2024
Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Byun G, Choi Y, Foo D, Stewart R, Song Y, Son J, Heo S, Ning X, Clark C, Kim H, Michelle Choi H, Kim S, Kim S, Burrows K, Lee J, Deziel N, Bell M. Effects of ambient temperature on mental and neurological conditions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International 2024, 194: 109166. PMID: 39603080, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsWorld Health OrganizationHealth of older adultsStudy designNeurological conditionsSystematic reviewMental disordersRisk ratioEpidemiological evidenceAmbient temperature exposureCase-crossover analysisRandom-effects meta-analysesExposure metricsOlder adult populationIncreased riskMeta-analysisPooled effect estimatesRisk of biasCertainty of evidencePeer-reviewed journal articlesPooled risk ratioWeb of ScienceHealth outcomesScreened articlesModerate certaintyAccuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment
Clark C, Casey J, Bell M, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Accuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 34: 512-517. PMID: 38448680, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00637-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported distanceWest Virginia residentsAssociated with adverse health outcomesVirginia residentsAdverse health outcomesExposure to environmental hazardsCohen's weighted kappaYears of educationSelf-reported dataHealth outcomesWest VirginiansSelf-report measuresIndicators of awarenessWeighted kappaSelf-reportDemographic characteristicsEducational attainmentAdverse health effectsSelf-reported metricsEnvironmental exposuresDistance categoriesHealth effectsResidentsExposure assessmentRisk
2020
Unconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research
Deziel NC, Brokovich E, Grotto I, Clark CJ, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Broday D, Agay-Shay K. Unconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research. Environmental Research 2020, 182: 109124. PMID: 32069745, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesAdverse health outcomesFull-text evaluationOutcomes of interestHuman health outcomesAsthma exacerbationsPreterm deliveryPregnancy outcomesBirth outcomesPotential confoundersBirth weightBody of evidenceCancer incidenceEligible studiesExposure assessment methodologyPotential environmental health hazardInclusion criteriaStudy populationEpidemiological studiesExposure assessment approachHealth problemsEnvironmental health hazardsSignificant association
2019
Exposure to Atmospheric Metals Using Moss Bio-Indicators and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Portland, Oregon
S C, N D, G D, D G. Exposure to Atmospheric Metals Using Moss Bio-Indicators and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Portland, Oregon. Environmental Epidemiology 2019, 3: 79-80. DOI: 10.1097/01.ee9.0000606544.15912.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal health outcomesHealth outcomes
2018
Phthalate Exposure from Drinking Water in Romanian Adolescents
Sulentic RO, Dumitrascu I, Deziel NC, Gurzau AE. Phthalate Exposure from Drinking Water in Romanian Adolescents. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 2109. PMID: 30257478, PMCID: PMC6209931, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsPhthalate metabolite concentrationsChronic low-level exposureAdverse health outcomesLow-level exposureDifferent exposure measuresPhthalate exposurePhthalate metabolitesMunicipal drinking waterUrinary metabolitesHealth outcomesSignificant associationHigher maximum concentrationUrine samplesConsumer product usePotential health risksAdolescent groupExposure sourcesExposure measuresDrinking waterExposure determinantsProduct useMetabolite concentrations