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2023

Norris CL, Sandler DP, Pratt GC, Stenzel MR, Stewart PA, Jackson WB 2nd, Gerr FE, Groth C, Benerjee S, Lawrence KG, Kwok RK, Werder EJ, Engel LS. Association between spill-related exposure to fine particulate matter and peripheral motor and sensory nerve function among oil spill response and cleanup workers following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/s41370-023-00558-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37443296.

Lin JJY, Koffman LJ, Tehrani MW, Chen R, Han SG, Sandler DP, Lawrence KG, Jackson WB 2nd, Dickerson AS, Ramachandran G, Engel LS, Rule AM. Reliability of low mass toenail samples as biomarkers of chronic metal exposure. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 9. doi: 10.1038/s41370-023-00560-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37296232.

Chen D, Sandler DP, Keil AP, Heiss G, Whitsel EA, Edwards JK, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Huynh TB, Jackson WB 2nd, Blair A, Lawrence KG, Kwok RK, Engel LS. Volatile Hydrocarbon Exposures and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: Up to Ten Years of Follow-up among Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Workers. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 May; 131(5):57006. doi: 10.1289/EHP11859. Epub 2023 May 24. PMID: 37224072; PMCID: PMC10208425

Chen D, Werder EJ, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Gerr FE, Lawrence KG, Groth CP, Huynh TB, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Jackson Ii WB, Christenbury K, Kwok RK, Sandler DP, Engel LS. Exposure to volatile hydrocarbons and neurologic function among oil spill workers up to 6 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Environ Res. 2023 May 5;231(Pt 1):116069. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116069. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37149022.

Chen D, Sandler DP, Keil AP, Heiss G, Whitsel EA, Pratt GC, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Groth CP, Banerjee S, Huynh TB, Edwards JK, Jackson WB 2nd, Engeda J, Kwok RK, Werder EJ, Lawrence KG, Engel LS. Fine particulate matter and incident coronary heart disease events up to 10 years of follow-up among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 15;217:114841. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114841. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36403648; PMCID: PMC9825646

2022

Patel OP, Lawrence KG, Parks CG, Bodkin M, Jackson WB 3rd, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Neighborhood disadvantage and immune-related illnesses among residents living in the US Gulf States. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Feb;78:44-46. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.12.012. Epub 2022 Dec 28. PMID: 36586457

Lawrence KG, Niehoff NM, Keil AP, Braxton Jackson W 2nd, Christenbury K, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Huynh TB, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Pratt GC, Curry MD, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Associations between airborne crude oil chemicals and symptom-based asthma. Environ Int. 2022 Sep;167:107433. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107433. Epub 2022 Jul 27. PMID: 35921771; PMCID: PMC9378681

Jardel HV, Engel LS, Lawrence KG, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Curry MD, Kwok RK, Sandler DP. The association between oil spill cleanup-related total hydrocarbon exposure and diabetes. Environ Res. 2022 Sep;212(Pt E):113591. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113591. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35661735; PMCID: PMC9267393

Arnold S, Stewart P, Pratt G, Ramachandran G, Kwok R, Engel L, Sandler D, Stenzel M. Estimation of Aerosol Concentrations of Oil Dispersants COREXIT EC9527A and EC9500A during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Clean-up Operations. Ann Work Expo Health. 2022 Apr 7:wxab038. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab108. PMID: 35390130

Chen D, Lawrence K, Pratt G, Stenzel M, Stewart P, Growth C, Banerjee S, Christenbury K, Curry M, Jackson WB, Kwok R, Blair A, Engel L, Sandler D. Fine Particulate Matter and Lung Function among Burning-Exposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Workers. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Feb; 130(2) doi: 10.1289/EHP8930. PMID: 35103485

Kwok R, Jackson WB, Curry M, Stewart P, McGrath J, Stenzel M, Huynh T, Growth C, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Pratt G, Miller A, Zhang X, Engel L, Sandler D. Association of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Cleanup Work with Risk of Developing Hypertension. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1; 5(2) doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0108. PMID: 35195699

Stenzel M, Groth C, Huynh T, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Kwok R, Engel L, Blair A, Sandler D, Stewart P. Exposure Group Development in Support of the NIEHS GuLF Study. Ann Work Expo Health. 2022 Apr 7:wxab093. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab093. PMID: 35390128

Stewart P, Groth C, Huynh T, Gorman Ng M, Pratt G, Arnold S, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Cherrie J, Christenbury K, Kwok R, Blair A, Engel L, Sandler D, Stenzel M. Assessing Exposures from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Clean-up. Ann Work Expo Health. 2022 Apr 7; 66(Supplement_1):i3-i22. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab107. PMID: 35390131

Stewart P, Gormon Ng M, Cherrie J, Jones A, Kwok R, Blair A, Engel L, Sandler D, Stenzel M. Estimation of Dermal Exposure to Oil Spill Response and Clean-up Workers after the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Ann Work Expo Health. 2022 Apr 7; 66(Supplement_1):i234-i246. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab073. PMID: 34642740

2021

Groth CP, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Stewart PA, Sandler DP, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stenzel MR. Methods for the Analysis of 26 Million VOC Area Measurements during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Clean-up. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Jun 29:wxab038. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab038. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34184747.

