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Contributions of Prescribed Fire and Agricultural Burning to Air Quality and Health
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2023 (Co-Investigator)
Georgia Institute of Technology Health Effects Inst

Evidence to improve heat warning effectiveness in reducing morbidity and mortality
05/14/2020 - 10/31/2023 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Gregory Wellenius, ScD
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
5R01ES029950-05

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Adams QH, Sun Y, Sun S, Wellenius GA. Internet searches and heat-related emergency department visits in the United States. Sci Rep. 2022 May 31; 12(1):9031.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 35641815; PMCID: PMC9156736; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13168-3;

Nori-Sarma A, Sun S, Sun Y, Spangler KR, Oblath R, Galea S, Gradus JL, Wellenius GA. Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 01; 79(4):341-349.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Gradus, Jaimie
Spangler, Keith
Oblath, Rachel
Galea, Sandro
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 35195664; PMCID: PMC8867392; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.4369;

Sun S, Weinberger KR, Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Dominici F, Wellenius GA. Ambient heat and risks of emergency department visits among adults in the United States: time stratified case crossover study. BMJ. 2021 11 24; 375:e065653.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34819309; PMCID: PMC9397126; DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-065653;

Sun S, Savitz DA, Wellenius GA. Changes in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2129560.View Related Profiles.

Savitz, David
Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34652449; PMCID: PMC8520131; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29560;

Weinberger KR, Kulick ER, Boehme AK, Sun S, Dominici F, Wellenius GA. Association Between Hurricane Sandy and Emergency Department Visits in New York City by Age and Cause. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 10 01; 190(10):2138-2147.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 33910231; PMCID: PMC8576377; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab127;

Ge Y, Martinez L, Sun S, Chen Z, Zhang F, Li F, Sun W, Chen E, Pan J, Li C, Sun J, Handel A, Ling F, Shen Y. COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics Among Close Contacts of Index Patients With COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Zhejiang Province, China. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 10 01; 181(10):1343-1350.View Related Profiles.

Martinez, Leonardo
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34424260; PMCID: PMC8383161; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4686;

Xu Q, Du J, Cao W, Sun S. Demographic and epidemiological drivers of global burden of psoriasis. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Nov; 62(4):e554-e558. PMID: 34494655; DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13710;

Weinberger KR, Wu X, Sun S, Spangler KR, Nori-Sarma A, Schwartz J, Requia W, Sabath BM, Braun D, Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Wellenius GA. Heat warnings, mortality, and hospital admissions among older adults in the United States. Environ Int. 2021 12; 157:106834.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34461376

Han L, Zhao S, Cao W, Javanbakht M, Ran J, Sun S. Changes in renal failure mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. J Nephrol. 2021 12; 34(6):2167-2170. PMID: 34417995; PMCID: PMC8379559; DOI: 10.1007/s40620-021-01145-4;

Deng YL, Liao JQ, Zhou B, Zhang WX, Liu C, Yuan XQ, Chen PP, Miao Y, Luo Q, Cui FP, Zhang M, Sun SZ, Zheng TZ, Xia W, Li YY, Xu SQ, Zeng Q. Early life exposure to air pollution and cell-mediated immune responses in preschoolers. Chemosphere. 2022 Jan; 286(Pt 3):131963. PMID: 34426263; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131963;

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Ran J, Zhao S, Han L, Ge Y, Chong MKC, Cao W, Sun S. Increase in Diabetes Mortality Associated With COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. Diabetes Care. 2021 07; 44(7):e146-e147. PMID: 34135014; DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0213;

Ran J, Zhang Y, Han L, Sun S, Zhao S, Shen C, Zhang X, Chan KP, Lee RS, Qiu Y, Tian L. The joint association of physical activity and fine particulate matter exposure with incident dementia in elderly Hong Kong residents. Environ Int. 2021 11; 156:106645. PMID: 34015665; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106645;

Sun S, Yang Q, Zhou Q, Cao W, Yu S, Zhan S, Sun F. Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective cohort study. Gut. 2022 02; 71(2):443-445. PMID: 33785558; DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324364;

