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Overview

Edward L. Avol is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications include studies published in the journal Environmental Health. Notable papers are:

  • Childhood traffic-related air pollution and adverse changes in subclinical atherosclerosis measures from childhood to adulthood, 2021, Environmental Health
  • Correction: Childhood traffic-related air pollution and adverse changes in subclinical atherosclerosis measures from childhood to adulthood, 2022, Environmental Health

The research topics covered in their work involve:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edward L. Avol include:

  • Shohreh F. Farzan
  • Rima Habre
  • Phoebe Danza
  • Frederick Lurmann
  • W. James Gauderman

Their publications have appeared primarily in Environmental Health, which accounts for multiple works in the given dataset.

Edward L. Avol's interdisciplinary research addresses the intersections of environmental exposure and health outcomes, focusing on how vehicle emissions and broader air quality issues affect human health over time.

Best Publications

  • The effect of air pollution on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age.

    W. James Gauderman;Edward Avol;Frank Gilliland;Hita Vora

  • Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort study.

    Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane;Frank Gilliland;Stephanie J London

  • Association between Air Pollution and Lung Function Growth in Southern California Children

    W. J. Gauderman;R. McConnell;F. Gilliland;S. London

  • Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study

    W James Gauderman;Hita Vora;Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane

  • Traffic, Susceptibility, and Childhood Asthma

    Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane;Ling Yao;Michael Jerrett

  • Association between air pollution and lung function growth in southern California children: results from a second cohort.

    W. James Gauderman;W. James Gauderman;G. Frank Gilliland;G. Frank Gilliland;Hita Vora;Hita Vora;Edward Avol;Edward Avol

  • Association of Improved Air Quality with Lung Development in Children

    W. James Gauderman;Robert Urman;Edward Avol;Kiros Berhane

  • Childhood incident asthma and traffic-related air pollution at home and school

    Rob McConnell;Talat Islam;Ketan Shankardass;Michael Jerrett

  • Childhood asthma and exposure to traffic and nitrogen dioxide.

    W James Gauderman;Edward Avol;Fred Lurmann;Nino Kuenzli

  • A study of twelve Southern California communities with differing levels and types of air pollution. I. Prevalence of respiratory morbidity.

    J M Peters;E Avol;E Avol;W Navidi;W Navidi;S J London;S J London

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy, environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood lung function

    F D Gilliland;K Berhane;R McConnell;W J Gauderman

  • A study of twelve Southern California communities with differing levels and types of air pollution. II. Effects on pulmonary function.

    John M. Peters;John M. Peters;Edward Avol;Edward Avol;W. James Gauderman;W. James Gauderman;William S. Linn;William S. Linn

  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Asthma Onset in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study with Individual Exposure Measurement

    Michael Jerrett;Ketan Shankardass;Kiros Berhane;W. James Gauderman

  • Respiratory effects of relocating to areas of differing air pollution levels.

    Edward L. Avol;W. James Gauderman;Sylvia M. Tan;Stephanie J. London

  • Effects of glutathione S-transferase M1, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and environmental tobacco smoke on asthma and wheezing in children.

    Frank D. Gilliland;Yu-Fen Li;Louis Dubeau;Kiros Berhane

  • The effects of ambient air pollution on school absenteeism due to respiratory illnesses

    F D Gilliland;K Berhane;E B Rappaport;D C Thomas

  • Air pollution and bronchitic symptoms in Southern California children with asthma.

    R McConnell;K Berhane;F Gilliland;S J London

  • Determination of Four Quinones in Diesel Exhaust Particles, SRM 1649a, and Atmospheric PM2.5Special Issue ofAerosol Science and Technologyon Findings from the Fine Particulate Matter Supersites Program

    Arthur K. Cho;Emma Di Stefano;Ying You;Chester E. Rodriguez

  • Health Effects of the 2003 Southern California Wildfires on Children

    Nino Künzli;Ed Avol;Jun Wu;W. James Gauderman

  • Prospective Study of Air Pollution and Bronchitic Symptoms in Children with Asthma

    Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane;Frank Gilliland;Jassy Molitor

  • Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age : a cohort study. Commentary

    Thomas Sandström;Bert Brunekreef;W. James Gauderman;Hita Vora

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell University of Southern California
William S. Linn
William S. Linn University of Southern California
W. James Gauderman
W. James Gauderman University of Southern California
Fred Lurmann
Fred Lurmann University of Southern California
Stephanie J. London
Stephanie J. London National Institutes of Health
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Howard N. Hodis
Howard N. Hodis University of Southern California
Wendy J. Mack
Wendy J. Mack University of Southern California
Duncan Thomas
Duncan Thomas Duke University

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