Publications
Selected Publications
- Lee CG, Lee JH, Wells EM, Dydak U, Park JH. 2026. Comparative analysis of metal concentrations in respirable particles and nanoparticles from mild steel, aluminum, and stainless steel welding fumes. Journal of Hazardous Materials 517:143540 doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.143540
- Belzer E, McCool J-P, Peller J, Iceman C, Brown K, Van Horn O, Gonzalez-Canas C, Wells E, Allen J, Sisk M, Peaslee, G. 2026. Spatial analysis of industrial contamination using road sediment in Lake County, Indiana Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 323:120723. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120723
- Sepulveda M, Brown L, Capozzi SL, Cullom SC, Dick JE, Foti DJ, Franjul RH, Franklin NL, Freeman JL, Gonzalez-Canas C, Hui W, Jiang W, Lamberti GA, Larson LQ, Malek MC, Martinez CJ, Masdari M, Meils A, Miranda DA, Moline AK, Nieva A, Venier M, Wagner DC, Wells EM, Witkowiak KM, Xia C, Youngblood JP, Zheng H, Zhou Z, Hoskins TD. 2026. Multi-media occurrence, bioaccumulation, and exposure assessment of PFAS across a Midwestern U.S. State. Environmental Research 301:124489. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124489
- Lee JH, Han S, Lee CG, DaSilva T, Gonzalez-Canas C, McCool J-P, Brown KL, Allen J, Peaslee GF, Park JH, Peller J, Iceman CR, Wells EM. 2026. Site-specific calibration of low-cost particulate matter (PM) 2.5 monitors in the United States: A comparison of industrial and non-industrial communities. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 26(4):35. doi: 10.1007/s44408-026-00112-7
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.