International Society of Exposure Science

HEI Webinar 4: The COVID-19 Pandemic, Air Pollution, and Health: Lessons from Around the Globe
2021-04-27 04:00 - 05:00 (America/Chicago)
Webinar 4: The COVID-19 Pandemic, Air Pollution, and Health: Lessons from Around the Globe
Apr 27, 2021 – 10:00am ET

Chairs: Jeff Brook, University of Toronto, HEI Research Committee, and Barbara Hoffmann, University of Düsseldorf, HEI Research Committee
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread disruptions of society, including closures of businesses, schools, and industrial activities, and there have been unprecedented restrictions on travel at all scales. All of this has led to reductions in emissions of air pollution and changes in air quality in locations around the world. Relatedly, there is emerging evidence that exposure to air pollution may be associated with increased susceptibility to infection from COVID-19, with increased adverse symptoms and duration of the disease, as well as increased risk of mortality. This session will discuss these potential linkages, along with evidence of racial inequalities in exposures to air pollution and in COVID-19 outcomes, and discuss challenges in studying these issues. Lastly, the session will bring in the “One Health” approach, recognizing the interconnections between people, animals, and plants and their shared environment.
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HEI Webinar 5: From Evidence to Action: Synthesizing Air Quality Evidence Relevant to Public Health
2021-05-04 04:00 - 05:00
Webinar 5: From Evidence to Action: Synthesizing Air Quality Evidence Relevant to Public Health
May 04, 2021 – 10:00am ET

Chairs: Neil Pearce, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, HEI Research Committee, and Jennifer Peel, Colorado State University, HEI Review Committee
Synthesizing evidence relevant to public health is now more important than ever. Evidence synthesis may include systematic reviews or formal meta-analyses of the findings of observational studies. There have been evolving approaches to synthesis and integration of various forms of evidence throughout the years, for example, the weight of evidence’s approach that the US EPA use in their integrated science assessments. Another approach is Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE), which has its origins in clinical research and has been adopted by the WHO and Cochrane Collaboration. It has been applied recently to assess the quality of evidence for environmental exposures, such as air pollution. However, GRADE considers results from randomized studies as higher-quality evidence than non-randomized designs, a criterion that creates difficulties in environmental research, where randomized designs are largely not possible, thus down-grading important evidence by default. Alternative promising strategies for evidence synthesis have been suggested, including “triangulation”. This session will examine approaches for evidence synthesis in environmental epidemiology and discuss possible paths forward.
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ISES 2021 Virtual Meeting Abstract Submission Closes
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-07

HEI Webinar 6: Non-Tailpipe Emissions: Impacts on Urban Air Quality and Health
2021-05-11 04:00 - 05:00
Webinar 6: Non-Tailpipe Emissions: Impacts on Urban Air Quality and Health
May 11, 2021 – 10:00am ET

Chairs: Michael Jerrett, University of California, Los Angeles, HEI Review Committee, and Allen Robinson, Carnegie Mellon University, HEI Research Committee
With recent and ongoing substantial reductions in tailpipe emissions, there is increasing interest in non-tailpipe emissions, particularly in particles from tire and brake wear and road dust, and their potential health effects. This session will discuss the state of knowledge on non-tailpipe contributions to ambient concentrations and exposures to particulate matter, bringing in several disciplinary approaches, including measurement, modeling, toxicology, and epidemiology. The session will discuss both current conditions and likely future scenarios given expected changes in vehicle fleets as well as developments in brake and tire technology.
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HEI Webinar 7: Early Career Researcher Spotlight
2021-05-13 04:00 - 05:00
Webinar 7: Early Career Researcher Spotlight
May 13, 2021 – 10:00am ET

This session is an opportunity to meet the new generation of researchers and learn about their research directions in the field of air pollution and health. Speakers at the session are winners of the Jane Warren Trainee Conference Award 2021. The award is presented in remembrance of Dr. Jane Warren who joined HEI in the 1980s and served as the Director of Science from 1999 until her retirement in 2008; it is awarded to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars at academic or research institutions.
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Conference Award Nominations Due
2021-05-14 - 2021-05-15
The deadline for nominations is Saturday, May 15, 2021 – Learn more here.

