2024
Cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and occupational exposure to particulate matter among e-waste workers in Ghana
Laskaris Z, O'Neill M, Batterman S, Mukherjee B, Fobil J, Robins T. Cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and occupational exposure to particulate matter among e-waste workers in Ghana. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1368112. PMID: 38784567, PMCID: PMC11111984, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-waste workersExposure to particulate matterE-wasteParticulate matterAgbogbloshie e-waste siteInhalation exposure to particulate matterE-waste sitesBurning e-wasteConcentrations of PMHealth-based guidelinesExposure to airborne pollutantsExposure to PMOccupational exposure to particulate matterCross-shift changesElectronic-wasteForced vital capacityPersonal PMPM exposureAirborne pollutantsLinear mixed modelsBreathing zone concentrationsPulmonary functionComparison populationRecovery workersMixed models
2008
Association between 24-Hour Urinary Cadmium and Pulmonary Function among Community-Exposed Men: The VA Normative Aging Study
Lampe B, Park S, Robins T, Mukherjee B, Litonjua A, Amarasiriwardena C, Weisskopf M, Sparrow D, Hu H. Association between 24-Hour Urinary Cadmium and Pulmonary Function among Community-Exposed Men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2008, 116: 1226-1230. PMID: 18795167, PMCID: PMC2535626, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusCommunity-based study of agingAssessed effect modificationForced vital capacityPulmonary functionCommunity-based studyAssociated with forced expiratory volumeStudy of AgingFEV(1)/FVC ratioCadmium exposureUrinary cadmiumNormative Aging StudyEffect modificationEnvironmental cadmium exposureLevels of cadmium exposureAssociated with reduced pulmonary functionTests of pulmonary functionMixed-effects modelsAging StudyChronic cadmium exposureSmokingCadmium body burdenForced expiratory volumeCigarette smokingLog unit increase