作者
Jaymie R Meliker, Melissa J Slotnick, Gillian A AvRuskin, Andrew Kaufmann, Geoffrey M Jacquez, Jerome O Nriagu
发表日期
2005/5
期刊
Journal of Geographical Systems
卷号
7
期号
1
页码范围
49-66
出版商
Springer-Verlag
简介
A thorough assessment of human exposure to environmental agents should incorporate mobility patterns and temporal changes in human behaviors and concentrations of contaminants; yet the temporal dimension is often under-emphasized in exposure assessment endeavors, due in part to insufficient tools for visualizing and examining temporal datasets. Spatio-temporal visualization tools are valuable for integrating a temporal component, thus allowing for examination of continuous exposure histories in environmental epidemiologic investigations. An application of these tools to a bladder cancer case-control study in Michigan illustrates continuous exposure life-lines and maps that display smooth, continuous changes over time. Preliminary results suggest increased risk of bladder cancer from combined exposure to arsenic in drinking water (>25 μg/day) and heavy smoking (>30 cigarettes/day) in the …
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