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Martin M. Shafer is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans across Environmental Science, Medicine, and Engineering, with substantial contributions in several related subfields.

The main subfields of their work include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atmospheric Science. Their research interests are focused on several core topics such as SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

Recent published papers by Martin M. Shafer include:

  • Tracing the origin of SARS-CoV-2 omicron-like spike sequences detected in an urban sewershed: a targeted, longitudinal surveillance study of a cryptic wastewater lineage (2024), The Lancet Microbe
  • PFAS concentrations and deposition in precipitation: An intensive 5-month study at National Atmospheric Deposition Program - National trends sites (NADP-NTN) across Wisconsin, USA (2022), Atmospheric Environment
  • Aerosol Oxidative Potential in the Greater Los Angeles Area: Source Apportionment and Associations with Socioeconomic Position (2022), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Elemental composition of fine and coarse particles across the greater Los Angeles area: Spatial variation and contributing sources (2021), Environmental Pollution
  • Contribution of tailpipe and non-tailpipe traffic sources to quasi-ultrafine, fine and coarse particulate matter in southern California (2020), Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

Frequently collaborating co-authors of Martin M. Shafer include:

  • Kayley H. Janssen
  • Dagmara S. Antkiewicz
  • Marc C. Johnson
  • James J. Schauer
  • Clayton Rushford

Their work has appeared multiple times in several journals, with notable repeated publications in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Best Publications

  • Emissions of Metals Associated with Motor Vehicle Roadways

    Glynis C Lough;James J Schauer;June-Soo Park;Martin M Shafer

  • Influences of Watershed Characteristics on Mercury Levels in Wisconsin Rivers

    James P. Hurley;Janina M. Benoit;Christopher L. Babiarz;Martin M. Shafer

  • Characterization of metals emitted from motor vehicles.

    James J Schauer;Glynis C Lough;Martin M Shafer;William F Christensen

  • Cadmium Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk

    Jane A. McElroy;Martin M. Shafer;Amy Trentham-Dietz;John M. Hampton

  • Spatial and temporal variation of chemical composition and mass closure of ambient coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5) in the Los Angeles area

    Kalam Cheung;Nancy Daher;Winnie Kam;Martin Merrill Shafer

  • Redox activity of urban quasi-ultrafine particles from primary and secondary sources

    Vishal Verma;Zhi Ning;Arthur K. Cho;James J. Schauer

  • Airway inflammation and oxidative potential of air pollutant particles in a pediatric asthma panel

    Ralph J Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Daniel L Gillen

  • Physicochemical and toxicological profiles of particulate matter in Los Angeles during the October 2007 southern California wildfires.

    Vishal Verma;Andrea Polidori;James J. Schauer;Martin M. Shafer

  • Removal, partitioning, and fate of silver and other metals in wastewater treatment plants and effluent-receiving streams

    Martin M. Shafer;Joel T. Overdier;David E. Armstong

  • Redox activity and chemical speciation of size fractioned PM in the communities of the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor

    S. Hu;A. Polidori;M. Arhami;M. M. Shafer

  • The origin of water soluble particulate iron in the Asian atmospheric outflow

    P. Y. Chuang;R. M. Duvall;M. M. Shafer;J. J. Schauer

  • Seasonal influences on partitioning and transport of total and methylmercury in rivers from contrasting watersheds

    Christopher L. Babiarz;James P. Hurley;James P. Hurley;Janina M. Benoit;Martin M. Shafer

  • A Macrophage-Based Method for the Assessment of the Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Activity of Atmospheric Particulate Matter (PM) and Application to Routine (Daily-24 h) Aerosol Monitoring Studies

    Amy Prasch Landreman;Martin M. Shafer;Jocelyn C. Hemming;Michael P. Hannigan

  • Associations of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosols With Airway and Systemic Inflammation in an Elderly Panel Cohort

    Ralph J. Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Mohammad Arhami;Mohammad Arhami

  • Global perspective on the oxidative potential of airborne particulate matter: a synthesis of research findings.

    Arian Saffari;Nancy Daher;Martin M Shafer;James J Schauer

  • Source apportionment of in vitro reactive oxygen species bioassay activity from atmospheric particulate matter.

    Yuanxun Zhang;James J. Schauer;Martin M. Shafer;Michael P. Hannigan

  • Iron Solubility Related to Particle Sulfur Content in Source Emission and Ambient Fine Particles

    M. Oakes;E. D. Ingall;B. Lai;M. M. Shafer

  • The influence of dissolved organic carbon, suspended particulates, and hydrology on the concentration, partitioning and variability of trace metals in two contrasting Wisconsin watersheds (U.S.A.)

    Martin M. Shafer;Joel T. Overdier;James P. Hurley;James P. Hurley;David Armstrong

  • Increased biomass burning due to the economic crisis in Greece and its adverse impact on wintertime air quality in Thessaloniki.

    Arian Saffari;Nancy Daher;Constantini Samara;Dimitra Voutsa

  • Toxic metals in the atmosphere in Lahore, Pakistan.

    Erika von Schneidemesser;Elizabeth A. Stone;Tauseef A. Quraishi;Martin M. Shafer

Frequent Co-Authors

James J. Schauer
James J. Schauer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
David E. Armstrong
David E. Armstrong University of Wisconsin–Madison
Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Michael H. Bergin
Michael H. Bergin Duke University
Ralph J. Delfino
Ralph J. Delfino University of California, Irvine
Paul A. Solomon
Paul A. Solomon Environmental Protection Agency
Sina Hasheminassab
Sina Hasheminassab University of Southern California
James P. Hurley
James P. Hurley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Johanna W. Lampe
Johanna W. Lampe Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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