2024
Air 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 capacityAir quality modeling in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil: A review
Gavidia-Calderón M, Schuch D, Vara-Vela A, Inoue R, Freitas E, de A. Albuquerque T, Zhang Y, de Fatima Andrade M, Bell M. Air quality modeling in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil: A review. Atmospheric Environment 2024, 319: 120301. PMID: 38827432, PMCID: PMC7616053, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetropolitan Area of Sao PauloAir quality modelsVolatile organic compoundsQuality modelRoot mean square errorAir qualityWeather Research and Forecasting modelAir quality modeling studiesSources of air pollutionEstimates volatile organic compoundFine particulate matterEstimate pollutant concentrationsData assimilation techniquesModeling air qualityHealth impact studiesImpacts of climate changeSpatial disaggregation approachTemporal emission profilesPM2.5 concentrationsSouth American citiesMeasurement campaign dataMeteorological reanalysisPollutant concentrationsAerosol speciationOzone estimates
2022
Disentangling the mechanism of temperature and water vapor modulation on ozone under a warming climate
Zhang J, Gao Y, Leung L, Luo K, Wang M, Zhang Y, Bell M, Fan J. Disentangling the mechanism of temperature and water vapor modulation on ozone under a warming climate. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 124032. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aca3bc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnthropogenic emission reductionsWater vaporWarming climateHeat wavesLarge anthropogenic emission reductionOzone precursor emissionsVariation of ozoneLow ozone daysTemperature increaseClimate penaltyWetter climateAnthropogenic emissionsDominant regimeAnnual ozoneWestern U.S.Precursor emissionsLarge emission reductionsContiguous U.S.Ozone daysOzone pollutionOzone concentrationsClimateSoutheastern U.S.OzoneAir qualityDrought and ozone air quality in California: Identifying susceptible regions in the preparedness of future drought
Lee H, Bell M, Koutrakis P. Drought and ozone air quality in California: Identifying susceptible regions in the preparedness of future drought. Environmental Research 2022, 216: 114461. PMID: 36181900, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrought eventsAir qualityAverage relative humidityRelative humidityOzone air qualityProlonged drought conditionsDrought-related changesFuture droughtsInfluence of droughtMeteorological parametersWarm seasonClimate changeOzone concentrationsCool seasonDrought conditionsDroughtSpatial heterogeneityRegional variationCaliforniaSeasonHumiditySusceptible regionsSubstantial regional variationEventsYear 2009
2020
The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation
Thurston G, Bell M. The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation. Respiratory Medicine 2020, 181-202. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54746-2_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFossil fuel combustion processesGHG emissionsCombustion processLess combustionGround-level air pollutionGreenhouse gasesLocal air qualityFossil fuelsFossil fuel combustionCombustionAir pollutantsKey air pollutantsAir qualityMitigationAir pollutionDieselHealth Co-BenefitsPollutantsMitigation measuresEmissionCoalClimate change mitigationFuelHuman healthClean air
2013
The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation
Thurston G, Bell M. The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation. Respiratory Medicine 2013, 137-154. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8417-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFuel combustion processFossil fuel combustion processesGHG emissionsCombustion processGround-level air pollutionGreenhouse gasesLocal air qualityFossil fuelsAir pollutantsKey air pollutantsHarmful air pollutantsTemperature changesAir qualityMitigationAir pollutionHealth Co-BenefitsClimate change mitigationPollutantsEmissionCoalFuel
2007
Climate change, ambient ozone, and health in 50 US cities
Bell M, Goldberg R, Hogrefe C, Kinney P, Knowlton K, Lynn B, Rosenthal J, Rosenzweig C, Patz J. Climate change, ambient ozone, and health in 50 US cities. Climatic Change 2007, 82: 61-76. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9166-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeOzone levelsOzone concentrationsRegional air quality modelIPCC A2 scenarioFuture ozone concentrationsAir quality modelsFuture climatic conditionsElevated ozone levelsRegional climateA2 scenarioFuture climateGlobal climateAnthropogenic emissionsAnthropogenic precursorsFuture changesFuture concentrationsClimateAmbient ozone concentrationsClimatic conditionsRepresentative summerHourly concentrationsQuality modelAir qualityEastern US cities