A5022275462- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Global Health Care Issues
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Climate variability and models
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Noise Effects and Management
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Health disparities and outcomes
University of Maryland, College Park
2016-2025
University of Nottingham
2023
National Public Health Laboratory
2020
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2018
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2004-2017
University of Mary
2015
Montgomery College
2010
Johns Hopkins University
2003-2008
Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer
2007-2008
Arizona State University
2008
Abstract The global burden of dengue disease is escalating under the influence climate change, with India contributing a third total. non-linearity and regional heterogeneity inherent in climate-dengue relationship lack consistent data makes it difficult to make useful predictions for effective prevention. current study investigates these non-linear links Pune, hotspot region monsoonal presents model framework predicting both near-term future mortalities. Dengue mortality meteorological...
The topical antiseptic agent triclocarban (TCC) is a common additive in many antimicrobial household consumables, including soaps and other personal care products. Long-term usage of the mass-produced compound lack understanding its fate during sewage treatment motivated present mass balance analysis conducted at typical U.S. activated sludge wastewater plant featuring design capacity 680 million liters per day. Using automated samplers grab sampling, TCC contained influent, effluent,...
With increasing evidence of adverse health effects associated with particulate matter (PM), the exposure impact natural sources, such as forest fires, has substantial public relevance. In addition to threat nearby communities, pollutants released from fires can travel thousands kilometers heavily populated urban areas. There was a dramatic increase in fire activity province Quebec, Canada, during July 2002. The transport PM these examined using combination moderate-resolution imaging...
The incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections is increasing in the United States, and it possible that municipal wastewater could be a reservoir this microorganism. To date, no U.S. studies have evaluated occurrence MRSA wastewater.We examined methicillin-susceptible S. (MSSA) at treatment plants.We collected samples from two Mid-Atlantic Midwest plants between October 2009 2010. Samples were analyzed for MSSA using membrane filtration....
Salmonella is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Patterns salmonellosis have been linked to weather events. However, there dearth data regarding the association between extreme events and risk salmonellosis, how this may disproportionately impact coastal communities. We obtained case from Maryland Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (2002–2012), National Climatic Data Center (1960–2012). developed exposure metrics related temperature precipitation using 30 year...
We examined community perspectives and experiences with fracking in Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA as part of a larger assessment to investigate the potential health impacts associated neighboring Maryland, USA. In November 2013, we held two focus groups residents who had been impacted by operations conducted field observations areas. Employing grounded theory, qualitative analysis explore emergent themes related direct indirect fracking. Three components experience were identified,...
Several studies have investigated the association between asthma exacerbations and exposures to ambient temperature precipitation. However, limited data exists regarding how extreme events, projected grow in frequency, intensity, duration future response our changing climate, will impact risk of hospitalization for asthma. The objective study was quantify frequency heat precipitation events increased Maryland 2000 2012. We used a time-stratified case-crossover design examine exposure (ICD-9...
Reclaimed water has emerged as a potential irrigation solution to freshwater shortages. However, limited data exist on the persistence of antibiotics in reclaimed used for irrigation. Therefore, we examined fate nine commonly-used (ampicillin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, linezolid, oxacillin, oxolinic acid, penicillin G, pipemidic and tetracycline) differentially treated wastewater from two U.S. regions. We collected 72 samples Mid-Atlantic Midwest treatment plants, well one spray site....
A recent monograph by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has identified indoor air pollution from coal usage as a known human carcinogen, while that biomass probable carcinogen. Although much 74% of Indian population relies solid fuels cooking, very little information is available cancer risk associated with these in India. Using data multicentric case–control study 799 lung and 1062 hypopharyngeal/laryngeal cases, 718 controls, we investigated various factors cancers...
William Martin and colleagues report on their stakeholder meetings that reviewed the health risks of household air pollution cookstoves, identified research priorities in seven key areas. Please see later article for Editors' Summary
Although tobacco smoking, pan chewing and alcohol drinking are important risk factors for head neck cancer (HNC), the HNC risks conferred by products available in Nepal these habits unknown. We assessed associations of habits, with Nepal. A case–control study was conducted 549 incident cases 601 controls. Odds ratios (OR) 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using unconditional logistic regression adjusting potential confounders. observed increased smoking (OR: 1.54; CI: 1.14, 2.06),...
Abstract Tobacco use significantly influences the oral microbiome. However, less is known about how different tobacco products specifically impact microbiome over time. To address this knowledge gap, we characterized of cigarette users, smokeless and non-users 4 months (four time points). Buccal swab saliva samples (n = 611) were collected from 85 participants. DNA was extracted all sequencing carried out on an Illumina MiSeq, targeting V3–V4 region 16S rRNA gene. Cigarette users had more...
Three organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) were evaluated in theory and practice for their potential to trace sewage-derived microbial contaminants surface waters. The underlying hypothesis was that hydrophobic OWCs outperform caffeine as a chemical tracer, due sorptive association with suspended microorganisms representing particulate carbon (POC). Modeling from first principles (ab initio) of OWC sorption POC under environmental conditions suggested an increasing predictive power: (0.2%...
Hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers are among the most common in India. In addition to smoking, tobacco chewing may be a major risk factor for some of these Using data from multicentric case-control study conducted India that included 513 hypopharyngeal cancer cases, 511 cases 718 controls, we investigated smoking products as factors cancers. Bidi was stronger compared cigarette hypopharynx (OR(bidi) 6.80 vs. OR(cig) 3.82) supraglottis 7.53 2.14), while effect 2 similar glottis 5.32 5.74)....
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Associations between short-term exposures to particulate matter (PM) air pollution stroke are inconsistent. Many prior studies have used administrative hospitalization databases where misclassification type timing event may be problematic. In this case-crossover study, we nationwide kriging model examine ambient exposure PM10 PM2.5 risk ischemic hemorrhagic among men enrolled Health Professionals Follow-up Study....
Extreme heat events (EHEs) are increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity, this trend is projected to continue as part of ongoing climate change. There a paucity data regarding how EHEs may affect highly vulnerable populations, such patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Such needed inform ESRD patient management guidelines changing climate.To investigate the association between risk hospital admission or mortality among further characterize vary races/ethnicities preexisting...