Organic dusts are complex bioaerosol mixtures comprised of dust and par ticulate matter of
organic origin. These include components from bacteria, fungi, pollen, and viruses to …

Lung-function impairment underlies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
predicts mortality. In the largest multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of …

Researchers have been studying the respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution for
more than 70 years. While air pollution as a whole can include gaseous, solid, and liquid …

One Health is defined as the intersection and integration of knowledge regarding humans,
animals, and the environment, yet as the One Health scientific literature expands, there is …

Globally, half a billion people are employed in animal agriculture and are directly exposed to
the associated microorganisms. However, the extent to which such exposures affect resident …

Rationale: Livestock farm emissions may not only affect respiratory health of farmers but also
of neighboring residents. Objectives: To explore associations between spatial and temporal …

Electronic (e)-cigarette use and the practice of va** has rapidly expanded both in adult
smokers and previously nicotine naïve youths. Research has focused on harm reduction in …

Abstract Purpose of Review Agriculture environments contain a variety of inflammatory
aerosols that may increase risk for lung inflammation and disease in exposed individuals. In …

Abstract Rationale The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill response and cleanup
(OSRC) workers were exposed to airborne total hydrocarbons (THC), benzene, toluene …

Background: Cigarette smoke contains microbes and microbial toxins, such as endotoxin
and (1→ 3)-β-D-glucan, that may have adverse respiratory effects. To our knowledge, the …