Bio

Ming Tsai

Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Ph.D. in Environmental Health, 2007
Dissertation: The Washington orchard spray drift study: Understanding the
broader mechanisms of pesticide spray drift.
Committee: Michael G. Yost (Advisor), Timothy V. Larson, Richard A. Fenske,
Allan S. Felsot

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, 1999
Master’s project: Line profile reconstruction: Validation and comparison of
reconstruction methods for OP-FTIR data.
Supervisors: Michael G. Yost, Timothy V. Larson

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering w/minor in Economics, 1993
Thesis: Application of linear induction motors to flexible packaging systems.
Supervisor: Kamal Youcef-Toumi

Current & Former Positions

Founder
Atlas Sensing Labs GmbH
Basel-Stadt, Basel, Switzerland
(July 2017 to present)

Affiliate Assistant Professor
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
Dept of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
(Spring 2009 to present)

Conservation Director
Tsai Art and Science Foundation
New York, NY, USA
(Spring 2013 to present)

Group Leader & Senior Research Scientist
Exposure Science Group
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Basel, Switzerland
(January 2013 to June 2016)

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Environmental Exposure Sciences Unit
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Basel, Switzerland
Supervisor: L.-J. Sally Liu.
(October 2008 to December 2012)

Selected Publications

Industrial Hygiene Publications

  • Line profile reconstruction: Validation and comparison of reconstruction methods.
    Tsai M, Yost MG, Wu C, Hashmonay RA, Larson TV.
    Atmos Environment 35(2001): 4791-4799.
  • Path concentration profile reconstruction of optical remote sensing measurements using polynomial curve fitting procedures.
    Wu C, Yost MG, Hashmonay RA, Tsai M.
    Atmos Environ 37(2003): 1879-1888.

Pesticide Publications

  • The Washington aerial spray drift study: Assessment of off-target organophosphorus insecticide atmospheric movement by plant surface volatilization.
    Ramaprasad J, Tsai M, Elgethun K, Hebert VR, Felsot AS, Yost MG, Fenske RA.
    Atmos Environ 38(2004): 5703-5713.
  • The Washington aerial spray drift study: Modeling pesticide spray drift deposition from an aerial application.
    Tsai M, Elgethun K, Ramaprasad J, Yost MG, Felsot AS, Hebert VR, Fenske RA.
    Atmos Environ 39(2005): 6194-6203.
  • Children’s inhalation exposure to methamidophos from sprayed potato fields in Washington State: Exploring the use of probabilistic modeling of meteorological data in exposure assessment.
    Ramaprasad J, Tsai M, Fenske RA, Faustman EM, Griffith WC, Felsot AS, Elgethun K, Weppner S, Yost MG.
    J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 19(2009): 613-623.