Sun S, Cao W, Ge Y, Ran J, Sun F, Zeng Q, Guo M, Huang J, Lee RS, Tian L, Wellenius GA. Outdoor light at night and risk of coronary heart disease among older adults: a prospective cohort study. Eur Heart J. 2021 02 21; 42(8):822-830.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 33205210; DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa846;

Ge Y, Sun S, Shen Y. Estimation of case-fatality rate in COVID-19 patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus in the New York state: a preliminary report. Epidemiol Infect. 2021 01 08; 149:e14. PMID: 33413720; PMCID: PMC7844175; DOI: 10.1017/S0950268821000066;

Du J, Yang J, Wang L, Wu X, Cao W, Sun S. A comparative study of the disease burden attributable to PM2.5 in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2017. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2021 Feb; 209:111856. PMID: 33412383

Wang L, Du J, Cao W, Sun S. Trends of stroke attributable to high sodium intake at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2019: a population-based study. Neurol Res. 2021 Jun; 43(6):474-481. PMID: 33377423

Ran J, Schooling CM, Han L, Sun S, Zhao S, Zhang X, Chan KP, Guo F, Lee RS, Qiu Y, Tian L. Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and dementia incidence: A cohort study in Hong Kong. Environ Pollut. 2021 Feb 15; 271:116303. PMID: 33370610

Zhang M, Liu C, Cui FP, Chen PP, Deng YL, Luo Q, Miao Y, Sun SZ, Li YF, Lu WQ, Zeng Q. The role of oxidative stress in association between disinfection by-products exposure and semen quality: A mediation analysis among men from an infertility clinic. Chemosphere. 2021 Apr; 268:128856. PMID: 33189401; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128856;

Cao W, Wong HM, Mo PK, Sun S, Hu YJ. Mental Health Problems of Female Spouses of Men Living With HIV in Sichuan, China: A Qualitative Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2020 Sep-Oct; 31(5):526-534. PMID: 31261287; DOI: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000104;

Wang L, Wu X, Du J, Cao W, Sun S. Global burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to ambient PM2.5 pollution from 1990 to 2017. Chemosphere. 2021 Jan; 263:128134. PMID: 33297122; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128134;

Ran J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Sun S, Han L, Zhao S, Zhu W, Li J, Tian L. Source-Specific Volatile Organic Compounds and Emergency Hospital Admissions for Cardiorespiratory Diseases. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 08 27; 17(17). PMID: 32867048; PMCID: PMC7503811; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176210;

Wang L, Wu X, Du J, Cao W, Sun S. Global burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to ambient PM2.5 pollution from 1990 to 2017. Chemosphere. 2020; 263:128134. View Publication

Sun S, Zhao J, Cao W, Lu W, Zheng T, Zeng Q. Identifying critical exposure windows for ambient air pollution and semen quality in Chinese men. Environ Res. 2020 10; 189:109894. PMID: 32678738; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109894;

Ran J, Yang A, Sun S, Han L, Li J, Guo F, Zhao S, Yang Y, Mason TG, Chan KP, Lee RS, Qiu H, Tian L. Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality From Renal Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Hong Kong, China. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 06 01; 189(6):602-612. PMID: 31907517; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz282;

Sun S, Weinberger KR, Yan M, Brooke Anderson G, Wellenius GA. Tropical cyclones and risk of preterm birth: A retrospective analysis of 20 million births across 378 US counties. Environ Int. 2020 07; 140:105825.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 32485474

Ge Y, Sun S. Estimation of Coronavirus Disease Case-Fatality Risk in Real Time. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 08; 26(8):1922-1923. PMID: 32315282; PMCID: PMC7392444; DOI: 10.3201/eid2608.201093;

Cao W, Sun S, Peng L, Gu J, Hao C, Li J, Wei D, Gilmour S, Li J. Low willingness to pay for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. BMC Public Health. 2020 Mar 16; 20(1):337. PMID: 32178657; PMCID: PMC7077166; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08488-w;

Sun S, Cao W, Qiu H, Ran J, Lin H, Shen C, Siu-Yin Lee R, Tian L. Benefits of physical activity not affected by air pollution: a prospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 02 01; 49(1):142-152. PMID: 31504557; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz184;

