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Environmental Health Sciences

About

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences is a joint venture between the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany where laboratory scientists and population scientists collaborate together in addressing a broad range of environmental health issues.

There are different forms of environmental stresses that can affect the health of all animals and plants. Over the centuries global health has been improving but health disparities continue to exist and some technologies have led to alterations of our air, water and soil, which can affect the health of susceptible populations. The anthropogenic increases and redistributions of environmental chemicals have caused physical modifications apparent as “climate change” with direct and indirect effects on health such as more extreme fluctuations in temperature and more widespread and divergent dissemination of pathogens.

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences pursues collaborative research activities to better understand the collective and continuous exposures to environmental stresses (biological, chemical, physical and psychological) that affect health at all stages of life. Fetuses, infants, and the elderly are especially susceptible to environmental stressors. In our department, we have environmental chemists, who perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of the chemical and physical stressors in the environment and biological specimens; toxicologists, who assess the effects of environmental stressors on physiological processes and induction of disorders; and epidemiologists and biostatisticians, who evaluate the multiplicities of genetics and the lifetime environmental influences on health. Studies address why certain populations are more vulnerable due to genetics, age, sex, diet, lifestyle, and family and environmental history.

Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Rebecca McCarthy
Administrative Manager
Room 153

1 University Place
Rensselaer, NY 12144
United States

Faculty

Environmental Health Sciences Faculty
Research Assistant Professor
Research Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chair & Professor
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Distinguished Professor, Empire Innovation Professor
Research Associate Professor
Empire Innovation Associate Professor

Programs

Master's

Environmental Health Sciences MS | STEM | +CGS Option |

Environmental Health Sciences MS | STEM | +CGS Option |

Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |

Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Health MPH | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Doctoral

Environmental Health Sciences PhD | STEM | +CGS Option |

Environmental Health Sciences PhD | STEM | +CGS Option |

Projects & Publications

 

Featured Research Projects

Capital Region FRESH

The Capital Region FRESH project is a community-engaged research project that aims to quantify environmental, nutritional, and health impacts of the food recovery and redistribution system in the Capital Region, and ascertain impacts under proposed policy scenarios. The interdisciplinary team has expertise approaching food system questions via lenses of environmental health, epidemiology, environmental engineering, social and behavioral health, and policy. Learn more about Capital Region FRESH.

Cardiovascular Diseases

Kai Zhang is studying the long-term impact of urban environments on the progression of cardiovascular health among healthy adults since early adulthood. Zhang’s project is multidisciplinary to link cutting-edge exposure science approach with cardiovascular health research. The team will evaluate the impact of multiple urban exposures in the development of cardiovascular diseases by and will utilize the emerging urban exposome framework that incorporates air pollution and hundreds of features of the natural, built, and social environments within cities.

The Upstate KIDS Study

The Upstate KIDS study is a collaborative project between the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the New York State Department of Health, and the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences. It tracks the growth, motor, and social development of children given the increasing use of infertility treatment, occurrence of maternal obesity and pregnancy complications, and rising maternal age at birth. From 2008 to 2010, over 5000 mothers and their 6000 children born from the 57 counties of New York State (exclusive of New York City) joined this important study.

The PFAS Multi-Site Health Study

Researchers at the University at Albany and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) received funding from ATSDR to study PFAS and its possible relationship to health among those exposed to PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the village of Hoosick Falls and Hoosick area, and the city of Newburgh. The researchers will enroll 1,000 adults and 300 children from both communities to evaluate their PFAS blood and urine levels, health measures like thyroid hormone levels and liver function, and medical history to better understand how PFAS may affect health.

Publications
2021

Conception by fertility treatment and offspring deoxyribonucleic acid methylation 

  • Journal: Fertility and Sterility 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin 

A pilot investigation of couple-level phthalates exposure and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes 

  • Journal: Reproductive Toxicology 
  • Author(s): Begum, Thoin; Butts, Celeste 

A Pilot Study to Examine Psychological and Neuropsychological Outcomes and a Novel Detoxification Program for Gulf War Illness 

  • Journal: Military Medicine 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Association of urinary bisphenols during pregnancy with maternal, cord blood and childhood thyroid function 

  • Journal: Environmental International 
  • Author(s): Asimakopoulos, Alexandros 

Exposure and Health Impacts Related to Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollutants 

  • Journal: Atmosphere 
  • Author(s): Khwaja, Haider 

Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate, and Health Effects 

  • Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences 
  • Author(s): Brase, Richard; Spink, David 

Life cycle assessment of food loss and waste in the food supply chain 

  • Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling 
  • Author(s): Omolayo, Yetunde; Feingold, Beth; Romeiko, Xiaobo 

Precision Mapping of COVID-19 Vulnerable Locales by Epidemiological and Socioeconomic Risk Factors, Developed Using South Korean Data 

  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 
  • Author(s): Weinstein, Bayarmagnai; Carpenter, David 

Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils – to mobilize or to immobilize or to destroy? 

  • Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials 
  • Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

Understanding the distribution of positive Legionella samples in healthcare-premise water systems: Using statistical analysis to determine a distribution for Legionella and to support sample size recommendations 

  • Journal: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 
  • Author(s): Dziewulski, David 

Health disparities: Intracellular consequences of social determinants of health 

  • Journal: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David; Lawrence, David 

Linking metal (Pb, Hg, Cd) industrial air pollution risk to blood metal levels and cardiovascular functioning and structure among children in Syracuse, NY 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Palmer, Christopher 

Measurement harmonization and traceability for trace element analyses across the Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource laboratory network 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Palmer, Christopher; Parsons, Patrick 

Striae in the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki provide environmental insights but not reliable age increments 

  • Journal: Polar Biology  
  • Author(s): Bowser Jr, Samuel 

Effects of lead and cadmium exposure on oxygen respiration rates of individual Antarctic foraminifera during agglutinated shell formation 

  • Journal: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 
  • Author(s): Andreas, Amanda; Bowser Jr, Samuel 

Temperature variation and preterm birth among live singleton deliveries in Shenzhen, China: A time-to-event analysis 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao; Zhang, Wangjian 

Global Air Quality and COVID-19 Pandemic: Do We Breathe Cleaner Air? 

