2023
Modeling and Analysis of Air Pollution and Environmental Justice: The Case for North Carolina’s Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Lewis B, Battye W, Aneja V, Kim H, Bell M. Modeling and Analysis of Air Pollution and Environmental Justice: The Case for North Carolina’s Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 087018. PMID: 37616159, PMCID: PMC10449010, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow educational attainmentHog concentrated animal feeding operationsSocioeconomic statusYears of ageRace/ethnicityMultivariable regressionEducational attainmentAverage exposureObserved associationsVulnerable populationsSociodemographic indicatorsHuman exposure modelsHealth impactsPollutant exposureAgeSubsequent exposureAmmonia exposureExposureLow incomeExposure riskDemographicsExposure model
2022
Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners
Kim H, Samet J, Bell M. Association between Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study Using Individual-Level Mortality Registry Confirmed by Medical Examiners. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 117006. PMID: 36367781, PMCID: PMC9651183, DOI: 10.1289/ehp10836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mortalityShort-term exposureCOVID-19Cook County Medical Examiner's OfficeTime-stratified case-crossover designCounty Medical Examiner's OfficeRisk of mortalityCase-crossover studyInterquartile range increaseLocation of deathCase-crossover analysisCase-crossover designDay of deathIndications of modificationMedical Examiner's OfficeAmbient air pollutionCOVID-19 deathsRace/ethnicityComorbid conditionsMortality registryPotential confoundersMortality burdenIQR increaseEpidemiological studiesMortalityThe Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies
Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Kim H, Chan A, Lee W, Stewart R, Choi H, Son J, Bell M. The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 096001. PMID: 36053724, PMCID: PMC9438924, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-text reviewHealth effectsEnvironmental exposuresHealth disparitiesAbstract reviewExposure disparitiesText reviewRace/ethnicityEligible studiesEpidemiologic studiesStudy exposureSocioeconomic characteristicsEnvironmental health disparitiesComparison groupMultiple studiesScoping ReviewHigh exposureExposureEnvironmental healthHealthCurrent knowledgeReviewPopulation exposureImmigrant statusDisparities
2018
Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA
Gong X, Lin Y, Bell ML, Zhan FB. Associations between maternal residential proximity to air emissions from industrial facilities and low birth weight in Texas, USA. Environment International 2018, 120: 181-198. PMID: 30096612, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMaternal residential exposureLogistic regression analysisMaternal residential proximityResidential exposureMaternal exposureBirth weightRisk factorsOdds ratioAir Quality Monitoring DatabaseNon-exposed reference groupCase-control study designBinary logistic regression analysisSignificant risk factorsPublic health regionsLBW risk factorsResidential proximityRegression analysisRace/ethnicityYear of birthLBW casesGestational weeksPrenatal careMaternal ageMaternal residenceResidential mobility of pregnant women and implications for assessment of spatially-varying environmental exposures
Bell ML, Banerjee G, Pereira G. Residential mobility of pregnant women and implications for assessment of spatially-varying environmental exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2018, 28: 470-480. PMID: 29511287, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0026-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research