2024
Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas wells in the western United States with disproportionate impacts on marginalized populations
González D, Morello-Frosch R, Liu Z, Willis M, Feng Y, McKenzie L, Steiger B, Wang J, Deziel N, Casey J. Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas wells in the western United States with disproportionate impacts on marginalized populations. One Earth 2024, 7: 1044-1055. PMID: 39036466, PMCID: PMC11259100, DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfire burned areaWestern United StatesBurned areaThreat of wildfireHigh wildfire riskExposure of human populationsWildfire riskWildfireHuman healthClimate changeNational oilHuman populationHistorical threatDisproportionate impactUnited StatesAreaExposureGas wellsClimateOilPopulationWellsGas productionGas
2023
Health risks of heavy metals in food and their economic burden in Armenia
Pipoyan D, Stepanyan S, Beglaryan M, Stepanyan S, Mendelsohn R, Deziel N. Health risks of heavy metals in food and their economic burden in Armenia. Environment International 2023, 172: 107794. PMID: 36758298, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy metal intakeBenchmark dose levelsBlood pressureLead exposureEconomic burdenDose levelsDietary exposureEuropean Food Safety AuthorityAdverse health impactsDiet surveyDaily intakeExcess exposureConsumer safety concernsFood Safety AuthorityHealth impactsHealth risksSafety concernsIntakeLower IQ levelsExposureSpecific pathwaysExposure valuesSafety AuthorityPopulationMetal intake