  • Journal: Aerosol and Air Quality Research 
  • Author(s): Khwaja, Haider 

Trace element analysis of human seminal plasma: A cautionary tale of preanalytical variation and use of non-traditional matrices in human biomonitoring studies 

  • Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 
  • Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick 

A High Resolution Ultraviolet Spectroradiometer and its Application in Solar Radiation Measurement 

  • Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 
  • Author(s): Zhu, Lei 

Quality assurance and harmonization for targeted biomonitoring measurements of environmental organic chemicals across the Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource laboratory network 

  • Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 
  • Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick 

Associations between size-fractioned particulate matter and left ventricular voltage: A panel study among healthy young adults in southern China 

  • Journal: Atmospheric Environment 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Evaluating and Assessing Radon Testing in Multifamily Housing 

  • Journal: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 
  • Author(s): Kitto, Michael 

Investigation of neutron shielding materials for low-background gamma spectrometry 

  • Journal: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 
  • Author(s): Semkow, Thomas 

Lead uptake into calcified and keratinized compartments of horns from a convenience sample of lead-dosed goats 

  • Journal: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 
  • Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick 

Noninvasive detection of human dehydroepiandrosterone, progesterone and testosterone using LC-MS/MS revealed effects of birth control pills/devices and body weight on ovulatory prediction 

  • Journal: Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
  • Author(s): Spink, David; Cao, Zhimin Tim 

Ambient extreme heat exposure in summer and transitional months and emergency department visits and hospital admissions due to pregnancy complications 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

CoNaMad-Cohorte de Nacimiento de Madre de Dios/Madre de Dios Birth Cohort to Study Effects of in-utero Trace Metals Exposure in the Southern Peruvian Amazon 

  • Journal: Annals of Global Health 
  • Author(s): Feingold, Beth 

Improvements to the Success of Outbreak Investigations of Legionnaires' Disease: 40 Years of Testing and Investigation in New York State 

  • Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology 
  • Author(s): Dziewulski, David 

Monte Carlo Simulation Study of Hot-Particle Detection in Voluminous Samples by Gamma Spectrometry 

  • Journal: Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 
  • Author(s): Chu, Liang; Burn, Adam; Semkow, Thomas 

Residential Proximity to Biorefinery Sources of Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases in New York State 

  • Journal: Environmental Science & Technology 
  • Author(s): Feingold, Beth; Khwaja, Haider; Lin, Shao 

E-Waste in Africa: A Serious Threat to the Health of Children 

  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Gestational Age at Birth and Risk of Developmental Delay: The Upstate KIDS Study 

  • Journal: American Journal of Perinatology 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin  

Is greener better? Associations between greenness and birth outcomes in both urban and non-urban settings 

  • Journal: International Journal of Epidemiology 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Mapping research strands of ethics of artificial intelligence in healthcare: A bibliometric and content analysis 

  • Journal: Computers in Biology and Medicine 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Predicting environmental risk factors in relation to health outcomes among school children from Romania using random forest model-An analysis of data from the SINPHONIE project 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Conception by Fertility Treatment and Cardio-Metabolic Biomarkers in Early Childhood 

  • Journal: Fertility and Sterility 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin 

Gestational exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and congenital heart defects: A nested case-control pilot study 

  • Journal: Environmental International 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Human Responses and Adaptation in a Changing Climate: A Framework Integrating Biological, Psychological, and Behavioural Aspects 

  • Journal: Life-Basel 
  • Author(s): Zhang, Kai 

Interactions among thyroid hormones and serum lipid levels in association with PCB exposure in the Mohawk Akwesasne population 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Predictors of Age at Juice Introduction and Associations with Subsequent Beverage Intake in Early and Middle Childhood 

  • Journal: The Journal of Nutrition 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin 

Recommendations for proficiency testing criteria for hemoglobin A1c based on the Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory's study 

  • Journal: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 
  • Author(s): Cao, Zhimin Tim 

Ultrafine particles, blood pressure and adult hypertension: a population-based survey in Northeast China 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Chemotyping of Δ8-THC-Containing e-Liquids Analyzed during the 2019-2020 New York State EVALI Investigation 

  • Journal: Journal of Analytical Toxicology 
  • Author(s): Spink, David; Lu, Shijun 

Investigation of Vaping Fluids Recovered from New York State E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Patients 

  • Journal: Frontiers in Chemistry 
  • Author(s): Lu, Shijun; Spink, David 

Land use mix and leukocyte telomere length in Mexican Americans 

  • Journal: Scientific Reports 
  • Author(s): Zhang, Kai 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmospheric total suspended particles in Karachi, Pakistan: Profiles, potential sources, and daily intake estimates 

  • Journal: Chemosphere 
  • Author(s): Khwaja, Haider 

Power outage mediates the association between major storms and hospital admission of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

  • Journal: BMC Public Health 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Significant but Spatiotemporal-Heterogeneous Health Risks Caused by Airborne Exposure to Multiple Toxic Trace Elements in China 

  • Journal: Environmental Science & Technology 
  • Author(s): Zhang, Kai 

Co-exposure to manganese and lead and pediatric neurocognition in East Liverpool, Ohio 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Palmer, Christopher 

Determination of lead in blood by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman background correction: Improving a well-established method to support a lower blood lead reference value for children 

  • Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 
  • Author(s): Palmer, Christopher; Parsons, Patrick 

Development of season-dependent land use regression models to estimate BC and PM1 exposure 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Zhang, Kai 

Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates from the Hudson River Watershed 

  • Journal: Chemosphere 
  • Author(s): Spink, David 

Gamma Spectrometry of Inhomogeneous Samples Using Peak-Ratio Method 

  • Journal: Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 
  • Author(s): Semkow, Thomas; Chu, Liang; Burn, Adam 

The individual and synergistic impacts of windstorms and power outages on injury ED visits in New York State 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2.5: A global burden study from 1990-2019 

  • Journal: Environmental International 
  • Author(s): Zhang, Kai 

Early life blood lead levels and asthma diagnosis at age 4-6 years 

  • Journal: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 
  • Author(s): Parsons, Patrick 

Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: Mechanistic Update 

  • Journal: JBMR Plus 
  • Author(s): Welsh, JoEllen 

Maternal phthalate urine concentrations, fetal growth and adverse birth outcomes. A population-based prospective cohort study 

  • Journal: Environmental International 
  • Author(s): Asimakopoulos, Alexandros; Martinez-Moral, Maria-Pilar 

Toxic elements in follicular fluid adversely influence the likelihood of pregnancy and live birth in women undergoing IVF 

  • Journal: Human Reproductive Open 
  • Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Galusha, Aubrey; Feingold, Beth 

Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: an updated systematic review 

  • Journal: Lancet Planetary Health 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Health effects associated with phthalate activity on nuclear receptors 

  • Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

Rapid method for the detection of rodenticides in contaminated foods 

  • Journal: Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 
  • Author(s): Tran, Buu 

Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects in China 

  • Journal: Environmental International 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Exposure, health effects, sensing, and remediation of the emerging PFAS contaminants-Scientific challenges and potential research directions 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin 

Application of data science methods to identify school and home risk factors for asthma and allergy-related symptoms among children in New York 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Khwaja, Haider; Lin, Shao 

Increased risk of multiple pregnancy complications following large-scale power outages during Hurricane Sandy in New York State 

  • Journal: Science of the Total Environment 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Variability of essential and non-essential trace elements in the follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) 

  • Journal: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 
  • Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Galusha, Aubrey; Feingold, Beth 

The immediate effects of winter storms and power outages on multiple health outcomes and the time windows of vulnerability 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

Using social security number to identify sub-populations vulnerable to the health impacts from extreme heat in Florida, U.S. 