Sun S, Sarkar C, Kumari S, James P, Cao W, Lee RS, Tian L, Webster C. Air pollution associated respiratory mortality risk alleviated by residential greenness in the Chinese Elderly Health Service Cohort. Environ Res. 2020 04; 183:109139. PMID: 31999997; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109139;

Ran J, Sun S, Han L, Zhao S, Chen D, Guo F, Li J, Qiu H, Lei Y, Tian L. Fine particulate matter and cause-specific mortality in the Hong Kong elder patients with chronic kidney disease. Chemosphere. 2020 May; 247:125913. PMID: 31962222; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.125913;

Sun SZ, Cao WN, Chan KP, Ran JJ, Lee RSY, Wong CM, Tian L. Cigarette Smoking Increases Deaths Associated with Air Pollution in Hong Kong. Atmospheric Environment. 2020; 117266(223).

Chen D, Mayvaneh F, Baaghideh M, Entezari A, Ho HC, Xiang Q, Jiao A, Zhang F, Hu K, Chen G, Zhao Q, Sun S, Zhang Y. Utilizing daily excessive concentration hours to estimate cardiovascular mortality and years of life lost attributable to fine particulate matter in Tehran, Iran. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Feb 10; 703:134909. PMID: 31757557; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134909;

Zhang Y, Xiang Q, Yu C, Bao J, Ho HC, Sun S, Ding Z, Hu K, Zhang L. Mortality risk and burden associated with temperature variability in China, United Kingdom and United States: Comparative analysis of daily and hourly exposure metrics. Environ Res. 2019 12; 179(Pt A):108771. PMID: 31574448; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108771;

Sun S, Cao W, Pun VC, Qiu H, Ge Y, Tian L. Respirable Particulate Constituents and Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality in the Hong Kong Population. Environ Sci Technol. 2019 Aug 20; 53(16):9810-9817. PMID: 31361948; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01635;

Sun S, Stewart JD, Eliot MN, Yanosky JD, Liao D, Tinker LF, Eaton CB, Whitsel EA, Wellenius GA. Short-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of stroke in the Women's Health Initiative. Environ Int. 2019 11; 132:105065.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 31382185; PMCID: PMC6754774; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105065;

Sun S, Spangler KR, Weinberger KR, Yanosky JD, Braun JM, Wellenius GA. Ambient Temperature and Markers of Fetal Growth: A Retrospective Observational Study of 29 Million U.S. Singleton Births. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 06; 127(6):67005.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 31162981; PMCID: PMC6792370; DOI: 10.1289/EHP4648;

Mason TG, Chan KP, Schooling CM, Sun S, Yang A, Yang Y, Barratt B, Tian L. Air quality changes after Hong Kong shipping emission policy: An accountability study. Chemosphere. 2019 Jul; 226:616-624. PMID: 30954896; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.173;

Sun S, Cao W, Mason TG, Ran J, Qiu H, Li J, Yang Y, Lin H, Tian L. Increased susceptibility to heat for respiratory hospitalizations in Hong Kong. Sci Total Environ. 2019 May 20; 666:197-204. PMID: 30798230; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.229;

Sun S, Weinberger KR, Spangler KR, Eliot MN, Braun JM, Wellenius GA. Ambient temperature and preterm birth: A retrospective study of 32 million US singleton births. Environ Int. 2019 05; 126:7-13.View Related Profiles.

Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 30776752; PMCID: PMC6441631; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.023;

Ran J, Sun S, Yang A, Yang L, Han L, Mason TG, Chan KP, Li J, Tian L. Effects of ambient benzene and toluene on emergency COPD hospitalizations: A time series study in Hong Kong. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Mar 20; 657:28-35. PMID: 30530216; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.015;

Lin H, Guo Y, Ruan Z, Yang Y, Chen Y, Zheng Y, Cummings-Vaughn LA, Rigdon SE, Vaughn MG, Sun S, Zhang L, Wang X, Qian ZM, Wu F. Ambient PM2.5 and O3 and their combined effects on prevalence of presbyopia among the elderly: A cross-sectional study in six low- and middle-income countries. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Mar 10; 655:168-173. PMID: 30469062; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.239;

