University of Texas, Houston, Health Science Center - "Development of Passive Monitor for Volatile Organic Compounds"

1)        Chung CW, Morandi MT, Stock TH, and Afshar M, 1999. "Evaluation of a passive sampler for volatile organic compounds at ppb concentrations, varying temperatures, and humidities with 24-h exposures. 1. Description and characterization of exposure chamber system”. Environmental Science & Technology,  Vol 33, Issue 20: 3661-3665.

2)        Chung CW, Morandi MT, Stock TH, and Afshar M, 1999. "Evaluation of a passive sampler for volatile organic compounds at ppb concentrations, varying temperatures, and humidities with 24-h exposures. 2. Sampler performance”. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 33 (Issue 20): 3666-3671.

Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute (EOHSI) - "Relationship between Indoor, Outdoor and Personal Air" RIOPA Study, PI: Clifford P. Weisel

1)         Weisel CP, Zhang J, Turpin BJ, Morandi MT, Colome S, Stock TH, Spektor DM, et al, 2005. "Relationships of indoor, outdoor, and personal air (RIOPA) Part I. Collection methods and descriptive analyses."  NUATRC Research Report # 7.

2)         Zhang J, Zhang L, Fan Z, and Ilacqua V, 2000. "Development of the personal aldehydes and ketones sampler based upon DNSH derivatization on solid sorbent.” Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 34 (Issue 12): 2601-2607.

3)         Naumova YY, et al., 2002. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the indoor and outdoor air of three cities in the US.” Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 36 (Issue 12): 2552-2559.

4)         Weisel, CP, 2002. "Assessing exposure to air toxics relative to asthma."  Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 110 (Suppl 4): 527-537.

5)         Offenberg JH, Naumova YY, Turpin BJ, Eisenreich SJ, Morandi MT, Stock T, Colome SD, Winer AM, Spektor DM, Zhang J, Weisel CP, 2004. "Chlordanes in the indoor and outdoor air of three U.S. cities."  Environmental Science & Technology, 38(10): 2760-2768.

6)         Meng QY, Turpin BJ, Korn L, Weisel CP, Morandi M, Colome S, Zhang J, Stock T, Spektor D, Winer A, Zhang L, Lee JH, Giovanetti R, Cui W, Kwon J, Alimokhtari S, Shendell D, Jones J, Farrar C, Maberti S, 2005. "Influence of ambient (outdoor) sources on residential indoor and personal PM(2.5) concentrations: Analyses of RIOPA data" Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 15: 17-28.

7)         Reff A, Turpin BJ, Porcja RJ, Giovennetti R, Cui W, Weisel CP, Zhang J, Kwon J, Alimokhtari S, Morandi M, Stock T, Maberti S, Colome S, Winer A, Shendell D, Jones J, Farrar C, 2005. "Functional group characterization of indoor, outdoor, and personal PM: results from RIOPA." Indoor Air, 15(1): 53-61.

8)         Weisel CP, Zhang J, Turpin BJ, Morandi MT, Colome S, Stock TH, Spektor DM, Korn L, Winer A, Alimokhtari S, Kwon J, Mohan K, Harrington R, Giovanetti R, Cui W, Afshar M, Maberti S, Shendell D, 2005. "Relationship of Indoor, Outdoor and Personal Air (RIOPA) study: study design, methods and quality assurance/control results." Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology.15: 123-137.

9)         Turpin BJ, Polidori A, Lee JH, Weisel C, Morandi M, Colome S, Stock T, Winer A, Zhang J 2005. " PM2.5 of ambient origin: estimates and exposure errors relevant to PM epidemiology."  Environmental Science & Technology, 39(14): 5105-12.

10)      Liu W, Zhang J, Zhang L, Turpin BJ, Weisel CP, Morandi MT, Stock TH, Colome S, Korn LR, 2006. "Estimating contributions of indoor and outdoor sources to indoor carbonyl concentrations in three urban areas of the United States" Atmospheric Environment, 40(12): 2202-2214.

11)       Kwon J, Weisel CP, Turpin BJ, Zhang J, Korn L, Morandi M, Stock T, Colome S, in press. "Source proximity and outdoor-residential VOC concentrations: Results from the RIOPA study." Environmental Science and Technology.

12)       Liu W, Zhang J, Korn LR, Zhang L, Weisel CP, Turpin B, Morandi M, Stock T, Colome S, 2006.  "Predicting personal exposure to airborne carbonyls using residential measurements and time/activity data."  accepted  Atmospheric Environment.

13)       Zhang J, Harrington R, Zhang L, and Weisel CP, in prep. "Distributions of indoor, outdoor, in-vehicle, and personal concentrations of carbonyl compounds."

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Harvard University - Cardiopulmonary Response to Particulate Exposure, PI: David Christiani

1)         Magari SR, Hauser R, Schwartz J, William PL, Smith TJ, DC, 2001. "The association of heart-rate variability with occupational and environmental exposure to particulate air pollution." Circulation, Vol. 104, 986-991.

2)         Magari, SR; Schwartz, J, Williams PL, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani, DC, 2002.  "The association between personal measurements of environmental exposure to particulates and heart rate variability."  Epidemiology, 13: 305-310.

3)         Magari, SR; Schwartz, J, Williams PL, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani, DC, 2002.  "Association of particulate air metal concentrations with heart rate variability."  Environmental Health Perspectives, (110/9) 875-880.

