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Critical Care Medicine
Jill Korsiak, Eric Lavigne, Hongyu You, Krystal Pollitt, Ryan Kulka, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Greg Evans, Richard T. Burnett, Scott Weichenthal
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether the associations between fine particulate matter, oxidant gases, and respiratory hospitalizations in children are influenced by particle constituents and oxidative potential. The results showed that stronger associations were observed when metals, sulfur, and particle oxidative potential were elevated.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luis Negral, Beatriz Suarez-Pena, Alvaro Amado, Laura Megido, Rosa Lara, Elena Maranon, Leonor Castrillon
Summary: High levels of settleable particulate matter (SPM) were found in an urban area highly impacted by nearby industrial activities. The main components were Fe and Ca, with Fe showing strong correlations with other elements. A risk assessment study was also conducted to evaluate the potential health risks associated with exposure to thirteen elements in these particles.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ranjeet S. Sokhi, Vikas Singh, Xavier Querol, Sandro Finardi, Admir Creso Targino, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Radenko Pavlovic, Rebecca M. Garland, Jordi Massague, Shaofei Kong, Alexander Baklanov, Lu Ren, Oksana Tarasova, Greg Carmichael, Vincent-Henri Peuch, Vrinda Anand, Graciela Arbilla, Kaitlin Badali, Gufran Beig, Luis Carlos Belalcazar, Andrea Bolignano, Peter Brimblecombe, Patricia Camacho, Alejandro Casallas, Jean-Pierre Charland, Jason Choi, Eleftherios Chourdakis, Isabelle Coll, Marty Collins, Josef Cyrys, Cleyton Martins da Silva, Alessandro Domenico Di Giosa, Anna Di Leo, Camilo Ferro, Mario Gavidia-Calderon, Amiya Gayen, Alexander Ginzburg, Fabrice Godefroy, Yuri Alexandra Gonzalez, Marco Guevara-Luna, Sk Mafizul Haque, Henno Havenga, Dennis Herod, Urmas Horrak, Tareq Hussein, Sergio Ibarra, Monica Jaimes, Marko Kaasik, Ravindra Khaiwal, Jhoon Kim, Anu Kousa, Jaakko Kukkonen, Markku Kulmala, Joel Kuula, Nathalie La Violette, Guido Lanzani, Xi Liu, Stephanie MacDougall, Patrick M. Manseau, Giada Marchegiani, Brian McDonald, Swasti Vardhan Mishra, Luisa T. Molina, Dennis Mooibroek, Suman Mor, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Fabio Murena, Jarkko Niemi, Steffen Noe, Thiago Nogueira, Michael Norman, Juan Luis Perez-Camano, Tuukka Petaja, Stuart Piketh, Aditi Rathod, Ken Reid, Armando Retama, Olivia Rivera, Nestor Y. Rojas, Jhojan P. Rojas-Quincho, Roberto San Jose, Odon Sanchez, Rodrigo J. Seguel, Salla Sillanpaa, Yushan Su, Nigel Tapper, Antonio Terrazas, Hilkka Timonen, Domenico Toscano, George Tsegas, Guus J. M. Velders, Christos Vlachokostas, Erika von Schneidemesser, V. P. M. Rajasree, Ravi Yadav, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Miguel Zavala
Summary: This study, coordinated by the WMO/GAW programme, aims to understand the behavior of key air pollutants during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The analysis focuses on changes in air quality in cities across the globe, with decreases observed in NO2 and NOx concentrations correlating with reduced mobility. However, complex signals suggest that sources other than vehicular emissions significantly contributed to the changes in air quality.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ulla Arthur Hvidtfeldt, Jie Chen, Sophia Rodopoulou, Maciej Strak, Kees de Hoogh, Tom Bellander, J. orgen Brandt, Francesco Forastiere, Boel Brynedal, Ole Hertel, Barbara Hoffmann, Klea Katsouyanni, Matthias Ketzel, Karin Leander, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Gabriele Nagel, Goran Pershagen, Debora Rizzuto, Evangelia Samoli, Rina So, Massimo Stafoggia, Anne Tj Onneland, Gudrun Weinmayr, Kathrin Wolf, Emanuel Zitt, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
Summary: This study assessed the association between residential exposure to air pollution and multiple myeloma. The results showed no significant association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of multiple myeloma.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nguyen Thanh Tung, Yueh-Lun Lee, Shang-Yang Lin, Chih-Da Wu, Hoang Ba Dung, Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Yi-Chun Kuan, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Chen-Chen Lo, Kang Lo, Kin-Fai Ho, Wen-Te Liu, Hsiao-Chi Chuang