Ran J, Qiu H, Sun S, Yang A, Tian L. Are ambient volatile organic compounds environmental stressors for heart failure? Environ Pollut. 2018 Nov; 242(Pt B):1810-1816. PMID: 30077408; DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.086;

Sun S, Tian L, Cao W, Lai PC, Wong PPY, Lee RS, Mason TG, Krämer A, Wong CM. Urban climate modified short-term association of air pollution with pneumonia mortality in Hong Kong. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jan 01; 646:618-624. PMID: 30059922; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.311;

Ran J, Qiu H, Sun S, Tian L. Short-term effects of ambient benzene and TEX (toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene combined) on cardiorespiratory mortality in Hong Kong. Environ Int. 2018 08; 117:91-98. PMID: 29730534; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.049;

Sun S, Laden F, Hart JE, Qiu H, Wang Y, Wong CM, Lee RS, Tian L. Seasonal temperature variability and emergency hospital admissions for respiratory diseases: a population-based cohort study. Thorax. 2018 10; 73(10):951-958. PMID: 29622691; DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211333;

Qiu H, Schooling CM, Sun S, Tsang H, Yang Y, Lee RS, Wong CM, Tian L. Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong. Environ Int. 2018 04; 113:350-356. PMID: 29357993; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.01.008;

Dai Y, Qiu H, Sun S, Yang Y, Lin H, Tian L. Age-dependent effect of ambient ozone on emergency asthma hospitalizations in Hong Kong. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 04; 141(4):1532-1534.e5. PMID: 29382596; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.01.006;

Yang Y, Pun V, Sun SZ, Lin HL, Mason TG, Qiu H. Particulate matter components and Health: a literature review on exposure assessment. Journal of Public Health and Emergency. 2018; 14(2).

Tian L, Qiu H, Sun S, Tsang H, Chan KP, Leung WK. Association between emergency admission for peptic ulcer bleeding and air pollution: a case-crossover analysis in Hong Kong's elderly population. Lancet Planet Health. 2017 05; 1(2):e74-e81. PMID: 29851584; DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30021-9;

Qiu H, Sun S, Tsang H, Wong CM, Lee RS, Schooling CM, Tian L. Fine particulate matter exposure and incidence of stroke: A cohort study in Hong Kong. Neurology. 2017 May 02; 88(18):1709-1717. PMID: 28363975; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003903;

Tian L, Sun S. Comparison of Health Impact of Air Pollution Between China and Other Countries. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017; 1017:215-232. PMID: 29177964; DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5657-4_9;

Li J, Sun S, Tang R, Qiu H, Huang Q, Mason TG, Tian L. Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016; 11:3079-3091. PMID: 28003742; PMCID: PMC5161337; DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S122282;

Sun S, Qiu H, Ho KF, Tian L. Chemical components of respirable particulate matter associated with emergency hospital admissions for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hong Kong. Environ Int. 2016 Dec; 97:93-99. PMID: 27835752; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.022;

Qiu H, Sun S, Tang R, Chan KP, Tian L. Pneumonia Hospitalization Risk in the Elderly Attributable to Cold and Hot Temperatures in Hong Kong, China. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Oct 15; 184(8):555-569. PMID: 27744405; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww041;

Sun S, Tian L, Qiu H, Chan KP, Tsang H, Tang R, Lee RS, Thach TQ, Wong CM. The influence of pre-existing health conditions on short-term mortality risks of temperature: Evidence from a prospective Chinese elderly cohort in Hong Kong. Environ Res. 2016 07; 148:7-14. PMID: 26994463; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.03.012;

Tian L, Qiu H, Sun S, Lin H. Emergency Cardiovascular Hospitalization Risk Attributable to Cold Temperatures in Hong Kong. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2016 Mar; 9(2):135-42. PMID: 26933049; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.002410;

Sun S, Cao P, Chan KP, Tsang H, Wong CM, Thach TQ. Temperature as a modifier of the effects of fine particulate matter on acute mortality in Hong Kong. Environ Pollut. 2015 Oct; 205:357-64. PMID: 26123725; DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.007;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 3 publications over 2 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020

Bar chart showing 3 publications over 2 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020

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2018	1
2020	2

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