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Rufus D. Edwards

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
School of Medicine

Ph.D., Rutgers and UMDNJ, Joint Degree, 1999, Exposure Measurement and Assessment

Phone: (949) 824-4731
Fax: (949) 824-0529
Email: edwardsr@uci.edu

University of California
101 Theory Bldg., Suite #250
University Research Park
Mail Code: 3957
Irvine, CA 92697

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Research
Interests
Air Pollution, particles, VOC, Developig world, greenhouse gas, European cities, Expolis, environmental epidemiology
   
URL Dept. of Epidemiology - School of Medicine
   
Research
Abstract
Dr. Edwards' research focuses on air pollution in both the developing and developed world. His work in the developed world has focused on particulate (PM 2.5) and VOC personal exposures in seven European Urban Environments (Helsinki, Athens, Basel, Prague, Milan, Grenoble, Oxford) as part of the international EXPOLIS collaboration. In addition, Dr. Edwards is actively involved in the development of methods to reduce exposures of wildland firefighters in the U.S.. On the developing world level, his research interests focus on improvements in the health of communities exposed to high indoor air pollutant levels as a result of burning solid fuels. A major focus of these studies are the estimation of carbon offsets for carbon trading mechanisms and co-benefits that may be realized for health, climate and energy use through improvements in fuel use.
   
Publications 1. Amendariz Arnez C., Edwards R.D., Johnson M.J., Zuk M., Rojas-Bracho L., Serrano P., Riojas-Rodríguez H., Masera O.R., 2007. Reductions in personal exposures and indoor concentrations of PM and CO in rural Mexico as a result of the installation of a Patsari Improved Cook Stove. Indoor Air (Reviewed, response submitted).

2. Johnson M.J., Edwards R.D., Alatorre Frenk C., Masera O. 2007. In-field greenhouse gas emissions from cookstoves in rural Mexican households. Atmospheric Environment. Available online 30 October 2007, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.034

3. Chowdhury Z., Edwards R.D., Johnson M., Naumoff Shields K., Allen T., Canuz E., Smith K.R., 2007. An inexpensive light-scattering particle monitor: field validation. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 9 (10), 1099-1106

4. Berrueta, V., Edwards R.D., and Masera O.R., 2007. Energy performance of woodburning cookstoves in Michoacan, Mexico. Renewable Energy. Available online 18 June 2007. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2007.04.016

5. Edwards R.D., Hubbard A., Smith K.R., Khalakdina A, Pennise D. 2007 Design Considerations for Field Studies of Changes in Indoor Air Pollution due to Improved Stoves. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp71-81

6. Masera O.R., Edwards R.D., Armendáriz Arnez C., Berrueta V., Johnson M., Rojas Bracho L., Riojas-Rodríguez H., Smith K.R., 2007. Impact of “Patsari” improved cookstoves on Indoor Air Quality in Michoacan, Mexico. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp45-56

7. Smith K.R., Dutta K., Chengappa C., Gusain P.P.S., Masera O., Berrueta V.M., Edwards R.D., Bailis R., Naumoff Shields K., Monitoring and Evaluation of Improved Biomass Cookstove Programs for Indoor Air Quality and Stove Performance: Conclusions from the Household Energy and Health Project. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp5-18

8. Dutta K., Naumoff Shields K., Edwards R.D., Smith K.R., 2007. Impact of Improved Cookstoves on Indoor Air Quality in rural homes near Pune, India. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp19-32

9. Chengappa C., Bajpai R., Gusain P.P.S., Edwards R.D., Naumoff Shields K., Smith K.R., 2007. Impact of Improved Cookstoves on Indoor Air Quality in the Bundelkhand Region in India. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp33-44

10. Bailis R., Berrueta V., Chengappa C., Dutta K., Edwards R.D., Masera O.R., Still D., Smith K.R., 2007. Performance Testing as a Tool to Monitor Improved Stove Interventions: Experiences of the Shell Foundation’s Household Energy and Health Project. Energy for Sustainable Development Vol XI No. 2 pp57-70

11. Edwards R.D., Smith K.R., Liu Y., Yin Z., He G., Sinton J., 2007. Household CO and PM levels measured as part of a review of China's national improved stove program. Indoor Air. Vol. 17, issue 3, pp 189-204

12. Qian Z., He Q., Kong L., Xu F., Wei F., Chapman R.S., Chen W., Edwards R.D., Bascom R. 2007. Respiratory responses to multiple indoor air pollution sources. Indoor Air. Vol. 17, issue 2, pp135-142

13. Zuk M., Rojas L., Blanco S., Serrano P, Cruz J., Angeles F., Tzintzun G., Armendariz C., Edwards R.D., Johnson M., Riojas-Rodriguez H., Omar Masera O., 2007. The Impact of Improved Wood Burning Stoves on Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in Rural Mexican Homes Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 17(3) pp224-32.

