Publications

Selected Publications

1. AJ Specht*, DW Steadman, M Davis, SM Bartell, MG Weisskopf. Bone lead variability in bone repository skeletal samples measured with portable x-ray fluorescence. Science of the Total Environment. Science of the Total Environment. 2023 Jul 1:880:163197. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
2. CG Hoover, AS Dickerson, AJ Specht, GG Hoover. Firearm-related lead exposure and pediatric lead levels in Massachusetts: A decade of evidence (2010–2019). Environmental Research. 2023 227(115719). (Impact Factor = 8.4)
3. D Sowers, J Frandsen, E Caffrey, AJ Specht, JT Harris, T Dant, B Hamrick. The United States Navy and Employees with Cancer: The Time for Change is Now. Health Physics. Aug 2023 125(2):147-151.. (Impact Factor = 1.0)
4. D Nzabanita, JO Hampton, D Nugegoda, J Hufschmid, SD Toop, J Flesch, H Dunstan, AJ Bengsen, AJ Specht. Expanding the use of portable XRF to monitor lead exposure in Australian waterbirds two decades after a ban on lead shot. Science of the Total Environment. 2023 Jan 25;869:161803. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
5. C Hoover, AJ Specht, D Hemenway. Firearm Licensure, Lead Levels and Suicide in Massachusetts. Preventative Medicine. 2023 Jan;166:107377. (Impact Factor = 4.0)
6. S Paudel, AJ Specht, H Hu, J Danziger. Association of environmental lead toxicity and hematologic outcomes in patients with advanced kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation. 2022 Dec 22;gfac336. (Impact Factor = 7.2)
7. X Zhang, AJ Specht, EM Wells, MG Weisskopf, J Weuve, LH Nie. In vivo quantification of strontium in bone among adults using portable x-ray fluorescence. Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals. 2022 Dec;74:127077. (Impact Factor = 3.8)
8. SS Wise, H Lu, RM Speer, JP Wise Jr, J Young, JH Toyoda, I Meaza, TJ Croom-Perez, JC Kouokam, AJ Specht, KJ Liu, GW Hoyle, JP Wise Sr. Chromium distribution in oropharyngeal aspiration model for hexavalent chromium in rats. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2022; 457:116294. (Impact Factor = 4.3)
9. K Ahmid, AJ Specht, L Morikawa, G Poudrier, D Ceballos, S Wylie. Lead and other toxic metals in plastic play foods: Results from testing citizen science, lead detection tools in childcare settings. Journal of Environmental Management. 321(115904). 2022 (Impact Factor = 5.8)
10. CD Golden, J Ayroles, JG Eurich, JA Gephart, KL Seto, MK Sharp, P Balcom, HM Barravecchia, KK Bell, KD Gorospe, J Kim, WH Koh, J Zamorain-Mason, DJ McCauley, H Murdoch, N Nair, K Neeti, S Passarelli, AJ Specht, EM Sunderland, A Tekaieti, A Tekiau, R Tekoaua, E Timeon. Study Protocol: Interactive Dynamics of Coral Reef Fisheries and the Nutrition Transition in Kiribati. Frontiers in Public Health. June 2022. (Impact Factor = 6.0)
11. Johnson KM, Specht AJ, Hart JM, Salahuddin S, Erlinger AL, Hacker MR, Woolf AD, Hauptman M, Karumanchi SA, O’Brien K, Wylie BJ. Risk-factor Based Lead Screening and Correlation with Blood Lead Levels in Pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2022 Jan;26(1):185-192. (Impact Factor = 1.8)
12. Bhatia M, Specht AJ*, Ramya V, Sulaiman D, Konda M, Balcom P, Sunderland E, Qureshi A. Portable XRF as a rapid determination tool to detect mg/kg (ppm) levels of heavy metals (Ni, Zn, As, Se and Pb) in human nails: a case study from South India. Environmental Science and Technology. 2021, 55, 19, 13113–13121 (Impact Factor = 11.4)
13. C Hoover, GG Hoover, AJ Specht*. Firearm Licenses Associated with Elevated Pediatric Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts. Environmental Research. 2021; 202:11642. (Impact Factor = 8.4)
14. AJ Specht*, X Zhang, A Young, VT Nguyen, DC Christiani, DM Ceballos, JG Allen, J Weueve, LH Nie, MG Weisskopf. Validation of in vivo toenail measurements of manganese and mercury using a portable x-ray fluorescence device. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 2021. (Impact Factor = 5.6)
15. JO Hampton, AJ Specht, JM Pay, MA Pokras, AJ Bengsen. Portable X-ray fluorescence for bone lead measurements of Australian eagles. Science of the Total Environment. 2021 Oct 1;789:147998. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
16. AJ Specht*, JF Obrycki, Maitreyi Mazumdar, MG Weisskopf. Feasibility of lead exposure assessment in blood spots using energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence. Environmental Science & Technology. 2021, 55, 8, 5050–5055. (Impact Factor = 11.4)
17. DM Ceballos, AS Young, JG Allen, AJ Specht, VT Nguyen, J Craig, M Miller, T Webster. Nail salon technician exposure to metal impurities from nail products. International Journal of Hygiene and Health. 2021 Mar;232:113687. (Impact Factor = 7.4)
18. AS Young, R Hauser, TJ Todd, BA Coull, H Zhu, K Kannan, AJ Specht, MS Bliss, JG Allen. Impact of “healthier” materials interventions on dust concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and organophosphate esters. Environment International. 2021 May;150:106151. (Impact Factor = 13.4)
