Dust

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A case-control study of cancers of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. 
  • A differing pattern of association between dietary fish and allergen-specific subgroups of atopy. 
  • A monumental study--reconstruction of a 1920 granite shed. 
  • Activation of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Nuclear Receptors (PPARγ1) by Semi-Volatile Compounds (SVOCs) and Chemical Mixtures in Indoor Dust. 
  • Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust. 
  • Alternate and new brominated flame retardants detected in U.S. house dust. 
  • Aluminum-induced pneumoconiosis confirmed by analytical scanning electron microscopy: A case report and review of the literature. 
  • An epidemiological study of the role of chrysotile asbestos fibre dimensions in determining respiratory disease risk in exposed workers. 
  • An industrial study of the biological effects of cotton dust and cigarette smoke exposure. 
  • Asbestos fiber concentrations in the lungs of brake repair workers: commercial amphiboles levels are predictive of chrysotile levels. 
  • Associations between PBDEs in office air, dust, and surface wipes. 
  • Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men. 
  • Associations between flame retardant applications in furniture foam, house dust levels, and residents' serum levels. 
  • Bakery flour dust exposure causes non-allergic inflammation and enhances allergic airway inflammation in mice. 
  • Bioaccessibility of metals in human health risk assessment: evaluating risk from exposure to cobalt compounds. 
  • Biological effects of desert dust in respiratory epithelial cells and a murine model. 
  • Byssinosis and chronic bronchitis among cotton textile workers. 
  • Byssinosis and respiratory diseases of cotton mill workers. 
  • Cancer incidence among union carpenters in New Jersey. 
  • Carcinogenic effects of wood dust: review and discussion. 
  • Changes in numbers and dimensions of chrysotile asbestos fibers in lungs of rats following short-term exposure. 
  • Characterization of Adipogenic Activity of House Dust Extracts and Semi-Volatile Indoor Contaminants in 3T3-L1 Cells. 
  • Characterization of Individual Isopropylated and tert-Butylated Triarylphosphate (ITP and TBPP) Isomers in Several Commercial Flame Retardant Mixtures and House Dust Standard Reference Material SRM 2585. 
  • Characterization of the dust/smoke aerosol that settled east of the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan after the collapse of the WTC 11 September 2001. 
  • Characterizing the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) ligand binding potential of several major flame retardants, their metabolites, and chemical mixtures in house dust. 
  • Comment on "Mutagenic Azo Dyes, Rather Than Flame Retardants, Are the Predominant Brominated Compounds in House Dust". 
  • Comparative absorption and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers following ingestion via dust and oil in male rats. 
  • Comparison of techniques to reduce residential lead dust on carpet and upholstery: the new jersey assessment of cleaning techniques trial. 
  • Concentrated ambient air particles induce mild pulmonary inflammation in healthy human volunteers. 
  • Critical factors in assessing exposure to PBDEs via house dust. 
  • Cryptic connections illuminate pathogen transmission within community networks. 
  • Detection of organophosphate flame retardants in furniture foam and U.S. house dust. 
  • Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor dust standard reference materials. 
  • Development of a fibre size-specific job-exposure matrix for airborne asbestos fibres. 
  • Differential aerosol challenge studies in byssinosis. 
  • Differential exposure to organophosphate flame retardants in mother-child pairs. 
  • Dose response studies in cotton textile workers. 
  • Dust accumulation in the canopy: a potential cause of dental microwear in primates. 
  • Effect-Directed Analysis of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Nuclear Receptors (PPARγ1) Ligands in Indoor Dust. 
  • Endemic work-related febrile respiratory illness among construction workers. 
  • Estimates of dose-response for respiratory cancer among chrysotile asbestos textile workers. 
  • Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy in North Carolina USA asbestos textile plants. 
  • Evaluating the bioaccessibility of flame retardants in house dust using an in vitro Tenax bead-assisted sorptive physiologically based method. 
  • Evaluation before and after exposure--the pattern of physiological response to cotton dust. 
  • Experimental approaches for studies of particulate matter: the case for stronger consideration of dosimetric and exposure issues. 
  • Exposure to PBDEs in the office environment: evaluating the relationships between dust, handwipes, and serum. 
  • Exposure to brake dust and malignant mesothelioma: a study of 10 cases with mineral fiber analyses. 
  • Exposure to flame retardant chemicals and occurrence and severity of papillary thyroid cancer: A case-control study. 
  • Exposure to flame retardant chemicals on commercial airplanes. 
  • Exposures and mortality among chrysotile asbestos workers. Part I: exposure estimates. 
  • Exposures to lead-based paint dust in an inner-city high school. 
