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Overview

Timothy V. Larson is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Automotive Engineering. Their research centers on air quality, its monitoring, and related health impacts, intersecting importantly with climate change and vehicle emissions topics.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Vehicle Emissions and Performance
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols

Timothy V. Larson's publication record comprises articles in several recognized scientific journals, indicating active engagement with the environmental health research community. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

Significant recent papers by Larson and colleagues are:

  • Impacts of the COVID-19 responses on traffic-related air pollution in a Northwestern US city, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Fine-Scale Air Pollution Models for Epidemiologic Research: Insights From Approaches Developed in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air), 2021, Current Environmental Health Reports
  • Field measurements of PM2.5 infiltration factor and portable air cleaner effectiveness during wildfire episodes in US residences, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Fine Particulate Matter and Dementia Incidence in the Adult Changes in Thought Study, 2021, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Predicting PM2.5 in Well-Mixed Indoor Air for a Large Office Building Using Regression and Artificial Neural Network Models, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Collaboration plays a notable role in Larson's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Edmund Seto
  • Elena Austin
  • Lianne Sheppard
  • Timothy Gould
  • Scott Fruin

The recurring themes across Larson's research reflect a comprehensive approach to understanding and mitigating environmental hazards related to air pollutants and their health consequences. Their contributions extend to both methodological advances in air pollution modeling and applied measurements in real-world contexts, such as wildfire episodes and indoor air quality in office environments.

Best Publications

  • Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Room Visits for Asthma in Seattle

    Joel Schwartz;Daniel Slater;Timothy V. Larson;William E. Pierson

  • Association between air pollution and coronary artery calcification within six metropolitan areas in the USA (the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution): a longitudinal cohort study

    Joel D Kaufman;Sara D Adar;R Graham Barr;Matthew Budoff

  • Associations between air pollution and mortality in Phoenix, 1995-1997.

    Therese F. Mar;Gary A. Norris;Jane Q. Koenig;Timothy V. Larson

  • An association between fine particles and asthma emergency department visits for children in Seattle.

    Gary Norris;Sharon N. YoungPong;Jane Q. Koenig;Timothy V. Larson

  • Associations between health effects and particulate matter and black carbon in subjects with respiratory disease.

    Karen L. Jansen;Timothy V. Larson;Jane Q. Koenig;Therese F. Mar

  • Source apportionment of PM2.5 at an urban IMPROVE site in Seattle, Washington.

    Naydene N. Maykut;Joellen Lewtas;Eugene Kim;Timothy V. Larson

  • Beta-carotene intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.

    Aisha O. Jumaan;Lars Holmberg;Matthew Zack;Ali H. Mokdad

  • Wood Smoke: Emissions and Noncancer Respiratory Effects

    Timothy V. Larson;Jane Q. Koenig

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

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

  • Episodes of high coarse particle concentrations are not associated with increased mortality.

    Joel Schwartz;Gary Norris;Tim Larson;Lianne Sheppard

  • Pulmonary function changes in children associated with fine particulate matter

    Jane Q. Koenig;Timothy V. Larson;Quentin S. Hanley;Viviana Rebolledo

  • Pulmonary effects of indoor- and outdoor-generated particles in children with asthma.

    Jane Q. Koenig;Therese F. Mar;Ryan W. Allen;Karen Jansen

  • A regionalized national universal kriging model using Partial Least Squares regression for estimating annual PM2.5 concentrations in epidemiology.

    Paul D. Sampson;Mark Richards;Adam A. Szpiro;Silas Bergen

  • Emissions from an International Airport Increase Particle Number Concentrations 4-fold at 10 km Downwind

    Neelakshi Hudda;Tim Gould;Kris Hartin;Timothy V. Larson

  • Use of real-time light scattering data to estimate the contribution of infiltrated and indoor-generated particles to indoor air.

    Ryan Allen;Timothy Larson;Lianne Sheppard;Lance Wallace

  • Source identification of PM2.5 in an arid Northwest U.S. City by positive matrix factorization

    Eugene Kim;Timothy V Larson;Philip K Hopke;Chris Slaughter

  • Exposure assessment of particulate matter for susceptible populations in Seattle.

    L-J Sally Liu;Michael Box;David Kalman;Joel Kaufman

  • Infiltration of forest fire and residential wood smoke: an evaluation of air cleaner effectiveness.

    Prabjit Barn;Timothy Larson;Melanie Noullett;Susan Kennedy

  • Prospective Study of Particulate Air Pollution Exposures, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air)

    Joel D. Kaufman;Sara D. Adar;Ryan W. Allen;R. Graham Barr

  • 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

  • PM source apportionment and health effects: 2. An investigation of intermethod variability in associations between source-apportioned fine particle mass and daily mortality in Washington, DC

    Kazuhiko Ito;William F Christensen;Delbert J Eatough;Ronald C Henry

  • Chemical properties of tropospheric sulfur aerosols

    Robert J. Charlson;David S. Covert;Timothy V. Larson;Alan P. Waggoner

  • Ubiquitous nature of ambient metastable aerosol

    M. J. Rood;M. A. Shaw;T. V. Larson;D. S. Covert

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel D. Kaufman
Joel D. Kaufman University of Washington
Lianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard University of Washington
Adam A. Szpiro
Adam A. Szpiro University of Washington
Sverre Vedal
Sverre Vedal University of Washington
Ryan W. Allen
Ryan W. Allen Simon Fraser University
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer University of British Columbia
Edmund Seto
Edmund Seto University of Washington
Jason G. Su
Jason G. Su University of California, Berkeley
D. S. Covert
D. S. Covert University of Washington
Eugene Kim
Eugene Kim Clarkson University

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