Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eric Garshick, Carrie A. Redlich, Anna Korpak, Andrew K. Timmons, Nicholas L. Smith, Karen Nakayama, Coleen P. Baird, Paul Ciminera, Farrah Kheradmand, Vincent S. Fan, Jaime E. Hart, Petros Koutrakis, Ware Kuschner, Octavian Ioachimescu, Michael Jerrett, Phillipe R. Montgrain, Susan P. Proctor, Emily S. Wan, Christine H. Wendt, Cherry Wongtrakool, Paul D. Blanc
Summary: Exposures to burn pit smoke and military occupational VGDF (dusts or fumes) during deployment were associated with an increased odds of chronic respiratory symptoms among US Veterans.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jianghong Liu, Lea Ghastine, Phoebe Um, Elizabeth Rovit, Tina Wu
Summary: Environmental exposures such as heavy metals, noise pollution, light pollution, second-hand smoke, and air pollution have been shown to have detrimental effects on various aspects of sleep health. While there is growing empirical evidence supporting the association between these exposures and sleep problems, the relationship between light exposure and sleep remains unclear and requires further investigation to elucidate the exact mechanisms of action.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guoao Li, Jianjun Liu, Huanhuan Lu, Wenlei Hu, Mingjun Hu, Jialiu He, Wanjun Yang, Zhenyu Zhu, Jinliang Zhu, Hanshuang Zhang, Huanhuan Zhao, Fen Huang
Summary: This study aimed to explore individual air pollution exposure evaluation and the association between multiple environmental factors and obesity among adult residents in rural areas of China. The results showed that air pollution was positively associated with obesity, while green space had a protective effect on obesity. The study suggested improving air quality and increasing green space to alleviate the burden of disease caused by obesity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexandra Strassmann, Kees de Hoogh, Martin Roosli, Sarah R. Haile, Alexander Turk, Matthias Bopp, Milo A. Puhan
Summary: This study investigated the associations between short-term air pollution exposure and lung function, finding that nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter were negatively associated with lung function in adults, especially long-term PM2.5 exposure with forced vital capacity. These findings add to the evidence of adverse effects of air pollution on lung function in adults.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marine Savoure, Emeline Lequy, Jean Bousquet, Jie Chen, Kees de Hoogh, Marcel Goldberg, Danielle Vienneau, Marie Zins, Rachel Nadif, Benedicte Jacquemin
Summary: The study found that long-term residential exposure to PM2.5, BC, and NO2 was significantly associated with an increase in the prevalence of current rhinitis in French adults. Among air pollutants, BC may be of particular interest in relation to rhinitis.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nabeel Abdur Rehman, Scott Counts
Summary: By utilizing query data from a large commercial search engine, this study identified the prevalence of respiratory illness in the United States across census tracts, covering 23 thousand tracts in 500 cities. Results showed that search query data can be integrated with other relevant data, with models that incorporate all data sources correlating with ground truth data at 0.91 for asthma and 0.88 for COPD.
Article
Pediatrics
Rebekah Boyd, Hannah McMullen, Halil Beqaj, David Kalfa
Summary: Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common congenital abnormality, has unknown causes. Understanding the complex relationship between genetics and environmental exposures is crucial for studying the development of CHD. Previous population-level studies have focused on maternal environmental exposures, but few have investigated the interplay between multiple exposures. This review examines the literature on maternal and paternal prenatal exposures and proposes using the exposome framework to identify synergy between exposures. Mechanistic pathways linking prenatal environmental exposures to CHD development are also proposed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Koch, Sasha Khomenko, Marta Cirach, Monica Ubalde-Lopez, Sacha Baclet, Carolyn Daher, Laura Hidalgo, Mare Lohmus, Debora Rizzuto, Romain Rumpler, Yusak Susilo, Siddharth Venkataraman, Sandra Wegener, Gregory A. Wellenius, James Woodcock, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
Summary: Responses to COVID-19 altered environmental exposures and health behaviors. The study quantified changes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2), noise, physical activity, and greenspace visits and estimated the impacts on diagnoses of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, depression, and anxiety. The results showed that reductions in physical activity had the greatest impact, and to reduce cardiovascular and mental health impacts, decreases in NO2 and noise should be sustained without reducing physical activity.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Apolline Saucy, Ulrike Gehring, Sergio Olmos, Cyrille Delpierre, Jeroen de Bont, Olena Gruzieva, Kees de Hoogh, Anke Huss, Petter Ljungman, Erik Melen, Asa Persson, Inka Pieterson, Marjan Tewis, Zhebin Yu, Roel Vermeulen, Jelle Vlaanderen, Cathryn Tonne
Summary: Residential relocation is used as a natural experiment in epidemiological studies to assess the health impact of environmental changes. Predictors of relocation differ between adult and birth cohorts, and movers tend to experience higher levels of air pollution. Higher socioeconomic position is associated with a higher probability of relocation towards healthier levels of the urban exposome. These findings provide valuable insights for reducing bias in epidemiological studies using relocation as a natural experiment.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christina M. Eckhardt, Haotian Wu
Summary: Inhaled environmental exposures from tobacco smoking and air pollution contribute to oxidative stress and inflammation in the lungs, accelerating lung aging and impairing critical repair mechanisms. Interventions to minimize exposure are crucial for improving lung health, while further research into therapies to prevent premature lung aging is needed.
CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chien-Hong Chou, Yen-Fu Chen, Hung-Chueh Peng, Chung-Yu Chen, Bor-Wen Cheng
Summary: This study aimed to determine the correlation between pollutant levels and exacerbation risks in areas exposed to environmental pollution sources. The results showed that in areas exposed to environmental pollution sources, there is a significant correlation between NO2, O3, and humidity with the main causes of severe acute exacerbation in patients with chronic airway disease. Patients with chronic airway disease and poor lung function are more likely to experience severe acute exacerbations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahnaz Badpa, Kathrin Wolf, Alexandra Schneider, Christiane Winkler, Florian Haupt, Annette Peters, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler
Summary: This study found that residential exposure to lower levels of air temperature during pregnancy and early life is associated with an increased risk of islet autoimmunity in children before the age of six.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Evelise Pereira Barboza, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Albert Ambros, Thiago Herick de Sa, Natalie Mueller
Summary: This study conducted a health impact assessment in Sao Paulo, Brazil and found that not complying with health limits for air pollution, green space, and temperature exposures results in a significant mortality burden. The study highlights the importance of improving urban and transport planning practices.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiran Yuchi, Michael Brauer, Agatha Czekajlo, Hugh W. Davies, Zoe Davis, Martin Guhn, Ingrid Jarvis, Michael Jerrett, Lorien Nesbitt, Tim F. Oberlander, Hind Sbihi, Jason Su, Matilda van den Bosch
Summary: This study found a correlation between low greenspace and high air pollution exposure and increased risk of ADHD in children, while greenspace and low air pollution were associated with significantly lower risk. These results suggest that environmental factors may play a role in the development of ADHD.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Feifei Liu, Ke Zhang, Gongbo Chen, Jie He, Mengnan Pan, Feng Zhou, Xiangxiang Wang, Jiahui Tong, Yuming Guo, Shanshan Li, Hao Xiang
Summary: This study found that exposure to PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 was associated with elevated blood sugar levels and increased incidence of diabetes in elderly Chinese populations. With the rising prevalence and incidence of diabetes in China, urgent measures to improve air quality are needed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Dylan E. O'Sullivan, Darren R. Brenner, Paul J. Villeneuve, Stephen D. Walter, Paul A. Demers, Christine M. Friedenreich, Will D. King
Summary: The study estimated the burden of BCC and SCC associated with UVR and modifiable UVR behaviors in Canada in 2015, with most BCCs and SCCs being attributable to UVR. Adult sunburn and sunbathing were found to have significant relative risks for BCC and SCC, contributing to a considerable portion of the burden associated with modifiable UVR behaviors.
