2023
Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots
Koelmel J, Lin E, Parry E, Stelben P, Rennie E, Godri Pollitt K. Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 883: 163579. PMID: 37100129, PMCID: PMC10247435, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood spotsNovel perfluoroalkyl substancesHuman bloodVenous blood drawBlood spot cardsBlood spot samplesPerfluoroalkyl substancesPrenatal exposureBlood drawEnvironmental epidemiology studiesEpidemiology studiesFalse negative rateBloodLow false negative rateInvasive collection techniquesWhole bloodVulnerable populationsLiquid chromatography-high resolution tandem mass spectrometryUnderstanding of exposureSpot samplesSpot cardsHigh-resolution tandem mass spectrometryExposurePerfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acidsScreening
2018
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Effect Modification by Regional Nonvolatile Oxidative Potential
Lavigne É, Burnett RT, Stieb DM, Evans GJ, Godri Pollitt KJ, Chen H, van Rijswijk D, Weichenthal S. Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Effect Modification by Regional Nonvolatile Oxidative Potential. Environmental Health Perspectives 2018, 126: 077012. PMID: 30073952, PMCID: PMC6108848, DOI: 10.1289/ehp2535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm low birth weightLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesPreterm birthBirth outcomesHighest quartileBirth weightEffect modificationFirst trimester PMRetrospective cohort studyTerm birth weightFine particulate air pollutionPossible effect modificationDays of deliveryFine particulate matter air pollutionParticulate matter air pollutionMatter air pollutionEffects of PMEstimate of effectParticulate air pollutionPreterm deliveryCohort studySingleton birthsPrenatal exposureImpact of PM