Publications by authors named "J S LaKind"
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- In 2022, the International Society of Exposure Science launched the HB2GV Dashboard, a free online tool that compiles approximately 600 human biomonitoring guidance values for over 150 chemicals to assist risk assessors and managers.
- The Dashboard includes various types of guidance values, primarily focusing on Biomonitoring Equivalents and Human Biomonitoring values, but new users may struggle to understand how to interpret these values effectively.
- A case study on di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is presented to highlight the differences in derivation methods, quality, and confident interpretation of guidance values, emphasizing the importance of selecting appropriate HB2GVs for informed health-based decisions.
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- Observational epidemiologic studies are important for understanding how environmental, occupational, and behavioral factors impact human health, and systematic reviews help guide policies based on these studies.
- A new assessment tool called Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies - of Exposures (ROBINS-E) has been created to evaluate the risk of bias in cohort studies examining the effects of specific exposures on outcomes.
- ROBINS-E offers a structured method to assess bias through multiple domains using signaling questions, and aims to improve how biases are integrated into evidence synthesis and causal inference in research.
Air pollution accountability studies examine the relationship(s) between an intervention, regulation, or event and the resulting downstream impacts, if any, on emissions, exposure, and/or health. The sequence of events has been schematically described as an accountability chain. Here, we update the existing framework to capture real-life complexities and to highlight important factors that fall outside the linear chain.
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