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Ultraviolet and Visible Light Exposure Among Indoor Agricultural Workers
University of Washington Abstract Ultraviolet and Visible Light Exposure Among Indoor Agricultural Workers Maximilian Chmielinski Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor Dr. Edmund Seto Department of ... -
Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in Cannabis Farms
Laws permitting growth and possession of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use are currently changing rapidly in the United States (U.S.) and internationally. (Carliner et al., 2017; Caulkins et al., 2018; Mahamad ... -
Understanding post-fire glove use in Washington firefighters with the Health Belief Model: results of a cross-sectional survey
Background and Objectives: Dermal exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a likely pathway explaining elevated cancer risk in firefighters. Current hand hygiene best practices have been shown to significantly ... -
Understanding the Physiological Functions of the Host Xenobiotic-sensing Nuclear Receptors PXR and CAR on the Gut Microbiome using Genetically-modified Mice
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) are important xenobiotic-sensing nuclear receptors, and their genetic polymorphisms are known to alter the pharmacokinetics of various xenobiotics. ... -
Use of Low-Cost Sensors in Community-Engaged Research on Wood Smoke in the Lower Yakima Valley
Rural lower Yakima Valley, Washington is home to communities including Latinx farmworker families, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and Native Americans of other tribes. Episodic poor air quality ... -
Using a Biokinetic Model to Quantify and Optimize Cortisol Measurements for Acute and Chronic Environmental Stress Exposure in Maternal and Child Health
(2013-02-25)Maternal stress during pregnancy may have significant health impacts on the developing fetus. To fully understand these impacts, it is necessary to quantify long-term and episodic stress during pregnancy. A wide range ... -
Using a Value-based Approach for Informing Environmental Decision Making on Water Security for Two Tribal Nations
Water is central among indigenous cultures that depend on healthy ecosystems for their well-being. The value systems of indigenous peoples links their past to their present, determines what is significant to them and ... -
Using sensors to investigate the acute effect of traffic-related air pollution in different commuting modes
The contribution of transportation to ambient particulate matter (PM) has increased since 2000 in China. Over this time, Chinese cities have grown rapidly in size, population, car ownership and daily commute distance. These ... -
Validation of a Sponge Processing Method for Characterizing Microbes in the Bullitt Center
Background: The Bullitt Center is a six-story, 50,000 square-foot green building that emphasizes energy efficiency and environmental performance based on design and operation. Microorganisms found in indoor surface ... -
Validation of Training Concepts for Effective Ventilation Control for Welding Fumes in Confined Spaces
(2013-07-25)Over 13,000 shipyard welders in the United States are subjected to hazardous welding fume in enclosed and confined spaces with inadequate or no ventilation. The purpose of this study was to validate a training provided to ... -
Vanadium in Fine Particulate Matter and its Association with Blood Pressure in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Cohort
<bold>BACKGROUND:</bold> Associations between estimates of long-term population exposure to fine airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular endpoints, especially mortality, have now been reported in several ... -
Variability in Normalization Methods of COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 provides an approach for assessing theinfection burden across a sewer service area. For these data to be useful for public health, measurement variability in relation to normalization ... -
Wastewater Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases: Optimization and Implementation of Methods
Wastewater surveillance has long been used to aid the global public health effort to eradicate poliovirus. More recently, wastewater surveillance has been implemented to help understand the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Shortly ... -
Waterborne Paint Exposure in the Auto Body Collision Repair Industry
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to characterize workers’ exposures to emerging waterborne coatings used in automotive refinishing systems and observe other work practices associated with using these products. ... -
"We Are All Here to Learn": A Qualitative Study on Perceptions of Private Well Water Testing Within a Rural Latinx Community
Background: The US Safe Drinking Water Act does not regulate private wells, leaving over 42 million US residents with little regulatory oversight of their water quality. Trends in public water systems suggest that private ... -
Who is Most Impacted? A GIS Cumulative Impacts Analysis on Chemical Waste Hazards, Floodplains, and Sea Level Rise in King County, WA
Despite the Washington State Environmental Health Disparities Map and the Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis assessments being resources for communities to access environmental threats and social vulnerabilities, ... -
Whole Genome analysis of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) isolated from the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW; Orcinus orca)
University of Washington ABSTRACT Whole Genome analysis of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) isolated from the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW; Orcinus orca) Daira Melendez Chair of ... -
Wintertime and wildfire smoke PM2.5: Community-engaged research and use of low-cost sensors to characterize PM2.5 and mitigate exposures
BackgroundThe two main seasons with highest concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the state of Washington (WA) are wintertime and periods of wildfire smoke. We examined wintertime PM2.5 through a research ...