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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2017

Developing the Regulatory Utility of the Exposome: Mapping Exposures for Risk Assessment through Lifestage Exposome Snapshots (LEnS).

Rachel M Shaffer, Marissa N Smith, Elaine M Faustman

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Geospatial Science for the Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer in the Exposome Era.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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  6. Characterizing the Neurodevelopmental Pesticide Exposome in a Children's Agricultural Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Rachel M ShafferDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, USA.
Marissa N SmithDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, USA.
Elaine M FaustmanDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, USA.

Funding

XENOBIOTIC BIOTRANSFORMATION AND DISPOSITIONP30ES007033 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Sheela Sathyanarayana · 1995 to 2026
$42.5M
Biostatistics, Epidemiologic & Bioinformatic Training in Environmental HealthT32ES015459 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI June T. Spector · 2009 to 2026
$10.6M
STUDY OF CELLULAR &MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF PESTICIDE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITYP01ES009601 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI THOMPSON, ENGELBERTA · 1999 to 2013
$8.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES009601NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES007033NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES015459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExposome-related efforts aim to document the totality of human exposures across the lifecourse. This field has advanced rapidly in recent years but lacks practical application to risk assessment, particularly for children's health.

objectivesOur objective was to apply the exposome to children's health risk assessment by introducing the concept of Lifestage Exposome Snapshots (LEnS). Case studies are presented to illustrate the value of the framework. DISCUSSION: The LEnS framework encourages organization of exposome studies based on windows of susceptibility for particular target organ systems. Such analyses will provide information regarding cumulative impacts during specific critical periods of the life course. A logical extension of this framework is that regulatory standards should analyze exposure information by target organ, rather than for a single chemical only or multiple chemicals grouped solely by mechanism of action.

conclusionsThe LEnS concept is a practical refinement to the exposome that accounts for total exposures during particular windows of susceptibility in target organ systems. Application of the LEnS framework in risk assessment and regulation will improve protection of children's health by enhancing protection of sensitive developing organ systems that are critical for lifelong health and well-being. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1250.

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Child HealthEnvironmental ExposureHealth PolicyEnvironmental PollutantsGovernment RegulationHumansModels, TheoreticalRisk AssessmentEnvironmental Pollutants

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PMID28796633
PMCPMC5783662

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