<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Germano, Francesca</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tidwell, Lane G</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jiang, Duo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arberry-Baribeault, Arjorie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arkin, Lisa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Barton, Michael</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anderson, Kim A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rohlman, Diana</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A community-engaged investigation of residential polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposures in West Eugene, OR.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026 Apr 08</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/strong&gt;A West Eugene, OR community has a history of odor complaints, anecdotally linked to a nearby wood preservative facility using creosote, a known source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The community also experiences elevated cancer risks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OBJECTIVE: &lt;/strong&gt;In response to concerns about industrial air pollution, Beyond Toxics (BT) and Oregon State University (OSU) initiated a community-engaged study to characterize residential PAH exposure.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METHODS: &lt;/strong&gt;Stationary passive samplers were deployed in residential and commercial areas at 17 locations in three rings around the facility: inner (0.25-mile, n = 4), middle (0.5-mile, n = 5), and outer (1 mile, n = 8), for seven days. Twelve residents also wore personal passive wristband samplers (WBs), with eight hosting both a wristband and stationary sampler. All samplers were analyzed for 64 PAHs. Daily activity logs were collected to assess co-variate exposures. Results were shared through individual and community reports and in-person meetings.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/strong&gt;Thirty-eight PAHs were detected in stationary samplers. The five most abundant were naphthalene (169 ng/m³), acenaphthene (165 ng/m³), 2-methylnaphthalene (160 ng/m³), 1-methylnaphthalene (87.0 ng/m³), and fluorene (40.4 ng/m³). Seventeen PAHs were detected across the 12 wristbands, with phenanthrene, 2-methylnaphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, and naphthalene as the most abundant. PAHs were highest in the inner ring and northeastern area, downwind of the facility, followed by the east, near an industrial railway.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SIGNIFICANCE: &lt;/strong&gt;The exposure patterns observed reflect community reports of odors in the northeast. The most abundant PAHs in both sampler types are associated with creosote. All wristband PAHs were also observed in stationary samplers, suggesting a common exposure source. This community-engaged study identified higher exposures near the industrial source in both ambient and personal samples- supporting long-standing community concerns.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPACT STATEMENT: &lt;/strong&gt;Residents in an environmental justice community raised concerns about air pollution from industrial sources. A community-engaged research study used passive samplers to characterize and quantify ambient and personal exposure to vapor phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diana Rohlman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Syron, Laura</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kevin A Hobbie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kim A Anderson</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scaffidi, Christopher</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sudakin, Daniel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Katrina M Waters</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Erin N Haynes</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arkin, Lisa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Feezel, Paul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Laurel D Kincl</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Community-Based Approach to Developing a Mobile Device for Measuring Ambient Air Exposure, Location, and Respiratory Health.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Justice</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environ Justice</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015 Aug 01</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">126-134</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In west Eugene (Oregon), community research indicates residents are disproportionately exposed to industrial air pollution and exhibit increased asthma incidence. In Carroll County (Ohio), recent increases in unconventional natural gas drilling sparked air quality concerns. These community concerns led to the development of a prototype mobile device to measure personal chemical exposure, location, and respiratory function. Working directly with the environmental justice (EJ) communities, the prototype was developed to 1) meet the needs of the community and 2) evaluate the use in EJ communities. The prototype was evaluated in three community focus groups (n = 25) to obtain feedback on the prototype and feasibility study design to evaluate the efficacy of the device to address community concerns. Focus groups were recorded and qualitatively analyzed with discrete feedback tabulated for further refinement. The prototype was improved by community feedback resulting in eight alterations/additions to software and instructional materials. Overall, focus group participants were supportive of the device and believed it would be a useful environmental health tool. The use of focus groups ensured that community members were engaged in the research design and development of a novel environmental health tool. We found that community-based research strategies resulted in a refined device as well as relevant research questions, specific to the EJ community needs and concerns.&lt;/p&gt;
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