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2024

Beating the Heat (Invited Perspective)

Scovronick, N., & Pillarisetti, A. (2024). Invited Perspective: Beating the Heat. In Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 132, Issue 2). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp14343

Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network trial

Younger, A., Ye, W., Alkon, A., Harknett, K., Kirby, M. A., Elon, L., Lovvorn, A. E., Wang, J., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Castañaza Gonzalez, A., Alarcon, L. M., Mukeshimana, A., Rosa, G., Chiang, M., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., … Thompson, L. M. (2024). Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network trial. In Environmental Pollution (Vol. 345, p. 123414). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123414

Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants

Checkley, W., Thompson, L. M., Sinharoy, S. S., Hossen, S., Moulton, L. H., Chang, H. H., Waller, L., Steenland, K., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Ndagijimana, F., McCracken, J. P., Díaz-Artiga, A., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Thangavel, G., Aravindalochanan, V., Hartinger, S. M., Chiang, M., … Pillarisetti, A., … Clasen, T. F. (2024). Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants. In New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 390, Issue 1, pp. 44–54). Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2302687

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass Cooking and Severe Infant Pneumonia

McCollum, E. D., McCracken, J. P., Kirby, M. A., Grajeda, L. M., Hossen, S., Moulton, L. H., Simkovich, S. M., Goodman-Palmer, D., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Balakrishnan, K., Thangavel, G., Garg, S. S., Castañaza, A., Thompson, L. M., Diaz-Artiga, A., Papageorghiou, A. T., Davila-Roman, V. G., Underhill, L. J., Pillarisetti, A., … Checkley, W. (2024). Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass Cooking and Severe Infant Pneumonia. In New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 390, Issue 1, pp. 32–43). Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2305681

2023

Biomass smoke exposure and somatic growth among children: The RESPIRE and CRECER prospective cohort studies in rural Guatemala

Lu, W., Jenny, A., Romero, C., Diaz-Artiga, A., Kuster, A., Canuz, E., Pillarisetti, A., McCracken, J. P., Huang, W., Smith, K. R., Balmes, J., & Thompson, L. M. (2024). Biomass smoke exposure and somatic growth among children: The RESPIRE and CRECER prospective cohort studies in rural Guatemala. In Environment International (Vol. 183, p. 108401). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108401

Heat Exposure among Adult Women in Rural Tamil Nadu, India

Deshpande, A., Scovronick, N., Clasen, T. F., Waller, L., Wang, J., Aravindalochanan, V., Balakrishnan, K., Puttaswamy, N., Peel, J., & Pillarisetti, A. (2023). Heat Exposure among Adult Women in Rural Tamil Nadu, India. In Environmental Science & Technology. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03461

Seasonally optimized calibrations improve low-cost sensor performance: long-term field evaluation of PurpleAir sensors in urban and rural India

Campmier, M. J., Gingrich, J., Singh, S., Baig, N., Gani, S., Upadhya, A., Agrawal, P., Kushwaha, M., Mishra, H. R., Pillarisetti, A., Vakacherla, S., Pathak, R. K., & Apte, J. S. (2023). Seasonally optimized calibrations improve low-cost sensor performance: long-term field evaluation of PurpleAir sensors in urban and rural India. In Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 16, Issue 19, pp. 4357–4374). Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-4357-2023

Fidelity and adherence to a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention: The multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Williams, K. N., Quinn, A., North, H., Wang, J., Pillarisetti, A., Thompson, L. M., Díaz-Artiga, A., Balakrishnan, K., Thangavel, G., Rosa, G., Ndagijimana, F., Underhill, L. J., Kirby, M. A., Puzzolo, E., Hossen, S., Waller, L. A., Peel, J. L., Rosenthal, J. P., Clasen, T. F., … Checkley, W. (2023). Fidelity and adherence to a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention: The multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In Environment International (Vol. 179, p. 108160). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108160

Effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention on adverse maternal outcomes: a multi-country randomized controlled trial conducted by the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN)

Younger, A., Alkon, A., Harknett, K., Kirby, M. A., Elon, L., Lovvorn, A. E., Wang, J., Ye, W., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Castañaza Gonzalez, A., Monroy Alarcon, L., Mukeshimana, A., Rosa, G., Chiang, M., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., … Thompson, L. M. (2023). Effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention on adverse maternal outcomes: a multi-country randomized controlled trial conducted by the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN). In Environment International (p. 108059). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108059