  • Journal: Environmental Research 
  • Author(s): Adeyeye, Temilayo 

First-Trimester Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Modified the Effects of Risk Factors Exposures on Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring 

  • Journal: Life-Basel 
  • Author(s): Lin, Shao 

COVID-19 Related Physical and Mental Health Stressors in Families Using A Social Determinants Lens 

  • Journal: SUNY Scholars Archive 
  • Author(s): Bell, Erin 

Prenatal Exposure to Favorable Social and Environmental Neighborhood Conditions is Associated with Healthy Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes 

  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 
  • Author(s): Feingold, Beth 

The possible role of arsenic and gene-arsenic interactions in susceptibility to breast cancer: a systematic review 

  • Journal: Reviews of Environmental Health 
  • Author(s): Carpenter, David 

COVID-19 Mortality in New York City across Neighborhoods by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status 

  • Journal: SUNY Scholars Archive 
  • Author(s): Adeyeye, Temilayo 
2020

Surface coatings alter transcriptional responses to silver nanoparticles following oral exposure

Journal: NanoImpact

Author(s): Reliene, Ramune

 

Progression from remodeling to hibernation of ribosomes in zinc-starved mycobacteria

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America

Author(s): Palmer, Christopher

 

Nuclear spectrometry of 9.6 h 196Aum2 and the reaction of 197Au with fast neutrons

Journal: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Author(s): Faye, Sherry

 

How community vulnerability factors jointly affect multiple health outcomes after catastrophic storms

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo; Lin, Shao

 

A comparison of blood and toenails as biomarkers of children’s exposure to lead and their correlation with cognitive function

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

VDR in salivary gland homeostasis and cancer

Journal: The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Author(s): Welsh, JoEllen

 

Spatially and temporally explicit life cycle global warming, eutrophication, and acidification impacts from corn production in the U.S. Midwest

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Ambient air pollution and depression: A systematic review with meta-analysis up to 2019

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Causes of cancer: Perceptions vs. the scientific evidence

Journal: European Journal of Cancer

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

The associations of maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and hirsutism with behavioral problems in offspring

Journal: Fertility and Sterility

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Development and characterization of reference materials for trace element analysis of keratinized matrices

Journal: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Assessing Health Impacts of Conventional Centralized and Emerging Resource Recovery-Oriented Decentralized Water Systems

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Comparing Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Spatially Explicit Life Cycle Global Warming and Eutrophication Impacts from Corn Production

Journal: Sustainability

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Gestational Age at Birth and Risk of Developmental Delay: The Upstate KIDS Study

Journal: American Journal of Perinatology

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Infertility treatment and autism risk using the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)

Journal: Human Reproduction

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Evaluating associations between early pregnancy trace elements mixture and 2nd trimester gestational glucose levels: A comparison of three statistical approaches

Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Stress responding and stress-related changes in cue reactivity in heavy smokers, problem gamblers, and healthy controls

Journal: Addiction Biology

Author(s): Cao, Zhimin

 

Projecting life-cycle environmental impacts of corn production in the U.S. Midwest under future climate scenarios using a machine learning approach

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Lee, Eun; Zhang, Wang-Jian; Xue, Xiaobo; Lin, Shao; Feingold, Beth; Khwaja, Haider

 

Legacy and emerging semi-volatile organic compounds in sentinel fish from an arctic formerly used defense site in Alaska

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Carpenter, David 

 

Urinary Metabolites of Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Levels and Recommendations for Future Biomonitoring Studies in China

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Effects of amendments of PCB-containing Hudson River sediment on soil quality and biochemical and growth response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv ‘Wisconsin SMR 58’)

Journal: Obesity

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick 

 

Parental Weight Status and Offspring Behavioral Problems and Psychiatric Symptoms

Journal: Journal of Pediatrics

Author(s): Bell, Erin 

 

Serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances and their association with osteoporosis in a population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Associations of greenness with gestational diabetes mellitus: The Guangdong Registry of Congenital Heart Disease (GRCHD) study

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Lin, Shao 

 

Total oxidizable precursor assay in the determination of perfluoroalkyl acids in textiles collected from the United States

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

A pilot study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in automotive lubricant oils from the United States

Journal: Environmental Technology & Innovation

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Improved sample preparation procedure for gross alpha counting on gas-flow proportional counter

Journal: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Author(s): Burn, Adam; Li, Xin; Hussain, Mirza; Semkow, Thomas

 

A critical review of the analysis of dried blood spots for characterizing human exposure to inorganic targets using methods based on analytical atomic spectrometry

Journal: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Galusha, Aubrey; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Leaching of melamine and cyanuric acid from melamine-based tableware at different temperatures and water-based simulants

Journal: Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Genetic influence of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on osteoporosis risk

Journal: International Journal of Health Sciences

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Newborn Iodine Status Is Not Related to Congenital Hypothyroidism

Journal: The Journal of Nutrition

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Persistent organic pollutant exposure and celiac disease: A pilot study

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in maternal plasma and epigenome-wide placental DNA methylation

Journal: Clinical Epigenetics

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

First‐Trimester Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Reduced Risks of Severe and Most Congenital Heart Diseases in Offspring: A Large Case‐Control Study

Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association

Author(s): Lin, Shao; Smith, Maggie

 

Evaluation of interactive effects between paternal alcohol consumption and paternal socioeconomic status and environmental exposures on congenital heart defects

Journal: Birth Defects Research

Author(s): Bell, Erin; Francois, Melissa; Lipton, Emily; Matale, Rosemary; Lin, Shao

 

The schizophrenia risk locus in SLC39A8 alters brain metal transport and plasma glycosylation

