2024
Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5)
Yu W, Xu R, Ye T, Abramson M, Morawska L, Jalaludin B, Johnston F, Henderson S, Knibbs L, Morgan G, Lavigne E, Heyworth J, Hales S, Marks G, Woodward A, Bell M, Samet J, Song J, Li S, Guo Y. Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5). The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e146-e155. PMID: 38453380, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to fine particulate matterFine particulate matterExposure-response functionsGlobal mortality burdenParticulate matterShort-term exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionUrban areasHealth effects of short-termGlobal urban areasAcute health effectsAnnual population countsAir pollutionMortality burdenHuman healthSpatiotemporal variationsEstimates of mortalityExposure levelsMitigation strategiesPopulation countsPremature deathTheoretical minimum risk exposure levelEffects of short-termLag effect
2023
Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health
Lim C, Yoon J, Reynolds K, Gerald L, Ault A, Heo S, Bell M. Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health. EBioMedicine 2023, 93: 104604. PMID: 37164781, PMCID: PMC10363441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth effectsPublic health burdenDose-response relationshipPopulation-level exposureExposure assessment methodsAdverse health effectsRespiratory outcomesHealth burdenEpidemiological designHealth databasesLong-term exposureHealth outcomesEvidence gapsConcurrent exposureThreshold doseMixture of toxinsVulnerable subpopulationsAdditional studiesNumber of studiesSubsequent exposureExposureOutcomesHuman healthToxin concentrationHealth
2021
Culex Mosquitoes at Stormwater Control Measures and Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls after Heavy Rainfall
Chan A, Kim H, Bell M. Culex Mosquitoes at Stormwater Control Measures and Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls after Heavy Rainfall. Water 2021, 14: 31. DOI: 10.3390/w14010031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation
Thurston G, Bell M. The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation. Respiratory Medicine 2020, 181-202. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54746-2_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFossil fuel combustion processesGHG emissionsCombustion processLess combustionGround-level air pollutionGreenhouse gasesLocal air qualityFossil fuelsFossil fuel combustionCombustionAir pollutantsKey air pollutantsAir qualityMitigationAir pollutionDieselHealth Co-BenefitsPollutantsMitigation measuresEmissionCoalClimate change mitigationFuelHuman healthClean air
2016
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change
Liu JC, Mickley LJ, Sulprizio MP, Dominici F, Yue X, Ebisu K, Anderson GB, Khan RFA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change. Climatic Change 2016, 138: 655-666. PMID: 28642628, PMCID: PMC5476308, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeSmoke wavesAir pollutionFire management strategiesThreat of wildfireFuture climate changeHuman healthWildfire activityWildfire managementWestern OregonFire prediction modelWestern USWildfiresFire seasonGreat PlainsWarming climateHigh air pollutionPollution eventsGlobal chemical transport modelPotential health impactsManagement strategiesGreenhouse gasesPollutionFuture estimatesPotential impact
2014
A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke
Liu JC, Pereira G, Uhl SA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke. Environmental Research 2014, 136: 120-132. PMID: 25460628, PMCID: PMC4262561, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFire eventsWildfire smokePollution levelsClimate changeThreat of wildfirePeer-reviewed scientific studiesNon-fire periodsSatellite remote sensingHuman healthU.S. EPA regulationsHealth impactsGeographic scalesWildfiresRemote sensingState of scienceMost studiesDaily pollution levelsAir pollution levelsImportant public health implicationsLevels of PM10Pollutant monitorsNon-occupational exposureMitigation policiesAir pollutionPublic health impact