Exposure–response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Balakrishnan, K., Steenland, K., Clasen, T., Chang, H., Johnson, M., Pillarisetti, A., Ye, W., Naeher, L. P., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Thompson, L. M., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Thangavel, G., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Puttaswamy, N., Aravindalochanan, V., Garg, S., … Peel, J. L. (2023). Exposure–response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In The Lancet Planetary Health (Vol. 7, Issue 5, pp. e387–e396). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00052-9

Widespread Clean Cooking Fuel Scale-Up and under-5 Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality: An Ecological Analysis in Ecuador, 1990–2019

Gould, C. F., Bejarano, M. L., Kioumourtzoglou, M.-A., Lee, A. G., Pillarisetti, A., Schlesinger, S. B., Terán, E., Valarezo, A., & Jack, D. W. (2023). Widespread Clean Cooking Fuel Scale-Up and under-5 Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality: An Ecological Analysis in Ecuador, 1990–2019. In Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 131, Issue 3). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp11016

A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution’s contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts

Chowdhury, S., Pillarisetti, A., Oberholzer, A., Jetter, J., Mitchell, J., Cappuccilli, E., Aamaas, B., Aunan, K., Pozzer, A., & Alexander, D. (2023). A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution’s contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts. In Environment International (Vol. 173, p. 107835). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107835

Unexpected Performance Improvements of Nitrogen Dioxide and Ozone Sensors by Including Carbon Monoxide Sensor Signal

Hasan, M. H., Yu, H., Ivey, C., Pillarisetti, A., Yuan, Z., Do, K., & Li, Y. (2023). Unexpected Performance Improvements of Nitrogen Dioxide and Ozone Sensors by Including Carbon Monoxide Sensor Signal. In ACS Omega. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c07734

Using high-frequency household surveys to describe energy use in rural North India during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gould, C. F.*, Pillarisetti, A.*, Thompson, L. M., Saluja, S., Nandan, V., & Urpelainen, J. (2023). Using high-frequency household surveys to describe energy use in rural North India during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nature Energy. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01187-3 *equal contributors.

2022

Visualizing Field Data Collection Procedures of Exposure and Biomarker Assessments for the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial in India

Rajamani, K. D., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Puttaswamy, N., Thangavel, G., Natesan, D., Ramasamy, R., Sendhil, S., Natarajan, A., Aravindalochan, V., Pillarisetti, A., Johnson, M., Rosenthal, J., Steenland, K., Piedhrahita, R., Peel, J., Clark, M. L., Boyd Barr, D., Rajkumar, S., … Balakrishnan, K. (2022). Visualizing Field Data Collection Procedures of Exposure and Biomarker Assessments for the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial in India. In Journal of Visualized Experiments (Issue 190). MyJove Corporation. https://doi.org/10.3791/64144

Repeated assessment of PM2.5 in Guatemalan kitchens cooking with wood: Implications for measurement strategies

Pillarisetti, A., Alnes, L. W. H., Ye, W., McCracken, J. P., Canuz, E., & Smith, K. R. (2022). Repeated assessment of PM2.5 in Guatemalan kitchens cooking with wood: Implications for measurement strategies. In Atmospheric Environment (p. 119533). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119533

Biomass Smoke Exposure and Atopy among Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: A Prospective Cohort Study

Lu W., Wang L.A., Mann J., Jenny A., Romero C., Kuster A., Canuz E., Pillarisetti A., Smith K.R., Balmes J., Thompson L. (2022). Biomass Smoke Exposure and Atopy among Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):14064. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114064

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight.

Clasen, T. F., Chang, H. H., Thompson, L. M., Kirby, M. A., Balakrishnan, K., Díaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Rosa, G., Steenland, K., Younger, A., Aravindalochanan, V., Barr, D. B., Castañaza, A., Chen, Y., Chiang, M., Clark, M. L., Garg, S., Hartinger, S., Jabbarzadeh, S., Pillarisetti, A., … Peel, J. L. (2022). Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight. In New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2206734

Indoor Air Pollution and Health: Bridging Perspectives from Developing and Developed Countries.