Journal: Scientific Reports

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Occurrence, distribution and dynamics of perchlorate in soil, water, fertilizers, vegetables and fruits and associated human exposure in Chile

Journal: Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and the metabolic syndrome in Akwesasne Mohawks, a Native American community

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

The Joint Role of Iodine Status and Thyroid Function on Risk for Preeclampsia in Finnish Women: a Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study

Journal: Biological Trace Element Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Enhanced Sensitivity for the Analysis of Perfluoroethercarboxylic Acids Using LC–ESI–MS/MS: Effects of Probe Position, Mobile Phase Additive, and Capillary Voltage

Journal: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Author(s): Brase, Richard; Spink, David

 

Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Hospital Admissions for Depression in 75 Chinese Cities

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry

Author(s): Zhang, Wangjian; Lin, Shao

 

Combined treatment of menadione and calcitriol increases the antiproliferative effect by promoting oxidative/nitrosative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and autophagy in breast cancer MCF-7 cells

Journal: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Author(s): Welsh, JoEllen

 

Association Between Residential Greenness, Cardiometabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in China

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Emergency Food Provision for Children and Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examples from Five U.S. Cities

Journal: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Author(s): Feingold, Beth; Romeiko, Xiaobo; Torres, Mariana

 

Seafood consumption is associated with higher follicular fluid arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) concentrations in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Galusha, Aubrey; Yucel, Recai; Feingold, Beth

 

Neurodegenerative hospital admissions and long-term exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution

Journal: Annals of Epidemiology

Author(s): Zhang, Wangjian; Lin, Shao

 

A combined cohort analysis of prenatal exposure to phthalate mixtures and childhood asthma

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Utilization of PCB-contaminated Hudson River sediment by thermal processing and phytoremediation

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Measurement harmonization and traceability for trace element analyses across the Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource laboratory network

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick

 

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 955d, Toxic Elements and Metabolites in Frozen Human Blood

Journal: NIST publications

Author(s): Palmer, Christopher; Parsons, Patrick

 

Serially assessed bisphenol A and phthalate exposure and association with kidney function in children with chronic kidney disease in the US and Canada: A longitudinal cohort study

Journal: Plos Medicine

Author(s): Karthikraj, Rajendiran

 

Fetal phthalates and bisphenols and childhood lipid and glucose metabolism. A population-based prospective cohort study

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Exposures to phthalates and bisphenols in pregnancy and postpartum weight gain in a population-based longitudinal birth cohort

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Associations of greenness with gestational diabetes mellitus: The Guangdong Registry of Congenital Heart Disease (GRCHD) study

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Trajectories of Maternal Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

Journal: Pediatrics

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

On the Importance of Surface-Enhanced Renoxification as an Oxides of Nitrogen Source in Rural and Urban New York State

Journal: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Author(s): Zhou, Xianliang

 

Is PM1 similar to PM2.5? A new insight into the association of PM1 and PM2.5 with children’s lung function

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Modification of caesarean section on the associations between air pollution and childhood asthma in seven Chinese cities

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Lin, Shao 

 

Persistent organic pollutants exposure in newborn dried blood spots and infant weight status: A case-control study of low-income Hispanic mother-infant pairs

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

GAPS-megacities: A new global platform for investigating persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging concern in urban air

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Growth and longevity of the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki under annual and multiannual sea ice

Journal: Antarctic Science

Author(s): Bowser Jr, Samuel

 

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and DNA methylation in newborn dried blood spots in the Upstate KIDS cohort

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Testing the low dose mixtures hypothesis from the Halifax project

Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

Microplastics in house dust from 12 countries and associated human exposure

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Anticorrosion Behavior of ZnO Nanoparticles Coated on Mild Steel in NaCl Solution

Journal: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Fluctuations in progesterone moderate the relationship between daily mood and alcohol use in young adult women

Journal: Addictive Behaviors

Author(s): Cao, Zhimin (Tim)

 

Variability in urinary neonicotinoid concentrations in single-spot and first-morning void and its association with oxidative stress markers

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Phthalates, bisphenols, parabens, and triclocarban in feminine hygiene products from the United States and their implications for human exposure

Journal: Environmental International 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Profiles of parabens and their metabolites in paired maternal-fetal serum, urine and amniotic fluid and their implications for placental transfer

Journal: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam  

 

Artificial Sweeteners in Pig Feed: A Worldwide Survey and Case Study in Pig Farms in Tianjin, China

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Opportunities for evaluating chemical exposures and child health in the United States: the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program

Journal: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Kurunthachalam Kannan; Parsons, Patrick 

 

Dietary contributions to increased background lead, mercury, and cadmium in 9–11 Year old children: Accounting for racial differences

Journal: Environmental Research 

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Palmer, Christopher 

 

Bone Mineral Composition Among Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition Patients: Postmortem Assessment of Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Select Trace Elements

Journal: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 

Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick 

 

The time window of pet ownership exposure modifies the relationship of Environmental Tobacco Smoke with lung function: A large population-based cohort study

Journal: Environmental Research 

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao 

 

Association between residential greenness and metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults

Journal: Environmental International 

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao 

 

Identifying and evaluating school environmental health indicators

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research 

Author(s): Lin, Shao; Xue, Xiaobo; Khwaja, Haider 

 

Spatially and Temporally Explicit Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Soybean Production in the U.S. Midwest

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology 

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo 

 

Occurrence and Profiles of Organophosphate Esters in Infant Clothing and Raw Textiles Collected from the United States

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in pregnant Brazilian women and its association with fetal growth

Journal: Environmental Research 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Immunity and autoantibodies of a mouse strain with autistic-like behavior

Journal: Brain, Behavior & Immunity—Health 

Author(s): Lawrence, David 

 

Associations of maternal phthalate and bisphenol urine concentrations during pregnancy with childhood blood pressure in a population-based prospective cohort study

Journal: Environmental International 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

The role of influenza vaccination in mitigating the adverse impact of ambient air pollution on lung function in children: New insights from the Seven Northeastern Cities Study in China

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Lin, Shao; Bloom, Michael 

 

Analysis of Small Non-Coding RNAs in Urinary Exosomes Accurately Classifies Prostate Cancer into Low Grade and Higher Grade Disease  

Journal: The Journal of Urology 

Author(s): Tenniswood, Martin 

 

Fetal exposure to bisphenols and phthalates and childhood bone mass: a population-based prospective cohort study

Journal: Environmental Research 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Urinary levels of environmental phenols and parabens and antioxidant enzyme activity in the blood of women

Journal: Environmental Research 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

The association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and childhood neurodevelopment

