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Accounting for the Health Benefits of Air Pollution Regulations in China, 2008–2019

Patrick L Kinney
Beizhan Yan
Xiaoming Shi
Maigeng Zhou
Shuxiao Wang
Haotian Zheng
et al.
2026
Research Report 239
Air Pollution
Ozone & Oxidants
Particulate Matter
Accountability
Innovation
Exposure Methods
Statistical Methods

This report presents a study led by Patrick L. Kinney at the Boston University School of Public Health. Kinney and colleagues evaluated major national regulatory policies that were implemented in China between 2008 and 2019 to reduce air emissions. This study represents an impressive example of a large-scale accountability study that shows the effectiveness of implementing a suite of air pollution regulations.

Intersections as Hot Spots: Assessing the Contribution of Localized Nontailpipe Emissions and Noise on the Association Between Traffic and Children’s Lung Function

Meredith Franklin
Scott Fruin
Rob McConnell
Xiaozhe Yin
Masoud Fallah-Shorshani
2026
Research Report 241
Air Pollution
Multipollutant Mixtures
Particulate Matter
Traffic-related
Exposure Methods

This report presents a study led by Meredith Franklin at the University of Southern California. Franklin and colleagues examined the association between nontailpipe particle exposures and lung function in the landmark Children’s Health Study in Southern California and explored the role of noise and green space.

Predictive, Source-Oriented Modeling and Measurements to Evaluate Community Exposures to Air Pollutants and Noise from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz
David Allen
Pawel Misztal
Elizabeth Matsui
Roger Peng
Yosuke Kimura
et al.
2026
Research Report 240
Air Toxics
Ozone & Oxidants
Particulate Matter
Energy

This report presents a study led by Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz at The University of Texas at Austin. Hildebrandt Ruiz and colleagues examined population exposures to air emissions and noise in a major US oil and gas region and developed a model for use in multiple regions to predict population exposures and assess the effectiveness of interventions intended to mitigate emissions to the air. 

Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Birth Weight: The Roles of Noise, Placental Function, Green Space, Physical Activity, and Socioeconomic Status (FRONTIER)

Payam Dadvand
Jordi Sunyer
Ioar Rivas
Maria Dolores Gómez-Roig
Elisa Llurba
Maria Foraster
et al.
2026
Research Report 236
Air Pollution
Nitrogen Oxides
Multipollutant Mixtures
Particulate Matter
Traffic-related

This report presents a study led by co-principal investigators Payam Dadvand and Jordi Sunyer at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). Dadvand, Sunyer, and colleagues examined the effects of prenatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution on fetal growth and placental function in a newly established cohort of 1,080 women living in Barcelona, Spain.

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