University of Georgia

Mission

Interested in exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology in relation to stove-related exposures in the developing world.

Organization Type Academia

Contact Information

Primary Contact
 Mr. Luke Naeher
LNaeher@uga.edu 		Secondary Contact

Address UGA, College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Science
206 Env Health Sci Bldg
Athens, GA
30602-2102
United States 		Website
Phone 706-542-4104
Fax 706-542-7472
Calling/Fax Instructions

Our Focus

Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Currently working in Peru in the areas of exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology in relation to stove-related exposures/stove intervention programs in Peru.

Fuels/Technologies: Biomass
 Sectors of Experience: Education
Environment
 Countries of Operation:

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

na

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

na

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

na

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

Currently working in Peru in the areas of exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology in relation to stove-related exposures/stove intervention programs in Peru.

Relevant Publications or Studies

1. Naeher LP, Smith KR, Leaderer BP, Mage D, Grajeda R. 2000. Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and CO in high and low density Guatemalan villages. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology. 10:544-551.
2. Naeher LP, Leaderer BP, Smith KR. 2000. Particulate matter and carbon monoxide in highland Guatemala: indoor and outdoor levels from traditional and improved wood stoves and gas stoves. Indoor Air. 10:200-205.
3. Naeher LP, Smith KR, Leaderer BP, Neufeld L, Mage D. 2001. Carbon monoxide as a tracer for assessing exposures to particulate matter in wood and gas cookstove households of highland Guatemala. Environmental Science & Technology. 35:575-581.
4. Shendell DG, Naeher LP. 2002. A pilot study to assess ground-level ambient air concentrations of fine particles and carbon monoxide in urban Guatemala. Environment International. 28 (5):375-382.
5. Neufeld LM, Haas JD, Ruel MT, Grajeda R, Naeher LP. 2004. Smoky indoor cooking fires are associated with elevated hemoglobin concentration in iron-deficient women. Pam American Journal of Public Health. 15(2):110-118.
6. Calafat AM, Needham LL, Kuklenyik Z, Reidy JA, Tully JS, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Naeher LP. 2006. Perfluorinated chemicals in selected residents of the American continent. Chemosphere. 63(3):490-496.
7. Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, Zelikoff JT, Simpson CD, Koenig JQ, Smith KR. 2007. Woodsmoke health effects: A review. Inhalation Toxicology. 19:67-106.
8. Cassidy B, Alabanza-Akers MA, Akers T, Hall DB, Ryan PB, Bayer CW, Naeher LP. 2007. Ambient and street-level air pollution concentrations in Baguio City, Philippines. Science of the Total Environment. 381:47-58.
9. Pearce JL, Rathbun SL, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Naeher LP. 2009. Characterizing the spatiotemporal variability of PM2.5 in Cusco, Peru using kriging with external drift. Atmospheric Environment. 43:2060-2069.
10. Naeher LP. Biomass-fueled intervention stoves in the developing world – potential and challenges [Editorial]. 2009. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 180:586-587.
11. Pearce JL, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Rathbun SL, Naeher LP. 2009. Residential exposures to PM2.5 and CO in Cusco, a high altitude city in the Peruvian Andes. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 64(4):278-282.
12. Simpson CD, Naeher LP. Biological monitoring of woodsmoke exposure. 2010. Inhalation Toxicology. 22(2):99-103.
13. Irvin EA, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Needham LL, Hall DB, Cassidy BE, Naeher LP. An estimate of phthalate exposure among pregnant women living in Trujillo, Peru. Chemosphere.(in press)

Our Contribution to the Partnership

Interested in continuing related work in Peru and possibly other areas in the areas of exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology in relation to stove-related exposures/stove intervention programs.