2023
Assessment of children's personal and land use regression model-estimated exposure to NO2 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Gao D, Esenther S, Minet L, De Jesus A, Hudson S, Leaderer B, Hatzopoulou M, Godri Pollitt K. Assessment of children's personal and land use regression model-estimated exposure to NO2 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 892: 164681. PMID: 37302586, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWearable 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 ResearchConceptsPassive 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 contaminantsCohortExposureCharacterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors
Lin EZ, Nichols A, Zhou Y, Koelmel JP, Godri Pollitt KJ. Characterizing the external exposome using passive samplers—comparative assessment of chemical exposures using different wearable form factors. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2022, 33: 558-565. PMID: 35840784, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00456-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive air samplersGas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometryPassive samplersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryResolution mass spectrometryAirborne organic contaminantsAirborne chemical contaminantsOrganic contaminantsChemical exposureMass spectrometryAir samplerChemical contaminantsPersonal chemical exposureAirborne contaminantsActive samplersPersonal exposureContaminantsType of exposureSampler positionsEpidemiological studiesAirborne exposureExternal exposomeHousehold productsChestEnvironmental exposuresAssessing the External Exposome Using Wearable Passive Samplers and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry among South African Children Participating in the VHEMBE Study
Koelmel JP, Lin EZ, DeLay K, Williams AJ, Zhou Y, Bornman R, Obida M, Chevrier J, Pollitt K. Assessing the External Exposome Using Wearable Passive Samplers and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry among South African Children Participating in the VHEMBE Study. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 2191-2203. PMID: 35089017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution mass spectrometryMass spectrometryAirborne chemical exposuresPassive samplersVenda Health ExaminationChemical exposureChildren's personal exposureSpectrometryPersonal exposureChemicalsMolecular levelSouth African childrenMiddle-income countriesHealth examinationExternal exposomeCombustion productsAfrican childrenAirborne chemicalsHealth effectsEnvironmental exposuresDyeAssessment periodPlasticizerExposureDichlorodiphenyldichloroethaneDevelopment and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2
Angel D, Gao D, DeLay K, Lin E, Eldred J, Arnold W, Santiago R, Redlich C, Martinello R, Sherman J, Peccia J, Pollitt K. Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2022, 9: 153-159. PMID: 37566382, PMCID: PMC8768000, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Personal exposureAirborne SARS-CoV-2 RNASARS-CoV-2 exposureHigh-risk transmission areasSARS-CoV-2 RNAInfection control protocolsHigh-risk settingsVirus-laden aerosolsRespiratory virusesViral exposurePassive samplersExposure assessment toolsCommunity transmissionRespiratory dropletsInfectious virusEarly detectionViral loadingTransmission areasViral concentrationElectrical powerCOVID-19RNA/VirusDrum experiments
2021
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Placement of Wearable Passive Samplers Alters Exposure Profiles Observed
Koelmel JP, Lin EZ, Nichols A, Guo P, Zhou Y, Pollitt K. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Placement of Wearable Passive Samplers Alters Exposure Profiles Observed. Environmental Science And Technology 2021, 55: 3796-3806. PMID: 33625210, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemivolatile organic compoundsOrganic compoundsGas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometryPassive samplersHigh-resolution mass spectrometryVolatile organic compoundsPersonal exposure profilesChemicals of concernMass spectrometryChemicalsExposure dynamicsExposure profilesCompoundsMajor risk factorComprehensive characterizationPersonal exposureAirborne contaminantsContaminant exposureRisk factorsInhalation routeEpidemiological studiesChemical exposureSpectrometrySamplerParticipants' wrists
2020
Exploring the external exposome using wearable passive samplers - The China BAPE study
Koelmel JP, Lin EZ, Guo P, Zhou J, He J, Chen A, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Beecher C, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring the external exposome using wearable passive samplers - The China BAPE study. Environmental Pollution 2020, 270: 116228. PMID: 33360595, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive samplersPersonal care productsPersonal exposure profilesAirborne contaminant exposurePassive air samplersChemicals of concernToxicity of chemicalsPolyaromatic hydrocarbonsCare productsChina BAPE studyElevated toxicityPersonal exposureChemicalsSources of exposureParticulate phaseInhalation routeExternal exposomeGreater health risksCigarette smokeContaminant exposureAntimicrobial soapHealthy participantsRouteAir samplerEnvironmental exposures
2018
Comparative Assessment of Personal Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Using Land-Use Regression Modeling and Wearable Monitors
Esenther S, Irfan F, Lin E, Pollitt K. Comparative Assessment of Personal Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Using Land-Use Regression Modeling and Wearable Monitors. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2018, 2018 DOI: 10.1289/isesisee.2018.p01.1290.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Biomonitoring-based exposure assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene among workers at petroleum distribution facilities
Heibati B, Pollitt K, Charati JY, Ducatman A, Shokrzadeh M, Karimi A, Mohammadyan M. Biomonitoring-based exposure assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene among workers at petroleum distribution facilities. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2017, 149: 19-25. PMID: 29145162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGas chromatography-mass spectrometrySolid-phase microextractionChromatography-mass spectrometryVolatile organic compoundsOrganic compoundsPpb tolueneMass spectrometryPassive samplersPersonal passive samplersConcentrations of BTEXPpb benzeneBenzeneBTEX compoundsTolueneUrinary BTEX levelsOil distribution companyPersonal exposureXylenePersonal air exposuresBTEXCompoundsEthylbenzeneOccupational health concernAir exposureRapid method
2016
Particulate Oxidative Burden as a Predictor of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma
Maikawa CL, Weichenthal S, Wheeler AJ, Dobbin NA, Smargiassi A, Evans G, Liu L, Goldberg MS, Pollitt KJ. Particulate Oxidative Burden as a Predictor of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1616-1622. PMID: 27152705, PMCID: PMC5047770, DOI: 10.1289/ehp175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxidative burdenAirway inflammationNitric oxideAsthmatic school-aged childrenExhaled Nitric OxideReactive oxygen speciesPM2.5 personal exposureFeNO levelsFeNO responseCorticosteroid useAsthmatic symptomsAsthmatic childrenSchool-aged childrenRespiratory tractOxygen speciesEpidemiological studiesFeNOFluid liningConsecutive daysPersonal exposurePersonal exposure samplesAsthmaBurdenAllergyChildren