Exposure Measurement and Assessment

Research Themes

• Dynamics of human contact and exposure with chemical, physical, and biological agents
  • Human behaviors and activities that lead to contact and exposure
  • Methods development for documenting children's exposure
  
  
• Development of the theoretical constructs and mathematical simulation of exposure and dose relationships as a toxic substance moves from a source to a target organ
  
  
  • Pharmacokinetic modeling
    
  • The Exposure and Dose Modeling and Analysis System (EDMAS) and its next generation the Modeling ENvironment for TOtal Risk (MENTOR)
  • The Ozone Research Center and the Center for Environmental Risk
  
  
• Laboratory based studies of human exposure-response relationships and exposure-dose/biomarker relationships
  
  
  • Controlled Environment Facility based studies * (MTBE, Gulf War, Indoor Air)
  • Biomarker validation studies * (Benzene, trihalomethanes)
  • Personal monitor development and testing (Indoor air pollutants, pesticides, lead)
  
  
• Field studies of human exposure and human exposure-response relationships in the general population and populations at risk to disease
  
  
  • The Jersey City Chromium Study * (1990-1996)
    
  • The National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS) (1994-Present)
  • Air Pollution and Human Exposure and Health Effects in China (1987-Present)
  • The Toms River Cancer Cluster (1998-Present)
  • The Relationship of Indoor, Outdoor and Personal Air (RIOPA) (1997-Present)
  • Automobile Commuter studies for MTBE and Benzene (1989-1996)
  • Childhood Lead Exposure Assessment and Reduction Study * (CLEARS) and spinoffs

* Collaborations with other DEOM divisions

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