Comparing residential contamination in a Houston environmental justice neighborhood before and after Hurricane Harvey.

Autor: Jennifer A Horney, Gaston A Casillas, Erin Baker, Kahler W Stone, Katie R Kirsch, Krisa Camargo, Terry L Wade, Thomas J McDonald

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 2, p e0192660 (2018)

INTRODUCTION:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are complex environmental toxicants. Exposure to them has been linked to adverse health outcomes including cancer, as well as diseases of the skin, liver, and immune system. Based on an ongoing com

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Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in Eastern North Carolina: Temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks

Autor: Rui Zhu, Fred A. Wright, Noor A. Aly, Terry L. Wade, Yu-Syuan Luo, Weihsueh A. Chiu, Ivan Rusyn, Dillon T Lloyd, Thomas J. McDonald, Galen Newman, Gaston A. Casillas

Publikováno v: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology

Background Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in September 2018 causing extensive flooding. Several potential point sources of hazardous substances and Superfund sites sustained water damage and contaminants may have been released int

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8448918

Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay Following a Large-Scale Fire Using Ion-Mobility-Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry

Autor: Alexandra C Cordova, Gaston A. Casillas, Ivan Rusyn, MaKayla Foster, Yu-Syuan Luo, Erin S. Baker, Alan Valdiviezo, Noor A. Aly

Publikováno v: J Environ Sci (China)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants of concern because of their ubiquitous presence in surface and ground water; analytical methods that can be used for rapid comprehensive exposure assessment and fingerprinti

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https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8724578/

Spatial Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contaminants after Hurricane Harvey in a Houston Neighborhood

Autor: Katie R. Kirsch, Krisa Camargo, Terry L. Wade, Erin S. Baker, Gaston A. Casillas, Jennifer A. Horney, Garett Sansom, Anthony H. Knap

Publikováno v: Journal of Health and Pollution, Vol 11, Iss 29, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Journal of Health & Pollution

Background. Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane on August 25, 2017, producing unprecedented precipitation that devastated coastal areas. Catastrophic flooding in the City of Houston inundated industrial

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https://doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-11.29.210308

Citizen Science-Informed Community Master Planning: Land Use and Built Environment Changes to Increase Flood Resilience and Decrease Contaminant Exposure

Autor: Garett Sansom, Tianqi Shi, Dongying Li, Gaston A. Casillas, Zhen Yao, Galen Newman, Jennifer A. Horney, Katie R. Kirsch

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2, p 486 (2020)
Volume 17
Issue 2

Communities adjacent to concentrated areas of industrial land use (CAILU) are exposed to elevated levels of pollutants during flood disasters. Many CAILU are also characterized by insufficient infrastructure, poor environmental quality, and socially

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31940904