Air Pollution
Springfield Air Pollution Monitoring Network
This community-engaged project will establish a low-cost air sensor network across the Greater Springfield Area in Massachusetts to provide real-time estimates of PM2.5 mass concentration and ozone.
Principal Investigator:
- Krystal Pollitt, PhD, P.Eng., Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering; email: krystal.pollitt@yale.edu
Health Effects of Air Pollution
Health Effects of Air Pollution on Population in in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Surrounding Areas
This study will provide a scientific foundation for the prevention and control measures regarding the acute health risks induced by air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and surrounding areas.
Co-Investigator:
- Krystal Pollitt, PhD, P.Eng., Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering; email: krystal.pollitt@yale.edu
New Environmental Risk Factors: A Population-Based Exposure Assessment
Identifying and Evaluating New Environmental Risk Factors for Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Neurological Diseases through Innovative Approaches to Population-Based Exposure Assessment
We are evaluating the association between short and intermediate-term exposures to ambient PM2.5 from biomass burning and changes in retinal arteriolar diameter in children. The primary hypothesis is that ambient PM2.5 from biomass burning is associated with decreased retinal arteriolar diameter in children, and this relationship is expected to be stronger when PM2.5 oxidative potential is higher.
Co-Investigator:
- Krystal Pollitt, PhD, P.Eng., Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering; email: krystal.pollitt@yale.edu