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ReviewEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2016

Framework for using deciduous tree leaves as biomonitors for intraurban particulate air pollution in exposure assessment.

Sara E Gillooly, Jessie L Carr Shmool, Drew R Michanowicz, Daniel J Bain, Leah K Cambal, Kyra Naumoff Shields, Jane E Clougherty

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Review in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sara E GilloolyGraduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA. saraegillooly@gmail.com.
Jessie L Carr ShmoolGraduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA.
Drew R MichanowiczGraduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA.
Daniel J BainDepartment of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street, 200 SRCC, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Leah K CambalGraduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA.
Kyra Naumoff ShieldsCenter for Energy Development and Health, Department of Engineering and Radiological Health Sciences, Powerhouse Energy Campus, Colorado State University, 430 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO, 80524, USA.
Jane E CloughertyGraduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, varying in concentration and composition, has been shown to cause or exacerbate adverse effects on both human and ecological health. The concept of biomonitoring using deciduous tree leaves as a proxy for intraurban PM air pollution in different areas has previously been explored using a variety of study designs (e.g., systematic coverage of an area, source-specific focus), deciduous tree species, sampling strategies (e.g., single day, multi-season), and analytical methods (e.g., chemical, magnetic) across multiple geographies and climates. Biomonitoring is a low-cost sampling method and may potentially fill an important gap in current air monitoring methods by providing low-cost, longer-term urban air pollution measures. As such, better understanding of the range of methods, and their corresponding strengths and limitations, is critical for employing the use of tree leaves as biomonitors for pollution to improve spatially resolved exposure assessments for epidemiological studies and urban planning strategies.

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UrbanizationAir PollutantsEnvironmental MonitoringHumansParticulate MatterPlant LeavesSeasonsTreesAir PollutantsParticulate MatterBiomonitoringDeciduous tree leavesExposure assessmentParticulate matter

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PMID27450373

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