Search Results - "McKone, T. E"

Hazard assessment of chemical air contaminants measured in residences by Logue, J. M., McKone, T. E., Sherman, M. H., Singer, B. C.

“…Identifying air pollutants that pose a potential hazard indoors can facilitate exposure mitigation. In this study, we compiled summary results from 77…”
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Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels by McKone, T. E, Nazaroff, W. W, Berck, P, Auffhammer, M, Lipman, T, Torn, M. S, Masanet, E, Lobscheid, A, Santero, N, Mishra, U, Barrett, A, Bomberg, M, Fingerman, K, Scown, C, Strogen, B, Horvath, A

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Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde exposure and risk characterization in California early childhood education environments by Bradman, A., Gaspar, F., Castorina, R., Williams, J., Hoang, T., Jenkins, P. L., McKone, T. E., Maddalena, R.

“…Little information is available about air quality in early childhood education (ECE) facilities. We collected single‐day air samples in 2010–2011 from 40 ECE…”
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Indoor inhalation intake fractions of fine particulate matter: review of influencing factors by Hodas, N., Loh, M., Shin, H.-M., Li, D., Bennett, D., McKone, T. E., Jolliet, O., Weschler, C. J., Jantunen, M., Lioy, P., Fantke, P.

“…Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a major contributor to the global human disease burden. The indoor environment is of particular importance when…”
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Estimated effect of ventilation and filtration on chronic health risks in U.S. offices, schools, and retail stores by Chan, W. R., Parthasarathy, S., Fisk, W. J., McKone, T. E.

“…We assessed the chronic health risks from inhalation exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM2.5) in U.S. offices, schools,…”
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VOC exposures in California early childhood education environments by Hoang, T., Castorina, R., Gaspar, F., Maddalena, R., Jenkins, P. L., Zhang, Q., McKone, T. E., Benfenati, E., Shi, A. Y., Bradman, A.

“…Little information exists about exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in early childhood education (ECE) environments. We measured 38 VOCs in…”
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Determining source strength of semivolatile organic compounds using measured concentrations in indoor dust by Shin, H.-M., McKone, T. E., Nishioka, M. G., Fallin, M. D., Croen, L. A., Hertz-Picciotto, I., Newschaffer, C. J., Bennett, D. H.

“…Consumer products and building materials emit a number of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment. Because indoor SVOCs accumulate in…”
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Human toxicity potentials for life-cycle assessment and toxics release inventory risk screening by Hertwich, Edgar G., Mateles, Sarah F., Pease, William S., McKone, Thomas E.

“…The human toxicity potential (HTP), a calculated index that reflects the potential harm of a unit of chemical released into the environment, is based on both…”
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Chemical-Specific Representation of Air−Soil Exchange and Soil Penetration in Regional Multimedia Models by McKone, T. E, Bennett, D. H

“…In multimedia mass-balance models, the soil compartment is an important sink as well as a conduit for transfers to vegetation and shallow groundwater. Here a…”
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Estimating skin permeation. The validation of five mathematical skin permeation models by Wilschut, Annette, ten Berge, Wil F., Robinson, Peter J., McKone, Thomas E.

“…This study provides an analysis of the reliability of five mathematical models, simulating permeation of substances through the skin from aqueous solutions. An…”
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Model framework for integrating multiple exposure pathways to chemicals in household cleaning products by Shin, H.‐M., McKone, T. E., Bennett, D. H.

“…We present a screening‐level exposure‐assessment method which integrates exposure from all plausible exposure pathways as a result of indoor residential use of…”
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Ultrafine, fine, and black carbon particle concentrations in California child‐care facilities by Gaspar, F. W., Maddalena, R., Williams, J., Castorina, R., Wang, Z.‐M., Kumagai, K., McKone, T. E., Bradman, A.

“…Although many U.S. children spend time in child care, little information exists on exposures to airborne particulate matter (PM) in this environment, even…”
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Health Risks Due to Radon in Drinking Water by Hopke, P. K, Borak, T. B, Doull, J, Cleaver, J. E, Eckerman, K. F, Gundersen, L. C. S, Harley, N. H, Hess, C. T, Kinner, N. E, Kopecky, K. J, McKone, T. E, Sextro, R. G, Simon, S. L

“…Following more than a decade of scientific debate about the setting of a standard for 222Rn in drinking water, Congress established a timetable for the…”
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Predicting Long-Range Transport:  A Systematic Evaluation of Two Multimedia Transport Models by Bennett, Deborah H, Scheringer, Martin, McKone, Thomas E, Hungerbühler, Konrad

“…The United Nations Environment Program has recently developed criteria to identify and restrict chemicals with a potential for persistence and long-range…”
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Geographical scenario uncertainty in generic fate and exposure factors of toxic pollutants for life-cycle impact assessment by Huijbregts, M.A.J, Lundi, S, McKone, T.E, van de Meent, D

“…In environmental life-cycle assessments (LCA), fate and exposure factors account for the general fate and exposure properties of chemicals under generic…”
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Estimating Contaminant Dose for Intermittent Dermal Contact: Model Development, Testing, and Application by Riley, W. J., McKone, T. E., Cohen Hubal, E. A.

“…Assessments of aggregate exposure to pesticides and other surface contamination in residential environments are often driven by assumptions about dermal…”
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Is there a ?Forest Filter Effect? for airborne organic pollutants? by Scheringer, M., McKone, T. E.

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Is there a ?forest filter effect? for organic pollutants? by Maddalena, R L, McKone, T E, Riley, W J

“…If loss pathways are associated with the forest compartment then one would expect to see a Forest Filter Effect (FFE) but experiments indicate that the…”
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Intake fraction of primary pollutants: motor vehicle emissions in the South Coast Air Basin by Marshall, Julian D, Riley, William J, McKone, Thomas E, Nazaroff, William W

“…The intake fraction is defined for a specific species and emission source as the ratio of attributable population intake to total emissions. Focusing on…”
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Influential input classification in probabilistic multimedia models by Maddalena, R. L., McKone, T. E., Hsieh, D. P. H., Geng, S.

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