Publications
Selected Publications
- Wells EM, Specht A, Vogt A, Alaani S, Alrawi A, Lindsay I, Rubaii K. 2025. Bone uranium and lead concentrations in adults from Fallujah, Iraq. Environmental Pollution. 384:126963. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126963.
- Specht AJ, Lindsay IC, Wells EM, Rubaii K. 2024. Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soils of Fallujah, Iraq. Exposure and Health. doi: 10.1007/s12403-024-00645-5.
- Kulali S, Gallion H, Horton CG, Kiper K, Freeman J, Wells EM. 2024. Disparities in demographic and health indicators among communities by frequency of hazardous waste sites in Indiana, USA: differences by Superfund vs. brownfield classification. Environmental Justice. doi: 10.1089/env.2023.0070.
- Akhter S, Robbins M, Curtis P, Hinshaw B, Wells EM. 2022. Online survey of university students’ perception, awareness and adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures. BMC Public Health 22:964. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13356-w.
- Rolle-McFarland D, Liu Y, Mostafaei F, Zauber SE, Zhou Y, Li Y, Fan Q, Zheng W, Nie LH, Wells EM. 2022. The association of bone and blood manganese with motor function in Chinese workers. Neurotoxicology Jan;88:224-230. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2021.12.005.
- Burnell K, Robbins MR, Kulali S, Wells EM. 2022. Prevalence and predictors of mask use on a large US university campus during the COVID-19 pandemic: a brief report. American Journal of Infection Control. Dec S0196-6553(21)00800-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.11.028.
- Wells EM, Kopylev L, Nachman R, Radke EG, Congleton J, Segal D. 2021. Prediction of whole blood methylmercury using blood total mercury measurements among fish and shellfish consumers. Biological and Trace Element Research. doi: 10.1007/s12011-021-02968-9.
- Ringwald P, Chapin C, Iceman C, Tighe ME, Sisk M, Peaslee GF, Peller J, Wells EM. 2021. Characterization and within-site variation of environmental metal concentrations around a contaminated site using a community-engaged approach. Chemosphere. 272: 129915. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129915.
Please also check Dr. Wells’s google scholar page for more publications.
Selected Press
- Barnes J. “Lead, Iron, and Manganese Found in Gary’s Air and Soil” Capital B Gary May 13, 2025
- Barnes J. “Gary Families Can Now Test Home Air, Soil, and Water for Toxins” Capital B Gary May 28, 2025
- DeVore M. “Beyond the classroom: Professors studying human health impacts of environmental contamination in northern Lake County” Northwest Indiana Times. July 20, 2023
- Investigator-initiated research award highlights. June 7, 2023
- Wilson J. “How bad is it to use a product with a California Prop 65 warning label?” HuffPost. April 12, 2023.