Browsing by Author "Adamkiewicz, Gary"
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Acculturation and Endocrine Disrupting Chemical-Associated Personal Care Product Use Among US-Based Foreign-Born Chinese Women of Reproductive Age
Wang, Veronica; Chu, MyDzung; Chie, Lucy; Gaston, Symielle A.; Jackson, Chandra L.; Newendorp, Nicole; Uretsky, Elanah; Dodson, Robin Elizabeth; Adamkiewicz, Gary; James-Todd, Tamarra (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-11-24)Background: Personal care products (PCPs) are an important source of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) linked to adverse reproductive health outcomes. Objective: We evaluated EDC-associated PCP use and acculturation ... -
Ambient and Microenvironmental Particles and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Before and After a Group Bus Trip
Adar, Sara Dubowsky; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Gold, Diane R.; Schwartz, Joel David; Coull, Brent Andrew; Suh MacIntosh, Helen H. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2007)Objectives: Airborne particles have been linked to pulmonary oxidative stress and inflammation. Because these effects may be particularly great for traffic-related particles, we examined associations between particle ... -
Assessment of Residents’ Attitudes and Satisfaction Before and After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Policy in Boston Multiunit Housing
Rokicki, Slawa; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Fang, Shona C; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Winickoff, Jonathan Philip; Levy, Douglas Edward (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015)Introduction: In 2012, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in Massachusetts implemented a smoke-free policy prohibiting smoking within its residences. We sought to characterize BHA resident experiences before and after the ... -
Changes in Tobacco Smoke Exposure following the Institution of a Smoke-Free Policy in the Boston Housing Authority
Levy, Douglas E.; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Fang, Shona C.; Winickoff, Jonathan P. (Public Library of Science, 2015)Introduction: To protect residents from tobacco smoke exposure (TSE), the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) prohibited smoking in BHA-owned apartments beginning in 2012. Our goal was to determine if the smoke-free policy ... -
Effect of Traffic Exposure on Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms among Parents/Grandparents of Preschool Children in Beijing, China
Li, Linyan; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Zhang, Yinping; Spengler, John D.; Qu, Fang; Sundell, Jan (Public Library of Science, 2015)Introduction: Sick building syndrome (SBS) includes general, mucosal and skin symptoms. It is typically associated with an individual's place of work or residence. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of traffic ... -
The Effects of Indoor Environmental Exposures on Pediatric Asthma: A Discrete Event Simulation Model
Fabian, Maria Patricia; Stout, Natasha K; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Geggel, Amelia; Ren, Cizao; Sandel, Megan; Levy, Jonathan Ian (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: In the United States, asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood across all socioeconomic classes and is the most frequent cause of hospitalization among children. Asthma exacerbations have been ... -
Linking Student Performance in Massachusetts Elementary Schools with the “Greenness” of School Surroundings Using Remote Sensing
Wu, Chih-Da; McNeely, Eileen; Cedeño-Laurent, J. G.; Pan, Wen-Chi; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Dominici, Francesca; Lung, Shih-Chun Candice; Su, Huey-Jen; Spengler, John D. (Public Library of Science, 2014)Various studies have reported the physical and mental health benefits from exposure to “green” neighborhoods, such as proximity to neighborhoods with trees and vegetation. However, no studies have explicitly assessed the ... -
Modeling Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Infiltration in Low-Income Multifamily Housing before and after Building Energy Retrofits
Fabian, Maria Patricia; Lee, Sharon Kitman; Underhill, Lindsay Jean; Vermeer, Kimberly; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Levy, Jonathan Ian (MDPI, 2016)Secondhand exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in multifamily housing remains a health concern despite strong recommendations to implement non-smoking policies. Multiple studies have documented exposure to ETS ... -
Validity of Self-Reported Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Non-Smoking Adult Public Housing Residents
Fang, Shona C.; Chen, Shan; Trachtenberg, Felicia; Rokicki, Slawa; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Levy, Douglas E. (Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction: Tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) in public multi-unit housing (MUH) is of concern. However, the validity of self-reports for determining TSE among non-smoking residents in such housing is unclear. Methods: We ...