2022
Associations of self-reported occupational exposures and settings to ALS: a case–control study
Goutman S, Boss J, Godwin C, Mukherjee B, Feldman E, Batterman S. Associations of self-reported occupational exposures and settings to ALS: a case–control study. International Archives Of Occupational And Environmental Health 2022, 95: 1567-1586. PMID: 35593931, PMCID: PMC9424174, DOI: 10.1007/s00420-022-01874-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesHumansMetalsOccupational ExposureParticulate MatterPesticidesRisk FactorsSelf ReportVehicle EmissionsVolatile Organic CompoundsConceptsStandard Occupational ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification codesExposure to particulate matterProductive occupationsALS riskSelf-reported occupational exposureHigher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOccupational exposureHigher ALS riskRisk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRisk factor modificationOccupational exposure to particulate matterExposure surveyIncreased ALS riskCase-control studyMaintenance occupationsGrounds cleaningFactor modificationExposure scoreTargeted screeningAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosisRepair occupationsAdaptive elastic net modelOccupational classificationProgressive neurological disease
2014
Personal exposure to mixtures of volatile organic compounds: modeling and further analysis of the RIOPA data.
Batterman S, Su F, Li S, Mukherjee B, Jia C. Personal exposure to mixtures of volatile organic compounds: modeling and further analysis of the RIOPA data. Research Report 2014, 3-63. PMID: 25145040, PMCID: PMC4577247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsEnvironmental ExposureHumansModels, StatisticalNutrition SurveysParticulate MatterRisk FactorsUnited StatesVolatile Organic CompoundsConceptsPositive matrix factorizationCumulative cancer riskAir exchange rateVOC exposureToxicological mode of actionMethod detection limitsPersonal exposureVolatile organic compoundsOutdoor concentrationsVOC mixturesVOC concentrationsEmission sourcesEmission sources of volatile organic compoundsHome air exchange ratesLinear mixed-effects modelsSources of volatile organic compoundsLifetime cumulative cancer riskToxicological modeVOC dataIndividual VOCsVariables associated with exposureRelationship of IndoorIndoor VOC concentrationsCancer riskHealth-based guidelines
2013
Modeling and analysis of personal exposures to VOC mixtures using copulas
Su F, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Modeling and analysis of personal exposures to VOC mixtures using copulas. Environment International 2013, 63: 236-245. PMID: 24333991, PMCID: PMC4233140, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compound mixtureVolatile organic compoundsPositive matrix factorizationCumulative cancer riskLikelihood of adverse health effectsLifetime cumulative cancer riskMixtures of pollutantsMeasurements of volatile organic compoundsToxicological mode of actionVolatile organic compound compositionMultivariate lognormal modelsPersonal exposure measurementsEvaluate cumulative risksAdverse health effectsAir exchange rateRIOPA participantsEnvironmental mixturesVehicle exhaustFit lognormal distributionsChlorinated solventsPersonal airRIOPADependence of multiple variablesToxicological modeIndoor-outdoorDeterminants of personal, indoor and outdoor VOC concentrations: An analysis of the RIOPA data
Su F, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Determinants of personal, indoor and outdoor VOC concentrations: An analysis of the RIOPA data. Environmental Research 2013, 126: 192-203. PMID: 24034784, PMCID: PMC4243524, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsCitiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansIndustrial WasteLinear ModelsMaleModels, StatisticalOdorantsVolatile Organic CompoundsWeatherConceptsVolatile organic compoundsAir exchange rateVOC concentrationsAssociated with citiesEmission sourcesPersonal exposureEnvironmental exposure to volatile organic compoundsOutdoor VOC concentrationsVolatile organic compound levelsExposure to volatile organic compoundsVolatile organic compound exposureWater supply typesNon-smoking householdsVOC sourcesOutdoor sourcesOutdoor concentrationsPersonal airLinear mixed-effects modelsRIOPAIndoor-outdoorOrganic compoundsWind speedIndoor measurementsMixed-effects modelsExposure determinants