Science Inventory

Sinclair, R., C. Russell, G. Kray, AND S. Vesper. Asthma Risk Associated with Indoor Mold Contamination in Hispanic Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley, California. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2018:9350370, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9350370

Vesper, S., J. Cox-Ganser, L. Wymer, AND J. Park. Quantification of mold contamination in multi-level buildings using the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 15(1):38-43, (2017).

Betancourt, D., T. Dean, S. Vesper, AND E. Huertas. An EPA pilot study characterizing fungal and bacterial populations at homes after flooding events at the Martin Peña Channel community-Puerto Rico. Presented at Restoration, Sustainability, and Health of the Caño Martín Peña, Guaynabo, PUERTO RICO, June 09, 2017.

Rossini, G., V. Niel, D. Lark, L. Wymer, AND S. Vesper. Comparison of Mold Populations in Water-Damaged Homes in Australia and the United States. INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT. Karger Libri AG, Basel, Switzerland, 7(0):1-4, (2017).

Cox, J., R. Indugula, S. Vesper, Z. Zhu, R. Jandarov, AND T. Reponen. Comparison of indoor air sampling and dust collection methods for fungal exposure assessment using quantitative PCR. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. RSC Publishing, Cambridge, Uk, 19(10):1312-1319, (2017).

Bradham, K., C. Croghan, P. Egeghy, S. Clifton, K. Isaacs, Dan Stout, K. Thomas, N. Tulve, E. Ulrich, D. Whitaker, S. Vesper, D. Betancourt, AND T. Dean. Field Collection Methods for an EPA Pilot Study Evaluating Personal, Housing, and Community Factors Influencing Children’s Potential Exposures to Indoor Contaminants at Various Lifestages (EPA Pilot Study Add-On to the GreenHousing Study). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/064, 2017.

Glassmeyer, S., E. Furlong, D. Kolpin, A. Batt, B. Benson, S. Boone, O. Conerly, M. Donohue, D. King, M. Kostich, H. Mash, S. Pfaller, K. Schenck, Jane Ellen Simmons, E. Varughese, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, AND V. Wilson. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 581582:909-922, (2017).

Vesper, S., T. Robins, T. Lewis, K. Kombkowski, L. Wymer, R. Villegas MSc, AND S. Batterman. Use of Medicaid and housing data may help target areas of high asthma prevalence. Journal of Asthma. Informa Healthcare, London, Uk, 54(3):230-238, (2017). https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2016.1212370

Tulve, N., M. Clifton, S. Vesper, P. Egeghy, K. Thomas, E. Ulrich, Dan Stout, K. Isaacs, D. Werthmann, AND F. Rabito. Young Children’s Exposures to Molds and Consumer Product Ingredients in their Homes. 2017 ISES Annual Meeting, Durham, NC, October 15 - 19, 2017.

Eiffert, S., Y. Noibi, S. Vesper, J. Downs, F. Fulk, J. Wallace, M. Pearson, AND A. Winquist. A Citizen-Science Study Documents Environmental Exposures and Asthma Prevalence in Two Communities. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2016:1962901, (2016).

Zhang, Z., J. Biagini Myers, E. Brandt, P. Ryan, M. Lindsey, R. Mintz-Cole, T. Reponen, S. Vesper, F. Forde, B. Ruff, S. Bass, G. LeMasters, D. Bernstein, J. Lockey, A. Budelsky, AND G. Kurana Hershey. B-Glucan exacerbates allergic asthma independent of fungal sensitization and promotes steroid-resistant TH2/TH17 responses. JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology, 139(1):54-65, (2017).

Kim, T., D. Lye, M. Donohue, J. Mistry, S. Pfaller, S. Vesper, AND M. Kirisits. Harvested rainwater quality before and after treatment in six full-scale residential systems. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, VA, 108(11):E571-E584, (2016).

King, D., S. Pfaller, M. Donohue, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, M. Ware, S. Glassmeyer, M. Vogal, E. Furlong, AND D. Kolpin. Microbial pathogens in source and treated waters from drinking water treatment plants in the United States and implications for human health. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 562:987–995, (2016).

Vesper, S., L. Wymer, D. Cox, AND G. DeWalt. Populations of some molds in water-damaged homes may differ if the home was constructed with gypsum drywall compared to plaster. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 562:446-450, (2016).

Rosenbaum, P., J. Crawford, A. Hunt, S. Vesper, AND J. Abraham. Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 12(1):29-36, (2015).

Adkins, L., G. Frantz, F. Fulk, J. Rhodus, B. Thompson, S. Vesper, R. Williams, V. Zartarian, AND E. Bender. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Building Renovations at Gerena Community School, Springfield, Massachusetts. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-15/236, 2015.

Kamal, A., J. Burke, S. Vesper, S. Batterman, A. Vette, C. Godwin, M. Chavez-Camarena, AND G. Norris. Applicability of the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index for Quantification of Residential Mold Contamination in an Air Pollution Health Effects Study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2014(261357):1-8, (2014).

Ward, M., L. Copeland, J. Lehmann, D. Doerfler, AND S. Vesper. Assessing the Allergenic Potential of Molds Found in Water-Damaged Homes in a Mouse Model. INHALATION TOXICOLOGY. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 26(8):474-484, (2014).

Johansson, E., T. Reponen, J. Meller, S. Vesper, AND J. Yadav. Association of Stremptomyces community composition determined by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis with indoor mold status. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, 186(12):8773-8783, (2014).

Goh, V., H. Yap, R. Gutierrez, L. Ng, AND S. Vesper. DNA-Based Analyses of Molds in Singapore Public Buildings Results in a Proposed Singapore Environmental Relative Moldiness Index. Tropical Biomedicine. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31(4):663-669, (2014).

Adhikari, A., E. Kettleson, S. Vesper, S. Kumar, D. Popham, C. Schaffer, R. Indugula, K. Chatterjee, K. Allam, S. Grinshpun, AND T. Reponen. Dustborne and airborne gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in high versus low ERMI homes. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 482(1):92-99, (2014).

Bolanos-Rosero, B., S. Vesper, D. Betancourt, AND T. Dean. Pilot study of mold population inside and outside of Puerto Rican residences. 2014 PR Caribbean Science Consortium/ Non-PRASA System Workgroup, San Juan, PUERTO RICO, September 11 - 12, 2014.

Donohue, M., K. O’Connell, S. Vesper, J. Mistry, D. King, M. Kostich, AND S. Pfaller. Widespread molecular detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in cold water taps across the United States. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 48(6):3145-3152, (2014).

Vesper, S., L. Wymer, S. Kennedy, AND L. Grimsley. Decreased Pulmonary Function Measured in Children Exposed to High Environmental Relative Moldiness Index Homes. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal. Bentham Science Publishers, Ltd., Oak Park, IL, 7(1):83-86, (2013).

Bolanos-Rosero, B., D. Betancourt, T. Dean, AND S. Vesper. Pilot study of mold populations inside and outside of Puerto Rican residences. AEROBIOLOGIA. Springer, New York, NY, 29(4):537-543, (2013).