4)         Kim JY, Wand MP, Hauser R, Mukherjee S, Herrick RF, Christiani DC, 2003.  "Association of expired nitric oxide with occupational particulate exposure.”  Environmental Health Perspectives 111: 676-680.

5)         Kim JY, Hauser R, Wand MP, Herrick RF, Amarasiriwardena CJ, Christiani DC, 2003. "The association of expired nitric oxide with occupational particulate metal exposure." Environmental Research, 93(2): 158-66.

6)         Kim JY, Hauser R, Wand MP, Herrick RF, Houk RS, Aeschliman DB, Woodin MA, Christiani DC, 2003. "Association of expired nitric oxide with urinary metal concentrations in boilermakers exposed to residual oil fly ash."  American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44(5): 458-66.

Johns Hopkins University -  "VOC Exposure in an Industry Impacted Community" -  PI: Timothy Buckley

1)         Payne-Sturges DC, Schwab M, Buckley TJ, 2004. "Closing the research loop: A risk-based approach for communicating results of air pollution exposure studies." Environmental Health Perspectives, 112:28-34.

2)         Payne-Sturges DC, Burke TA, Breysse P, Diener-West M, Buckley TJ, 2004. "Personal exposure meets risk assessment:  A comparison of measured and modeled exposures and risks in an urban community."  Environmental Health Perspectives, 112:589-598.

Washington State University - "Testing the Metals Hypothesis in Spokane" - PI: Dr. Candis Claiborn

1)         Finn D, Rumburg B, Claiborn C, Bamesberger W, Siems WF, Koenig J, Larson T and Norris G, 2001, "Sampling artifacts from the use of denuder tubes with glycerol based coatings in the measurement of atmospheric particulate matter."  Environmental Science and Technology, 35: 40-44.

2)         Rumburg B, Alldredge R, and Claiborn C, 2001. "Statistical distributions of particulate matter and the error associated with sampling frequency."  Atmospheric Environment 35: 2907-2920.

3)         Vaughan JK, Claiborn CS, and Finn D, 2001. "April 1998 Asian dust event over the Columbia Plateau."  Journal of Geophysical Research, 106: 18,381-18,402.

4)         Claiborn CS, Larson T, Sheppard L, 2002.  "Testing the metals hypothesis in Spokane, Washington."  Environmental Health Perspectives, 110 (Suppl 4): 547-552.

5)         Kim E., Larson TV, Hopke PK, Slaughter C, Sheppard LE, Claiborn C, 2003.  "Source identification of PM_2.5 in an arid northwest US city by positive matrix factorization."  Atmospheric Research, 66: 291-305.

University of Illinois at Chicago  – "Source Apportionment of Indoor PAHs in Urban Residences"  PI: Dr. An Li

1)         Jang JK, Li A, 2001. "Separation of PCBs and PAHs in sediment samples using silica gel fractionation chromatography."  Chemosphere, 44, 1439-1445.

2)         Norlock FM, Li A, Jang JK, Schoonover TM, 2002. "Large volume injection PTV-GC-MS analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air and sediment samples."  Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 52, 19-22.

3)         Li A, Schoonover TM, Zou Q, Norlock F, Conroy LM, Scheff PA, Wadden RQ, 2005. "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential air of ten Chicago area homes:  Concentrations and influencing factors."  Atmospheric Environment 39, 3491-3501.

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, "Exposures to Air Toxics Among Teenagers in New York City and Los Angeles Columbia Harvard Study -  TEACH"  PI: Dr. Patrick Kinney

1)         Kinney P, Chillrud S, Ramstrom S, Ross J, Spengler J, 2002. "Exposures to multiple air toxics in New York City."  Environmental Health Perspectives 110 (Suppl 4): 539-546.

2)         Sax SN, Bennett DN, Chillrud SN, Kinney PL, and Spengler JD, 2004.  "Differences in source emission rates of volatile organic compounds in inner-city residences of New York City and Los Angeles." Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, Vol 14 (Suppl 1) S95-S109.

3)         Chillrud SN, Epstein D, Ross JM, Sax SN, Pederson D, Spengler JD, Kinney PL, 2004. "Elevated airborne exposures of teenagers to manganese, chromium, and iron from steel dust in New York City's subway system." Environmental Science & Technology, 38 (3): 732-737.

4)         Chillrud SN, Grass D, Ross JM, Coulibaly D, Slavkovich V, Epstein D, Sax SN, Pederson D, Johnson D, Spengler JD, Kinney PL, Simpson HJ, Brandt-Rauf P, 2005. "Steel dust in the New York City subway system as a source of manganese, chromium, and iron exposures for transit workers." Journal of Urban Health, 2005, 82 (1): 33-42. Epub.

University of Southern California, "Development of a New Generation Personal Sampler for Particulate Matter" PI: Dr. Constantinos Sioutas

1)         Misra  C., Singh, M., Hall, P. and Sioutas, C, 2002. "Development and evaluation of a personal particle monitor for size-dependent measurements of mass and chemical composition of individual exposures to particulate matter."  Aerosol Science and Technology,  2002, 1027-1047.

2)         Misra  C., Singh, M., and Sioutas, C, 2003. "Field evaluation of a personal monitor for size-dependent measurement of mass and chemical composition of individual exposure to particulate matter."  Atmospheric Environment, 37: 4781-4793.