Multipollutant Mixtures

Nitrogen Oxides

Ozone & Oxidants

Exposure Methods

In this issue of Update, read about a major HEI study in Europe that found evidence of health effects at low levels of air pollution; a new Board Chair; our first-ever Director of Science Communications; steps HEI is taking toward diversity, equity, and inclusion; the launch of new studies on wildfires and the effectiveness of air quality policies, and more.

Mortality and Morbidity Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Low-Level PM2.5, BC, NO2, and O3: An Analysis of European Cohorts in the ELAPSE Project

Research Report 208

Bert Brunekreef

Maciej Strak

Jie Chen

Zorana J Andersen

Richard Atkinson

Mariska Bauwelinck

et al.

2021

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Nitrogen Oxides

Ozone & Oxidants

Exposure Methods

Research Report 208 presents a study by Bert Brunekreef at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and colleagues examining associations between exposures to relatively low levels of air pollution below the current EU standards and several health outcomes among participants in 22 European cohorts.

Social Susceptibility to Multiple Air Pollutants in Cardiovascular Disease

Research Report 206

Jane E Clougherty

Jamie L Humphrey

Ellen J Kinnee

Lucy F Robinson

Leslie A McClure

Laura D Kubzansky

Colleen E Reid

2021

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Nitrogen Oxides

Ozone & Oxidants

Research Report 206 presents a study led by Dr. Jane Clougherty at Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. Clougherty and colleagues examined whether associations between community- and individual-level cardiovascular disease events and ambient air pollutants vary by social stressors.

Update Fall 2019

Newsletter

Health Effects Institute

2019

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Statistical Methods

In this issue of Update, read about HEI’s publication of two major reports evaluating the extent to which air pollution at low levels of exposure may have consequences for public health; a revised draft of our Strategic Plan for 2020–2025; a new epidemiologist appointed to the HEI Review Committee; the communication of HEI research at important government, industry, and scientific conferences; and more.

Mortality–Air Pollution Associations in Low-Exposure Environments (MAPLE): Phase 1

Research Report 203

Michael Brauer

Jeffrey R. Brook

Tanya Christidis

Yen Chu

Dan Crouse

Anders Erickson

Perry Hystad

Chi Li

Randall V Martin

Jun Meng

Amanda J. Pappin

Lauren L. Pinault

Michael Tjepkema

Aaron van Donkelaar

Scott Weichenthal

Richard T Burnett

2019

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Research Report 203 describes the first-phase results of a study evaluating the relationship between long-term exposure to low concentrations of PM_2.5 and non-accidental mortality, including a characterization of the shape of the concentration–response functions, in a large population-based cohort (~9 million adults) in Canada. The report also presents the detailed Commentary on the study by HEI’s Low-Exposure Epidemiology Studies Review Panel.

Assessing Adverse Health Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Low Levels of Ambient Air Pollution: Phase 1

Research Report 200

Francesca Dominici

Joel Schwartz

Qian Di

Danielle Braun

Christine Choirat

Antonella Zanobetti

2019

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Statistical Methods

Research Report 200 describes the first-phase results of a study examining any association between exposure to low levels of air pollution — both PM_2.5 and O₃ — and all-cause mortality in a population of 61 million Medicare enrollees residing in the continental United States. The report also presents the detailed Commentary on the study by HEI’s Low-Exposure Epidemiology Studies Review Panel.

Developing Multipollutant Exposure Indicators of Traffic Pollution: The Dorm Room Inhalation to Vehicle Emissions (DRIVE) Study

Research Report 196

Jeremy A Sarnat

Armistead (Ted) G Russell

Donghai Liang

Jennifer L Moutinho

Rachel Golan

Rodney J Weber

Dong Gao

Stefanie Ebelt

Howard H Chang

Roby Greenwald

Tianwei Yu

2018

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Traffic-related

Research Report 196, Developing Multipollutant Exposure Indicators of Traffic Pollution: The Dorm Room Inhalation to Vehicle Emissions (DRIVE) Study, describes a study by Dr. Jeremy A. Sarnat that evaluated single- and multipollutant metrics of exposure to traffic-related air pollutants near and farther away from a major highway in Atlanta, as well as biological markers in a panel of students.

Update Summer 2017

Newsletter

Health Effects Institute

2017

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