2023
Wearable Passive Samplers for Assessing Environmental Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Current Approaches and Future Directions
Okeme J, Koelmel J, Johnson E, Lin E, Gao D, Pollitt K. Wearable Passive Samplers for Assessing Environmental Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Current Approaches and Future Directions. Current Environmental Health Reports 2023, 10: 84-98. PMID: 36821032, DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00392-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsComplex MixturesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansVolatile Organic CompoundsConceptsPassive samplersOrganic chemicalsExposure assessmentHigh-throughput chemical analysisSemi-volatile organic chemicalsComplex mixturesChemical analysisEnvironmental health researchEnvironmental contaminantsPopulation scaleMonitoring approachActive air samplingQuantitative exposure assessmentEvaluation of exposureCompositional diversityAnalytical challengesHundreds of chemicalsPersonal exposurePopulation levelExposure estimatesSamplerActive samplersEnvironmental chemicalsContaminantsDynamic mixture
2022
Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort
DeLay K, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Bornman R, Obida M, Chevrier J, Godri Pollitt KJ. Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort. Environment International 2022, 170: 107524. PMID: 36260950, PMCID: PMC9982749, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth cohortMalaria controlEnvironment (MACE) birth cohortVenda Health ExaminationEnvironmental exposuresBurden of diseaseIndoor residual sprayingSouth African childrenHousehold air pollutionMiddle-income countriesHealth examinationNon-invasive methodAfrican childrenPersonal exposure assessmentResidual sprayingExposure levelsPersonal exposureExposure assessmentExposure monitoringRural regionsChildrenHigh exposureEnvironmental contaminantsCohortExposure
2021
Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China
Guo P, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Ding E, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China. Environment International 2021, 156: 106709. PMID: 34153889, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAir PollutantsChinaEnvironmental MonitoringGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansWearable Electronic DevicesConceptsVolatile organic compoundsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsAirborne chemical contaminantsPersonal exposure profilesPassive air samplersOrganic compoundsPassive samplersChemical classesChemical contaminantsChemical analysisPersonal chemical exposureCertain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsChemical exposureAirborne compoundsAirborne contaminantsCompoundsAromatic hydrocarbonsContaminantsAir monitoring sitesComprehensive characterizationPhthalateNitroaromaticsRepeated-measures studyAir samplerNitrobenzene