Summary: This study found an association between air pollution and overnight changes in body composition and sleep-related parameters, with AHI being related to changes in fat percentage, muscle mass, and basal metabolic rate.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guus J. M. Velders, Saskia M. Willers, Joost Wesseling, Sef van den Elshout, Eric van der Swaluw, Dennis Mooibroek, Sjoerd van Ratingen
Summary: The lockdown measures in 2020 resulted in reductions in air pollutant concentrations in the Netherlands, with decreases ranging from 10-30% for various pollutants at different locations. Traffic contributions and PM2.5 concentrations showed significant decreases during the lockdown period.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhenyu Wang, Huan Zhao, Han Xu, Jie Li, Tong Ma, Linlin Zhang, Yinchang Feng, Guoliang Shi
Summary: This study investigates the characteristics of pollution types and quantifies the effects of drivers on air pollutants and CO2 formation through comprehensive observational data and machine learning algorithms. It suggests that controlling common sources of PM2.5-CO2 under multiple pollution types is an efficient solution to alleviate environmental pollution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Stephanie R. Schneider, Kristyn Lee, Guadalupe Santos, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
Summary: As the climate warms, wildfires are increasing in size and frequency, impacting air quality by elevating concentrations of PM2.5, NO2, and CO. This study established an automated method to identify wildfire-influenced periods in urban areas and found that wildfires have a relatively greater impact on pollutants like CO and NO2 due to decreasing urban baseline concentrations over time.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Feiby L. Nassan, Anna Kosheleva, Cuicui Wang, Zongli Xu, Qian Di, Weeberb J. Requia, Nicole T. Comfort, Haotian Wu, Louise C. Laurent, Peter DeHoff, Pantel Vokonas, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: This study found that air pollution and temperature have significant effects on the peripheral blood microRNA profiles of participants in the Normative Aging Study. PM2.5 had the most pronounced association with ex-miRNAs. Pathway analysis revealed that these exposure-related ex-miRNAs may be linked to multiple clinical diseases.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rongqi Abbie Liu, Yaguang Wei, Xinye Qiu, Anna Kosheleva, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: Short-term exposure to PM2.5, O-3, and NO2 is associated with increased risks for all-cause mortality, even at levels below current permissible standards.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Feiby L. Nassan, Anna Kosheleva, Cuicui Wang, Zongli Xu, Qian Di, Weeberb J. Requia, Nicole T. Comfort, Haotian Wu, Louise C. Laurent, Peter DeHoff, Pantel Vokonas, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: This study investigates the association between exposure to ambient air pollution and temperature and extracellular microRNA (ex-miRNA) profiles. The results show significant associations between levels of PM2.5, O3, NO2, and ambient temperature and 82 unique ex-miRNAs. These associations may lead to the development of clinical diseases, and further research on environmental risk factors and ex-miRNAs is warranted.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erika Garcia, Brittney Marian, Zhanghua Chen, Kenan Li, Fred Lurmann, Frank Gilliland, Sandrah P. Eckel
Summary: This study identified associations between long-term ambient air pollution and COVID-19 mortality, particularly in communities with historically high pollution levels. Data from California showed that PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and O-3 were positively correlated with COVID-19 mortality.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hari S. Iyer, Jaime E. Hart, Melissa R. Fiffer, Elise G. Elliott, Jeff D. Yanosky, Joel D. Kaufman, Robin C. Puett, Francine Laden
Summary: This study examined the associations between multiple particulate matter and gaseous air pollutants and inflammatory cytokines. The findings suggest that these associations are generally weak, and further research is needed to clarify the specific mechanisms.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brittany Woodby, Michelle M. Arnold, Giuseppe Valacchi