Pillarisetti, A., Ye, W., & Chowdhury, S. (2022). Indoor Air Pollution and Health: Bridging Perspectives from Developing and Developed Countries. In Annual Review of Environment and Resources (Vol. 47, Issue 1, pp. 197–229). Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-010602

Exposure Contrasts of Pregnant Women during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial

Johnson, M., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., Balakrishnan, K., Peel, J. L., Steenland, K., Underhill, L. J., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Díaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J., Clark, M. L., Waller, L., Chang, H. H., Wang, J., Dusabimana, E., Ndagijimana, F., Sambandam, S., … Mukhopadhyay, K. (2022). Exposure Contrasts of Pregnant Women during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial. In Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 9). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp10295

Particulates and anaemia in India (Invited Commentary)

Pillarisetti, A., & Balakrishnan, K. (2022). Particulates and anaemia in India. In Nature Sustainability. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00943-3

Cross-sectional analysis of the association between personal exposure to household air pollution and blood pressure in adult women: Evidence from the multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Nicolaou, L., Underhill, L., Hossen, S., Simkovich, S., Thangavel, G., Rosa, G., McCracken, J. P., Davila-Roman, V., Fuentes, L. de las, Quinn, A. K., Clark, M., Diaz, A., Pillarisetti, A., Steenland, K., Waller, L. A., Jabbarzadeh, S., Peel, J. L., & Checkley, W. (2022). Cross-sectional analysis of the association between personal exposure to household air pollution and blood pressure in adult women: Evidence from the multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In Environmental Research (Vol. 214, p. 114121). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114121

Effects of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove Intervention on Gestational Blood Pressure: Intention-to-Treat and Exposure-Response Findings From the HAPIN Trial

Ye W, Steenland K, Quinn A, Liao J, Balakrishnan K, Rosa G, Ndagijimana F, Ntivuguruzwa JD, Thompson LM, McCracken JP, Díaz-Artiga A, Rosenthal JP, Papageorghiou A, Davila-Roman VG, Pillarisetti A, Johnson M, Wang J, Nicolaou L, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF; Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial Investigators. (2022). Effects of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove Intervention on Gestational Blood Pressure: Intention-to-Treat and Exposure-Response Findings From the HAPIN Trial. Hypertension.

Child Survival and Early Lifetime Exposures to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Liao J, Liu Y, Steenland NK, Pillarisetti A, Thompson LM, Dey S, Balakrishnan K, Clasen T. (2022) Child Survival and Early Lifetime Exposures to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives . https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8910

Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Ye W, Thangavel G, Pillarisetti A, Steenland NK, Peel JL, Balakrishnan K, Jabbarzadeh S, Checkley W, Clasen T, HAPIN Investigators. (2022) “Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India.” Environmental Research 208 112756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112756

2021

Indoor and Ambient Air Pollution in Chennai, India during COVID-19 Lockdown: An Affordable Sensors Study

Puttaswamy, N., Sreekanth, V., Pillarisetti, A., Upadhya, A.R., Saidam, S., Veerappan, B., Mukhopadhyay, K., Sambandam, S., Sutaria, R., Balakrishnan, K. (2022). Indoor and Ambient Air Pollution in Chennai, India during COVID-19 Lockdown: An Affordable Sensors Study. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 22, 210170. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.210170

Fidelity and Adherence to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove and Fuel Intervention during Gestation: The Multi-Country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) Randomized Controlled Trial.

Quinn AK, Williams KN, Thompson LM, Harvey SA, Piedrahita R, Wang J, Quinn C, Pillarisetti A, McCracken JP, Rosenthal JP, Kirby MA, Diaz Artiga A, Thangavel G, Rosa G, Miranda JJ, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF on behalf of HAPIN Investigators. Fidelity and Adherence to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove and Fuel Intervention during Gestation: The Multi-Country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(23):12592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312592

From Air Quality Sensors to Sensor Networks: Things We Need to Learn

Li Y, Yuan Z, Anthony Chen L-W, Pillarisetti A, Yadav V, Wu M, Cui H, Zhao C. (2021). From Air Quality Sensors to Sensor Networks: Things We Need to Learn. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.130958

LPG stove and fuel intervention among pregnant women reduce fine particle air pollution exposures in three countries: Pilot results from the HAPIN trial

Liao J, Kirby M, Pillarisetti A, et al. LPG stove and fuel intervention among pregnant women reduce fine particle air pollution exposures in three countries: Pilot results from the HAPIN trial. Environmental Pollution 2021: 118198. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118198.

Barriers to and facilitators of uptake and sustained use of LPG through the PMUY in tribal communities of Pune district

Patil R, Roy S, Gore M, Ghorpade M, Pillarisetti A, Chakma J, Juvekar S. Barriers to and facilitators of uptake and sustained use of LPG through the PMUY in tribal communities of Pune district. Energy for Sustainable Development 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2021.04.008

Review of the Breathability and Filtration Efficiency of Common Household Materials for Face Masks

Kwong LH, Wilson R, Kumar S, Crider YS, Reyes Sanchez Y, Rempel D, Pillarisetti A. Review of the Breathability and Filtration Efficiency of Common Household Materials for Face Masks. ACS Nano 2021.DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10146.