Groth CP, Huynh TB, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Stewart PA, Quick H, Sandler DP, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stenzel MR. Linear Relationships Between Total Hydrocarbons and Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene, and n-Hexane during the Deepwater Horizon Response and Clean-up. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Sep 2:wxab064. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab064. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34473212.

Hu MD, Lawrence K, Gall M, Emrich C, Bodkin MR, Jackson WB, MacNell N, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Natural hazards and mental health among US Gulf Coast residents. J Exposure Science Environ Epidemiology 2021: doi:10.1038/s41370-021-00301-z. E-pub 18 Feb 2021. PMID: 33603095

Huynh TB, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Stenzel M, Blair A, Sandler DP, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stewart PA. Estimates of Inhalation Exposures to Oil-Related Components on the Supporting Vessels During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Apr 1:wxaa113. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa113. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33791771.

Huynh TB, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Stenzel M, Blair A, Sandler DP, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stewart PA. Estimates of Inhalation Exposures among Land Workers during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Clean-up Operations. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Aug 9:wxab028. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34368831.

Lawrence K, Jackson WB, Ramsey S, Kwok R, Engel L, Curry M, Sandler D. Spirometry quality predictors in a large multistate prospective study. Respir Med. 2021 Nov. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106618. PMID: 34571455

Lawrence KG, Werder EJ, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Mental health indicators and lung function following a large oil spill. Eur Respir J. 2021 Jul 29:2100712. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00712-2021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34326186.

Lawrence KG, Werder EJ, Sandler DP. Association of neighborhood deprivation with pulmonary function measures among participants in the Gulf Long-Term Follow-up Study. Environ Res. 2021 Jul 16:111704. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111704. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34280418.

Ramachandran G, Groth CP, Huynh TB, Banerjee S, Stewart PA, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Sandler DP, Stenzel M. Using Real-Time Area VOC Measurements to Estimate Total Hydrocarbons Exposures to Workers Involved in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Sep 13:wxab066. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab066. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34516617.

Stenzel MR, Arnold SF, Ramachandran G, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP, Stewart PA. Estimation of Airborne Vapor Concentrations of Oil Dispersants COREXIT™ EC9527A and EC9500A, Volatile Components Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Clean-up Operations. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Aug 19:wxab056. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab056. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34409429.

Stenzel MR, Groth CP, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP, Stewart PA. Exposure Assessment Techniques Applied to the Highly Censored Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill Personal Measurements. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Aug 21:wxab060. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34417597.

Werder EJ, Engel LS, Lawrence KG, Sandler DP. Ambient particulate matter, ozone, and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf states adults. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 6;5(4):e160. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000160. PMID: 34414344; PMCID: PMC8367062.

Xu J, Engel LS, Rhoden J, Jackson WB 2nd, Kwok RK, Sandler DP. The association between blood metals and hypertension in the GuLF study. Environ Res. 2021 Jul 23;202:111734. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111734. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34303682.

2020

Hu MD, Lawrence KG, Bodkin MR, Kwok R, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Neighborhood deprivation, obesity, and diabetes in residents of the US Gulf Coast. Amer J Epidemiol 2021; 190:295-304. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa206. E-pub 30 Sep 2020. PMID: 33524122. PMCID: PMC7850038.

Huynh TB, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Stenzel M, Quick H, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Sandler DP, Stewart PA. Estimates of occupational inhalation exposures to six oil-related compounds on the four rig vessels responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ann Work Exp Health 2020; doi:10.1093/annweh/wxaa072. E-pub 3 Oct 2020. PMID: 33009797.

Lawrence KG, Keil AP, Garantziotis S, Umbach DM, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, McGrath JA, Jackson WB, Kwok RK, Curry MD, Engel LS, Sandler DP. (2020) Lung function in oil spill responders 4-6 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2020 Apr 5:1-16. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1745111. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32249687.

Pratt GC, Stenzel MR, Kwok RK, Groth CP, Banerjee S, Arnold SF, Engel LS, Sandler DP, Stewart PA. Modeled air pollution from the in situ burning and flaring of oil and gas released following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Ann Work Exp & Health 2020: Sep 16:wxaa084.doi: 10.1093/annweh//wxaao84. E-pub 16 Sep 2020. PMID: 32936300.

