Environmental Studies and Forestry

The East Bay Diesel Exposure Project: a biomonitoring study of parents and their children in heavily impacted communities

D. Sultana, D. Kauffman, et al.

This study, conducted by a team of experts including Daniel Sultana and Duyen Kauffman, reveals troubling insights into diesel exhaust exposure in vulnerable California communities. With urinary metabolites detected in nearly all samples, the findings highlight significant differences between parent and child exposure and stress the importance of targeted pollution mitigation strategies.

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Abstract

This study evaluated diesel exhaust (DE) exposures in disproportionately impacted California communities using biomonitoring of 40 parent-child pairs. Urinary metabolites of 1-nitropyrene (1-NP), a DE marker, were measured, revealing presence in 96.6% of samples. Parents showed significantly higher 6-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene (6-OHNP) levels than children. Higher metabolite levels were observed in fall/winter. High short-term variability in metabolite levels was noted. This biomonitoring, combined with air and dust monitoring, enhances understanding of hyperlocal pollution impacts and informs exposure mitigation strategies.

Publisher

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Published On

Dec 15, 2023

Authors

Daniel Sultana, Duyen Kauffman, Rosemary Castorina, Michael H. Paulsen, Russell Bartlett, Kelsey Ranjbar, Robert B. Gunier, Victor Aguirre, Marina Rowen, Natalia Garban, Josephine DeGuzman, Jianwen She, Regan Patterson, Christopher D. Simpson, Asa Bradman, Sara Hoover

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