19. Zhang X, Specht AJ, Nie LH. Evaluation of a portable XRF device for in vivo quantification of lead in bone among a US population. Science of the Total Environment. 2021; 753;142351. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
20. Johnson KM, Specht AJ, Hart J, Salahuddin S, Erlinger AP, Hacker MR, Woolf A, Hauptman M, Karumanchi A, Wylie B, O’Brien K. Lead exposure and association with angiogenic factors and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertension. 2020. 22:93-98. (Impact Factor = 1.2)
21. JC Nwanaji-Enwerem, E Colicino, AJ Specht, X Gao, C Wang, P Vokonas, MG Weisskopf, EW Boyer, AA Baccarelli, J Schwartz. Individual species and cumulative mixture relationships of 24-hour urine T metal concentrations with DNA methylation age variables in older men. Environmental Research. 2020; 186:109573. (Impact Factor = 8.4)
22. Johnson KM, Specht AJ, Hart J, Salahuddin S, Erlinger AP, Hacker MR, Woolf A, Hauptman M, Karumanchi A, Wylie B, O’Brien K. Risk-factor based lead screening and correlation with blood and bone lead levels in pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020; 135:120s-121s. (Impact Factor = 5.0)
23. Specht AJ*, Dickerson AS, Kponee K, Kpobari N, Weisskopf MG. Toenail metal exposures in fishermen from Bodo City, Nigeria. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2020; 104:90-95. (Impact Factor = 2.7)
24. Specht AJ*, Zhang X, Goodman B, Maher E, Nie LH, Weisskopf MG. Radiation dose assessments for in vivo measurements using a portable x-ray fluorescence device. Health Physics. 2019; 116(5):590-598. (Impact Factor = 1.0)
25. Specht AJ*, Dickerson AS, Weisskopf MG. Comparison of bone lead measured via portable x-ray fluorescence across and within bones. Environmental Research. 2019; 172:273-278. (Impact Factor = 8.4)
26. Dickerson AS, Hansen J, Specht AJ, Gredal O, Weisskopf MG. Population-based study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and occupational lead exposure in Denmark. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2019; 76:208-214. (Impact Factor = 4.0)
27. Lin Y, Specht AJ, Xu J, Yan C, Geng H, Shen X, Nie LH, Hu H. Blood lead, bone lead and child attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-like behavior. Science of the Total Environment. 2019; 659:161-167. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
28. Specht AJ*, Kirchner KE, Weisskopf MG, Pokras MA. Lead exposure biomarkers in the Common Loon. Science of the Total Environment. 2019; 647:639-644. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
29. Kponee K, Kpobari N, Balcom PH, Weuve J, Nie LH, Weisskopf MG. Validation of x-ray fluorescence measurements of metals in toenail clippings against inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in a Nigerian population. Physiological Measurement. 2018; 39(8). (Impact Factor = 2.9)
30. Dickerson AS, Hansen J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Specht AJ, Gredal O, Weisskopf MG. Study of occupation and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Danish cohort. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2018; 75(9):630-638. (Impact Factor = 4.0)
31. , Weisskopf M, Nie LH. Childhood lead biokinetics and associations with age among a group of lead poisoned children in China. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 2018; 1559-064X. (Impact Factor = 5.6)
32. , Parish CN, Wallens EK, Watson RT, Nie LH, Weisskopf MG. Feasibility of a portable x-ray fluorescence device for bone lead measurements of condor bones. The Science of the Total Environment. 2018; 615:398-403. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
33. Specht AJ*, Lin Y, Weisskopf M, Xu J, Nie LH. Bone lead levels in an environmentally exposed elderly population in shanghai, China. The Science of the Total Environment. 2018; 626:96-98. (Impact Factor = 10.8)
34. Dickerson AS, Rotem R, Christian MA, Nguyen VT, Specht AJ*. Potential sex differences relative to autism spectrum disorder and metals. Current environmental health reports. 2017; 4(4):405-414. (Impact Factor = 6.4)
35. , Mostafaei F, Lin Y, Xu J, Nie LH. Measurements of Strontium Levels in Human Bone In Vivo Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). Applied spectroscopy. 2017; 71(8):1962-1968. (Impact Factor = 2.0)
36. Specht AJ, Weisskopf MG, Nie LH. Theoretical modeling of a portable x-ray tube based KXRF system to measure lead in bone. Physiological measurement. 2017; 38(3):575-585. (Impact Factor = 3.1)
37. Wang Y, Specht A, Liu Y, Finney L, Maxey E, Zheng W, Weisskopf M, Nie L. Microdistribution of lead in human teeth using microbeam synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (μ-SRXRF). X-ray spectrometry: XRS. 2017; 46(1):19-26. (Impact Factor = 1.5)
38. , Lin Y, Weisskopf M, Yan C, Hu H, Xu J, Nie LH. XRF-measured bone lead (Pb) as a biomarker for Pb exposure and toxicity among children diagnosed with Pb poisoning. Biomarkers: biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals. 2016; 21(4):347-52. (Impact Factor = 2.0)
39. Specht AJ*, Weisskopf M, Nie LH. Portable XRF Technology to Quantify Pb in Bone In Vivo. Journal of biomarkers. 2014; 2014:398032. (Impact Factor = 2.0)

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