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Kazuhiko Ito is affiliated with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, supported by additional work in environmental engineering, speech and hearing, mechanical engineering, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle Emissions and Performance
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 Impact on Air Quality

Kazuhiko Ito has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Urban Climate
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Characterization of intra-urban spatial variation in observed summer ambient temperature from the New York City Community Air Survey, 2020, Urban Climate
  • ZIP Code-Level Estimation of Air Quality and Health Risk Due to Particulate Matter Pollution in New York City, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Long-term trends in local and transported PM2.5 pollution in New York City, 2021, Atmospheric Environment
  • NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk, 2024, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Effects of the COVID-19 shutdown on spatial and temporal patterns of air pollution in New York City, 2022, Environmental Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Sarah Johnson
  • Masha Pitiranggon
  • Holger Eisl
  • Rebecca Goldberg
  • Kathryn Lane

Best Publications

  • Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution

    C. Arden Pope;Richard T. Burnett;Michael J. Thun;Eugenia E. Calle

  • Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality

    Michael Jerrett;Richard T. Burnett;C. Arden Pope;Kazuhiko Ito

  • Associations between ozone and daily mortality: analysis and meta-analysis.

    Kazuhiko Ito;Samantha F De Leon;Morton Lippmann

  • Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Related Components of U.S. Fine Particle Air Pollution

    George D Thurston;Richard T Burnett;Michelle C Turner;Yuanli Shi

  • Cardiovascular Effects of Nickel in Ambient Air

    Morton Lippmann;Kazuhiko Ito;Jing-Shiang Hwang;Polina Maciejczyk

  • Seasonal Influenza Infections and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality.

    Jennifer L. Nguyen;Wan Yang;Kazuhiko Ito;Thomas D. Matte

  • Respiratory hospital admissions and summertime haze air pollution in Toronto, Ontario: consideration of the role of acid aerosols.

    G.D. Thurston;K. Ito;C.G. Hayes;D.V. Bates

  • Fine Particulate Matter Constituents Associated with Cardiovascular Hospitalizations and Mortality in New York City

    Kazuhiko Ito;Robert Mathes;Zev Ross;Arthur Nádas

  • A source apportionment of U.S. fine particulate matter air pollution

    George D. Thurston;Kazuhiko Ito;Ramona Lall

  • PM source apportionment and health effects: 1. Intercomparison of source apportionment results.

    Philip K Hopke;Kazuhiko Ito;Therese Mar;William F Christensen

  • A land use regression for predicting fine particulate matter concentrations in the New York City region

    Zev Ross;Michael Jerrett;Kazuhiko Ito;Barbara Tempalski

  • A multi-year study of air pollution and respiratory hospital admissions in three New York State metropolitan areas: results for 1988 and 1989 summers.

    G.D. Thurston;K. Ito;P.L. Kinney;M. Lippmann

  • Spatial variation of PM2.5 chemical species and source-apportioned mass concentrations in New York City

    Kazuhiko Ito;Nan Xue;George Thurston

  • Time-series analysis of mortality effects of fine particulate matter components in Detroit and Seattle.

    Jiang Zhou;Kazuhiko Ito;Ramona Lall;Morton Lippmann

  • Age-related association of fine particles and ozone with severe acute asthma in New York City.

    Robert A. Silverman;Robert A. Silverman;Kazuhiko Ito

  • A Case-Only Study of Vulnerability to Heat Wave-Related Mortality in New York City (2000-2011).

    Jaime Madrigano;Kazuhiko Ito;Sarah Johnson;Patrick L. Kinney

  • National Particle Component Toxicity (NPACT) Initiative: integrated epidemiologic and toxicologic studies of the health effects of particulate matter components.

    Morton Lippmann;Lung-Chi Chen;Terry Gordon;Kazuhiko Ito

  • Characterization of PM2.5, gaseous pollutants, and meteorological interactions in the context of time-series health effects models.

    Kazuhiko Ito;George D Thurston;Robert A Silverman

  • Workgroup report: workshop on source apportionment of particulate matter health effects--intercomparison of results and implications.

    George D. Thurston;Kazuhiko Ito;Therese Mar;William F. Christensen

  • Epidemiological studies of acute ozone exposures and mortality.

    George D Thurston;Kazuhiko Ito

Frequent Co-Authors

George D. Thurston
George D. Thurston New York University
Thomas Matte
Thomas Matte New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Morton Lippmann
Morton Lippmann New York University
Patrick L. Kinney
Patrick L. Kinney Boston University
Jane E. Clougherty
Jane E. Clougherty Drexel University
David A. Savitz
David A. Savitz Brown University
C. Arden Pope
C. Arden Pope Brigham Young University
Richard T. Burnett
Richard T. Burnett Health Canada
Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Francesca Dominici
Francesca Dominici Harvard University

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