Modeling approaches and performance for estimating personal exposure to household air pollution: A case study in Kenya

Johnson, M., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., Shupler, M., Menya, D., Rossanese, M., Delapeña, S., Penumetcha, N., Chartier, R., Puzzolo, E. and Pope, D. (2021), Modeling approaches and performance for estimating personal exposure to household air pollution: A case study in Kenya. Indoor Air. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12790

Exposure contrasts associated with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention at potential field sites for the multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial in India: results from pilot phase activities in rural Tamil Nadu.

Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Sendhil, S. et al. Exposure contrasts associated with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention at potential field sites for the multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial in India: results from pilot phase activities in rural Tamil Nadu. BMC Public Health 20, 1799 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09865-1

Heat and Humidity for Bioburden Reduction of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Anderegg, L.; Doyle, J.; Gardel, M. L.; Gupta, A.; Hallas, C.; Lensky, Y.; Love, N. G.; Lucas, B. A.; Mazenc, E.; Meisenhelder, C.; Pillarisetti, A.; Ranard, D.; Squires, A. H.; et al. Heat and Humidity for Bioburden Reduction of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators. Applied Biosafety 2021.

2020

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clean fuel programmes in India and ensuring sustainability for household energy needs

Ravindra K, Kaur-Sidhu M, Mor S, Chakma J, Pillarisetti A. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clean fuel programmes in India and ensuring sustainability for household energy needs. Environment International. 2021; 147. doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106335

Boiled or Bottled: Regional and Seasonal Exposures to Drinking Water Contamination and Household Air Pollution in Rural China

Cohen A, Pillarisetti A, Luo Q, Zhang Q, Li H, Zhong G, Zhu G, Colford JM, Smith KR, Ray I, Tao Y. Boiled or Bottled: Regional and Seasonal Exposures to Drinking Water Contamination and Household Air Pollution in Rural China. Env. Health. Perspect. 2020; 128(12). doi.org/10.1289/EHP7124

Incentivizing Elimination of Biomass Cooking Fuels with a Reversible Commitment and a Spare LPG Cylinder

Harrell S, Pillarisetti A, Roy S, Ghorpade M, Patil R, Dhongade A, Smith KR, Levine DI, Juvekar S. Incentivizing Elimination of Biomass Cooking Fuels with a Reversible Commitment and a Spare LPG Cylinder. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020; 54(23):15313-15319. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01818.

Marriage-based pilot clean household fuel intervention in India for improved pregnancy outcomes

Pillarisetti A, Roy S, Diamond-Smith N, Ghorpade M, Dhongade A, Balakrishnan K, Sambandam S, Patil R, Levine D, Juvekar S, Smith K. Marriage-based pilot clean household fuel intervention in India for improved pregnancy outcomes. BMJ Open. 2020/10; 10(10):e044127. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044127.

Using longitudinal survey and sensor data to understand the social and ecological determinants of clean fuels use and discontinuance in rural Ghana

Carrión D, Prah R, Gould C, Agbokey F, Mujtaba M, Pillarisetti A, Tumasi M, Agyei O, Chillrud S, Tawiah T, Jack D, Asante K. Using longitudinal survey and sensor data to understand the social and ecological determinants of clean fuels use and discontinuance in rural Ghana. Environmental Research Communications. 2020/10; 2(9):095003. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/abb831

Burn to kill: Wood ash a silent killer in Africa

Etchie AT, Etchie TO, Elemile OO, Boladale O, Oni T, Akanno I, Bankole DT, Ibitoye OO, Pillarisetti A, Sivanesan S, Afolabi TY, Krishnamurthi K, Swaminathan N. Burn to kill: Wood ash a silent killer in Africa. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Aug 2;748:141316. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141316. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32814289.

In Memoriam: Kirk R. Smith

Balakrishnan K, Clasen T, Mehta S, Peel J, Pillarisetti A, Pokhrel A, Samet J, Thompson L, Zhang JJ. In Memoriam: Kirk R. Smith. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Jul;128(7):71601. doi: 10.1289/EHP7808. Epub 2020 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 32716644; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7384884.

