8 results on '"Zidek, Angelika"'
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2. A matrix for bridging the epidemiology and risk assessment gap
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Burns, Carol J., LaKind, Judy S., Mattison, Donald R., Alcala, Cecilia S., Branch, Francesca, Castillo, Juan, Clark, April, Clougherty, Jane Ellen, Darney, Sally P., Erickson, Heidi, Goodman, Michael, Greiner, Matthias, Jurek, Anne M., Miller, Aubrey, Rooney, Andrew A., and Zidek, Angelika
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- 2019
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3. Cohort profile update: The Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals Child Development study (MIREC-CD PLUS).
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Fisher, Mandy, Muckle, Gina, Lanphear, Bruce, Arbuckle, Tye E., Braun, Joseph M., Zidek, Angelika, Vélez, Maria P., Lupien, Nicole, Bastien, Stephanie, Ashley-Martin, Jillian, Oulhote, Youssef, Borghese, Michael M., Walker, Mark, Asztalos, Elizabeth, Bouchard, Maryse F., Booij, Linda, Palmert, Mark R., Morrison, Katherine M., Cummings, Elizabeth A., and Khatchadourian, Karine
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ENVIRONMENTAL research ,CHILD development ,GROWTH of children ,ENVIRONMENTAL exposure ,NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,PRENATAL exposure ,PREGNANCY outcomes - Abstract
Background: The pan-Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study was established to determine whether maternal environmental chemical exposures were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in 2001 pregnant women. Objectives: The MIREC-Child Development (CD PLUS) study followed this cohort with the goal of assessing the potential effects of prenatal exposures on anthropometry and neurodevelopment in early childhood. Population: MIREC families with children between the ages of 15 months and 5 years who had agreed to be contacted for future research (n = 1459) were invited to participate in MIREC-CD PLUS which combines data collected from an online Maternal Self-Administered Questionnaire with biomonitoring and neurodevelopment data collected from two in-person visits. Preliminary Results: Between April 2013 and March 2015, 803 children participated in the Biomonitoring visit where we collected anthropometric measures, blood, and urine from the children. The Behavioural Assessment System for Children-2, Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories and the Communication subscale of the Adaptive Behaviour Scale from the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III are available on close to 900 children. There were 610 singleton children who completed in-person visits for neurodevelopment assessments including the Social Responsiveness Scale, Wechsler Preschool Primary Scale of Intelligence-III and NEuroPSYchological assessments (NEPSY). Currently, we are following the cohort into early adolescence to measure the impact of early life exposures on endocrine and metabolic function (MIREC-ENDO). Conclusions: Data collection for the MIREC-CD PLUS study is complete and analysis of the data continues. We are now extending the follow-up of the cohort into adolescence to measure the impact of early life exposures on endocrine and metabolic function (MIREC-ENDO). MIREC-CD PLUS is limited by loss to follow-up and the fact that mothers are predominately of higher socioeconomic status and 'White' ethnicity, which limits our generalizability. However, the depth of biomonitoring and clinical measures in MIREC provides a platform to examine associations of prenatal, infancy and childhood exposures with child growth and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Variation in urinary spot sample, 24h samples, and longer-term average urinary concentrations of short-lived environmental chemicals: implications for exposure assessment and reverse dosimetry
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Aylward, Lesa L., Hays, Sean M., and Zidek, Angelika
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- 2017
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5. Fate and exposure modeling in regulatory chemical evaluation: new directions from retrospection.
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Bonnell, Mark A., Gutzman, Don, Zidek, Angelika, and Griffiths, Adam
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The development and application of fate and exposure modeling has undergone fundamental changes over the last 20 years. This has, in part, been driven by different needs within the regulatory community to address chemicals of concern using different approaches. Here we present a retrospective look at fate and exposure model application over the last two decades keeping an international regulatory perspective and using the Government of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan to illustrate concepts. We discuss the important role fate and exposure modeling has played to help address key data gaps when evaluating the risk of chemicals for both human health and ecological reasons. Yet limitations for more widespread model application within a regulatory context remain. Consequently, we identify specific data gaps and regulatory needs with an eye towards new directions for 21
st century chemical evaluation. We suggest that one factor limiting greater model application is the need for increased awareness and agreement of what chemical exposure assessment encompasses within the risk assessment paradigm. This is of particular importance today because of the increased availability of computational and high-throughput data and methods for chemical assessment allowing evaluators to potentially examine exposure from site of release to site of toxic action, thus linking exposure with toxicology. We further suggest there is a need for discussion at a global level to promote the awareness of new tools and approaches available for fate and exposure modeling and suggest that this could be organized using the aggregate exposure pathways concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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6. A review of human biomonitoring data used in regulatory risk assessment under Canada's Chemicals Management Program.
