Reference List: CARR Indoor Air Poster 2024
Recent Papers Related to Wildfire Science (alphabetical)
Adibiu, Amin, et al. “High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters for Preventing Wildfire-Related Asthma Complications: A Cost-Effectiveness Study.” 2024, 15354970, Am. J. Res. Crit. Care Med., 209, 2.
Carreras-Sospedra, Marc, et al. “Air quality and health impacts of the 2020 wildfires in California.” 2024, 19339747, Fire Ecology, 20, 1.
Chen, Ke; Yazhen Gong; and Jinhua Zhao. “Are facemasks effective against particulate matter pollution? Evidence from the field.” 2024, 5, 10960449, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 125.
Dong, Trang T.T., et al. “In vitro assessment of the toxicity of bushfire emissions: A review.” 2017, 12. Science of The Total Environment, p. 603-604.
Gao, Yuan, et. Al. “Association between long-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and mortality: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank.” 2023, 9, 18733336, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 457.
Gill, Raissa L., et al. “Fine particle pollution during megafires contains potentially toxic elements.” 2024, 18736424, Environmental Pollution, 344.
Jiao. Anqi, et al. “Associations between short-term exposure to wildfire particulate matter and respiratory outcomes: A systematic review.” 2024, 18791026, Science of the Total Environment, 907.
Krebs, Benjamin; and Matthew Neidell. “Wildfires exacerbate inequalities in indoor pollution exposure.” 2024, 17489326, Environmental Research Letters, 19, 2.
Li, Yunyao, et al. “Dominance of Wildfires Impact on Air Quality Exceedances During the 2020 Record-Breaking Wildfire Season in the United States.” 2021, 11, 19448007, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, 21.
Parks, Tamara; and Jeff Wagner. “Composition of particulate matter during a wildfire smoke episode in an urban area.” 2021, 15217388, p. 734-747. Aerosol Science and Technology, 55, 6.
Picciotto, Sally, et al. “Pregnancy exposure to PM2.5 from wildland fire smoke and preterm birth in California.” 2024, 4, 108583. Environment International, 186.
Raffuse, Sean; Susan O'Neill; and Rebecca Schmidt. “A model for rapid PM2.5 exposure estimates in wildfire conditions using routinely available data: Rapidfire v0.1.3” 2024, 1, 19919603, p. 381-397. Geoscientific Model Development, 17, 1.
Reid, Colleen E.; Michael Brauer; Fay H. Johnston; Michael Jerrett; John R. Balmes; and Catherine T. Elliott. “Critical review of health impacts of wildfire smoke exposure” 2016, 9, 15529924, US Dept of Health and Human Services, p. 1334-1343, Environmental Health Perspectives, 124, 9.
Schneider, Eric, et al. “Mass spectrometric analysis of unprecedented high levels of carbonaceous aerosol particles long-range transported from wildfires in the Siberian Arctic.” 2024, 16807324, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24, 1.
Seminal Papers Related to Radon Decay Products and Particulate Matter (alphabetical)
Froňka, Aleš; Ladislav Moučka; and Tomáš Čechák. “Application of the advanced radon diagnosis methods in the indoor building environment.” 2008, 01448420, p. 72-75, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 130, 1.
Gao, Xu. “Short-term ambient particle radioactivity level and renal function in older men: Insight from the Normative Aging Study.” 2019, 10, 18736750, Environment International, 131.
Gavrilyuk, Yu M., et al. “High-resolution ion pulse ionization chamber with air filling for the Rn-222 decays detection.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 801, 2015, p. 27-33.
Hinds, William C., et al. “Control of indoor radon decay products by air treatment devices.” 1983, 00022470, p. 134-136, Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 33, 2.
Hopke, P. K.; ”The initial behavior of 218-Po in indoor air.” 1989, p. 299-308, Environment International, 15.
Hopke, P.K.; B. Jensen; and N. Montassier. “Evaluation of several air cleaners for reducing indoor radon progeny.” 1994, p. 395-405, J. Aerosol. Sci., 25, 2.
Huet, C.; G. Tymen; and D. Bouland. “Size distribution, equilibrium ratio and unattached fraction of radon decay products under typical indoor domestic conditions.” Science of the Total Environment, 272, 2001, p. 97-103.
Ivanova, K., et al. “Continuous measurements of radon and radon progeny in various public places.” 2022, 8805, J. European Radon Association, 3.
Ji, X., et al. “Characterization of particles emitted by incense burning in an experimental house.” 2010, 16000668, p. 147-158, Indoor Air, 20, 2.
Kranrod, Chutima, et al. “Mitigation of the effective dose of radon decay products through the use of an air cleaner in a dwelling in Okinawa, Japan.” 2009, 6, 09698043, p. 1127-1132, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67, 6.
Li, Chih-Shan; and P.K. Hopke. “Field evaluation and health assessment of air cleaners in removing radon decay products in domestic environments.” 1990, Master’s Thesis: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Marsh, James, et al. “Doses and lung cancer risks from exposure to radon and plutonium.” 2014, 11, 13623095, p. 1080-1087. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 90, 11.
Pagelkopf, P.; and J. Porstendörfer. “Neutralisation rate and the fraction of the positive 218Po-clusters in air.” 2003, 13522310, p. 1057-1064, Atmospheric Environment, 37, 8.
Porstendorfer, J. “Physical parameters and dose factors of the radon and thoron decay products.” 2001, p. 365-373, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 94, 4.
Mamont-Cieśla, Kalina; and Olga Stawarz. “Studies of the radon progeny particle size distributions in the domestic environment. Epidemiological and dosimetric dose estimates.” Nukleonika, 2012, 57(3), p. 411-420.
Steck, Daniel J.; Kainan Sun; and R. William Field. “Spatial and Temporal Variations of Indoor Airborne Radon Decay Product Dose Rate and Surface-Deposited Radon Decay Products in Homes.” 2019, 5, 15385159, p. 582-589, Health Physics, 116, 5.
Tschiersch, Jochen; Oliver Meisenberg; and Jin Wang. “Reducing the inhalation dose from radon decay products.” 2012, 10, 00489697. Science of the Total Environment, p. 578-579.
Vargas Trassierra, C.; F. Cardellini; G. Buonanno; and P. De Felice. “On the interaction between radon progeny and particles generated by electronic and traditional cigarettes.” 2015, 4, 18732844, p. 442-450, Atmospheric Environment, 106.
Wang, Jin, et al. “Mitigation of radon and thoron decay products by filtration.” 2011, 9, 00489697, p. 3613-3619, Science of the Total Environment, 409, 19.
Yanchao, Song, et al. “Study on the effect of air purifier for reducing indoor radon exposure.” 2021, 7, 18729800, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 173.
Yasouka, Y. et al. “Radon mitigation using an air cleaner.” 2009, 3, 02365731, p. 885-891, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 279, 3.
Yu, Shuang, et al. “PM2.5 sources affecting particle radioactivity in Boston, Massachusetts.” 2021, 8, 18732844, Atmospheric Environment, 259.
Yuness, Mostafa, et al. “Effect of indoor activity size distribution of 222Rn progeny in-depth dose estimation.” 2015, 3, 18729800, p. 34-39, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 97.
Zhukovsky, Michael; Marina Rogozina; and Anna Suponkina. “Size distribution of radon decay products in the range 0.1-10 nm.” 2014, 17423406, p. 192-195, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 160.
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