Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
This journal aims to be the premier and authoritative source of information on advances in exposure science for professionals in a wide range of environmental and public health disciplines.
Sex Differences in Fitted Face Mask Performance
“Have you ever noticed your mask leaking air around your nose or fogging up your glasses?”
To briefly describe a central study motivation, we asked participants this simple question before they undertook mask fit testing at the EPA Human Studies Facility located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Train Horns Save Hundreds of Lives, Yet Kill Thousands from Noise Exposure
Fatalities at railroad crossings decreased by several hundred (2007-2022), attributable in part to Federally-mandated train horns at crossings. Yet sleep disturbance from railway noise contributes significantly to the burden of disease, causal to thousands of disability-adjusted life years (DALY).