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Zidek, Angelika, Macey, Kristin, MacKinnon, Leona, Patel, Mikin, Poddalgoda, Devika, and Zhang, Yi
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BIOLOGICAL monitoring , *DATA analysis , *CHEMICALS , *ORGANIC compounds , *FAILURE time data analysis , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring , *POLLUTANTS , *RISK assessment - Abstract
As a part of the Chemicals Management Plan launched in 2006, the Government of Canada is assessing and managing, where appropriate, the potential health and ecological risks associated with approximately 4300 substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999). Since that time, nearly 3000 substances have been assessed, with human biomonitoring (HBM) data playing an increasingly important role for some substances. Case studies are presented, including both inorganic and organic substances (i.e., selenium, triclosan, phthalates), which highlight the impact and overall role HBM has had in regulatory decision making in Canada for these three substances as well as criteria used in the application of HBM data in human health risk assessment. An overview of its limitations in terms of how and when HBM data can be applied, when assessing human health in a regulatory setting, is discussed as well as the role HBM data can play in priority setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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7. Research on COVID-19 and air pollution: A path towards advancing exposure science.
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Burns, Carol J., LaKind, Judy S., Naiman, Josh, Boon, Denali, Clougherty, Jane E., Rule, Ana M., and Zidek, Angelika
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AIR pollution , *PANDEMICS , *AIR quality monitoring , *COVID-19 , *COVID-19 pandemic , *COMMUNICABLE diseases , *CITY traffic - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an extraordinary incidence of morbidity and mortality, with almost 6 million deaths worldwide at the time of this writing (https://covid19.who.int/). There has been a pressing need for research that would shed light on factors – especially modifiable factors – that could reduce risks to human health. At least several hundred studies addressing the complex relationships among transmission of SARS-CoV-2, air pollution, and human health have been published. However, these investigations are limited by available and consistent data. The project goal was to seek input into opportunities to improve and fund exposure research on the confluence of air pollution and infectious agents such as SARS-CoV-2. Thirty-two scientists with expertise in exposure science, epidemiology, risk assessment, infectious diseases, and/or air pollution responded to the outreach for information. Most of the respondents expressed value in developing a set of common definitions regarding the extent and type of public health lockdown. Traffic and smoking ranked high as important sources of air pollution warranting source-specific research (in contrast with assessing overall ambient level exposures). Numerous important socioeconomic factors were also identified. Participants offered a wide array of inputs on what they considered to be essential studies to improve our understanding of exposures. These ranged from detailed mechanistic studies to improved air quality monitoring studies and prospective cohort studies. Overall, many respondents indicated that these issues require more research and better study design. As an exercise to solicit opinions, important concepts were brought forth that provide opportunities for scientific collaboration and for consideration for funding prioritization. Further conversations on these concepts are needed to advance our thinking on how to design research that moves us past the documented limitations in the current body of research and prepares us for the next pandemic. • Extant research on air pollution and COVID-19 has documented limitations. • We offer ideas from numerous scientists for overcoming current research limitations. • A common definition for pandemic-related societal restrictions is recommended. • Consideration of socio-economic status is critical to pandemic research. • Suggested concepts can be used for research and funding prioritization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. Urinary phthalates and body mass index in preschool children: The MIREC Child Development Plus study.
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Ashley-Martin, Jillian, Dodds, Linda, Arbuckle, Tye E., Lanphear, Bruce, Muckle, Gina, Foster, Warren G., Ayotte, Pierre, Zidek, Angelika, Asztalos, Elizabeth, Bouchard, Maryse F., and Kuhle, Stefan
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PHTHALATE esters , *BODY mass index , *CHILD development , *QUANTILE regression , *CHILDHOOD obesity , *PRESCHOOL children , *CHEMICAL potential , *RESEARCH , *POLLUTANTS , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *EVALUATION research , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CARBOCYCLIC acids , *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure - Abstract
Childhood exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals with known reproductive and developmental effects, has been hypothesized to increase the risk of obesity, but this association is not well understood in preschool children. We examined the association between urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites and concurrently measured body mass index (BMI) and skinfolds among children between the ages of two and five years. We collected anthropometric measures and biomonitoring data on approximately 200 children enrolled in the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals Child Development Plus study. We measured 22 phthalate metabolites in children's urine and used the 19 metabolites detected in at least 40% of samples. Our primary outcome was BMI z-scores calculated using the World Health Organization growth standards. Skinfold z-scores were secondary outcomes. We used multivariable linear regression to evaluate the association between tertiles of phthalate concentrations and each anthropometric measure. We also used weighted quantile sum regression to identify priority exposures of concern. Our analytic sample included 189 singleton-born children with complete anthropometric data. Children with concentrations of the parent compound di-n-butyl phthalate (∑DnBP) in the third tertile had 0.475 (95% CI: 0.068, 0.883) higher BMI z-scores than those in the lower tertile. ∑DnBP was identified as a priority exposure in the weighted quantile sum regression BMI model. In this population of Canadian preschool aged children, we identified DnBP as a potential chemical of concern in regard to childhood obesity. Future research with serial phthalate measurements and anthropometric measurements in young children will help confirm these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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