  • Field evaluation and comparison of five methods of sampling lead dust on carpets. 
  • Flame retardant associations between children's handwipes and house dust. 
  • Flame retardant exposure among collegiate United States gymnasts. 
  • Flame retardants and their metabolites in the homes and urine of pregnant women residing in California (the CHAMACOS cohort). 
  • Functional group characterization of indoor, outdoor, and personal PM: results from RIOPA. 
  • Giant cell interstitial pneumonia in a hard-metal worker. Cytologic, histologic and analytical electron microscopic investigation. 
  • High lead exposures resulting from pottery production in a village in Michoacán State, Mexico. 
  • House dust concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants in relation to hormone levels and semen quality parameters. 
  • Human exposure assessment of indoor dust: Webster and Stapleton respond. 
  • Hypothesis: is lung disease after silicate inhalation caused by oxidant generation? 
  • Identifying transfer mechanisms and sources of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) in indoor environments using environmental forensic microscopy. 
  • Impact of dust from multiple microenvironments and diet on PentaBDE body burden. 
  • Increased lung cancer mortality among chrysotile asbestos textile workers is more strongly associated with exposure to long thin fibres. 
  • Investigating a novel flame retardant known as V6: measurements in baby products, house dust, and car dust. 
  • Letter to the editor: "Comparing milled fiber, Quebec ore, and textile factory dust: has another piece of the asbestos puzzle fallen into place?" by D. Wayne Berman. 
  • Ligand binding and activation of PPARγ by Firemaster® 550: effects on adipogenesis and osteogenesis in vitro. 
  • Linking PBDEs in house dust to consumer products using X-ray fluorescence. 
  • Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers. 
  • Measurement of polybrominated diphenyl ethers on hand wipes: estimating exposure from hand-to-mouth contact. 
  • Mercury hair levels and factors that influence exposure for residents of Huancavelica, Peru. 
  • Mitochondrial oxidant production by a pollutant dust and NO-mediated apoptosis in human alveolar macrophage. 
  • Monitoring indoor exposure to organophosphate flame retardants: hand wipes and house dust. 
  • Mortality patterns among miners and millers of non-asbestiform talc: preliminary report. 
  • Photodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether in house dust by natural sunlight. 
  • Pollutant particles produce vasoconstriction and enhance MAPK signaling via angiotensin type I receptor. 
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust and clothes dryer lint. 
  • Potential for respirable quartz exposure from North Carolina farm soils. 
  • Preprocessing cotton to prevent byssinosis. 
  • Proposed criteria for mixed-dust pneumoconiosis: definition, descriptions, and guidelines for pathologic diagnosis and clinical correlation. 
  • Pulmonary function and respiratory health of rural farmers and artisanal and small scale gold miners in Ghana. 
  • Recovery of soil Amebas from the nasal passages of children during the dusty harmattan period in Zaria. 
  • Relationships between polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations in house dust and serum. 
  • Residential mercury contamination in adobe brick homes in Huancavelica, Peru. 
  • Results from Screening Polyurethane Foam Based Consumer Products for Flame Retardant Chemicals: Assessing Impacts on the Change in the Furniture Flammability Standards. 
  • Risks of a lifetime in construction. Part II: Chronic occupational diseases. 
  • Rodent thyroid, liver, and fetal testis toxicity of the monoester metabolite of bis-(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (tbph), a novel brominated flame retardant present in indoor dust. 
  • Role of surface complexed iron in oxidant generation and lung inflammation induced by silicates. 
  • Seasonal variations in air pollution particle-induced inflammatory mediator release and oxidative stress. 
  • Serum PBDEs in a North Carolina toddler cohort: associations with handwipes, house dust, and socioeconomic variables. 
  • Simulated effects of crop rotations and residue management on wind erosion in Wuchuan, west-central Inner Mongolia, China. 
  • The Toll-like receptor 5 ligand flagellin promotes asthma by priming allergic responses to indoor allergens. 
  • The discoloration of the Taj Mahal due to particulate carbon and dust deposition. 
  • Thyroid receptor antagonism as a contributory mechanism for adipogenesis induced by environmental mixtures in 3T3-L1 cells. 
  • Urinary metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants: temporal variability and correlations with house dust concentrations. 
  • Urinary tetrabromobenzoic acid (TBBA) as a biomarker of exposure to the flame retardant mixture Firemaster® 550. 
  • Vascular effects of ambient pollutant particles and metals. 
  • Workshop on fiber toxicology research needs. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Grambow, Steven C., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Halabi, Susan, Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Richter, Daniel D., Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Policy