Everybody stacks: Lessons from household energy case studies to inform design principles for clean energy transitions

Shankar AV, Quinn AK, Dickinson KL, Williams KN, Masera O, Charron D, Jack D, Hyman J, Pillarisetti A, Bailis R, Kumar P, Ruiz-Mercado I, Rosenthal JP. Everybody stacks: Lessons from household energy case studies to inform design principles for clean energy transitions. Energy Policy, June 2020, 141, 111468.

An Integrated Sensor Data Logging, Survey, and Analytics Platform for Field Research and Its Application in HAPIN, a Multi-Center Household Energy Intervention Trial

Wilson, D.L.; Williams, K.N.; Pillarisetti, A., on behalf of the HAPIN Investigators. An Integrated Sensor Data Logging, Survey, and Analytics Platform for Field Research and Its Application in HAPIN, a Multi-Center Household Energy Intervention Trial. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1805.

2019

Comparison of next‐generation portable pollution monitors to measure exposure to PM2.5 from household air pollution in Puno, Peru

Burrowes VJ, Piedrahita R, Pillarisetti A, Underhill L, Fandiño‐Del‐Rio M, Johnson M, Kephart J, Hartinger SM, Steenland K, Naeher L, Kearns K, Peel JL, Clark ML, Checkley W and HAPIN Investigators (2020), Comparison of next‐generation portable pollution monitors to measure exposure to PM2.5 from household air pollution in Puno, Peru. Indoor Air.

The use of bluetooth low energy Beacon systems to estimate indirect personal exposure to household air pollution

Liao J, McCracken JP, Piedrahita R, Thompson L, Mollinedo E, Canuz E, De Leon O, Díaz-Artiga A, Johnson M, Clark M, Pillarisetti A, Kearns K, Naeher L, Steenland K, Checkley W, Peel J, Clasen TF et al. (2019) The use of bluetooth low energy Beacon systems to estimate indirect personal exposure to household air pollution. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2019) doi:10.1038/s41370-019-0172-z

Impacts of household sources on air pollution at village and regional scales in India

Rooney B, Zhao R, Wang Y, Bates KH, Pillarisetti A, Sharma S, Kundu S, Bond TC, Lam NL, Ozaltun B, Xu L, Goel V, Fleming LT, Weltman R, Meinardi S, Blake DR, Nizkorodov SA, Edwards RD, Yadav A, Arora NK, Smith KR, Seinfeld JH (2019) Impacts of household sources on air pollution at village and regional scales in India. Atmos Chem Phys 19:7719-7742.

Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air pollution in Ghana: Using available evidence to prioritize future action

Health Effects Institute (HEI) Household Air Pollution – Ghana Working Group (including A Pillarisetti), Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air pollution in Ghana: Using available evidence to prioritize future action, HEI Communication 19, Boston, MA. Report. Press Release. Summary for Policymakers

Burden of disease at the same limit of exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons varies significantly across countries depending on the gap in longevity

Etchie AT, Etchie TO, Shen H, Pillarisetti A, Popovicheva O (2019) Burden of disease at the same limit of exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons varies significantly across countries depending on the gap in longevity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 180:420-429.

Machine-learned modeling of PM2.5 exposures in rural Lao PDR

Hill LD, Pillarisetti A, Delapena S, Garland C, Pennise D, Pelletreau A, Koetting P, Motmans T, Vongnakhone K, Khammavong C, Boatman MR, Balmes K, Hubbard A, Smith Kr. 2019. Machine-learned modeling of PM2.5 exposures in rural Lao PDR. Science of The Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.258.

Modeling the Impact of an Indoor Air Filter on Air Pollution Exposure Reduction and Associated Mortality in Urban Delhi Household

Liao J, Ye W, Pillarisetti A, Clasen TF. Modeling the Impact of an Indoor Air Filter on Air Pollution Exposure Reduction and Associated Mortality in Urban Delhi Household. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(8), 1391; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081391    Supplementary Information

Indian annual ambient air quality standard is achievable by completely mitigating emissions from household sources

Chowdhury S, Dey S, Guttikunda S, Pillarisetti A, Smith KR, Di Girolamo L. Indian annual ambient air quality standard is achievable by completely mitigating emissions from household sources. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Apr 2019, 201900888; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1900888116. Supporting Information.