Air Quality Measurement Publications

  • Variation of PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5absorbance and PMcoarse concentrations between and within 20 European study areas — results of the ESCAPE project.
    Eeftens M, Tsai M, Ampe C, Anwander B, Beelen R, Bellander T, Cesaroni G, Cirach M, Cyrys J, de Hoogh K, De Nazelle A, de Vocht F, Declercq C, Dedele A, Eriksen K, Galassi C, Grazuleviciene R, Grivas G, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B, Ineichen A, Katsouyanni K, Korek M, Kraemer U, Lanki T, Madsen C, Meliefste K, Moelter A, Mosler G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Oldenwening M, Pennanen A, Probst-Hensch N, Quass U, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ranzi A, Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Tziaras T, Udvardy O, Vaskoevi E, Weinmayr G, Brunekreef B, Hoek G.
    Atmos Environ 62(2012): 303-317.
  • Variation of NO2 and NOx concentrations between and within 37 European study areas: results from the ESCAPE study.
    Cyrys J, Eeftens M, Heinrich J, Ampe C, Armengaud A, Beelen R, Bellander T, Beregszaszi T, Birk M, Cesaroni G, Cirach M, de Hoogh K, De Nazelle A, de Vocht F, Declercq C, Dedele A, Dimakopoulou K, Eriksen K, Galassi C, Grazuleviciene R, Grivas G, Gruzieva O, Gustafsson AH, Hoffmann B, Ineichen A, Kraemer U, Lanki T, Lozano P, Madsen C, Meliefste K, Iakovides M, Modig L, Mölter A, Mosler G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Nonnemacher M, Oldenwening M, Pontet S, Probst-Hensch N, Quass U, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Peters A, Ranzi A, Sugiri D, Taimisto P, Tsai M, Tziaras T, Vaskoevi E, Villani S, Wang M, Brunekreef B, Hoek G.
    Atmos Environ 62(2012): 374-390.
  • Role of highway traffic on spatial and temporal distributions of air pollutants in a Swiss Alpine valley.
    Ducret-Stich RE, Tsai M, Ragettli MS, Ineichen A, Kuenzli N, Phuleria HC.
    Sci Total Environ 456-457(2013): 50-60. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.065.
  • PM10 source apportionment along a highway in a Swiss Alpine valley.
    Ducret-Stich RE, Tsai M, Thimmaiah D, Kuenzli N, Phuleria HC.
    Environ Sci Pollut Res 20(2013): 6496-6508. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1682-1.
  • Spatio-temporal variation of urban ultrafine particle number concentrations.
    Ragettli MS, Ducret-Stich RE, Foraster M, Morelli X, Aguilera I, Basagaña X, Corradi E, Ineichen A, Tsai MY, Probst-Hensch N, Rivera M, Slama R, Künzli N, Phuleria HC.
    Atmos Environ 96(2014): 275-283. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.049
  • Spatial variability of trace elements and sources for improved exposure assessment in Barcelona.
    Minguillon MC, Cirach M, Hoek G, Brunekreef B, Tsai MY, de Hoogh K, Jedynska A, Kooter IM, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Querol X.
    Atmos Environ 89(2014): 268-281. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.047
  • Differences in indoor versus outdoor concentrations of ultrafine particles, PM2.5, PMabsorbance and NO2 in Swiss homes.
    Meier R, Eeftens M, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Corradi E, Davey M, Fierz M, Ducret-Stich R, Aguilera I, Schindler C, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N.
    J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 25(2015): 499-505. DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.3
  • Spatial variation of PM elemental composition between and within 20 European study areas — Results of the ESCAPE project.
    Tsai MY, Hoek G, Eeftens M, de Hoogh K, Beelen R, Beregszaszi T, Cesaroni G, Cirach M, Cyrys J, De Nazelle A, de Vocht F, Ducret-Stich R, Eriksen K, Galassi C, Grazuleviciene R, Grazulevicius T, Grivas G, Gryparis A, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B, Iakovides M, Keuken M, Krämer U, Künzli N, Lanki T, Madsen C, Meliefste K, Merritt A-S, Mölter A, Mosler G, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Pershagen G, Phuleria HC, Quass U, Ranzi A, Schaffner E, Sokhi R, Stempfelet M, Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Taimisto P, Tewis M, Udvardy O, Wang M, Brunekreef B.
    Environ Int 84(2015): 181-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.04.015
  • Spatial and temporal variability of ultrafine particles, NO2, PM2.5, PM2.5absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in Swiss study areas.
    Eeftens M, Meier R, Phuleria H, Aguilera I, Corradi E, DaveyM, Ducret-Stich R, Ragettli M, Schindler C, Künzli N, Tsai MY.
    Atmos Environ 111(2015): 60-70. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.031
  • Ambient ultrafine particle levels at residential and reference sites in urban and rural Switzerland.
    Meier R, Eeftens M, Aguilera I, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Davey M, Ragettli MS, Fierz M, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N.
    Environ Sci Technol 49(2015): 2709-2715. DOI: 10.1021/es505246m