Journal: Environmental Pollution 

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Modeling gas/particle partitioning of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the atmosphere: A review

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam 

 

Sources of exposure to urinary phthalates among couples undergoing infertility treatment

Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 

Author(s): Feingold, Beth 

 

A comparison of risk factors for osteo and rheumatoid arthritis using NHANES data

Journal: Preventative Medicine Reports 

Author(s): Adeyeye, Temilayo; Carpenter, David 

 

Maternal folic acid supplementation mediates the associations between maternal socioeconomic status and congenital heart diseases in offspring

Journal: Preventative Medicine

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Power Outage: An Ignored Risk Factor for COPD Exacerbations

Journal: Chest

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Pet ownership in utero and in childhood decreases the effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on hypertension in children: A large population based cohort study

Journal: Science of the Total Environment 

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

A population-based case–control study of the association between weather-related extreme heat events and low birthweight

Journal: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The possible role of arsenic and gene-arsenic interactions in susceptibility to breast cancer: a systematic review

Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health 

Author(s): Carpenter, David 

 

Does Serum Vitamin D Level Affect COVID-19 Infection and Its Severity?-A Case-Control Study

Journal: Journal of the American College of Nutrition 

Author(s): Lin, Shao

2019

Biomonitoring programs in Michigan, Minnesota and New York to assess human exposure to Great Lakes contaminants

Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Author(s): Aldous, Kenneth

 

Conception by Infertility Treatment and Newborn DNA Methylation

Journal: Fertility and Sterility

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Association of Trajectory and Covariates of Children’s Screen Media Time

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Assessment of heavy metals (total chromium, lead, and manganese) contamination of residential soil and homegrown vegetables near a former chemical manufacturing facility in Tarnaveni, Romania

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Association between depressive symptoms and poor sleep quality among Han and Manchu ethnicities in a large, rural, Chinese population

Journal: PLoS One

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Benefits of influenza vaccination on the associations between ambient air pollution and allergic respiratory diseases in children and adolescents: New insights from the Seven Northeastern Cities study in China

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Birth defects in Tarnaveni area, Romania–preliminary study results

Journal: Clujul Medical

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Effects of ambient particulate matter on fasting blood glucose among primary school children in Guangzhou, China

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

In utero effects of maternal phthalate exposure on male genital development

Journal: Prenatal Diagnosis

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Interactions between ambient air pollution and obesity on lung function in children: The Seven Northeastern Chinese Cities (SNEC) Study

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Isomers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and uric acid in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances is associated with lower hand, foot and mouth disease viruses antibody response in infancy: Findings from the Guangzhou Birth Cohort Study

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Residential greenness, air pollution and psychological well-being among urban residents in Guangzhou, China

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Association between ambient air pollution and hyperuricemia in traffic police officers in China: a cohort study

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Trends in disability-adjusted life years of lung cancer among women from 2004 to 2030 in Guangzhou, China: A population-based study

Journal: Cancer Epidemiology

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Liver function biomarkers disorder is associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Ambient Airborne Particulates of Diameter ≤1 μm, a Leading Contributor to the Association Between Ambient Airborne Particulates of Diameter ≤2.5 μm and Children’s Blood Pressure

Journal: Hypertension

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Associations between fine particulate matter, extreme heat events, and congenital heart defects

Journal: Environmental Epidemiology

Author(s): Browne, Marilyn; Lin, Shao

 

Children's Environmental Health in South and Southeast Asia: Networking for Better Child Health Outcomes

Journal: Annals of Global Health

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Journal: Lancet Neurology

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and cancer: How source of funding affects results

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

Air Emissions from Natural Gas Facilities in New York State

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Carpenter, David

 

Overproduction of TNF-α and lung structural remodeling due to chronic exposure to volcanogenic air pollution

Journal: Chemosphere

Author(s): Choi, Hyunok

 

Evaluation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and High Livestock Production Areas in North Carolina through Active Case Finding at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Feingold, Beth

 

In urban, but not rural, areas of Madre de Dios, Peru, adoption of a Western diet is inversely associated with selenium intake

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Feingold, Beth

 

Population-based dietary exposure to mercury through fish consumption in the Southern Peruvian Amazon

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Feingold, Beth

 

Predictors of mitochondrial DNA copy number and damage in a mercury-exposed rural Peruvian population near artisanal and small-scale gold mining: An exploratory study

Journal: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Author(s): Feingold, Beth

 

A nationwide survey of 31 organophosphate esters in sewage sludge from the United States

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Assessing effects of germline exposure to environmental toxicants by high-throughput screening in C. elegans

Journal: PLOS Genetics

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Bis-anthracene derived bis-pyridine: selective fluorescence sensing of Al 3+ ions

Journal: New Journal of Chemistry

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Cord blood perfluoroalkyl substances in mothers exposed to the World Trade Center disaster during pregnancy

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Development and testing of nano particulate lubricant for worm gear application

Journal: Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Distribution of Organohalogen and Synthetic Musk Compounds in Breast Adipose Tissue of Breast Cancer Patients in Ulster County, New York, USA

Journal: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Elevated concentrations of bromate in Drinking water and groundwater from Kuwait and associated exposure and health risks

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Exposome-wide association study of semen quality: Systematic discovery of endocrine disrupting chemical biomarkers in fertility require large sample sizes

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Fertilizers as a Source of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Soils: A Nationwide Survey in China

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

In situ measurement-based partitioning behavior of perfluoroalkyl acids in the atmosphere

Journal: Environmental Engineering Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Investigation of biodegradation potentials of high density polyethylene degrading marine bacteria isolated from the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, India

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Main Uses and Environmental Emissions of Volatile Methylsiloxanes

Journal: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Melamine and cyanuric acid exposure and kidney injury in US children

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Metabolites of organophosphate esters in urine from the United States: Concentrations, temporal variability, and exposure assessment

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence of and human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants/plasticizers in indoor air and dust from various microenvironments in the United States

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Optimization of lovastatin production by Fusarium nectrioides (MH173849) using response surface methodology and fuzzy logic system

Journal: Journal of Environmental Biology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Organized Retailing in India-Opportunities with Obstacles with Special Reference to Coimbatore City

Journal: Cikitusi Journal for Multidisciplinary Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Patterns and Variability of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals During Pregnancy

Journal: Epidemiology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in edible fish species from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: Exposure and Risk Assessment

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters: A pilot study

Journal: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Persistent organic pollutants and gestational diabetes: A multi-center prospective cohort study of healthy US women

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Pet Food and Feces from the United States

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Pregnancy Loss and Iodine Status: The LIFE Prospective Cohort Study

Journal: Nutrients

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Species-specific accumulation and temporal trends of bisphenols and benzophenones in mollusks from the Chinese Bohai Sea during 2006-2015

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Tissue-Specific Accumulation and Body Burden of Parabens and Their Metabolites in Small Cetaceans

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Toxicokinetics of bisphenol A, bisphenol S, and bisphenol F in a pregnancy sheep model

Journal: Chemosphere

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Widespread occurrence of glyphosate in urine from pet dogs and cats in New York State, USA

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Are Classroom Thermal Conditions, Lighting and Acoustics Related to Teacher Health Symptoms?