Summary: This review explores the potential molecular mechanisms by which exposure to air pollutants affects viral infections and COVID-19 pathogenesis. The authors suggest that pollutant exposure may impact various stages of the viral life cycle, leading to altered immune responses and increased susceptibility to disease.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Yu, Jason Su, Michael Jerrett, Kimberly C. Paul, Eunice Lee, I. -Fan Shih, Mary Haan, Beate Ritz
Summary: This study investigated the interactions between air pollution and noise on cognitive impairment in elderly Mexican Americans. The results showed that PM2.5 and NO2 air pollution have a negative impact on cognitive function in this population. Additionally, the study found that traffic-related noise exposure may exacerbate the effects of air pollution on cognitive function.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin J. Questad, Marlee Antill, Nanfeng Liu, E. Natasha Stavros, Philip A. Townsend, Susan Bonfield, David Schimel
Summary: Understanding trends in species loss through vegetation mapping is crucial. The team developed a method to rapidly collect ground-truth data for shrubland plant communities using semi-aerial photos captured with a high-resolution digital camera. This image-based method showed higher efficiency compared to traditional ground surveys. However, there was lower correspondence in estimates of species richness and evenness.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Evan Greenberg, David R. Thompson, Daniel Jensen, Philip A. Townsend, Natalie Queally, Adam Chlus, Cedric G. Fichot, Joshua P. Harringmeyer, Marc Simard
Summary: Global spectroscopic missions need to consider the optical properties of both land and sea when observing coastal environments. This study presents a method for simultaneously correcting terrestrial and aquatic optical effects in wetland environments, demonstrating the importance of these corrections for accurate remote sensing.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Fabian D. Schneider, Maria Joao Santos, Amanda Armstrong, Ana Carnaval, Kyla M. Dahlin, Lola Fatoyinbo, George C. Hurtt, David Schimel, Philip A. Townsend, Susan L. Ustin, Zhihui Wang, Adam M. Wilson
Summary: This Perspective discusses the importance of integrating remote sensing with field-based ecology and evolution to fully understand and preserve Earth's biodiversity. The inclusive integration of data collected through different methods can benefit conservation efforts and advance biodiversity science.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Qu Zhou, Sheng Wang, Nanfeng Liu, Philip A. Townsend, Chongya Jiang, Bin Peng, Wouter Verhoef, Kaiyu Guan
Summary: This study proposed an operational atmospheric correction pipeline for obtaining surface reflectance from AHIS data. The research focused on selecting a suitable model for atmospheric lookup tables, identifying key parameters for atmospheric correction, and testing the performance of machine learning emulators. The proposed method improved the accuracy and efficiency of atmospheric correction.
ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING
(2023)
Article
Ecology
John D. J. Clare, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Nanfeng Liu, Jennifer L. Stenglein, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Jonathan N. Pauli, Philip A. Townsend
Summary: Predators and prey engage in games where they must counter each other's moves, with multiple phases operating at different scales. Recent work has highlighted the potential issues related to scale-sensitive inferences in predator-prey interactions, and there is growing appreciation for the predictable dynamics of these interactions. Using trail cameras, researchers characterized the foraging games between white-tailed deer and canid predators, focusing on temporal scale and seasonal variation. Linear features were found to strongly influence predator detection rates, suggesting their importance in canid foraging tactics. Deer responses were more sensitive to risk at finer scales, indicating that commonly used coarser scales may miss important insights into prey risk-response. Time allocation and factors such as forest cover, snow, and plant phenology were key factors in deer risk management, while factors associated with predator encounter were less influential. Seasonal variation in predator-prey interactions may be common in seasonal environments.