Exposure Modeling Publications

  • Long-term Exposure Models for Traffic Related NO2 Across Geographically Diverse Areas over Separate Years.
    Liu L.-J. S, Tsai M, Keidel D, Gemperli A, Ineichen A, Hazenkamp M, Bayer L, Rochat T, Kuenzli N, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Straehl P, Schwartz J, Schindler C.
    Atmospheric Environment 46(2012): 460-471.
  • Development of land use regression models for PM2.5, PM2.5absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in 20 European study areas; results of the ESCAPE project.
    Eeftens M, Beelen R, Bellander T, Cesaroni C, Cirach M, Declercq C, Dedele A, Dons E, de Hoogh K, De Nazelle A, Dimakopoulou K, Eriksen K, Falq G, Galassi C, Grazuleviciene R, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B, Jerrett M, Keidel D, Korek M, Lanki T, Lindley S, Madsen C, Moelter A, N\'{a}dor G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Nonnemacher M, Pedeli X, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Patelarou E, Quass U, Ranzi A, Schindler C, Stempfelet M, Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Tsai M, Yli-Tuomi T, Varr\'{o} M, Vienneau D, von Klot S, Brunekreef B, Hoek G.
    Environ Sci Technol 46(2012): 11195-11205, DOI: 10.1021/es301948k.
  • Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe – the ESCAPE project.
    Beelen R, Hoek G, Vienneau D, Eeftens M, Dimakopoulou K, Pedeli X, Tsai M, Kuenzli N, Schikowski T, Marcon A, Eriksen K, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Stephanou E, Patelarou E, Lanki T, Yli-Tuomi T, Declercq C, Falq G, Stempfelet M, Birk M, Cyrys J, N\'{a}dor G, Varr\'{o} M, Dedele A, Grazuleviciene R, Moelter A, Lindley S, Madsen C, Cesaroni G, Ranzi A, Badaloni C, Hoffmann B, Nonnemacher M, Kraemer U, Kuhlbusch T, Cirach M, De Nazelle A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Bellander T, Korek M, Olsson D, Stroemgren M, Dons E, Jerrett M, Brunekreef B, de Hoogh K.
    Atmos Environ 72(2013): 10-23, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.02.037.
  • Evaluation of land use regression models for NO2 and particulate matter in 20 European study areas: the ESCAPE project.
    Wang M, Beelen R, Basagana X, Becker T, Cesaroni G, de Hoogh K, Dedele A, Declercq C, Dimakopoulou K, Eeftens M, Forastiere F, Galassi C, Grazuleviciene R, Hoffmann B, Heinrich J, Iakovides M, Kunzli N, Korek M, Lindley S, Mölter A, Mosler G, Madsen C, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Phuleria H, Pedeli X, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ranzi A, Sugiri D, Stempfelet M, Tsai M, Lanki T, Udvardy O, Varro MJ, Wolf K, Weinmayr G, Yli-Tuomi T, Hoek G, and Brunekreef B.
    Environ Sci Technol 47(2013): 4357-4364. DOI: 10.1021/es305129t.
  • Development of Land Use Regression Models for Particle Composition in Twenty Study Areas in Europe.
    de Hoogh K, Wang M, Adam M, Badaloni C, Beelen R, Birk M, Cesaroni G, Cirach M, Declercq C, D\.{e}del\.{e} A, Dons E, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Eriksen K, Eriksson C, Fischer P, Gra\u{z}ulevi\u{c}ien\.{e} R, Gryparis A, Hoffmann B, Jerrett M, Katsouyanni K, Iakovides M, Lanki T, Lindley S, Madsen C, Mölter A, Mosler G, Nádor G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Pershagen G, Peters A, Phuleria H, Probst-Hensch N, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Quass U, Ranzi A, Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Schwarze P, Tsai M, Yli-Tuomi T, Varró MJ, Vienneau D, Weinmayr G, Brunekreef B, Hoek G.
    Environ Sci Technol 47(2013): 5778-5786. DOI: 10.1021/es400156t.
  • Air pollution modeling over very complex terrain: An evaluation of WRF-Chem over Switzerland for two 1-year periods.
    Ritter M, Müller MD, Tsai M, Parlow E.
    Atmos Res 132-133(2013): 209-222. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.021.
  • Simulation of population-based commuter exposure to NO2 using different air pollution models.
    Ragettli MS, Tsai MY, Braun-Fahrländer C, de Nazelle A, Schindler C, Ineichen A, Ducret-Stich RE, Perez L, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N, Phuleria HC.
    Int J Environ Res Public Health 11(2014): 5049-5068. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505049
  • Comparing land use regression and dispersion modelling to assess residential exposure to ambient air pollution for epidemiological studies.
    de Hoogh K, Korek M, Vienneau D, Keuken M, Kukkonen J, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Badaloni C, Beelen R, Bolignano A, Cesaroni G, Pradas MC, Cyrys J, Douros J, Eeftens M, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Fuks K, Gehring U, Gryparis A, Gulliver J, Hansell AL, Hoffmann B, Johansson C, Jonkers S, Kangas L, Katsouyanni K, Künzli N, Lanki T, Memmesheimer M, Moussiopoulos N, Modig L, Pershagen G, Probst-Hensch N, Schindler C, Schikowski T, Sugiri D, Teixido O, Tsai MY, Yli-Tuomi T, Brunekreef B, Hoek G, Bellander T.
