Research Reports

Community Meetings:

• Fall 2002 Pullman Agricultural Burning Health Effects Study - June, 2004
• Fall 2002 Pullman Agricultural Burning Health Effects Study - September, 2003

The abstracts submitted to the following conferences show other areas of PM research that we are active in.

• 2004 Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology - August 1- 4 in New York, NY (Miller Presentation/Karr Poster)
• American Thoracic Society - May 2004
• American Thoracic Society - May 2003
• American Thoracic Society - May 2002
• American Thoracic Society - May 2001
• 2002 Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis and the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology - August 11-15 in Vancouver, BC
• 10th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis - October 24-27, 2000
• PM2000: Particulate Matter and Health - January 24-28, 2000

Recent papers on air pollution by NW PM Center members include:

• Sullivan JH, Hubbard R, Liu SL, Shepherd K, Trenga CA, Koenig JQ, Chandler WL, Kaufman JD. A community study of the effect of particulate matter on blood measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population. Environ Health. 2007 Feb 1;6(1):3
• Jimenez J, Wu C-F, Claiborn C, Gould T, Simpson C, Larson T, Liu LJS. Agricultural burning smoke in Eastern Washington: Part I. Atmospheric characterization. Atmos Environ 2006; 40(4):639-650
• Mar TF, Ito K, Koenig JQ, Larson TV, Eatough DJ, Henry RC, Kim E, Laden F, Lall R, Neas L, Stolzel M, Paatero P, Hopke PK, Thurston GD. PM source apportionment and health effects. 3. Investigation of inter-method variations in associations between estimated source contributions of PM2.5 and daily mortality in Phoenix, AZ. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006 Jul; 16(4):311-320.
• Schildcrout JS, Sheppard L, Lumley T, Slaughter JC, Koenig JQ, Shapiro GG. Ambient air pollution and asthma exacerbations in children: an eight-city analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 15; 164(6):505-17. Epub 2006 Jun 23.
• Schreuder AB, Larson TV, Sheppard L, Claiborn CS. Ambient woodsmoke and associated respiratory emergency department visits in Spokane, Washington. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006 Apr-Jun; 12(2):147-153.
• Trenga CA, Sullivan JH, Schildcrout JS, Shepherd KP, Shapiro GG, Liu LJ, Kaufman JD, Koenig JQ. Effect of particulate air pollution on lung function in adult and pediatric subjects in a Seattle panel study. Chest. 2006 Jun; 129(6):1614-1622.
• Jansen KL, Larson TV, Koenig JQ, Mar TF, Fields C, Stewart J, Lippmann M. Associations between health effects and particulate matter and black carbon in subjects with respiratory disease. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Dec; 113(12):1741-1746.
• Mar TF, Koenig JQ, Jansen K, Sullivan J, Kaufman J, Trenga CA, Siahpush SH, Liu LJ, Neas L. Fine particulate air pollution and cardiorespiratory effects in the elderly. Epidemiology. 2005 Sep; 16(5):681-687.
• Mar TF, Jansen K, Shepherd K, Lumley T, Larson TV, Koenig JQ. Exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma and short-term PM2.5 exposure in Seattle. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Dec; 113(12):1791-1794.
• Sheppard L. Acute air pollution effects: consequences of exposure distribution and measurements. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2005 Jul 9-23; 68(13-14):1127-1135.
• Sullivan JH, Schreuder AB, Trenga CA, Liu L-JS, Larson TV, Koenig JQ, Kaufman JD. (2005) Association between short term exposure to fine particulate matter and heart rate variability in older subjects with and without heart disease. Thorax 60(6):462-466.
• Slaughter JC, Kim E, Sheppard L, Sullivan JH, Larson TV, Claiborn C. (2005) Association between particulate matter and emergency room visits, hospital admissions and mortality in Spokane, Washington. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 15(2):153-9.
• Janes H, Sheppard L, Lumley T. (2005) Overlap bias in the case-crossover design, with application to air pollution exposures. Stat Med 24(2):285-300.
• Wu CF, Delfino RJ, Floro JN, Samimi BS, Quintana PJ, Kleinman MT, Sally Liu LJ. (2005) Evaluation and quality control of personal nephelometers in indoor, outdoor and personal environments. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 15(1):99-110.
• Sullivan J, Sheppard L, Schreuder A, Ishikawa N, Siscovick D, Kaufman J. (2005) Relation between short-term fine-particulate matter exposure and onset of myocardial infarction. Epidemiology 16(1):41-8.
• Koenig J, Mar T, Allen R, Jansen K, Lumley T, Sullivan J, Trenga C, Larson T, Liu L-JS. (2005 Online) Pulmonary effects of indoor- and outdoor-generated particles in children with asthma. Environ Health Perspect-in-Press. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/7511/abstract.html
• Simpson C, Paulsen M, et al. (2004) Determination of Methoxyphenols in Ambient Atmospheric Particulate Matter: Tracers for Wood Combustion. Environ Sci Technol Published Online Dec. 15, 2004.
• Larson T, Gould T, et al. (2004) Source Apportionment of Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal PM2.5 in Seattle, Washington, Using Positive Matrix Factorization. J Air & Waste Manage Assoc 54(9):1175-1187.
• Simpson C, Dills R, et al. (2004) Determination of Levoglucosan in Atmospheric Fine Particulate Matter. J Air Waste Manage Assoc 54(6):689-694.
• Allen R, Wallace L, et al. (2004) Estimated Hourly Personal Exposures to Ambient and Nonambient Particulate Matter Among Sensitive Populations in Seattle, Washington. J Air Waste Manage Assoc 54(9):1197-1211.
• Mar T, Larson T, et al. (2004) An Analysis of the Association Between Respiratory Symptoms with Asthma and Daily Air Pollution in Spokane, Washington. Inhalation Toxicology 16(13):809-815.
• Kim E, Hopke P, et al. (2004) Factor analysis of Seattle fine particles. Aerosol Sci Technol 38:724-738.
• Kim E, Hopke PK, et al. (2004) Analysis of Ambient Particle Size Distributions Using Unmix and Positive Matrix Factorization. Environ Sci Technol 38(1):202-209.
• Slaughter JC, Koenig JQ, et al. (2004) Association between lung function and exposure to smoke among firefighters at prescribed burns. Occ and Env Hygiene 1:45-49.
• Goss CH, Newsom SA, et al. (2004) Effect of ambient air pollution on pulmonary exacerbations and lung function in cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169(7):816-21.
  
