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Wearable Ultrafine Particle and Noise Monitoring Sensors Jointly Measure Personal Co-Exposures in a Pediatric Population

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  • Douglas Leaffer

    (Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA)

  • Christopher Wolfe

    (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA)

  • Steve Doroff

    (CD Business Group, LLC, Wenham, MA 01984, USA)

  • David Gute

    (Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA
    Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA)

  • Grace Wang

    (Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA)

  • Patrick Ryan

    (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA)

Abstract

Epidemiological studies have linked both traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and noise to adverse health outcomes, including increased blood pressure, myocardial infarction, and respiratory health. The high correlation between these environmental exposures and their measurement challenges have constrained research on how simultaneous exposure to TRAP and traffic noise interact and possibly enhance each other’s effect. The objective of this study was to deploy two novel personal sensors for measuring ultrafine particles (UFP, <100 nm diameter) and noise to concurrently monitor real-time exposures. Personal UFP monitors (PUFP, Enmont, LLC) were paired with NEATVIBEwear™ (Noise Exposure, Activity-Time and Vibration wearable), a personal noise monitoring device developed by the authors (Douglas Leaffer, Steve Doroff). A field-test of PUFP monitors co-deployed with NEATVIBEwear logged UFP, noise and ambient temperature exposure levels at 1-s resolution in an adolescent population in Cincinnati, OH to measure real-time exposures in microenvironments (transit, home, school). Preliminary results show that the concurrent measurement of noise exposures with UFP is feasible in a sample of physically active adolescent participants. Personal measurements of UFP and noise, measured prospectively in future studies, will enable researchers to investigate the independent and/or joint-effects of these health-relevant environmental exposures.

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  • Douglas Leaffer & Christopher Wolfe & Steve Doroff & David Gute & Grace Wang & Patrick Ryan, 2019. "Wearable Ultrafine Particle and Noise Monitoring Sensors Jointly Measure Personal Co-Exposures in a Pediatric Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:3:p:308-:d:200292
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