ISES Webinar: Balancing Environmental Justice Priorities in the Context of Pollution Burden and Local-Scale Exposure Assessments
2021-05-20 07:00 - 08:00
Balancing Environmental Justice Priorities in the Context of Pollution Burden and Local-Scale Exposure Assessments
Data doesn’t make decisions, people do. This webinar will explore the challenges and benefits of data-driven solutions in the context of people, places, and Environmental Justice priorities.
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021
Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM EST
Presenter: Tim Barzyk, U.S. EPA
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AIHA's annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition
2021-05-23 - 2021-05-26
AIHA’s annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition: May 24-26, 2021, in Dallas, Texas, as a hybrid onsite and virtual event.

AIHA: Advancing Worker Health and Safety On-site and Virtual
2021-05-24 02:00 - 2021-05-26 12:00
Date: Monday, May. 24, 2021 – Wednesday, May. 26, 2021
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AIHA: Advancing Worker Health and Safety

HEI Webinar 8: What We Have Learned about Effects on Health at Low Levels of Exposure: Evidence from the United States, Canada, and Europe
2021-05-25 04:00 - 05:00
Webinar 8: What We Have Learned about Effects on Health at Low Levels of Exposure: Evidence from the United States, Canada, and Europe
May 25, 2021 – 10:00am ET

Chairs: Amy Herring, Duke University, HEI Research Committee, and Sverre Vedal, University of Washington
In 2015, HEI funded three studies to investigate the health effects of long-term exposures to low levels of air pollution in very large populations across the United States, Canada, and Europe. This session will present results from these recently completed studies, discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and discuss potential implications for future risk assessment and regulation. Highlights include thorough examinations of concentration–response functions, results for multiple health endpoints (e.g., cause-specific mortality, respiratory events), as well as multiple pollutants (e.g., PM2.5, O3, NO2), and causal modeling approaches.
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Women's Networking Event
2021-05-26 15:00 - 15:45
Join your fellow exposure science colleagues for an energizing Women’s networking event! We will discuss unique career, workplace, and work-life balance challenges women face, in a safe and small group environment. This is free to anyone (members or non-members of ISES) and will be a great opportunity to network with some of the most influential and instrumental leaders in the field of exposure science. New this year: This networking event will be organized in a series. Sign up for all of them if you’d like.

This is a series so you can register for all or some of the sessions.
May 26; 3:00 – 3:45pm (EST)
August 31; 8:00 – 8:45am (EST)
September 1; 6:30 – 7:15pm (EST)

To register: click here.
Questions or concerns, please contact Sarah Dee (sdee@intlexposurescience.org).

ISES Annual Award Nominations
2021-05-27 - 2021-05-28
It is an honor to recognize our colleagues for their accomplishments and work in the field of exposure science. Please consider submitting a nomination for one of the many categories. In order to nominate an individual, please contact Tom McKone and he will guide you through the nomination process. If you have a suggestion for someone you think is worthy, but do not want to nominate that person, send Tom McKone the name and he will work to identify an appropriate person to nominate the deserving nominee.
Please submit nominations for the following awards: Excellence in Exposure Science Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award ISES Award for Best Student Paper JESEE Young Investigator Award IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 28, 2021.
The Awards Committee looks forward to receiving nominations for a number of our outstanding members!

Annual Award Nominations Due
2021-05-27 - 2021-05-28
The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 28, 2021 – Learn more here.

ISIAQ Healthy Buildings 2021
2021-06-20 - 2021-06-23
ISIAQ Healthy Buildings 2021 – Europe June 21-23, 2021 – Oslo, Norway

ISES Webinar: Increased Exposure to Commonly Used Disinfectants during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021-06-24 09:00 - 10:00
Increased Exposure to Commonly Used Disinfectants during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021
Time: 2:00PM – 3:00PM EST
Presenter: Amina Salamova

Webinar description:
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs or “quats”) are a class of chemicals used as disinfectants in cleaning and other consumer products. While disinfection is recommended for maintaining a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased use of QACs is concerning as exposure to these compounds has been associated with adverse effects on reproductive and respiratory systems. In this talk, I will present the results of our work on determining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the QAC indoor exposure and body burden. This is the first comprehensive study on the indoor exposure and biomonitoring of the three major QAC groups and our results provide valuable information for future epidemiological, toxicological, and risk assessment studies targeting this class of compounds.

Taking Submissions for Late-Breaking Topics!
2021-07-27 18:59
Taking Submissions for Late-Breaking Topics!

