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ReviewJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2020

Pruning chemicals from the green building landscape.

Lisa J Goodwin Robbins, Kathryn M Rodgers, Bill Walsh, Rachelle Ain, Robin E Dodson

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Review in Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lisa J Goodwin RobbinsKalin Associates, 1121 Washington Street, Newton, MA, USA. lisa@kalinassociates.com.
Kathryn M RodgersSilent Spring Institute, 320 Nevada Street, Newton, MA, USA.
Bill WalshHealthy Building Network, 1710 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC, USA.
Rachelle AinBruner/Cott Architects, 225 Friend Street, Suite 701, Boston, MA, USA.
Robin E DodsonSilent Spring Institute, 320 Nevada Street, Newton, MA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Green building design has substantially minimized environmental impacts by reducing energy consumption compared with traditional buildings. Yet, it is not uncommon for a green building to meet the highest criteria for energy efficiency and be built with materials that contain chemicals hazardous to occupant health. Because of this discrepancy in achieving holistic sustainability, the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) industry has never been more interested in occupant health and well-being than it is today. At the same time, numerous scientific studies have documented exposures to and associated health effects of chemicals used in building materials. Opportunities to translate environmental health research so that it is useful to the AEC community exist across the landscape of healthier buildings. For example, research can be conducted to prioritize building material and chemical combinations to demonstrate how green building certification systems, government building codes, and the building products marketplace can increase energy performance while also addressing the greatest chemical exposures and health impacts. In order for scientific research to be used to create and support healthier environments, researchers should design and translate their research with this landscape in mind and should consider experts in the AEC industry as ambassadors for change. We provide key examples of how scientists have promoted healthy building practices and highlight additional research opportunities.

Indexed as

Construction IndustryEnvironmental PollutantsEnvironmentHealth StatusHumansEnvironmental Pollutantsflame retardantsinhalation exposureperfluorinated chemicalsphthalatesvolatile organic compounds

Identifiers

PMID31591494
PMCPMC8075986

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