studiesIncreased riskIndustrial air pollutionOverall riskSubgroup analysisBreast cancerNational InstituteBenzene emissionsEstrogen receptorCarcinogenic industrial air pollution and lung cancer risk in a large prospective U.S. cohort
Madrigal J, Fisher J, Pruitt C, Liao L, Graubard B, Ward M, Silverman D, Jones R. Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and lung cancer risk in a large prospective U.S. cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of ovarian cancer
Jones R, Madrigal J, Medgyesi D, Fisher J, Calafat A, Botelho J, Kato K, Albert P, Silverman D, Trabert B. Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of ovarian cancer. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbient air pollution exposure and bladder cancer risk in a U.S. cohort
Fisher J, Silverman D, Koutros S, Kaufman J, Jones R. Ambient air pollution exposure and bladder cancer risk in a U.S. cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUranium and arsenic from community water supplies and chronic kidney disease in California: Novel findings for exposures below regulatory limits
Medgyesi D, Mohan S, Bangia K, Spielfogel E, Fisher J, Jones R, Ward M, Lacey Jr J, Sanchez T. Uranium and arsenic from community water supplies and chronic kidney disease in California: Novel findings for exposures below regulatory limits. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrihalomethanes from residential community water supplies and chronic kidney disease risk among women in California
Medgyesi D, Mohan S, Bangia K, Spielfogel E, Fisher J, Jones R, Ward M, Lacey Jr J, Sanchez T. Trihalomethanes from residential community water supplies and chronic kidney disease risk among women in California. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and childhood leukemia among offspring in the Finnish Maternity Cohort
Ward M, Madrigal J, Troisi R, Surcel H, Öhman H, Kivelä J, Kiviranta H, Rantakokko P, Koponen J, Medgyesi D, McGlynn K, Sampson J, Albert P, Jones R. Maternal serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and childhood leukemia among offspring in the Finnish Maternity Cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposures to drinking water contaminants below regulatory limits and incident ovarian cancer in the California Teachers Study cohort
Spaur M, Hurwitz L, Madrigal J, Beane Freeman L, Keil A, Medgyesi D, Fisher J, Spielfogel E, Albert P, Lacey Jr. J, Jones R, Ward M. Exposures to drinking water contaminants below regulatory limits and incident ovarian cancer in the California Teachers Study cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulated water contaminants in community water supplies in the California Teachers Study cohort
Spaur M, Medgyesi D, Bangia K, Madrigal J, Hurwitz L, Beane Freeman L, Fisher J, Spielfogel E, Lacey Jr. J, Sanchez T, Jones R, Ward M. Regulated water contaminants in community water supplies in the California Teachers Study cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndustrial and other point source air pollution and cancer risk
Madrigal J, Fisher J, Pruitt C, Silverman D, Ward M, Jones R. Industrial and other point source air pollution and cancer risk. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrinking water source and exposure to regulated water contaminants in the California Teachers Study cohort
Spaur M, Medgyesi D, Bangia K, Madrigal J, Hurwitz L, Beane Freeman L, Fisher J, Spielfogel E, Lacey J, Sanchez T, Jones R, Ward M. Drinking water source and exposure to regulated water contaminants in the California Teachers Study cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39003368, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00703-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrinking water sourcesCommunity water systemsGross alphaWater sourcesWater contamination levelsAssociated health effectsDrinking water exposureVolatile organic compoundsContamination levelsAverage concentrationWater contaminationDomestic wellsRegulatory limitsNitrate concentrationsArea boundariesMonitoring dataCalifornia Teachers StudyOrganic compoundsHealth effectsWater systemsWater exposureContaminationTrichloroethyleneNitrateDisinfection byproductsResidential proximity to toxic metal-emitting industrial sites and toenail metal concentrations in a United States-wide prospective cohort
Daniel M, Ish J, Madrigal J, Chang C, Lawrence K, Fisher J, Levine K, Trottier B, Jones R, Sandler D, White A. Residential proximity to toxic metal-emitting industrial sites and toenail metal concentrations in a United States-wide prospective cohort. Environmental Research 2024, 258: 119466. PMID: 38908662, PMCID: PMC11323170, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea Deprivation IndexBlack womenToenail metal concentrationsAssociated with adverse health outcomesLow exposure prevalenceNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesAdverse health outcomesMetal concentrationsMultivariate linear regressionNeighborhood deprivationBaseline residenceDeprivation indexSister StudyHealth outcomesExposure prevalenceDisadvantaged areasResidential proximityBlack participantsWhite participantsUnited StatesProspective cohortExposure to toxic metalsToenail concentrationsParticipants