Promoting LPG usage during pregnancy: A pilot study in rural Maharashtra, India

Pillarisetti A*, Ghorpade M, Madhav S, Dhongade A, Roy S, Balakrishnan K, Sankar S, Patil R, Levine DI, Juvekar S, Smith KR (2019) Promoting LPG usage during pregnancy: A pilot study in rural Maharashtra, India. Environment International 127:540-549.     Supporting Information (.docx)

Air Pollution and Impact Analysis of a Pilot Stove Intervention: Report to the Ministry of Health and Inter-Ministerial Clean Stove Initiative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Hill LD, Pillarisetti A, Delapena S, Garland C, Jagoe K, Koetting P, Pelletreau A, Boatman MR, Pennise D, Smith KR. 2015. Air Pollution and Impact Analysis of a Pilot Stove Intervention: Report to the Ministry of Health and Inter-Ministerial Clean Stove Initiative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Quantification of a saleable health product (aDALYs) from household cooking interventions

Smith KR, Pillarisetti A, Hill LD, Charron D, Delapena S, Garland C, Pennise D. 2015. Quantification of a saleable health product (aDALYs) from household cooking interventions. World Bank.

Quantifying the Health Impacts of ACE-1 Biomass and Biogas Stoves in Cambodia

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. 2015. Quantifying the Health Impacts of ACE-1 Biomass and Biogas Stoves in Cambodia.

Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based solutions

Hong Y-C, Hicks K, Malley C, Kuylenstierna J, Emberson L, Balakrishnan K, Pillarisetti A, Sunwoo Y, et al. (2018). Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based solutions. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , Bangkok, Thailand. pure.iiasa.ac.at/15561. peer reviewed.

Household Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Disease

HEI Household Air Pollution Working Group. 2018. Household Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Disease. Communication 18. Boston, MA: Health Effects Institute. peer reviewed.

Advanced household heat pumps for air pollution control: A pilot field study in Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital city in the world.

Pillarisetti A*, Ma R, Buyan M, Nanzad B, Argo Y, Yang X, Smith KR. 2019. Advanced household heat pumps for air pollution control: A pilot field study in Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital city in the world. In press Environmental Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.019

Tracking ambient PM2.5 build-up in Delhi national capital region during the dry season over 15 years using a high-resolution (1 km) satellite aerosol dataset

Chowdhury S, Dey S, Di Girolamo L, Smith KR, Pillarisetti A, Lyapustin A. Tracking ambient PM2.5 build-up in Delhi national capital region during the dry season over 15 years using a high-resolution (1 km) satellite aerosol dataset. Atmospheric Environment 204: 142-150. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.02.029

2018

Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: a field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS)

Pillarisetti A*, Carter E, Rajkumar S, Young BN, Benka-Coker M, Peel J, Johnson M, Clark M. 2019. Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: a field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS). Environment International 123: 50-53. doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.014

Emissions from village cookstoves in Haryana, India and their potential impacts on air quality

Fleming LT, Weltman R, Yadav A, Edwards RD, Arora NK, Pillarisetti A, Meinardi S, Smith KR, Blake DR, Nizkorodov SA. 2018. Emissions from village cookstoves in Haryana, India and their potential impacts on air quality, Atmos. Chem. And Phys. 18: 15169-15182 doi.org/10.5194/acp-2018-487

Monitoring and modeling of household air quality related to use of different cookfuels in Paraguay

Tagle M, Pillarisetti A, Hernandez MT, Troncoso K, Soares A, Torres R, Galeano A, Oyola P, Balmes J, Smith KR. 2018. Monitoring and modeling of household air quality related to use of different cookfuels in Paraguay. Indoor Air doi.org/10.1111/ina.12513

The Pink Key: a low-cost stove use monitor to enable conditional cash transfers

Pillarisetti A*, Gill M, Allen T, Madhavan S, Dhongade A, Ghorpade M, Roy S, Balakrishnan K, Juvekar S, Smith KR. 2019. The Pink Key: a low-cost stove use monitor to enable conditional cash transfers. Ecohealth 15 (4) : 768-776. doi.org/10.1007/s10393-018-1379-5

Household fuel use and pulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal: A case-control study

Bates MN, Pope K, Sijali TR, Pokhrel A, Pillarisetti A, Lam N, Verma S. 2019. Household fuel use and pulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal: A case-control study. Environmental Research 168: 193-205. doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.036

Using personal exposure measurements of particulate matter to estimate health impacts associated with cooking in peri-urban Accra, Ghana

Delapena S, Piedrahita R, Pillarisetti A, Garland C, Rossanese M, Pennise D. 2018. Using personal exposure measurements of particulate matter to estimate health impacts associated with cooking in peri-urban Accra, Ghana. Energy for Sustainable Development 45: 190:197. doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2018.05.013

Environmental and Occupational Health in Global Health: Disease, Programs, Systems, and Policies (4th Edition)