    Environ Int 73(2014): 382-392. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.08.011
  • The relevance of commuter and work/school exposure in an epidemiological study on traffic-related air pollution.
    Ragettli MS, Phuleria HC, Tsai MY, Schindler C, de Nazelle A, Ducret-Stich RE, Ineichen A, Perez L, Braun-Fahrländer C, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N.
    J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 25(2015): 474-481. DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.83
  • Modeling indoor air pollution of outdoor origin in homes of SAPALDIA subjects in Switzerland.
    Meier R, Schindler C, Eeftens M, Aguilera I, Ducret-Stich RE, Ineichen A, DaveyM, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N.
    Environ Int 82(2015): 85-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.05.013
  • Land use regression models for crustal and traffic-related PM2.5 constituents in four areas of the SAPALDIA study.
    Aguilera I, Eeftens M, Meier R, Ducret-Stich RE, Schindler C, Ineichen A, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N.
    Environ Res 140(2015): 377-384. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.04.011.
  • Spatial air pollution modeling for a West-African town.
    Gebreab SZ, Vienneau D, Feigenwinter C, Bâ H, Cissé G, Tsai MY.
    Geospatial Health 10:321(2015): 205-214.
  • Development of land use regression models for nitrogen dioxide, ultrafine
    particles, lung deposited surface area, and four other markers of particulate
    matter pollution in the Swiss SAPALDIA regions.
    Eeftens M, Meier R, Schindler C, Aguilera I, Phuleria H, Ineichen A, Davey M, Ducret-Stich R, Keidel D, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N, Tsai MY.
    Environmental Health 15(2016): 53. DOI 10.1186/s12940-016-0137-9
  • Development of West-European PM2.5 and NO2 land use regression models incorporating satellite-derived and chemical transport modelling data.}
    de Hoogh K, Gulliver J, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Marshall JD, Bechle MJ, Cesaroni G, Cirach Pradas M, Dedele A, Eeftens M, Forsberg B, Galassi C, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B, Jacquemin B, Katsouyanni K, Korek M, Künzli N, Lindley SJ, Lepeule J, Meleux F, de Nazelle A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Nystad W, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Peters A, Peuch V-H, Rouil L, Udvardy O, Slama R, Stempfelet M, Stephanou EG, Tsai MY, Yli-Tuomi T, Weinmayr G, Brunekreef B, Vienneau D, Hoek G.
    Environ Res 151(2016): 1-10.
  • Land use regression models for the oxidative potential of fine particles
    (PM2.5) in five European areas.
    Gulliver J, Morley D, Dunster C, McCrea A, van Nunen E, Tsai MY, Probst-Hensch N, Eeftens M, Imoden M, Ducret-Stich Research, Naccarati A, Galassi C, Ranzi A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Curto A, Donaire-Gonzalez D, Cirach M, Vermeulen R, Vineis P, Hoek G, Kelly F.
    Environ Res 160(2017): 247-255.
  • Land Use Regression Models for Ultrafine Particles in Six European Areas.
    van Nunen E, Vermeulen R, Tsai MY, Probst-Hensch N, Ineichen A, Davey M, Imboden M, Ducret-Stich R, Naccarati A, Raffaele D, Ranzi A, Ivaldi C, Galassi C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Curto A, Donaire-Gonzalez D, Cirach M, Chatzi L, Kampouri M, Vlaanderen J, Meliefste K, Buijtenhuijs D, Brunekreef B, Morley D, Vineis P, Gulliver J, Hoek G.
    Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Mar 21;51(6):3336-3345. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05920. Epub 2017 Mar 13.
  • Land Use Regression Modelling of Outdoor NO2 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Three Low Income Areas in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
    Saucy A, Roosli M, Kuenzli N, Tsai MY, Sieber C, Olaniyan T, Baatjies R, Jeebhay M, Davey M, Flueckiger B, Naidoo RN, Dalvie MA, Badpa M, de Hoogh K.
    Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jul 10;15(7). pii: E1452. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071452.
  • Modelling the vertical gradient of nitrogen dioxide in an urban area.
    Eeftens M, Odabasi D, Flueckiger B, Davey M, Ineichen A, Feigenwinter C, Tsai MY.
    Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 10;650(Pt 1):452-458. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.039. Epub 2018 Sep 4.
  • Associations between modeled residential outdoor and measured personal exposure to ultrafine particles in four European study areas.
    van Nunen E, Vermeulen R, Tsai MY, Probst-Hensch N, Ineichen A, Imboden M, Naccarati A, Tarallo S, Raffaele D, Ranzi A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Jarvis D, Amaral A, Vlaanderen J, Meliefste K, Brunekreef B, Vineis P, Gulliver J, Hoek G,
    Atmospheric Environment, 2020 April 1; 226: 117353. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117353.