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
(2021)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Mark S. Goldberg, Paul J. Villeneuve
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Mark S. Goldberg, Paul J. Villeneuve
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Paul J. Villeneuve, Mark S. Goldberg
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paul J. Villeneuve, Franco Momoli, Marie-Elise Parent, Jack Siemiatycki, Michelle C. Turner, Daniel Krewski
Summary: The study found that the incidence rates of glioma in Canada remained stable between 1992 and 2015, despite the marked increase in the number of cell phone subscribers. This suggests that there may not be a causal link between cellphones and glioma.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Hedyeh Ebrahimi, Zahra Aryan, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Catherine Bisignano, Shahabeddin Rezaei, Farhad Pishgar, Lisa M. Force, Hassan Abolhassani, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Shailesh M. Advani, Sohail Ahmad, Fares Alahdab, Vahid Alipour, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Saeed Amini, Robert Ancuceanu, Catalina Liliana Andrei, Tudorel Andrei, Jalal Arabloo, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Malke Asaad, Marcel Ausloos, Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Atif Amin Baig, Ali Bijani, Antonio Biondi, Tone Bjorge, Dejana Braithwaite, Michael Brauer, Hermann Brenner, Maria Teresa Bustamante-Teixeira, Zahid A. Butt, Giulia Carreras, Carlos A. Castaneda-Orjuela, Odgerel Chimed-Ochir, Dinh-Toi Chu, Michael T. Chung, Aaron J. Cohen, Kelly Compton, Baye Dagnew, Xiaochen Dai, Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, Frances E. Dean, Meseret Derbew Molla, Abebaw Alemayehu Desta, Tim Robert Driscoll, Emerito Jose A. Faraon, Pawan Sirwan Faris, Irina Filip, Florian Fischer, Weijia Fu, Silvano Gallus, Birhan Gebresillassie Gebregiorgis, Ahmad Ghashghaee, Mahaveer Golechha, Kebebe Bekele Gonfa, Giuseppe Gorini, Barbara Niegia Garcia Goulart, Maximiliano Ribeiro Guerra, Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Samer Hamidi, Simon I. Hay, Claudiu Herteliu, Chi Linh Hoang, Nobuyuki Horita, Mihaela Hostiuc, Mowafa Househ, Ivo Iavicoli, Irena M. Ilic, Milena D. Ilic, Seyed Sina Naghibi Irvani, Farhad Islami, Ashwin Kamath, Supreet Kaur, Rovshan Khalilov, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Jonathan M. Kocarnik, Burcu Kucuk Bicer, G. Anil Kumar, Carlo La Vecchia, Qing Lan, Ivan Landires, Savita Lasrado, Paolo Lauriola, Elvynna Leong, Bingyu Li, Stephen S. Lim, Alan D. Lopez, Azeem Majeed, Reza Malekzadeh, Navid Manafi, Ritesh G. Menezes, Tomasz Miazgowski, Sanjeev Misra, Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Shafiu Mohammed, Ali H. Mokdad, Alex Molassiotis, Lorenzo Monasta, Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Lidia Morawska, Joana Morgado-da-Costa, Shane Douglas Morrison, Mukhammad David Naimzada, Javad Nazari, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Rajan Nikbakhsh, Virginia Nunez-Samudio, Andrew T. Olagunju, Nikita Otstavnov, Stanislav S. Otstavnov, P. A. Mahesh, Adrian Pana, Eun-Kee Park, Faheem Hyder Pottoo, Akram Pourshams, Mohammad Rabiee, Navid Rabiee, Amir Radfar, Alireza Rafiei, Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Pradhum Ram, Priya Rathi, David Laith Rawaf, Salman Rawaf, Nima Rezaei, Nicholas L. S. Roberts, Thomas J. Roberts, Luca Ronfani, Gholamreza Roshandel, Abdallah M. Samy, Milena M. Santric-Milicevic, Brijesh Sathian, Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider, Mario Sekerija, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Feng Sha, Masood Ali Shaikh, Rajesh Sharma, Aziz Sheikh, Sara Sheikhbahaei, Sudeep K. Siddappa Malleshappa, Jasvinder A. Singh, Freddy Sitas, Emma Elizabeth Spurlock, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Rafael Tabares-Seisdedos, Eyayou Girma Tadesse, Ken Takahashi, Eugenio Traini, Bach Xuan Tran, Khanh Bao Tran, Ravensara S. Travillian, Marco Vacante, Paul J. Villeneuve, Francesco S. Violante, Zabihollah Yousefi, Deniz Yuce, Vesna Zadnik, Maryam Zamanian, Kazem Zendehdel, Jianrong Zhang, Zhi-Jiang Zhang, Farshad Farzadfar, Christopher J. L. Murray, Mohsen Naghavi
Summary: Global incidence and mortality rates of respiratory tract cancers, including tracheal, bronchus, lung cancer, and larynx cancer, have increased over the past decade, especially in lower SDI quintiles and among females. Prioritizing preventive measures such as smoking control interventions, air quality management focused on major pollution sources, and access to clean energy is essential in these settings.
LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Abdallah Alami, Daniel Krewski, Donald Mattison, Kumanan Wilson, Christopher A. Gravel, Paul J. Villeneuve, Patrick J. Farrell, James A. G. Crispo, Santiago Perez-Lloret
Summary: There have been reports of rare complications, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, following mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations among young adults. A higher-than-expected reporting rate of these complications has been observed, particularly after the second dose, in males compared to females, and with decreasing risk with age. Confirmatory epidemiological studies should be conducted due to the limitations of passive surveillance data.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paul J. Villeneuve, Howard Morrison, Karena Volesky, Rachel S. D. Lane
Summary: This study examined mortality data from a cohort of fluorspar miners and found a lower mortality ratio for circulatory disease compared to the Newfoundland male population. There was no significant difference in relative risk of circulatory disease between the high and low exposure groups, indicating no association between occupational exposure to radon progeny and circulatory disease risk.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paul J. Villeneuve, Howard I. Morrison, Karena Volesky, Rachel S. D. Lane
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paul J. Villeneuve, David Huynh, Eric Lavigne, Ian Colman, Hymie Anisman, Cheryl Peters, Laura A. Rodriguez-Villamizar
Summary: Approximately 1900 people die by suicide daily worldwide. Previous research has linked daily elevations in air pollution and temperature to a higher risk of death from suicide. However, there have been relatively few studies on air pollution and suicide at a national level, highlighting the importance of national analyses in shaping health policy to mitigate adverse health outcomes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Brianna Frangione, Sapriya Birk, Tarek Benzouak, Laura A. Rodriguez-Villamizar, Fatima Karim, Rose Dugandzic, Paul J. Villeneuve
Summary: This systematic review found no evidence of a positive association between prenatal PFAS exposure and pediatric obesity, whereas an inverse association was found for postnatal exposure.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Paul J. Villeneuve, Shelley A. Harris
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cheryl E. Peters, Emma Kathleen Quinn, Laura Andrea Rodriguez-Villamizar, Heather Macdonald, Paul J. Villeneuve
Summary: This study synthesized the literature on chronic occupational exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) and cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic heart disease (IHD). Findings suggest that occupational exposure to LDIR increases the risk of IHD mortality, with the internal cohort comparisons being especially relevant.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Abdallah Alami, Paul J. J. Villeneuve, Patrick J. J. Farrell, Donald Mattison, Nawal Farhat, Nisrine Haddad, Kumanan Wilson, Christopher A. A. Gravel, James A. G. Crispo, Santiago Perez-Lloret, Daniel Krewski
Summary: This study analyzed reports from the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and found safety signals for myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, especially in younger individuals. The study focused on children as young as 6 months old. The results showed a higher reporting rate of myocarditis and pericarditis after the primary vaccine series, particularly in males and mainly after the second dose. However, the reporting cases decreased with booster doses, and no significant signals were detected after the fourth or fifth doses. In children and young adults, there were notable age and sex differences in the reporting of myocarditis and pericarditis cases. Males in the 12-17 and 18-24-year-old age groups had the highest number of cases, with significant signals for both males and females after the second dose. Additionally, an increased reporting of cardiovascular symptoms such as chest pain and dyspnea was identified, which increased with age and were reported more frequently than myocarditis and pericarditis.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nathan Ford, Haley K. Holmer, Roger Chou, Paul J. Villeneuve, April Baller, Maria Van Kerkhove, Benedetta Allegranzi
Summary: The wearing of masks in community settings is important for reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and studies using ecological data have shown that community mask policies may reduce the burden of the virus at a population level. However, methodological limitations and uncertainties exist in these studies, making it difficult to determine causality and the actual impact of mask wearing policies.