Exposure Science is always changing, and there is more to learn every day.
Do you have a topic, research or content that is new to the industry that should be shared? Perhaps you just collected some interesting data to share. You are in luck!!
Now is your opportunity to present at the ISES 2021 Virtual Meeting, being held August 30 – September 2. Submit an abstract for your late-breaking topic no later than Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 11:59 PM EST.

A Framework for Building Environmental Health Literacy in Health Equity Population Settings
2021-07-30 04:30 - 06:00
A Framework for Building Environmental Health Literacy in Health Equity Population Settings

Primary Instructor: Esther Erdei
Date/Time: Friday, July 30th, 9:30 AM – 11 AM

Incorporating Environmental Justice Concepts into Medical Training
2021-07-30 04:30 - 06:30
Incorporating Environmental Justice Concepts into Medical Training

Primary Instructor: Nicholas Newman
Date/Time: Friday, July 30th, 9.30AM – 11.30AM

Presenting at a Conference: Tips and Feedback
2021-07-30 07:00 - 09:00
Presenting at a Conference: Tips and Feedback

Primary Instructor:Courtney Carignan
Date/Time: Friday, July 30th, Noon – 2PM

Demystifying the NIEHS Grant Process to Attract and Retain Diverse Talent for the Environmental Health Sciences
2021-07-30 07:00 - 11:00
Demystifying the NIEHS Grant Process to Attract and Retain Diverse Talent for the Environmental Health Sciences

Primary Instructor: Melissa Smar
Date/Time: Friday, July 30th, Noon – 4PM

Career Paths in Exposure Science hosted by HEI.
2021-07-31 06:00 - 08:00
Career Paths in Exposure Science hosted by HEI.

Primary Instructor: Dinsheng Li
Date/Time: Saturday, July 31st, 11AM – 1PM

EPA’s EnviroAtlas | Leveraging freely available geospatial data and interactive tools
2021-07-31 08:30 - 11:00
EPA’s EnviroAtlas | Leveraging freely available geospatial data and interactive tools

Primary Instructor: Jessica Daniel
Date/Time: Saturday, July 31st, 1:30PM – 4PM

Data Visualization for Environmental Epidemiology with ggplot2: Mastering Presentation-Grade Figures
2021-08-06 04:00 - 07:00
Data Visualization for Environmental Epidemiology with ggplot2: Mastering Presentation-Grade Figures

Primary Instructor: Alison Krajewski
Date/Time: Friday, August 6, 9AM – Noon

Bioaerosol sampling and analysis (To be delivered in Spanish: Muestreo y analisis de aerosoles biologicos)
2021-08-06 05:00 - 07:00
Bioaerosol sampling and analysis (To be delivered in Spanish: Muestreo y analisis de aerosoles biologicos)

Primary Instructor: Ana Rule
Date/Time: Friday, August 6, 10AM – Noon

CalEnviroScreen: Exploring state-wide pollution exposure indicators and discussing the future of California’s Environmental Justice mapping tool
2021-08-06 08:00 - 10:00
CalEnviroScreen: Exploring state-wide pollution exposure indicators and discussing the future of California’s Environmental Justice mapping tool

Primary Instructor: Andrew Slocombe
Date/Time: Friday, August 6, 1PM – 3PM

Healthy Buildings 2021
2021-08-09 - 2021-08-12
Healthy Buildings 2021 – America August 10-12, 2021 – Honolulu, Hawaii

Land-use regression with spatiotemporally correlated errors
2021-08-13 04:00 - 06:00
Land-use regression with spatiotemporally correlated errors

Primary Instructor: Kyle Messier
Date/Time: Friday, August 13th, 9AM – 11AM

NASA Data and Tools for Health Applications
2021-08-13 04:00 - 06:00
NASA Data and Tools for Health Applications

Primary Instructor: Bryan Duncan
Date/Time: Friday, August 13th, 9AM – 11AM

Web-based spectral processing, functional interpretation and biomarker analysis using MetaboAnalyst
2021-08-13 07:00 - 11:00
Web-based spectral processing, functional interpretation and biomarker analysis using MetaboAnalyst

Primary Instructor: Jianguo Xia
Date/Time: Friday, August 13th, Noon – 4PM

Toxicokinetic New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)
2021-08-13 07:00 - 11:00
Toxicokinetic New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

Primary Instructor: John Wambaugh
Date/Time: Friday, August 13th, Noon – 4PM