Journal: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Assessment of formaldehyde levels in relation to respiratory and allergic symptoms in children from Alba County schools, Romania

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Changes in the hospitalization and ED visit rates for respiratory diseases associated with source-specific PM2.5 in New York State from 2005 to 2016

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Interaction of Air Pollutants and Meterological Factors on Birth Weight in Shenzhen, China

Journal: Epidemiology

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Interactions between dietary habits and home environmental exposures on respiratory symptoms in Romanian school children: an analysis of data from the SINPHONIE project

Journal: Scientific Reports

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The Association between Respiratory Infection and Air Pollution in the Setting of Air Quality Policy and Economic Change

Journal: Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The Associations between Source-Specific Particulate Matter and Respiratory Infections in New York State Adults

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The impact of the 2016 flood event in Anhui Province, China on infectious diarrhea disease: An interrupted time-series study

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Monitoring and assessment of formaldehyde levels in residential areas from two cities in Romania

Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Agreement between parental and student reports on respiratory symptoms and school environment in young Romanian children – evidence from the SINPHONIE project

Journal: Reviews on Environmental Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

A Detoxification Intervention for Gulf War Illness: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Morse, Gayle; Carpenter, David

 

A study of lead uptake and distribution in horns from lead-dosed goats using synchrotron radiation-induced micro X-ray fluorescence elemental imaging

Journal: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Coal smoke, gestational cadmium exposure, and fetal growth

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Lead poisoning risk assessment of radiology workers using lead shields

Journal: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick

 

Optimizing Coverage vs Frequency for Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening of Men Who Have Sex With Men

Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Author(s): Rosenberg, Eli

 

Highlights from the 21st Workshop on Vitamin D in Barcelona, May 2018

Journal: The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Author(s): Welsh, JoEllen

 

Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Potato as Staple Food Policy in China

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Comprehensive water footprint assessment of conventional and four alternative resource recovery based wastewater service options

Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Holistic analysis of urban water systems in the Greater Cincinnati region:(1) life cycle assessment and cost implications

Journal: Water Research X

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Life cycle assessment of preserved plum production in Southern China

Journal: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Crop Systems Irrigated with the Groundwater and Reclaimed Water in Northern China

Journal: Sustainability

Author(s): Xue, Xiaobo

 

Regulation of Fgf15 expression in the intestine by glucocorticoid receptor

Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports

Author(s): Zhang, Qing-Yu

 

Matrix effect on surface-catalyzed photolysis of nitric acid

Journal: Scientific Reports

Author(s): Zhou, Xianliang

 

Water Vapor Near UV Absorption: Laboratory Spectrum, Field Evidence, and Atmospheric Impacts

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres

Author(s): Zhu, Lei

 

Association of Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants With Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in China

Journal: Environmental Health

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Community greenness, blood pressure, and hypertension in urban dwellers: The 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Ultrafine CB-induced small airway obstruction in CB-exposed workers and mice

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Modeling asymptomatic infections and work-related human circulation as drivers of unstable malaria transmission in low-prevalence areas: a study in the Northern Peruvian Amazon

Journal: Acta Tropica

Author(s): Feingold, Beth

 

A nationwide survey of 19 organophosphate esters in soils from China: Spatial distribution and hazard assessment

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

A nationwide survey of the occurrence of melamine and its derivatives in archived sewage sludge from the United States

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

A nationwide survey of urinary concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides in China

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures

Journal: Toxins

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

A review of contamination status, emission sources, and human exposure to volatile methyl siloxanes (VMSs) in indoor environments

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

A simple method for the analysis of 11 neonicotinoids and their metabolites from human urine

Journal: Environmental Chemistry

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Allantoin as a Marker of Oxidative Stress: Inter- and Intraindividual Variability in Urinary Concentrations in Healthy Individuals

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

An assessment of risks of dioxins for aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated effects in polar bear (Ursus maritimus) by in vitro and in silico approaches

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

An ecohydrological approach to the river contamination by PCDDs, PCDFs and dl-PCBs – concentrations, distribution and removal using phytoremediation techniques

Journal: Scientific Reports

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Antioxidant CoQ10 Restores Fertility by Rescuing Bisphenol A-Induced Oxidative DNA Damage in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline

Journal: Genetics

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Association of Maternal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Early Pregnancy with Fetal Growth

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Biomonitoring of exposure to bisphenols, benzophenones, triclosan, and tricarban in pet dogs and cats

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Concentrations of organohalogens (PCBs, DDTs, PBDEs) in hunted and stranded Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska from 1992 to 2010: Links to pathology and feeding ecology

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Control of Fusarium Wilt Disease in Cowpea Plant (Vigna Unguiculata L.) Using Secondary Metabolites Produced in Bradyrhizobium Japonicum

Journal: Kongunadu Research Journal

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Determination of melamine and its derivatives in textiles and infant clothing purchased in the United States

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Developmental programming: Sex-specific programming of growth upon prenatal bisphenol A exposure

Journal: Journal of Applied Toxicology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Distribution and partitioning of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids in surface soil, plants, and earthworms at a contaminated site

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Effects of soil amendment with PCB-contaminated sediment on the growth of two cucurbit species

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Evaluation of ecotoxicological and chemical properties of soil amended with Hudson River (New York, USA) sediment

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Feminine Hygiene Products—A Neglected Source of Phthalate Exposure in Women

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Filling missing links in bramids distribution along the Indian coast with first record of big tooth pomfret, Brama orcini (Perciformes: Bramidae) from the east coast of India

Journal: Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

First record of Coelastrella vacuolata (Chlorophyta: Scenedesmaceae) in Tuticorin coast, Gulf of Mannar

Journal: Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Gas/particle partitioning of semi-volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere: Transition from unsteady to steady state

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Glyphosate exposures and kidney injury biomarkers in infants and young children