Macmillan A, Kjellstrom T, Pillarisetti A, Woodward A, Smith KR (2018). Environmental and Occupational Health. In M. H. Merson, R. E. Black, and A. J. MIlls (Eds.), Global Health: Disease, Programs, Systems, and Policies (4th Edition), Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Daily average exposures to carbon monoxide from combustion of biomass fuels in rural households of Haryana, India

Gautam S, Pillarisetti A, Yadav A, Singh D, Arora NK, Smith KR. 2018. Daily average exposures to carbon monoxide from combustion of biomass fuels in rural households of Haryana, India. Environment, Development, and Sustainability. doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0131-1

The gains in life expectancy by ambient PM2.5 pollution reductions in localities in Nigeria

Etchie TO, Etchie AT, Adewuyi GO, Pillarisetti A, Sivanesan S, Krishnamurthi K, Arora NK. 2018. The gains in life expectancy by ambient PM2.5 pollution reductions in localities in Nigeria. Environmental Pollution 236: 146-157. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.034

Molecular Composition of Particulate Matter Emissions from Dung and Brushwood Burning Household Cookstoves in Haryana, India

Fleming LT, Lin P, Laskin A, Laskin J, Weltman R, Edwards RD, Arora NK, Yadav A, Meinardi S, Blake DR, Pillarisetti A, Smith KR, Nizkorodov SA. 2017. Molecular Composition of Particulate Matter Emissions from Dung and Brushwood Burning Household Cookstoves in Haryana, India. ACPD. 2017:1-35. doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2461-2018

2017

Short-Term Introduction of Air Pollutants from Fireworks During Diwali in Rural Palwal, Haryana, India: A Case Study

Gautam S, Yadav A, Pillarisetti A, Smith K, Arora N (2018) Short-Term Introduction of Air Pollutants from Fireworks During Diwali in Rural Palwal, Haryana, India: A Case Study. IOP Conf Ser: Earth Environ Sci 120:012009. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/120/1/012009

Clean Cooking and the SDGs: integrated analytical approaches to guide energy interventions for health and environment goals

Rosenthal J, Quinn A, Grieshop AP, Pillarisetti A, Glass R. 2018. Clean Cooking and the SDGs: integrated analytical approaches to guide energy interventions for health and environment goals. Submitted to Energy for Sustainable Development. 42: 152-159. doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.11.003

The potential health benefits of lower household air pollution after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove intervention

Steenland K, Pillarisetti A, Kirby M, Peel J, Clark M, Checkley W, Chang H, Clasen T. 2018. The potential health benefits of lower household air pollution after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove intervention. Environment International 111:71-79. doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.018

Small, Smart, Fast, and Cheap: Microchip-Based Sensors to Estimate Air Pollution Exposures in Rural Households

Pillarisetti A*, Allen T, Ruiz-Mercado I, Edwards R, Chowdhury Z, Garland C, et al. 2017. Small, Smart, Fast, and Cheap: Microchip-Based Sensors to Estimate Air Pollution Exposures in Rural Households. Sensors. doi.org/10.3390/s17081879

The Impact of Household Energy Interventions on Health and Finances in Haryana, India: An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Pillarisetti A*, Jamison D, Smith KR. 2017. The Impact of Household Energy Interventions on Health and Finances in Haryana, India: An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. In C. Mock, O. Kobusingye, R. Nugent, K. R. Smith (Eds.), Injury Prevention & Environmental Health, Disease Control Priorities, third edition, volume 7. Washington, DC: World Bank.

Household Air Pollution from Solid Cookfuels and Health

Smith KR, Pillarisetti A. 2017. Household Air Pollution from Solid Cookfuels and Health. In C. Mock, O. Kobusingye, R. Nugent, K. R. Smith (Eds.), Injury Prevention & Environmental Health, Disease Control Priorities, third edition, volume 7. Washington, DC: World Bank.

