Publications

Linking between ambient pollution and metals concentration in blood. Nationwide study based on the national blood banking system. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Sep 15;891:164434.

Hassan L, Shinar E, Groisman L, Rorman E, Kloog I, Jaffe E, Stoyanov E, Novack V, Moser A, Gat R, Grant-Sasson K, Novack L. 
National blood bank services as a platform for national human biomonitoring - A proof-of-concept study. Chemosphere. 2023 Jul;328:138569.

Hassan L, Shinar E, Groisman L, Rorman E, Kloog I, Jaffe E, Stoyanov E, Moser A, Novack V, Gat R, Grant-Sasson K, Novack L. 
Ambient temperature and preeclampsia: A historical cohort study. Environ Res. 2023 Dec 1;238(Pt 1):117107.

Youssim I, Erez O, Novack L, Nevo D, Kloog I, Raz R. 
Air Pollution and Meteorological Conditions Significantly Associated With Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Exacerbations. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Jul 3;64(10):37.

Levanon E, Peles I, Gordon M, Novack L, Tsumi E. 
Levels of PFAS concentrations in the placenta and pregnancy complications. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2023 Jun 20;262:115165.

Groisman L, Berman T, Quinn A, Pariente G, Rorman E, Karakis I, Gat R, Sarov B, Novack L. 
Contribution of Solar Radiation and Pollution to Parkinson's Disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 27;20(3):2254.

Karakis I, Yarza S, Zlotnik Y, Ifergane G, Kloog I, Grant-Sasson K, Novack L.
Air Pollution and Meteorological Conditions Significantly Associated With Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Exacerbations. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 Jul 3;64(10):37.
Ambient temperature and preeclampsia: A historical cohort study. Environ Res. 2023 Dec 1;238(Pt 1):117107.
Ability to adapt to seasonal temperature extremes among atrial fibrillation patients. A nation-wide study of hospitalizations in Israel. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 1;216(Pt 4):114804.

Yarza S, Novack L, Sarov B, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114804. 
An impact of air pollution on moderate to severe relapses among multiple sclerosis patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Aug;53:103043.

Elgabsi M, Novack L, Yarza S, Elgabsi M, Shtein A, Ifergane G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103043. 
Suicide behavior and meteorological characteristics in hot and arid climate. Environ Res. 2020 May;184:109314.

Yarza S, Vodonos A, Hassan L, Shalev H, Novack V, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109314
The effect of exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy on lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations during first year of life. Environ Health. 2020 Aug 26;19(1):90.

Goshen S, Novack L, Erez O, Yitshak-Sade M, Kloog I, Shtein A, Shany E.

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00645-3
Can cell proliferation of umbilical cord blood cells reflect environmental exposures? Springerplus. 2015 Jul 24;4:372.

Novack L, Manor E, Gurevich E, Yitshak-Sade M, Landau D, Sarov B, Hershkovitz R, Dukler D, Vodonos T, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1134-0
Exposure to metals and congenital anomalies: a biomonitoring study of pregnant Bedouin-Arab women. Sci Total Environ. 2015 Jun 1;517:106-12.

Karakis I, Landau D, Yitshak-Sade M, Hershkovitz R, Rotenberg M, Sarov B, Grotto I, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.056
Association between prenatal exposure to metals and neonatal morbidity. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2014;77(21):1281-4.

Karakis I, Sarov B, Landau D, Manor E, Yitshak-Sade M, Rotenberg M, Hershkovitz R, Grotto I, Gurevich E, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.932313
Nitrogen Dioxide pollution and hazardous household environment: what impacts more congenital malformations. Chemosphere. 2015 Nov;139:340-8.

Landau D, Novack L, Yitshak-Sade M, Sarov B, Kloog I, Hershkovitz R, Grotto I, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.091
Increased indoor PM concentrations controlled by atmospheric dust events and urban factors. Building and Environment, 87, 169-176

Krasnov H, Katra I, Novack V, Vodonos A, & Friger M. D. (2015).

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137714
Individual Effect Modifiers of Dust Exposure Effect on Cardiovascular Morbidity. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0137714.

Vodonos A, Friger M, Katra I, Krasnov H, Zahger D, Schwartz J, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137714
Ambient air pollution, weather and daily emergency department visits for headache. Cephalalgia. 2015 Oct;35(12):1085-91.

Vodonos A, Novack V, Zlotnik Y, Ifergane G.

DOI: 10.1177/0333102415570300
Can air pollution trigger an onset of atrial fibrillation: a population-based study. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 1-8.‏

Yitshak Sade M, Vodonos A, Novack V, Friger M, Amit G, Katra I, Schwartz J, & Novack, L. (2014).
Non-anthropogenic dust exposure and asthma medication purchase in children. Eur Respir J. 2015 Mar;45(3):652-60.

Yitshak-Sade M, Novack V, Katra I, Gorodischer R, Tal A, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00078614
Assessment of Household and Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure Link to Urinary Metals Content in Pregnant Women. Atmosphere. Apr 21, 11(6), 638.

Karakis I, Shemesh N, Tirosh O, Landau D, Gat R, Yitshak-Sade M, Kloog I , Sarov B and Novack L PI. 2020.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/6/638
Differences in environmental factors contributing to preterm labor and PPROM - Population based study. Environ Res. 2021 May;196:110894. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110894. Epub 2021 Feb 18. PMID: 33609551.

