2018
Progress in assessing and limiting occupational noise exposures in the United States
Neitzel R, Roberts B, Sayler S, Cheng W, Mukherjee B. Progress in assessing and limiting occupational noise exposures in the United States. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 143: 1780-1780. DOI: 10.1121/1.5035826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOccupational noise exposureOccupational noisePrevalence of noise-induced hearing lossNoise exposureNational job-exposure matrixNoise-induced hearing lossNon-auditory health effectsHealth effects of noiseJob-exposure matrixOccupational healthNoise exposure limitsAmerican Conference of Governmental Industrial HygienistsUS workersPresence of regulationHearing lossUnited StatesLoss prevention measuresExposure matrixOccupational noise exposure limitsProtect workersHealth burdenIndustrial hygienistsHealth impactsAdverse health effectsHealth effects
2014
Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location
Brook R, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Yang H, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Kaplan M, Yalavarthi S, Oral E, Ajluni N, Sun Q, Brook J, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S. Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 624-630. PMID: 24618231, PMCID: PMC4050508, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoarse PMParticulate matterAir pollutionRural locationsCoarse particlesParticulate matter air pollutionCoarse PM exposureAssociated with numerous adverse health effectsAcute CV eventsBlood pressureFine particulate matterAmbient coarse particlesNumerous adverse health effectsGlobal air pollutionAdverse health effectsHeart rateFrequency heart rate variabilityCoarse CAPPM exposureFiltered airRandomized double-blind crossover studyDiastolic BPDouble-blind crossover studyHealth effectsHealthy adults
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-outdoor
2011
PM2.5-induced changes in cardiac function of hypertensive rats depend on wind direction and specific sources in Steubenville, Ohio
Kamal A, Rohr A, Mukherjee B, Morishita M, Keeler G, Harkema J, Wagner J. PM2.5-induced changes in cardiac function of hypertensive rats depend on wind direction and specific sources in Steubenville, Ohio. Inhalation Toxicology 2011, 23: 417-430. PMID: 21639710, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2011.580387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNE windsSW windsSource factorsMobile source factorsPositive matrix factorizationConcentrated ambient particlesPotential emission sourcesSources of PM(2.5Adverse health effectsPM constituentsWind directionParticulate matterMobile sourcesIndividual elemental componentsTrace elementsAmbient particlesIron/steel productionPM(2.5IncinerationAmbient PM(2.5Metal factorWindHealth effectsExposure to concentrated ambient particlesSouthwest