Article
Plant Sciences
Antonella Calzone, Mariagrazia Tonelli, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Giacomo Lorenzini, Cristina Nali, Elisa Pellegrini
Summary: Secondary metabolites are important in plant defense mechanisms, but their metabolic effects under combined stress are still unclear. In this study, two pomegranate cultivars were exposed to salt and ozone stress to investigate their effects on leaf polyphenolic composition and phenylpropanoid pathway. The results showed that one cultivar responded positively to the stresses, while the other cultivar exhibited higher salt and ozone tolerance.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jie Hu, Alfred E. Hartemink, Ankur R. Desai, Philip A. Townsend, Rose Z. Abramoff, Zhe Zhu, Debjani Sihi, Jingyi Huang
Summary: Current carbon cycle models have focused on the effects of climate and land-use change on primary productivity and microbial-mineral dependent carbon turnover in the topsoil, but have overlooked the importance of vertical soil processes and soil response to land-use change along the profile. In this study, spatial-temporal analysis was used to estimate soil organic carbon (SOC) change at NEON sites in the USA over 30 years. The study found that different soil types and land-use practices had significant impacts on SOC accumulation or loss, and identified runoff/erosion, leaching potential, vertical translocation, and mineral sorption as the key factors controlling SOC variation.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Sarah A. Wegmueller, William B. Monahan, Philip A. Townsend
Summary: Effective management of forest insects and diseases requires early detection of abnormal mortality among individual tree species. TreeCAP is an open-source system that uses freely available imagery to create maps of tree condition. It has been successfully applied to detect tree mortality in various study sites with a high overall accuracy.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Andrea Viviano, Emiliano Mori, Jacopo Manzini, Elena Paoletti, Yasutomo Hoshika, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Claudia Pisuttu, Samuele Risoli, Alessandro Materassi, Barbara Baesso Moura
Summary: The study investigated the effect of different ozone concentrations on grape consumption by Eurasian magpies. The results showed that increasing ozone concentrations limited the consumption of grapes by magpies, possibly due to the deterrent effect of ozone.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eya Cherif, Hannes Feilhauer, Katja Berger, Phuong D. Dao, Michael Ewald, Tobias B. Hank, Yuhong He, Kyle R. Kovach, Bing Lu, Philip A. Townsend, Teja Kattenborn
Summary: Large-scale information on vegetation properties is crucial for understanding ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. Hyperspectral remote sensing can be used to map multiple plant traits, but there is a lack of generalized methods to translate reflectance data into relevant traits across different environments and sensors. This study proposes a multi-trait modeling approach using Convolutional Neural Networks, which outperforms single-trait models in predicting various structural and chemical traits in different vegetation types.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
H. M. Dierssen, M. Gierach, L. S. Guild, A. Mannino, J. Salisbury, S. Schollaert Uz, J. Scott, P. A. Townsend, K. Turpie, M. Tzortziou, E. Urquhart, R. Vandermeulen, P. J. Werdell
Summary: NASA plans to launch three new missions within the next decade using imaging spectrometers to study aquatic science and applications. These missions will evaluate long-term trends in phytoplankton biomass linked to climate change and provide new spectral capabilities for assessing aquatic biogeochemistry, biophysics, and habitats. Hyperspectral measurements combined with advanced retrieval algorithms can provide new information on phytoplankton community composition and water quality.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Raquel Peron-Danaher, Lorenzo Cotrozzi, Ali Masjedi, Laramy S. Enders, Christian H. Krupke, Michael V. Mickelbart, John J. Couture
Summary: Root-feeding herbivores present challenges for insect scouting, and hyperspectral data can help to detect plant stress. However, the limitations of using hyperspectral data in multi-stress environments are still unclear.
Article
Plant Sciences
Athos Pedrelli, Gian Piero Ricci, Alessandra Panattoni, Cristina Nali, Lorenzo Cotrozzi
Summary: This study investigated the presence of viruses in autochthonous plum trees in Tuscany and analyzed their physiological and biochemical responses to virus infections. The results showed that the plum trees were infected with plum pox virus and plum bark necrosis steam pitting associated virus, with co-infection exacerbating the detrimental effects on photosynthesis and chlorophyll content. Additionally, changes in accessory pigments and sugars were observed in response to virus-induced oxidative stress.
Article
Horticulture
Athos Pedrelli, Alessandra Panattoni, Cristina Nali, Lorenzo Cotrozzi
Summary: This study is the first to identify fig mosaic disease (FMD) in central Italy and confirm that it is caused by fig mosaic virus (FMV). The study also reveals the negative effects of FMV on photosynthesis and organic acid biosynthesis in fig leaves, and identifies new FMV isolates.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Q. J. Antonio Guzman, Jesus N. Pinto-Ledezma, David Frantz, Philip A. Townsend, Jennifer Juzwik, Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Summary: This study proposes a new workflow for monitoring oak wilt disease using satellite observations. By analyzing the temporal changes in pigments and photosynthetic activity of oak trees affected by the pathogenic fungus, the disease progression can be tracked using land surface phenology metrics. The results show that it is feasible to accurately differentiate between healthy, symptomatic, and dead oak trees using satellite observations, providing valuable information for disease monitoring and treatment decision-making.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)