The impact of household cooking and heating with solid fuels on ambient PM2.5 in peri-urban Beijing

Liao J, Zimmerman A, Chafe ZA, Pillarisetti A, Yu T, Shan M, Yang X, Li H, Liu G, Smith KR. 2017. The impact of household cooking and heating with solid fuels on ambient PM2.5 in peri-urban Beijing. Atmospheric Environment. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.05.053

The health burden and economic costs averted by ambient PM2.5 pollution reductions in Nagpur, India

Etchie TO, Sivanesan S, Adewui GO, Krishnamurthi K, Rao PS, Etchie AT, Pillarisetti A, Arora NK, Smith KR. 2017. The health burden and economic costs averted by ambient PM2.5 pollution reductions in Nagpur, India. Environment International. doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.02.010

Air pollution-related health and climate benefits of clean cookstove programs in Mozambique

Anenberg SC, Henze DK, Lacey F, Irfan A, Kinney P, Kleiman G, Pillarisetti A. 2016. Air pollution-related health and climate benefits of clean cookstove programs in Mozambique. Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa5557

2016

HAPIT, the Household Air Pollution Intervention Tool, to evaluate the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of clean cooking interventions

Pillarisetti A*, Mehta S, Smith KR. 2015. HAPIT, the Household Air Pollution Intervention Tool, to evaluate the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of clean cooking interventions. In E. A. Thomas (Ed.), Broken Pumps and Promises – Incentivizing Impact in Environmental Health. Switzerland: Springer.

Probe-based measurements of moisture in dung fuel for emissions measurements.

Gautam S, Edwards R, Yadav A, Weltman R, Pillarisetti A, Arora NK, Smith KR. 2016. Probe-based measurements of moisture in dung fuel for emissions measurements. Energy for Sustainable Development. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2016.09.003

Use of temperature sensors to determine exclusivity of improved stove use and associated household air pollution reductions — Kenya, 2012-2013

Lozier MJ, Sircar K, Christensen B, Pillarisetti A, Pennise D, Bruce N, Stanistreet D, Naeher L, Pilishvili T, Farrar JL, Sage M, Nyagol R, Muoki J, Wochuck T, Yip F. 2016. Use of temperature sensors to determine exclusivity of improved stove use and associated household air pollution reductions — Kenya, 2012-2013. Environmental Science & Technology. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b06141.

2015

Household Air Pollution Exposures of Pregnant Women Receiving Advanced Combustion Cookstoves in India: Implications for Intervention

Balakrishnan K, Sambandam S, Ghosh S, Mukhopadhyay K, Vaswani M, Arora NK, Jack D, Pillarisetti A, Bates MN, Smith KR. Household Air Pollution Exposures of Pregnant Women Receiving Advanced Combustion Cookstoves in India: Implications for Intervention. Annals of Global Health, In Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.009

2014

Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors

Pillarisetti, A.; Vaswani, M.; Jack, D.; Balakrishnan, K.; Bates, M. N.; Arora, N. K.; Smith, K. R. Patterns of Stove Usage after Introduction of an Advanced Cookstove: The Long-Term Application of Household Sensors. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 14525-14533.

Field calibrations of a low-cost aerosol sensor at a regulatory monitoring site in California

Holstius, D. M., Pillarisetti, A., Smith, K. R., and Seto, E. Field calibrations of a low-cost aerosol sensor at a regulatory monitoring site in California, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 1121-1131, doi:10.5194/amt-7-1121-2014, 2014.

2012

Assessment of effectiveness of improved cook stoves in reducing indoor air pollution and improving health in Nepal

Ashish Singh, Bhushan Tuladhar, Karuna Bajracharya, Ajay Pillarisetti, Assessment of effectiveness of improved cook stoves in reducing indoor air pollution and improving health in Nepal, Energy for Sustainable Development, Available online 24 October 2012, ISSN 0973-0826, 10.1016/j.esd.2012.09.004.

Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions.

Mukhopadhyay R, Sambandam S, Pillarisetti A, Jack D, Mukhopadhyay K, Balakrishnan K, Vaswani M, Bates MN, Kinney PL, Arora NK, Smith KR. Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions. Glob Health Action. 2012 Sep.5; 5(0).

A Short History of Woodsmoke and Implications for Chile

Smith KR, Pillarisetti A. A Short History of Woodsmoke and Implications for Chile. Estudios Publicos. 2012 Jul. 13; 126:163 – 79.

Environmental Health Narratives: “The New Stove”

Pillarisetti A. (2012) “The New Stove.” In Mendenhall E, Koon A, Burque HA (Eds). Environmental Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth. University of New Mexico Press; 2012.

2009

Global Health Narratives: “A Brighter Future”

Pillarisetti A. (2009) “A Brighter Future.” In Mendenhall E, Winskell K, Adams H. (Eds.) Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth. University of New Mexico Press; 2009.

2007

PM2.5 exposure in an urban slum community of Mumbai

Pillarisetti A, Sarnat JA, Chawla C, Jadhav R, Riederer AM. PM2.5 exposure in an urban slum community of Mumbai. Technical Report to IRDC 2007.

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