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Overview

Peter S. Thorne is a researcher affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within environmental science and medicine, focusing prominently on health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research interests include the investigation of air quality and health impacts, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, toxic organic pollutants, heavy metals in the environment, and the health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Specific topics frequently addressed include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Thorne has contributed significantly to the fields of environmental science and medicine, with a publication record reflecting these areas. Their subfields of focus include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pollution
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of their research and include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Thorne include:

  • "Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Food," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Assessment of the growth in social groups for sustainable agriculture and land management," 2020, Global Sustainability
  • "Effect of School Integrated Pest Management or Classroom Air Filter Purifiers on Asthma Symptoms in Students With Active Asthma," 2021, JAMA
  • "Preventing asthma in high risk kids (PARK) with omalizumab: Design, rationale, methods, lessons learned and adaptation," 2020, Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • "Lead (Pb) concentrations and speciation in residential soils from an urban community impacted by multiple legacy sources," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Thorne's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd
  • Nervana Metwali
  • Ezazul Haque
  • Laura E. Beane Freeman
  • Wanda Phipatanakul

Best Publications

  • Bioaerosol Health Effects and Exposure Assessment: Progress and Prospects

    Douwes J;Thorne P;Pearce N;Heederik D

  • Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children

    Michelle M. Stein;Cara L. Hrusch;Justyna Gozdz;Justyna Gozdz;Catherine Igartua

  • Allergenicity resulting from functional mimicry of a Toll-like receptor complex protein

    Aurelien Trompette;Senad Divanovic;Alberto Visintin;Carine Blanchard

  • Cutting Edge: Modulation of Airway Inflammation by CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides in a Murine Model of Asthma

    Joel N. Kline;Thomas J. Waldschmidt;Thomas R. Businga;Jennifer E. Lemish

  • Impacts of Waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Water Quality.

    JoAnn Burkholder;Bob Libra;Peter J. Weyer;Susan Heathcote

  • Respiratory Health Hazards in Agriculture

    MB Schenker;David Christiani;Y Cormier;H Dimich-Ward

  • Inhalation exposure study of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a primary particle size of 2 to 5 nm.

    Vicki H. Grassian;Patrick T. O’Shaughnessy;Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd;John M. Pettibone

  • The potential role of concentrated animal feeding operations in infectious disease epidemics and antibiotic resistance

    Mary J. Gilchrist;Christina Greko;David B. Wallinga;George W. Beran

  • Endotoxin exposure is a risk factor for asthma: the national survey of endotoxin in United States housing.

    Peter S. Thorne;Katarina Kulhánková;Ming Yin;Richard Cohn

  • The role of endotoxin in grain dust-induced lung disease

    D A Schwartz;P S Thorne;S J Yagla;L F Burmeister

  • CpG motifs in bacterial DNA cause inflammation in the lower respiratory tract.

    David A. Schwartz;Timothy J. Quinn;Peter S. Thorne;Sadath Sayeed

  • Health effects of airborne exposures from concentrated animal feeding operations.

    Dick Heederik;Torben Sigsgaard;Peter S. Thorne;Joel N. Kline

  • Comparison of bioaerosol sampling methods in barns housing swine.

    Peter S. Thorne;Margaret S. Kiekhaefer;Paul Whitten;Kelley J. Donham

  • Toxicity assessment of zinc oxide nanoparticles using sub-acute and sub-chronic murine inhalation models

    Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd;Larissa V Stebounova;Jong Sung Kim;Sabine U Vorrink

  • Exposure to multiple indoor allergens in US homes and its relationship to asthma

    Päivi M. Salo;Samuel J. Arbes;Patrick W. Crockett;Peter S. Thorne

  • Nanosilver induces minimal lung toxicity or inflammation in a subacute murine inhalation model

    Larissa V Stebounova;Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd;Jong Sung Kim;Heaweon Park

  • Evaluation of a Low-Cost Electrostatic Dust Fall Collector for Indoor Air Endotoxin Exposure Assessment

    Ilka Noss;Inge M. Wouters;Maaike Visser;Dick J. J. Heederik

  • A Control Study of the Physical and Mental Health of Residents Living Near a Large-scale Swine Operation

    K. Thu;K. Donham;R. Ziegenhorn;S. Reynolds

  • Community Health and Socioeconomic Issues Surrounding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

    Kelley J. Donham;Steven Wing;David Osterberg;Jan L. Flora

  • Grain Dust and Endotoxin Inhalation Challenges Produce Similar Inflammatory Responses in Normal Subjects

    Paul J. Jagielo;Peter S. Thorne;Janet L. Watt;Kathy L. Frees

Frequent Co-Authors

Darryl C. Zeldin
Darryl C. Zeldin National Institutes of Health
Dick Heederik
Dick Heederik Utrecht University
David A. Schwartz
David A. Schwartz University of Colorado Denver
Keri C. Hornbuckle
Keri C. Hornbuckle University of Iowa
Thomas M. Peters
Thomas M. Peters University of Iowa
Vicki H. Grassian
Vicki H. Grassian University of California, San Diego
Caroline Duchaine
Caroline Duchaine Université Laval
Gert Doekes
Gert Doekes Utrecht University
Torben Sigsgaard
Torben Sigsgaard Aarhus University
Hans-Joachim Lehmler
Hans-Joachim Lehmler University of Iowa

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