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Health Status of Elderly People Living Near E-waste Recycling Sites: Association of E-waste Dismantling Activities With Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

How stable is oxidative stress level? An observational study of intra- and inter-individual variability in urinary oxidative stress biomarkers of DNA, proteins, and lipids in healthy individuals

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Identifying and Prioritizing Chemicals with Uncertain Burden of Exposure: Opportunities for Biomonitoring and Health-Related Research

Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Inter-day and inter-individual variability in urinary concentrations of melamine and cyanuric acid

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Mass flows and removal of eight bisphenol analogs, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and its derivatives in two wastewater treatment plants in New York State, USA

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Mediation analysis for the relationship between urinary phthalate metabolites and type 2 diabetes via oxidative stress in a population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Melamine and cyanuric acid in foodstuffs from the United States and their implications for human exposure

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence and Distribution of Organophosphate Esters in Sediment from Northern Chinese Coastal Waters

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence and distribution of parabens and bisphenols in sediment from northern Chinese coastal areas

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence and human exposure to bromate via drinking water, fruits and vegetables in Chile

Journal: Chemosphere

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence and Profiles of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Bovine Feed and Urine from China, India, and the United States

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence of Melamine and Its Derivatives in Breast Milk from the United States and Its Implications for Exposure in Infants

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Occurrence, distribution and human exposure to 20 organophosphate esters in air, soil, pine needles, river water, and dust samples collected around an airport in New York state, United States

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Organophosphate Di- and Tri-esters in Indoor and Outdoor Dust from China and its Implications for Human Exposure

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Organophosphate esters in indoor dust from 12 countries: Concentrations, composition profiles, and human exposure

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Organophosphorus Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Breast Milk from the United States

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Sewage Sludge Collected from the United States

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Quantitative identification of and exposure to synthetic phenolic antioxidants, including butylated hydroxytoluene, in urine

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Record of “Near Threatened“ Crocodile Shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Pseudocarchariidae) from Indian Exclusive Economic Zone

Journal: Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Serum perfluoroalkyl substances and lung function in adolescents exposed to the World Trade Center disaster

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Soil Concentrations and Soil-Air Exchange of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Five Asian Countries

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Spatial and temporal trends of melamine and its derivatives in sediment from Lake Shihwa, South Korea

Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Synthesis and biological evaluation of sulfonamide-based 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole derivatives

Journal: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Temporal Trends in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Temporal variability in urinary pesticide concentrations in repeated-spot and first-morning-void samples and its association with oxidative stress in healthy individuals

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

The Joint Role of Thyroid Function and Iodine Status on Risk of Preterm Birth and Small for Gestational Age: A Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study of Finnish Women

Journal: Nutrients

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Urinary concentrations and distribution profiles of 21 phthalate metabolites in pet cats and dogs

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Volatile methylsiloxanes in sewage treatment plants in Saitama, Japan: Mass distribution and emissions

Journal: Chemosphere

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Changes in the acute response of respiratory diseases to PM2.5 in New York State from 2005 to 2016

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The effects of excess degree-hours on mortality in Guangzhou, China

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

The immediate and lasting impact of Hurricane Sandy on pregnancy complications in eight affected counties of New York State

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Triggering of cardiovascular hospital admissions by source specific fine particle concentrations in urban centers of New York State

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Isomers of perfluoroalkyl substances and overweight status among Chinese by sex status: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

Journal: Environment International

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Renal function and isomers of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS): Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

Journal: Chemosphere

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

A longitudinal study of polychlorinated biphenyls and neuropsychological function among older adults from New York State

Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

The effects of multiyear and seasonal weather factors on incidence of Lyme disease and its vector in New York State

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Lin, Shao; Backenson, Bryon P.

 

Residential greenness and blood lipids in urban-dwelling adults: The 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Fine particles exposure and cardiopulmonary morbidity in Jeddah: A time-series analysis

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Author(s): Carpenter, David; Khwaja, Haider

 

Assessing the association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constituents and cardiovascular diseases in a mega-city of Pakistan

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Lin, Shao; Carpenter, David; Khwaja, Haider

 

Three-dimensional architecture of epithelial primary cilia

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Author(s): Bowser Jr, Samuel

 

Vitamin D and testosterone coordinately modulate intracellular zinc levels and energy metabolism in prostate cancer cells

Journal: Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Author(s): Welsh, JoEllen

 

Ambient PM1 air pollution and cardiovascular disease prevalence: Insights from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Birth Characteristics: The Upstate KIDS Study

Journal: Epidemiology

Author(s): Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Bell, Erin

 

A Prospective Study of Early Pregnancy Essential Metal(loid)s and Glucose Levels Late in the Second Trimester

Journal: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Palmer, Christopher

 

Variability in the spatial density of vacant properties contributes to background lead (Pb) exposure in children

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Palmer, Christopher

 

Wheeze and Food Allergies in Children Born via Cesarean Delivery: The Upstate KIDS Study

Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology

Author(s): Lawrence, David; Bell, Erin

 

PM2.5 in a megacity of Asia (Karachi): Source apportionment and health effects

Journal: Atmospheric Environment

Author(s): Carpenter, David; Khwaja, Haider

 

Ultra-trace element analysis of human follicular fluid by ICP-MS/MS: pre-analytical challenges, contamination control, and matrix effects

Journal: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Bloom, Michael; Parsons, Patrick

 

Greenness around schools associated with lower risk of hypertension among children: Findings from the Seven Northeastern Cities Study in China

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Association of Breastfeeding and Air Pollution Exposure with Lung Function in Chinese Children

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Interlaboratory study of trace elements in keratinized matrices: characterization of four caprine horn reference materials and an investigation of current analytical methodologies

Journal: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Author(s): Galusha, Aubrey; Parsons, Patrick

 

Modification Effects of Population Expansion, Ageing, and Adaptation on Heat-Related Mortality Risks Under Different Climate Change Scenarios in Guangzhou, China

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Examining Endocrine Disruptors Measured in Newborn Dried Blood Spots and Early Childhood Growth in a Prospective Cohort

Journal: Obesity

Author(s): Bell, Erin; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

 

Association Between Greenness Surrounding Schools and Kindergartens and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children in China

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Detection limit for Ra-228 in drinking water by gamma spectrometry

Journal: American Society for Testing and Materials International

Author(s): Semkow, Thomas; Li, Xin; Chu, Liang

 

Overview of signal detection theory and detection limits

Journal: American Society for Testing and Materials International

Author(s): Semkow, Thomas; Li, Xin; Chu, Liang

 

Prenatal and early life exposures to ambient air pollution and development

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Racial disparity in maternal phthalates exposure; Association with racial disparity in fetal growth and birth outcomes

Journal: Environmental International

Author(s): Bloom, Michael

 

Metabolic Syndrome Among Asian Indians in the United States

Journal: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Author(s): Bell, Erin

 

Projected Changes in Maternal Heat Exposure During Early Pregnancy and the Associated Congenital Heart Defect Burden in the United States

Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

After the Storm: Short-term and Long-term Health Effects Following Superstorm Sandy among the Elderly

Journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Biomonitoring of populations in Western New York at risk for exposure to Great Lakes contaminants

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Parsons, Patrick; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Palmer, Christopher

 

Do multiple environmental factors impact four cancers in women in the contiguous United States?