Fine Art Publications

  • Cybernetic Umbrella: A Case Study of Collaboration}
    Flack C, Lawson L, McConchie J, Tsai MY.
    Proceedings of the “Keep It Moving? Conserving Kinetic Art symposium Milan 2016,”
    International Council of Museums – Committee for Conservation. July 2017.

Air Quality Health Publications

  • Air pollution and lung cancer incidence; prospective analyses in 17 European cohorts within the ESCAPE study.
    Raaschou-Nielsen O, Andersen ZJ, Beelen R, Samoli E, Stafoggia M, Weinmayr G, Hoffmann B, Fischer P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Brunekreef B, Xun WW, Katsouyanni K, Dimakopoulou K, Sommar J, Forsberg B, Modig L, Oudin A, Oftedal B, Schwarze PE, Nafstad P, De Faire U, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni L, Penell J, Korek M, Pershagen G, Eriksen KT, Sørensen M, Tjønneland A, Ellermann T, Eeftens M, Peeters PH, Meliefste K, Wang M, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Key TJ, de Hoogh K, Concin H, Nagel G, Vilier A, Grioni S, Krogh V, Tsai M, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Galassi C, Migliore E, Ranzi A, Cesaroni G, Badaloni C, Forastiere F, Tamayo I, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M, Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Vineis P, Hoek G.
    The Lancet Oncology 14(2013): 813-822. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70279-1
  • Arterial blood pressure and long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: an analysis in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE).
    Fuks KB, Weinmayr G, Foraster M, Dratva J, Hampel R, Houthuijs D, Oftedal B, Oudin A, Panasevich S, Penell J, Sommar JN, Sorensen M, Tittanen P, Wolf K, Xun WW, Aguilera I, Basagaña X, Beelen R, Bots ML, Brunekreef B, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Caracciolo B, Cirach M, de Faire U, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Elosua R, Erbel R, Forsberg B, Fratiglioni L, Gaspoz JM, Hilding A, Jula A, Korek M, Krämer U, Künzli N, Lanki T, Leander K, Magnusson PK, Marrugat J, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Östenson CG, Pedersen NL, Pershagen G, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch NM, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Schaffner E, Schikowski T, Schindler C, Schwarze PE, Sogaard AJ, Sugiri D, Swart WJ, Tsai MY, Turunen AW, Vineis P, Peters A, Hoffmann B.
    Environ Health Perspect 122(2014): 896-905. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307725
  • Long-term air pollution exposure and diabetes in a population-based Swiss cohort.
    Eze IC, Schaffner E, Fischer E, Schikowski T, Adam M, Imboden M, Tsai M, Carballo D, Von Eckardstein A, Künzli N, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N.
    Environ Int 70(2014): 95-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.014
  • Air pollution and nonmalignant respiratory mortality in 16 cohorts within the ESCAPE project.
    Dimakopoulou K, Samoli E, Beelen R, Stafoggia M, Andersen ZJ, Hoffmann B, Fischer P, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vineis P, Xun W, Hoek G, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Oudin A, Forsberg B, Modig L, Jousilahti P, Lanki T, Turunen A, Oftedal B, Nafstad P, Schwarze PE, Penell J, Fratiglioni L, Andersson N, Pedersen N, Korek M, de Faire U, Eriksen KT, Tjonneland A, Becker T, Wang M, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Tsai MY, Eeftens M, Peeters PH, Meliefste K, Marcon A, Kramer U, Kuhlbusch TA, Vossoughi M, Key T, de Hoogh K, Hampel R, Peters A, Heinrich J, Weinmayr G, Concin H, Nagel G, Ineichen A, Jacquemin B, Stempfelet M, Vilier A, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Pedeli X, Katsoulis M, Trichopoulou A, Brunekreef B, Katsouyanni K.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 189(2014): 684-696. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1777OC
