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 ResearchConceptsVolatile 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