14. Edwards R.D., Schweizer C., Llacqua V., Lai H.K., Jantunen M, Bayer-Oglesby L., Künzli N., 2006. Time activity relationships to VOC personal exposure factors. Atmospheric Environment, 140(29) pp5685-5700.

15. Edwards R.D., Johnson M, Dunn K.H., Luke Naeher L., 2005. Application of small real-time particle sensors to prevent exposure among wildland firefighters. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health 60(1) pp1-4

16. Edwards R.D., Smith K.R., Kirby B., Allen T, Litton C.D., Hering S., 2006. An Inexpensive Dual-chamber Particle Monitor: Laboratory Characterization, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 56 pp789-799.

17. Schweizer C., Edwards R.D., Bayer-Oglesby L., Gauderman W.J., Ilacqua V., Jantunen M.J., Lai H.K., Nieuwenhuijsen M., Künzli N., 2006. Indoor time–microenvironment–activity patterns in seven regions of Europe. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 17(2) pp170-81.

18. Edwards R.D., Schweizer C., Jantunen M., Lai H.K., Bayer-Oglesby L., Katsouyanni K., Nieuwenhuijsen M, Saarela K., Sram R., Kunzli N. Personal exposures to VOC in the upper end of the distribution - relationships to indoor, outdoor and workplace concentrations. 2005 Atmospheric Environment Volume 39/12 pp. 2299-2307

19. Sinton J. E., Smith K.R., Peabody J. W., Liu Y, Zhang X., Edwards R.D., Gan Q, 2004. An assessment of programs to promote improved household stoves in China. Energy for Sustainable Development. Volume 8 Issue 3 pp33-52

20. Litton C.D., Smith K.R., Edwards R.D., Allen T; 2004 Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characterization of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology Volume 38, Number 11, pp1054 - 1062

21. Edwards, R.D., Smith, K.R., Zhang, J., Ma Y., 2004. Implications Of Changes In Household Stoves And Fuel Use In China. Energy Policy. 32(3), 395-411

22. Koistinen K.J, Edwards R.D., Mathys P., Ruuskanen J., Kunzli N., Jantunen M. J., 2004. Source Apportionment Of PM2.5 In Personal Exposures And Residential Indoor, Outdoor And Workplace Microenvironments In Expolis-Helsinki, Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 30 supplement 2 pp36-46

23. Edwards, R.D., Smith, K.R., Zhang, J., Ma Y., 2003. Models to predict emissions of health-damaging pollutants and global warming contributions of residential fuel/stove combinations in China. Chemosphere: Global Change Science 50(2), 201-215

24. Jurvelin, J.A., Edwards R.D., Vartiainen, M., Jantunen, M., Pasanen, P., 2003. Residential Indoor, Outdoor And Workplace Concentrations Of Carbonyl Compounds: Relationships To Personal Exposure Concentrations And Correlation With Sources. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. 53, 560-573

25. Freeman, N.C.G., Jimenez, M., Reed, K.J., Gurunathan, S., Edwards, R.D., Roy A., Adgate J.L., Pellizari E.D., Quackenboss, J., Sexton., Lioy P.J., 2001. Quantitative Analysis Of Children’s Microactivity Patterns: The Minnesota Children’s Pesticide Exposure Study. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 11, 501-509

26. Edwards, R.D., Jurvelin, J., Koistinen, K.J., Saarela, K., Jantunen, M.J., 2001. VOC Source Identification From Personal And Residential Indoor, Outdoor and Workplace Microenvironment Samples In Expolis, Helsinki. Atmospheric Environment, 35 (28), 4739-4888

27. Edwards, R.D., Jurvelin, J., Saarela, K., Jantunen, M.J., 2001. VOC concentrations measured in personal samples and residential indoor, outdoor and workplace microenvironments in EXPOLIS-Helsinki. Atmospheric Environment, 35 (27), 4531-4737

28. Koistinen, K.J., Hänninen, O., Rotko, T., Edwards, R.D., Moschandreas, D., Jantunen, M.J., 2001. Behavioral And Environmental Determinants Of Personal Exposures To PM2.5 In EXPOLIS-Helsinki, Finland. Atmospheric Environment. 35(14), 2473-2481

29. Jurvelin, J., Edwards, R.D., Saarela, K., De Bortoli, M., Laine-Ylijoki, J., Oglesby, L., Schläpfer, K., Georgoulis, L., Tischerova, E., Lovato, L., Jantunen, M.J., 2001. Evaluation Of VOC Measurements In The EXPOLIS Study. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 3(1), 159-165

30. Edwards, R.D., Jantunen, M.J., 2001. Benzene Exposure in Helsinki, Finland. Atmospheric Environment 35 (8), 1411-1420
   
Professional
Societies
Academic Councillor - International Society of Exposure Analysis
International Society for Indoor Air Quality
Air and Waste Management Association
   
Other Experience Researcher
KTL Finnish National Institute of Public Health

Research Associate
University of California at Berkeley

Graduate Programs Epidemiology

   
Research Center UCI Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute (GERI)
   
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Last updated 10/12/2009