Exposure Science

Let the “A” in WASH Stand for Air: Integrating Research and Interventions to Improve Household Air Pollution (HAP) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) in Low-Income Settings

Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2.5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015

Zhao B, Zheng H, Wang S, Smith KR, Lu X, Aunan K, Gu Y, Wang Y, Ding D, Xing J, Fu X, Yang X, Liou K-N, Hao J. Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM 2.5exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018. 24:201812955. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812955115 PDF | Supplement

This work has been covered in the news:

Nature Research Highlights: A switch by China’s home cooks helps to save millions of lives

phys.org: Reduction in wood burning by rural people in China results in less fine particulate matter pollution

Ars Technica: In China, replacing coal and biomass stoves has saved lives

Kerosene subsidies for household lighting in India: what are the impacts?

Lam NL, Pachauri S, Purohit P, Nagai Y, Bates MN, Cameron C, Smith KR.  Kerosene subsidies for household lighting in India: what are the impacts? Environ Res Lett 2016 11(4), 044014. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/4/044014

Lam NL, Pachauri S, Purohit P, Nagai Y, Bates MN, Cameron C, Smith KR.  Supporting Information: Supporting Information: Kerosene Subsidies for Household Lighting in India: What are the Impacts? 

 

HAPIT, the Household Air Pollution Intervention Tool to evaluate the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of clean cooking interventions.

 

 

 

An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure

Burnett RT, Pope CA, Ezzati M, Olives C, Lim SS, Mehta S, Shin HH, Singh G, Hubbell B, Brauer M, Anderson HR, Smith KR, Balmes JR, Bruce NG, Kan H, Laden F, Prüss-Ustün A, Turner MC, Gapstur SM, Diver WR, Cohen A (2014). An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure. Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1307049  → Download PDF → Download Supplemental Material

Addressing the Burden of Disease Attributable to Air Pollution in India: The Need to Integrate across Household and Ambient Air Pollution Exposures

Balakrishnan K, Cohen A, Smith KR. (2014) Addressing the Burden of Disease Attributable to Air Pollution in India: The Need to Integrate across Household and Ambient Air Pollution Exposures. Environmental Health Perspectives 122 (1): A6-A7; doi: dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307822→ Download PDF

State and national household concentrations of PM2.5 from solid cookfuel use: Results from measurements and modeling in India for estimation of the global burden of disease

Balakrishnan K, Ghosh S, Ganguli B, Sambandam S, Bruce NG, Barnes DF, Smith KR. (2013) State and national household concentrations of PM2.5 from solid cookfuel use: Results from measurements and modeling in India for estimation of the global burden of disease. Environmental Health 2013, 12:77 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-12-77 → Download PDF

Promoting Smoke-Free Homes: A Novel Behavioral Intervention Using Real-Time Audio-Visual Feedback on Airborne Particle Levels.

Klepeis NE, Hughes SC, Edwards RD, Allen T, Johnson M, Chowdhury Z, Smith KR, Boman-Davis M, Bellettiere J, Hovell MF (2013) Promoting Smoke-Free Homes: A Novel Behavioral Intervention Using Real-Time Audio-Visual Feedback on Airborne Particle Levels. PLoS ONE 8(8): e73251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073251 → Download PDF

Quantitative metrics of stove adoption using Stove Use Monitors (SUMs)

Ruiz-Mercado I, Canuz E, Walker JL, Smith KR. (2013). Quantitative metrics of stove adoption using Stove Use Monitors (SUMs). Online / Article In-Press (final version forthcoming). Biomass and Bioenergy (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.002→ Download PDF

Longitudinal Relationship between Personal CO and Personal PM2.5 among Women Cooking with Woodfired Cookstoves in Guatemala

McCracken JP, Schwartz J, Diaz A, Bruce N, Smith KR (2013) Longitudinal Relationship between Personal CO and Personal PM2.5 among Women Cooking with Woodfired Cookstoves in Guatemala. PLoS ONE 8(2): e55670. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055670→ Download PDF.

A low-cost particle counter as a realtime fine-particle mass monitor

Northcross AL, Edwards RJ, Johnson MA, Wang ZM, Zhu K, Allen T, Smith KR. A low-cost particle counter as a realtime fine-particle mass monitor. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, 15 433.→ Download PDF.

A Discussion of Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy

Lioy PJ, Smith KR. A Discussion of Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. Environmental Health Perspectives 121:405–409 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206170 [Online 31 January 2013]→ Download PDF.

Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy

Committee on Human and Environmental Exposure Science in the 21st Century (KR Smith, Chair), Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, and National Research Council. Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. The National Academies Press; 2012. Download PDF | View on National Academies Press website