Journal: Environmental Research

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Impact on Lung Function Among Children Exposed to Home New Surface Materials: The Seven Northeastern Cities Study in China

Journal: Indoor Air

Author(s): Bloom, Michael; Lin, Shao

 

Impact of geo-imputation on epidemiologic associations in a study of outdoor air pollution and respiratory hospitalization: Geographic imputation and environmental exposure assessment

Journal: Spatial and Spatiotemporal Epidemiology

Author(s): Fitzgerald, Edward; Lin, Shao

 

Accessibility of cooling centers to heat-vulnerable populations in New York State

Journal: Journal of Transport and Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

 

Impact of Extremely Hot Days on Emergency Department Visits for Cardiovascular Disease among Older Adults in New York State

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Author(s): Lin, Shao

Meet Our Students

ER Visits in New York

PhD student Najm Alsadat Madani worked with Professor David Carpenter to explore difference in rates of emergency room visits for respiratory disease in different counties in NY in relation to levels of air pollution, poverty, and smoking. Their work indicates that air pollution is the greatest risk factor for asthma attacks and smoking was the greatest risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory disease. They also found that poverty was strongly associated with increasing the rate of ER visits for all respiratory diseases.

Najm on stage at the doctoral hooding with the Provost and her mentor.
Najm graduated in May 2023. We are so proud of her and all our EHS graduates!

Blood Lead Determination by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (ETAAS)

Over the past 5 decades, extensive efforts have succeeded in reducing lead (Pb) exposures and further help lower population blood Pb levels. The CDC has recently decreased the blood Pb reference value from 5 µg/dL to 3.5 µg/dL. Emily Pacer's MS project was to improve the method for the determination of lead in blood using ETAAS instrumentation to support this lower blood Pb reference value for children.

 Now, Emily is located at the Wadsworth Center working with Patrick Parsons for her PhD. She recently attended the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, presenting a poster on her MS work titled, "An Improved Method for Blood Lead Determination by ETAAS: Validation and Commutability Studies using ICP-MS as a Reference Method" and won 2nd place.

 

Emily wears a lab coat and a mask and sits at a desk in the Wadsworth Center.

PFAS in Drinking Water

Claire Pattison is a research scientist in the Division of Environmental Health Assessment at the New York State Department of Health in Albany, New York. She is currently working on a CDC/ATSDR funded grant investigating the association between PFAS in drinking water and the effects of human health in two New York communities (Hoosick Falls and Newburgh). She plans to defend her dissertation next year to complete her Doctor of Public Health degree.

Water Supply Protection & Regulation

Christina Cloutier interns at the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection where she is assisting in updates for the regulation Title 10 Part 4-1 Protection Against Legionella and public inquiry regarding cooling tower compliance. The updates to the regulation will be helpful for monitoring cooling towers for contamination with Legionella.

A portrait of Christina Cloutier.

From Phthalates to Cancer Outcomes

Thoin Begum graduated with her PhD in Environmental Health Sciences in May 2022. Her dissertation examined the association between exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and difficulty in daily functioning among adults of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. She also has researched the outcomes of exposure to phthalates on infertility treatment outcomes among a fertility comprised cohort. Her work has expanded to examining the lifestyle patterns among Romanian women undergoing infertility treatment. Dr. Begum has also examined the long-term mental health effects of elderly individuals living in NYC exposed to Hurricane Sandy and is now examining water quality in rural Pakistan. She is shifting her focus to examine the social determinants of health and cancer outcomes among the Asian American population at her postdoctoral fellowship position at the Center for Asian Health in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University - and we can't wait to see where her career takes her!

Collaborating with the WHO

A review from PhD student Tamba Lebbie in collaboration with the World Health Organization shows that discarded electronics and electrical equipment pose health threats to children in African counties where it is imported and dismantled under unsafe conditions.

Tamba Lebbie stands next to his poster at Poster Day.
Amanda Andreas in Antarctica collecting forams for research.
Amanda Andreas in Antarctica collecting forams for research.

Prestigious Fellowship

PhD student Amanda Andreas was awarded the prestigious Johanna M. Resig Research Fellowship by the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research for her dissertation work entitled “Cytological and Physiological Impacts of Toxic Metals on an Agglutinated Antarctic Foraminifer.”

 

International Presentations

Dr. Omosehin Moyebi successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled, “Megacity: A Reservoir of Toxic Environmental Contaminants and Health Disease Burden” and presented his research titled, “State of Ambient Air Quality of a Mega City in Southeast Asia: A Case Study of Karachi, Pakistan” at the Asian Aerosol Conference in 2022.

Poster Day Presentations: Environmental Health Sciences Spotlight

MPH student Ashley Maitre worked with the Bureau of Toxic Substances Assessment to conduct a literature review to assess and summarize recent findings regarding the immunological benefits of fish or fish oil consumption.

PhD student Cindy Arthur has been working with Professor Erin Bell on the Multi-Site PFAS Health Study funded by the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The study, a collaboration between UAlbany and the New York State Department of Health, is looking at the health effects of PFAS in the city of Newburgh, NY, and the Hoosick Falls area, NY.

PhD student Najm Alsadat Madani worked with Professor David Carpenter to explore difference in rates of emergency room visits for respiratory disease in different counties in NY in relation to levels of air pollution, poverty, and smoking. Their work indicates that air pollution is the greatest risk factor for asthma attacks and smoking was the greatest risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory disease. They also found that poverty was strongly associated with increasing the rate of ER visits for all respiratory diseases.

MPH student Anne Pysnik interned at the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology at the state health department, looking at the demographic differences between those who preferred a mobile phlebotomy service versus a patient service center for sample collection.

Cindy stands next to her poster.
Cindy Arthur
Ashley stands next to her poster.
Ashley Maitre