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March 15, 2019Nature CommunicationsOpen Access

Advancing environmental exposure assessment science to benefit society

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ACAndrew CaplinMGMasoud GhandehariCLChris C. Lim

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Review highlights advances in granular air pollution exposure assessment across urban populations, indicating how individualized data enable targeted environmental health policies.

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  • To evaluate recent scientific advances in high-resolution, individual-level environmental exposure assessment and examine how granular exposure data can inform targeted public health policies.
  • Reviewed progress in high-resolution exposure measurement methodologies and monitoring technologies for environmental air pollutants.
  • Assessed the translation of granular exposure science into local policy interventions, such as urban traffic control initiatives.
  • Detailed a multidimensional study model linking individual-level exposure metrics to biological, behavioral, familial, and economic variables.
  • Advanced exposure assessment tools provide granular, individual-level exposure tracking that reveals heightened vulnerability and disproportionate health impacts in disadvantaged populations.
  • High-resolution environmental exposure data enable policymakers to design and implement highly focused local interventions, including targeted urban traffic restrictions, to mitigate pollution risks.

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Caplin et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7768657d04941475ae4a0bhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09155-4
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