Rena Jones, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor AdjunctCards
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2024
Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure and Ovarian Cancer Incidence in a United States–Wide Prospective Cohort Study
Ish J, Chang C, Bookwalter D, Jones R, O’Brien K, Kaufman J, Sandler D, White A. Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure and Ovarian Cancer Incidence in a United States–Wide Prospective Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 107701. PMID: 39352804, PMCID: PMC11444316, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California
Smalling K, Romanok K, Bradley P, Hladik M, Gray J, Kanagy L, McCleskey R, Stavreva D, Alexander-Ozinskas A, Alonso J, Avila W, Breitmeyer S, Bustillo R, Gordon S, Hager G, Jones R, Kolpin D, Newton S, Reynolds P, Sloop J, Ventura A, Von Behren J, Ward M, Solomon G. Mixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California. Water Research 2024, 267: 122485. PMID: 39368187, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove water qualityHuman health concernsDrinking waterWater quality challengesDrinking-water sourcesHuman health outcomesDrinking water supplyContaminant exposureFrequent exceedancesHazard indexOrganic chemicalsMixture exposurePublic water systemsWater qualityHealth advisoriesMultiple exceedancesHealth risksHuman healthYears of droughtData gapsDrinking-waterContaminationClimate changeCentral ValleyTapwater samplesResidential proximity to agricultural herbicide and fungicide applications and dust levels in homes of California children
Madrigal J, Gunier R, Jones R, Flory A, Metayer C, Nuckols J, Ward M. Residential proximity to agricultural herbicide and fungicide applications and dust levels in homes of California children. Environment International 2024, 192: 109024. PMID: 39326242, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCalifornia Pesticide Use ReportsAgricultural herbicidesPesticide applicationAgricultural pesticide applicationsWind directionHigher concentrationsCarpet dust samplesPesticide concentrationsPesticide levelsIndoor contaminantsAgricultural useLand useCalifornia homesDust samplesMeasured concentrationsCarpet dustResidential proximityPesticide Use ReportingGlyphosate useHerbicidePesticidesDownwind directionCrop areaSimazineFungicidesDomestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018
Bozigar M, Konstantinoudis G, Zilli Vieira C, Li L, Alwadi Y, Jones R, Koutrakis P. Domestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 954: 176288. PMID: 39278504, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood cancer riskDomestic radon exposureCancer riskRadon exposureIncident cancer diagnosisNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceChildhood leukemia riskPopulation aged 0Site-specific countsEnd Results Program databaseCancer sitesInstitute's SurveillancePopulation-basedChildhood cancerLeukemia riskCancer diagnosisStudy designAged 0United StatesRisk factorsAverage radon levelsRRProgram databaseSexCountyPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Southeast Los Angeles: Industrial legacy and environmental justice
Von Behren J, Reynolds P, Bradley P, Gray J, Kolpin D, Romanok K, Smalling K, Carpenter C, Avila W, Ventura A, English P, Jones R, Solomon G. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Southeast Los Angeles: Industrial legacy and environmental justice. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 953: 176067. PMID: 39244057, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidPerfluorooctanoic acidSource of PFAS contaminationWater samplesWater systemsApplication of biosolidsTarget PFASsConcentrations of perfluorooctanoic acidFire suppression activitiesPFAS contaminationPotential health threatDrinking-water treatmentPotential sourcesPesticide contaminationTap waterPersistent chemicalsMultiple potential sourcesMilitary landsTap water samplesIndustrial areasPlating facilityHuman healthIndustrial chemicalsContaminationDiffering associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort
Luo J, Jones R, Jin Z, Polonsky T, Kim K, Olopade C, Pinto J, Ahsan H, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B. Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 20256. PMID: 39217205, PMCID: PMC11366009, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64851-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 exposureDiastolic blood pressureAssociations of PM2.5Associated with isolated diastolic hypertensionEnvironmental health researchPM2.5 exposure levelsBlack cohortBlood pressureHigh blood pressureHealth researchCVD outcomesPotential confoundersSystolic-diastolic hypertensionAssociation magnitudeMixed effects modelsElevation of SBPDiastolic hypertensionIsolated systolic hypertensionSBPEffects modelAssociationDBPSystolic hypertensionCohortCarcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study
Madrigal J, Pruitt C, Fisher J, Liao L, Graubard B, Gierach G, Silverman D, Ward M, Jones R. Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study. Environment International 2024, 191: 108985. PMID: 39226766, PMCID: PMC11425761, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer riskPostmenopausal breast cancer riskCancer riskHealth StudyNational Institutes of Health-AARP DietBreast cancer overallNIH-AARP DietDiverse sociodemographic characteristicsEvidence of heterogeneityEnrollment addressNIH-AARPCancer overallSociodemographic characteristicsU.S. cohortEvaluate associationsRisk patternsEpidemiological studiesIncreased riskIndustrial air pollutionOverall riskSubgroup analysisBreast cancerNational InstituteBenzene emissionsEstrogen receptorCarcinogenic industrial air pollution and lung cancer risk in a large prospective U.S. cohort
Madrigal J, Fisher J, Pruitt C, Liao L, Graubard B, Ward M, Silverman D, Jones R. Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and lung cancer risk in a large prospective U.S. cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of ovarian cancer
Jones R, Madrigal J, Medgyesi D, Fisher J, Calafat A, Botelho J, Kato K, Albert P, Silverman D, Trabert B. Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of ovarian cancer. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbient air pollution exposure and bladder cancer risk in a U.S. cohort
Fisher J, Silverman D, Koutros S, Kaufman J, Jones R. Ambient air pollution exposure and bladder cancer risk in a U.S. cohort. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research