  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project.
    Beelen R, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Stafoggia M, Andersen ZJ, Weinmayr G, Hoffmann B, Wolf K, Samoli E, Fischer P, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vineis P, Xun WW, Katsouyanni K, Dimakopoulou K, Oudin A, Forsberg B, Modig L, Havulinna AS, Lanki T, Turunen A, Oftedal B, Nystad W, Nafstad P, de Faire U, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni L, Penell J, Korek M, Pershagen G, Eriksen KT, Overvad K, Ellermann T, Eeftens M, Peeters PH, Meliefste K, Wang M, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Sugiri D, Krämer U, Heinrich J, de Hoogh K, Key T, Peters A, Hampel R, Concin H, Nagel G, Ineichen A, Schaffner E, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N, Schindler C, Schikowski T, Adam M, Phuleria H, Vilier A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Declercq C, Grioni S, Krogh V, Tsai MY, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Galassi C, Migliore E, Ranzi A, Cesaroni G, Badaloni C, Forastiere F, Tamayo I, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M, Katsoulis M, Trichopoulou A, Brunekreef B, Hoek G.
    Lancet 383(2014): 785-795. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62158-3
  • Elemental composition of particulate matter and the association with lung function.
    Eeftens M, Hoek G, Gruzieva O, Molter A, Agius R, Beelen R, Brunekreef B, Custovic A, Cyrys J, Fuertes E, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B, de Hoogh K, Jedynska A, Keuken M, Klumper C, Kooter I, Kramer U, Korek M, Koppelman GH, Kuhlbusch TA, Simpson A, Smit HA, Tsai MY, Wang M, Wolf K, Pershagen G, Gehring U.
    Epidemiology 25(2014): 648-657. DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000136
  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiovascular mortality: an analysis of 22 european cohorts.
    Beelen R, Stafoggia M, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Andersen ZJ, Xun WW, Katsouyanni K, Dimakopoulou K, Brunekreef B, Weinmayr G, Hoffmann B, Wolf K, Samoli E, Houthuijs D, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Oudin A, Forsberg B, Olsson D, Salomaa V, Lanki T, Yli-Tuomi T, Oftedal B, Aamodt G, Nafstad P, de Faire U, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni L, Penell J, Korek M, Pyko A, Eriksen KT, Tjønneland A, Becker T, Eeftens M, Bots M, Meliefste K, Wang M, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Sugiri D, Kramer U, Heinrich J, de Hoogh K, Key T, Peters A, Cyrys J, Concin H, Nagel G, Ineichen A, Schaffner E, Probst-Hensch N, Dratva J, Ducret-Stich R, Vilier A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Stempfelet M, Grioni S, Krogh V, Tsai MY, Marcon A, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Galassi C, Migliore E, Ranzi A, Cesaroni G, Badaloni C, Forastiere F, Tamayo I, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M, Katsoulis M, Trichopoulou A, Vineis P, Hoek G.
    Epidemiology 25(2014): 368-378. DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000076
  • Association of ambient air pollution with the prevalence and incidence of COPD.
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