• Slaughter JC, Lumley T, et al. (2003) Effects of ambient air pollution on symptom severity and medication use in children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 91(4):346-53.
  
• Sheppard L. (2003) Revised Analyses of Time Series Studies of Air Pollution and Health. Special Report. Ambient Air Pollution and Nonelderly Asthma Hospital Admissions in Seattle, Washington, 1987-1994. Health Effects Institute May:227-230.
  
• Mar T, Norris G, et al. (2003) Revised Analyses of Time Series Studies of Air Pollution and Health. Special Report. Air pollution and cardiovascular mortality in Phoenix. Health Effects Institute May:177-182.
• Maykut N, Lewtas J, Kim E, Larson T. (2003) Source Apportionment of PM2.5 at an Urban IMPROVE Site in Seattle, Washington. Environ Sci Technol 37(22):5135-5142.
• Koenig J, Jansen K, Mar T, Lumley T, Kaufman J, Trenga C, Sullivan J, Liu L-JS, Shapiro G. (2003) Measurement of Offline Exhaled Nitric Oxide in a Study of Community Exposure to Air Pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(13):1625-1629.
• Liu L-JS, Box M, Kalman D, Kaufman JD, Koenig JQ, Larson T, Lumley T, Sheppard L, Wallace L. (2003) Exposure Assessment of Particulate Matter for Susceptible Populations in Seattle. Environ Health Perspect 111(7):909-918.
• Allen R, Larson T, Sheppard L, Wallace L, Liu L-JS. (2003) Use of Real-Time Light Scattering Data to Estimate the Contribution of Infiltrated and Indoor-Generated Particles to Indoor Air. Environ Sci Technol 37(16):3484-3492.
• Lippmann M, et al. (2003) The US Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter Health Effects Research Centers Program: A Midcourse Report of Status, Progress, and Plans. Environ Health Perspect 111(8):1074-1092.
• Kim E, Larson T, Hopke P, Slaughter C, Sheppard L, Claiborn C. (2003) Source Identification of PM2.5 in an Arid Northwest US City by Positive Matrix Factorization. Atmos Res 66(4):291-305.
• Lumley T, Sheppard L. (2003) Time Series Analyses of Air Pollution and Health: Straining at Gnats and Swallowing Camels? Epidemiol 14(1):13-14.
• Sullivan J, Ishikawa N, Sheppard L, Siscovick D, Checkoway H, Kaufman J. (2003) Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Primary Cardiac Arrest among Persons With and Without Clinically Recognized Heart Disease. American Journal of Epidemiology 157(6):501-509.
• Dominici F, Sheppard L, Clyde M. (2003) Health Effects of Air Pollution: A Statistical Review. Intl Statis Rev 71(2):243-276.
• Liu L-JS, Slaughter C, Larson T. (2002) Comparison of Light Scattering Devices and Impactors for Particulate Measurements in Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal Environments. Environ Sci Technol 36(13):2977-2986.
• Lumley T, Liu L-JS (2002) On estimating the distribution of correlations. Medical Statistics (Submitted).
• Pang Y, Gundel L, Larson T, Finn D, Liu L-J S, Claiborn C. (2002) Development and Evaluation of a Personal Particulate Organic and Mass Sampler. Environ Sci Technol 36(23): 5205-5210.
• Claiborn CS, Larson TL, et al. (2002) Testing the metals hypothesis in Spokane, Washington. Environ Health Perspect 110(Suppl 4):547-52.
  