Werder EJ, Engel LS, Curry MD, Sandler DP. Selenium modifies associations between multiple metals and neurologic symptoms in Gulf states residents. Env Epidem 2020; 4(6):e115. PMID:33336134. PMCID: PMC7727467.

Werder EJ, Beier JI, Sandler DP, Falkner KC, Gripshover T, Wahland B, Engel LS, Cave MC.
Blood BTEXS and Heavy Metal Levels Are Associated With Liver Injury and Systemic Inflammation in Gulf States Residents. Food Chem Toxicol. 2020 Mar 20;139:111242. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111242. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32205228.

2019

Gorman Ng M, Cherrie JW, Sleewenhoek A. Stenzel M, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Blair A, Sandler DP, Stewart P. GuLF DREAM: A Model to Estimate Dermal Exposure Among Oil Spill Response and Clean-up Workers. Annals of Work Exposure & Health 2019; doi 10.1093/annwehs/wxz037. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31334553.

Kwok RK, Miller AK, Gam KB, Curry MD, Ramsey SK, Blair A, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Developing Large-Scale Research in Response to an Oil Spill Disaster: a Case Study . Curr Environ Health Rep 2019; 6:174-187. PMID: 31376082. PMCID: PMC6699641.

Lowe SR, McGrath JA, Young MN, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Galea S, Sandler DP. Cumulative Disaster Exposure and Mental and Physical Health Symptoms Among a Large Sample of Gulf Coast Residents . J Traumatic Stress 2019; 32:196-205. doi.org/10.1002/jts.22392. E-pub 26 Mar 2019. PMID: 30913348. PMCID: PMC6476642.

Quist AJL^, Rohlman DS, Kwok RK, Steward PA, Stenzel MR, Blair A, Miller AK, Curry MD, Sandler DP, Engel LS. Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposures and neurobehavioral function in GuLF STUDY participants. Environ Res. 2019 Dec;179(Pt B):108834. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108834. Epub 2019 Oct 23. PMID: 31703974; PMCID: PMC6878206.

Strelitz J^, Keil AP, Richardson DB, Heiss G, Gammon MD, Kwok RF, Sandler DP, Engel LS. Self-reported myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease among oil spill workers and community members 5 years after Deepwater Horizon . Environ Res 2019; 168:70-79. E-Pub 28 Sep 2018. PMID: 30278364. PMCID: PMC6263782.

Strelitz J^, Sandler DP, Keill AP, Richardson DB, Heiss G, Gammon MD, Kwok RK, Engel LS. Exposure to Total Hydrocarbons During Cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Risk of Heart Attack Across 5 Years of Follow-up . Amer J Epidemiol 2019; 188:917-927. E-pub 29 Jan 2019. PMID: 30698634. PMCID: PMC6494668.

Werder EJ^, Engel LS, Blair A, Kwok RK, McGrath JA, Sandler DP. Blood BTEX levels and neurologic symptoms in Gulf states residents . Environmental Research 2019; 175:100-107. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.004. E-pub 4 May 2019. PMID: 31108353. PMCID: PMC6571161.

Werder EJ^, Sandler DP, Richardson DB, Emch ME, Gerr FE, Engel LS. Environmental Styrene Exposure and Sensory and Motor Function in Gulf Coast Residents . Environmental Health Perspectives 2019; 127:47006. doi: 10.1289/EHP3954. E-pub 22 Apr 2019. PMID: 31009265. PMCID: PMC:6785236.

Werder EJ^, Sandler DP, Richardson DN, Emch ME, Gerr FE, Chambers DM, Engel LS. Determinants of environmental styrene in Gulf coast residents. J Expos Sci and Environ Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;29(6):831-841. doi: 10.1038/s41370-018-0098-x. Epub 2018 Dec 13. PMID: 30546124; PMCID: PMC6763388.

2018

Gam KB, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Curry MD, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, McGrath JA, Jackson WB, Jensen RL, Lichtveld MY, Sandler DP. Exposure to Oil Spill Chemicals and Lung Function in Deepwater Horizon Disaster Response Workers . J of Occup Environmental Medicine. 2018 Jun:60(6):e312-e318 doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001292.

Gam KB, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Curry MD, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, McGrath JA, Jackson WB, Jensen RL, Lichtveld MY, Sandler DP. Lung function in oil spill response and clean-up workers 1-3 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster . Epidemiology. 2018 May;29(3):315-322. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000808.

Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Huynh TB, Groth CP, Kwok RK, Blair A, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Development of a total hydrocarbon ordinal job-exposure matrix for workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster: The GuLF STUDY . J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 May;28(3):223-230

Werder EJ*, Gam KB*, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Ekenga CC, Curry MD, Chambers DM, Blair A, Miller AK, Birnbaum LS, Sandler DP. Predictors of blood volatile organic compound levels in Gulf coast residents. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 June;28(4):358-370 *equal contribution

Werder EJ, Engel LS, Richardson DB, Emch ME, Gerr FE, Kwok RK, Sandler DP. Environmental styrene exposure and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf coast residents. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt 1):480-490. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.025. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Werder EJ, Sandler DP, Richardson DB, Emch ME, Kwok RK, Engel LS. Determinants of environmental styrene exposure in Gulf coast residents . J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 Dec 13. doi: 10.1038/s41370-018-0098-x. [Epub ahead of print]

Strelitz J, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Miller AK, Blair A, Sandler DP. Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposures and nonfatal myocardial infarction in the GuLF STUDY . Environ Health. 2018 Aug 25:17(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0408-8

Gam KB, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Curry MD, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, McGrath JA, Jackson WB, Lichtveld MY, Sandler DP. Association between Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and cleanup work experiences and lung function . Envron Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt1):695-702. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.058

2017

Doherty BT, Kwok RK, Curry MD, Ekenga C, Chambers D, Sandler DP, Engel LS. Associations between blood BTEXS concentrations and hematologic parameters among adult residents of the U.S. Gulf States . Environ Res. 2017 Apr 26;156:579-587. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.048.

Engel LS, Kwok RK, Miller AK, Blair A, Curry MD, McGrath JA, Sandler DP. The Gulf long-term follow-up study (GuLF STUDY): Biospecimen collection at enrollment. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2017;80(4):218-229. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2017.1283274. Epub 2017 Apr 18. PMID: 28418274; PMCID: PMC5522735.

Groth C, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Stenzel MR, Sandler DP, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stewart PA. Bivariate left-censored Bayesian model for predicting exposure: Preliminary analysis of worker exposure during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Annals Work Exposures and Health. Jan 2017; 61(1):78-86.

Kwok RK, Engel LS, Miller AK, Blair A, Curry MD, Jackson WB, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Birnbaum LS, Sandler DP for the GuLF STUDY Research Team. The GuLF STUDY: A prospective study of persons involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and clean-up. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Apr;125(4):570-578. doi: 10.1289/EHP715. Epub 2017 Mar 31. PMID: 28362265; PMCID: PMC5382003.

Kwok RK, McGrath JA, Lowe SR, Engel LS, Jackson II WB, Curry MD, Payne J, Galea S, Sandler DP. (2017) Mental Health Indicators Associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the GuLF STUDY. Lancet Public Health. 2(12):e560-e567. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30194-9. PMID: 29253441. PMCID: PMC6051348.

McGowan CJ, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Stenzel MR, Stewart PA, Sandler DP. (2017) Respiratory, dermal, and eye irritation symptoms associated with Corexit EC9527A/EC9500A following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Findings from the GuLF STUDY. Environmental Health Perspectives. 15;125(9):097015. doi: 10.1289/EHP1677. PMID: 28934097. PMCID: PMC5915187.

2016

Huynh T, Quick H, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Stenzel M, Sandler DP, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Blair A, & Stewart PA. A Comparison of the β-substitution Method and a Bayesian Method for Analyzing Left-Censored Data . Ann Occup Hyg. Jan 2016; 60(1): 56-73. Epub 2015 Jul 24.

Lowe SR, Kwok RK, Payne J, Engel LS, Galea S, Sandler DP. Why Does Disaster Recovery Work Influence Mental Health?: Pathways through Physical Health and Household Income . Am J Community Psychol. 2016; 3:354-364. Epub 2015 Oct 5.

2015

Lowe SR, Kwok RK, Payne J, Engel LS, Galea S, Sandler DP. Mental health service use by cleanup workers in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Social Science Medicine. 2015 Apr; 130: 125-134. Epub 2015 Feb 12.

Resnik DB, Miller AK, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Ethical issues in environmental health research related to public health emergencies: Reflections on the GuLF STUDY . EHP. 2015 Sept; 123(9); A227-31. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

2014

Huynh T, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Monteiro J, Stenzel M, Sandler DP, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Blair A, Stewart PA. Comparison of methods for analyzing left-censored occupational exposure data . Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2014 Nov; 58(9); 1126-1142. Epub 26 Sep 2014.

Quick H, Groth C, Banerjee S, Carlin BP, Stenzel MR, Stewart PA, Sandler DP, Engel LS, Kwok RK. Exploration of the use of Bayesian modeling of gradients for censored spatiotemporal data from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Spatial Statistics. 2014 Aug; 9: 166-179. Epub 19 March 2014.

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