A systematic review of the use of silicone wristbands for environmental exposure assessment, with a focus on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

L Hamzai, N Lopez Galvez, E Hoh… - Journal of exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Exposure assessment is critical for connecting environmental pollutants to
health outcomes and evaluating impacts of interventions or environmental policies. Silicone …

Personal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Appalachian mining communities

M Hendryx, S Wang, KA Romanak, A Salamova… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coal mining activities may increase residential exposure to polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), but personal PAH exposures have not been studied in mining areas …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the exposome concept to working life health: the EU EPHOR project

A Pronk, M Loh, E Kuijpers, M Albin… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Exposures at work have a major impact on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Current risk
reduction policies and strategies are informed by existing scientific evidence, which is …

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes: placement of wearable passive samplers alters exposure profiles observed

JP Koelmel, EZ Lin, A Nichols, P Guo… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemical exposures are a major risk factor for many diseases. Comprehensive
characterization of personal exposures is necessary to highlight chemicals of concern and …

Exposure of children and mothers to organophosphate esters: Prediction by house dust and silicone wristbands

Q Xie, Q Guan, L Li, X Pan, CL Ho, X Liu, S Hou… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ubiquitous human exposure to organophosphorus tri-esters (tri-OPEs) has been reported
worldwide. Previous studies investigated the feasibility of using house dust and wristbands …

[HTML][HTML] Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort

K DeLay, EZ Lin, JP Koelmel, R Bornman… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
The burden of disease associated with environmental exposures disproportionately impacts
residents of low-and middle-income countries. Children living in rural regions of these …

Calibration of polydimethylsiloxane and XAD-Pocket passive air samplers (PAS) for measuring gas-and particle-phase SVOCs

JO Okeme, A Saini, C Yang, J Zhu, F Smedes… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has seen wide use as the stationary phase of gas
chromatographic columns, a passive sampler in water, and recently as a personal exposure …

Can silicone passive samplers be used for measuring exposure of e-waste workers to flame retardants?

LV Nguyen, S Gravel, F Labrèche… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Silicone passive samplers were assessed for measuring personal exposure to 37 flame
retardants at three Québec e-waste recycling facilities. Silicone brooches (n= 45) …

[HTML][HTML] Pesticide exposure and child growth in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

L Bliznashka, A Roy, LM Jaacks - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), pesticides are widely used in
agricultural and residential settings. Little is known about how pesticides affect child growth …

Use of exposomic methods incorporating sensors in environmental epidemiology

BT Doherty, JP Koelmel, EZ Lin, ME Romano… - Current Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The exposome is a recently coined concept that comprises the
totality of nongenetic factors that affect human health. It is recognized as a major conceptual …