• Goswami E, Larson T, Lumley T, Liu L-JS. (2002) Spatial Characteristics of Fine Particulate Matter: Identifying Representative Monitoring Locations in Seattle, Washington. J Air Waste Manage Assoc 52(3):324-33.
• Pang Y, Eatough NL, et al. (2002) Evaluation of the RAMS continuous monitor for determination of PM2.5 mass including semi-volatile material in Philadelphia, PA. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 52(5):563-72.
• Allen R, Box M, et al. (2001) A cost-effective weighing chamber for particulate matter filters. J Air Waste Manage Assoc. 51(12):1650-1653.
  
• Levy D, Sheppard L, Checkoway H, Kaufman J, Lumley T, Koenig J, Siscovick D. (2001) A case-crossover analysis of particulate matter air pollution and out-of-hospital primary cardiac arrest. Epidemiol 12(2):193-9.
• Levy D, Lumley T, Sheppard L, Kaufman J, Checkoway H. (2001) Referent selection in case-crossover analyses of acute health effects of air pollution. Epidemiol 12(2):186-92.
• Dills RL, Zhu X, et al. (2001) Measurement of urinary methoxyphenols and their use for biological monitoring of wood smoke exposure. Environ Res 85(2):145-58.
• Sheppard L, Levy D, et al. (2001) Correcting for the effects of location and atmospheric conditions on air pollution exposures in a case-crossover study. J Exp Analy Environ Epidemiol 11(2):86-96.
  
• Mar TF, Norris GA, Koenig JQ, Larson TV. (2000) Associations between Air Pollution and Mortality in Phoenix, 1995-1997. Environ Health Perspect 108:347-353.
• Yu O, Sheppard L, Lumley T, Koenig JQ, Shapiro GG. (2000) Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Symptoms of Asthma in Seattle-Area Children Enrolled in the CAMP Study. Environ Health Perspect 108:1209-1215.
• Claiborn CS, Finn D, Larson TV, Koenig JQ (2000) Windblown dust contributes to high PM2.5 concentrations. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 50(8):1440-1445.
• Lumley T, Levy D. (2000) Bias in the case-crossover design: implications for studies of air pollution. Environmetrics 11:689-704.
• Lumley T, Sheppard L. (2000) Assessing seasonal confounding and model selection bias in air pollution epidemiology using positive and negative control analyses. Environmetrics 11:705-717.
• Norris G, Larson T, Koenig J, Claiborn C, Sheppard L, Finn D. (2000) Asthma aggravation, combustion, and stagnant air. Thorax 55(6):466-70.
• Sheppard L, Kaufman J. (2000) Sorting out the role of air pollutants in asthma initiation. Epidemiology 11(2):100-1.
• Sheppard L, Damian D. (2000) Estimating short-term PM effects accounting for surrogate exposure measurements from ambient monitors. Environmetrics 11:675-687.
• Sheppard L, Lumley T. (2000) Comments on "Combining evidence on air pollution and daily mortality from the 20 largest U.S. cities: a hierarchical modeling strategy" by Francesca Dominici, Jonathan M. Samet and Scott L. Zeger. JRSS B 163:297.
• Moolgavkar S, Hazelton W, Leubeck G, Levy D, Sheppard L. (2000) Air pollution, pollens and respiratory admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in King County. Inhal Toxicol 12(Suppl 1):157-171.