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Visualizing Field Data Collection Procedures of Exposure and Biomarker Assessments for the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial in India

Here, we present a visual representation of standard procedures to collect population-level data on personal exposures to household air pollution (HAP) ...

Emory University

Combined sewers are a significant source of urban water pollution due to periodic discharges into natural streams. Such events (called combined sewer overflows, or CSOs) contribute to the impairment of natural waterways and are associated with increased mosquito productivity and elevated risk of West Nile virus transmission.

Long term impacts of combined sewer overflow remediation on water quality and population dynamics of Culex quinquefasciatus, the main urban West Nile virus vector in Atlanta, GA.

The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial is an ongoing multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove and fuel intervention on health. Given the potential impacts of household air pollution (HAP) exposure from burning solid fuels on cardiovascular health during pregnancy, we sought to determine whether baseline exposures to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM), black carbon (BC) and carbon monoxide (CO) were associated with blood pressure among 799 pregnant women in Tamil Nadu, India, one of the HAPIN trial centers.

Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India.

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a leading risk factor for the global burden of disease. Household air pollution (HAP), resulting from the burning of biomass fuels, may be an important cause of elevated BP in resource-poor communities. We examined the exposure-response relationship of personal exposures to HAP -fine particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), and black carbon (BC) - with BP measures in women aged 40-79 years across four resource-poor settings in Guatemala, Peru, India and Rwanda. BP was obtained within a day of 24-h personal exposure measurements at baseline, when participants were using biomass for cooking. We used generalized additive models to characterize the shape of the association between BP and HAP, accounting for the interaction of personal exposures and age and adjusting for a priori identified confounders. A total of 418 women (mean age 52.2 ± 7.9 years) were included in this analysis. The interquartile range of exposures to PM was 42.9-139.5 μg/m, BC was 6.4-16.1 μg/m, and CO was 0.5-2.9 ppm. Both SBP and PP were positively associated with PM exposure in older aged women, achieving statistical significance around 60 years of age. The exact threshold varied by BP measure and PM exposures being compared. For example, SBP of women aged 65 years was on average 10.8 mm Hg (95% CI 1.0-20.6) higher at 232 μg/m of PM exposure (90th percentile) when compared to that of women of the same age with personal exposures of 10 μg/m. PP in women aged 65 years was higher for exposures ≥90 μg/m, with mean differences of 6.1 mm Hg (95% CI 1.8-10.5) and 9.2 mm Hg (95% CI 3.3-15.1) at 139 (75th percentile) and 232 μg/m (90th percentile) respectively, when compared to that of women of the same age with PM exposures of 10 μg/m. Our findings suggest that reducing HAP exposures may help to reduce BP, particularly among older women.

Cross-sectional analysis of the association between personal exposure to household air pollution and blood pressure in adult women: Evidence from the multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial.

Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning of solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight. Whether the replacement of a biomass cookstove with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove would result in an increase in birth weight is unclear.

Article	Year
Long term impacts of combined sewer overflow remediation on water quality and population dynamics of Culex quinquefasciatus, the main urban West Nile virus vector in Atlanta, GA. Environmental research\| PubMed ID: 24528998	2014
Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental research\| PubMed ID: 35065931	2022
Cross-sectional analysis of the association between personal exposure to household air pollution and blood pressure in adult women: Evidence from the multi-country Household Air Pollution In... Environmental research\| PubMed ID: 36029836	2022
Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight. The New England journal of medicine\| PubMed ID: 36214599	2022

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