Chensheng Alex Lu
Assistant Professor
Deptartment of Environmental and Occupational Health
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta GA 30322
Contact: clu2@sph.emory.edu
http://www.sph.emory.edu/eoh/Lu.php
Education
1985 BS Fengchia University, Taiwan, ROC (Environmental Science)
1990 MS Rutgers University (Environmental Science)
1996 PhD University of Washington (Environmental Science)
Research Interests
Dr. Lu's interests focus on the assessment of pesticide exposure resulting from indoor applications, agricultural spray drift, parental occupation, or from dietary intake. He would like to incorporate novel methods analyze the samples or to measure the exposure. His current research project includes using saliva samples as an alternative for biological monitoring, using Global Position Systems to assess children's time-and-location in relation to their pesticide exposure, and assessing urban/suburban children's long-term exposure to pesticides.
Selected Publications
Fenske RA, Lu C, Barr D, Needham L. Children's exposure to chlorpyrifos and parathion in an agricultural community in Central Washington State. Environ Health Persp 110:549-553 2002
Fenske RA, Kedan G, Lu C, Fisker-Andersen J, Curl C. Assessment of organophosphorous pesticide exposures in the diets of preschool children in Washington State. J Exp Analy Environ Epi 12:21-28 2002
Lu C, Knutson D, Fisker-Andersen J, Fenske RA. Biological monitoring survey of organophosphorus pesticide exposure among preschool children in the Seattle metropolitan area. Environ Health Persp 109:299-303 2001
Lu C, Fenske RA, Simcox N, Kalman D. Pesticide exposure of children in an agricultural community: Evidence of household proximity to farmland and take home exposure pathways. Environmental Research, Sec A No.84:290-302 2000
Fenske RA, Lu C, Simcox N, Loewenherz C, Touchstone J, Moate T, Allen E, Kissel J. Strategies for assessing children's organophosphorus pesticide exposures in agricultural communities. J Exp Analy Environ Epi 10:662-671 2000
Fenske RA, Kissel J, Lu C, Kalman D, Simcox N, Allen E, Keifer M. Biologically based pesticide dose estimates for children in an agricultural community. Environ Health Persp Vol 108 No 6:515-520 2000
Moate TF, Lu C, Fenske RA, Hahne RMA, Kalman D. Improved cleanup and determination of dialkyl phosphates in the urine of children exposed to organophosphorus insecticides. J Analy Toxi Vol 23 No 4:230-236 1999