Gat R, Kachko E, Kloog I, Erez O, Yitshak-Sade M, Novack V, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110894
Estimating the Effects of PM2.5 on Life Expectancy Using Causal Modeling Methods. Environ Health Perspect. 2018 Dec;126(12):127002.

Schwartz JD, Wang Y, Kloog I, Yitshak-Sade M, Dominici F, Zanobetti A.

DOI: 10.1289/EHP3130
The effects of ambient particulate matter on human adipose tissue. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2019;82(9):564-576.

Hassan L, Pecht T, Goldstein N, Haim Y, Kloog I, Yarza S, Sarov B, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2019.1634381
Extreme temperature and out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest. Nationwide study in a hot climate country. Environ Health. 2021 Apr 5;20(1):38.

Kranc H, Novack V, Shtein A, Sherman R, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00722-1
Maternal metal concentration during gestation and pediatric morbidity in children: an exploratory analysis. Environ Health Prev Med. 2021 Mar 25;26(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12199-021-00963-z. PMID: 33765932; PMCID: PMC7995788.

Karakis I, Landau D, Gat R, Shemesh N, Tirosh O, Yitshak-Sade M, Sarov B, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1186/s12199-021-00963-z
Do Gender and Season Modify the Triggering Effect of Ambient Temperature on Ischemic Stroke? Womens Health Issues. 2017 Mar-Apr;27(2):245-251. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Dec 20. PMID: 28007390.

Vodonos A, Novack V, Horev A, Abu Salameh I, Lotan Y, Ifergane G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.11.002
The Association Between Heat Waves and Other Meteorological Parameters and Snakebites: Israel National Study. J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):819-826. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.02.002. Epub 2018 Apr 13. PMID: 29661659.

Shashar S, Yitshak-Sade M, Sonkin R, Novack V, Jaffe E.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.02.002
Air pollution and meteorological conditions during gestation and type 1 diabetes in offspring. Environ Int. 2021 Sep;154:106546. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106546. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PMID: 33866061.

Taha-Khalde A, Haim A, Karakis I, Shashar S, Biederko R, Shtein A, Hershkovitz E, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106546
Increase in dust storm related PM10 concentrations: A time series analysis of 2001-2015. Environ Pollut. 2016 Jun;213:36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.021. Epub 2016 Feb 11. PMID: 26874873.

Krasnov H, Katra I, Friger M.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.021
Exposure to metals and morbidity at eight years follow-up in women of childbearing age. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 1;11(1):11429. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90904-1. PMID: 34075123; PMCID: PMC8169725.

Karakis I, Baumfeld Y, Landau D, Gat R, Shemesh N, Yitshak-Sade M, Tirosh O, Sarov B, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90904-1
Temperature and preeclampsia: Epidemiological evidence that perturbation in maternal heat homeostasis affects pregnancy outcome. PLoS 18;15(5): One. 2020 May

Shashar S, Kloog I, Erez O, Shtein A, Yitshak-Sade M, Sarov B, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232877
Novel Approaches to Air Pollution Exposure and Clinical Outcomes Assessment in Environmental Health Studies. Atmosphere. 2019 Dec

Yarza S, Hassan L., Shtein A., Lesser D , Novack L., Katra I., Kloog I., Novack V..

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/2/122
Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals among residents of a rural vegetarian/vegan community. Environ Int. 2016 Dec;97:68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.018. Epub 2016 Oct 25. PMID: 27792907.

Tordjman K, Grinshpan L, Novack L, Göen T, Segev D, Beacher L, Stern N, Berman T.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.018
Estimating daily minimum, maximum, and mean near surface air temperature using hybrid satellite models across Israel. Environ Res. 2017 Nov;159:297-312.

Rosenfeld A, Dorman M, Schwartz J, Novack V, Just AC, Kloog I

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.017
Do air pollution and neighborhood greenness exposures improve the predicted cardiovascular risk? Environ Int. 2017 Oct;107:147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.07.011. Epub 2017 Jul 20. PMID: 28735151.

Yitshak-Sade M, Kloog I, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.07.011
Air Pollution and Ischemic Stroke Among Young Adults. Stroke. 2015 Dec;46(12):3348-53. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010992. Epub 2015 Nov 3. PMID: 26534971.

Yitshak Sade M, Novack V, Ifergane G, Horev A, Kloog I.

DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010992
Human biologic monitoring based on blood donations to the National Blood Services. BMC Public Health. 2020 Apr 8;20(1):469.

Hassan L, Moser A, Rorman E, Groisman L, Naor Y, Shinar E, Gat R, Jaffe E, Novack V, Kloog I, Novack L.

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08588-7
Anthropogenic or non-anthropogenic particulate matter: Which one is more dangerous and how to differentiate between the effects? Chemosphere. 2020 Feb;

Novack L, Shenkar Y, Shtein A, Kloog I, Sarov B, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124954
Associations between ambient air temperature, low birth weight and small for gestational age in term neonates in southern Israel. Environ Health. 2018 Nov 9;17(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0420-z. PMID: 30413171; PMCID: PMC6234799.

Kloog I, Novack L, Erez O, Just AC, Raz R.

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0420-z
Urinary concentrations of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides in residents of a vegetarian community. Environ Int. 2016 Nov;96:34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.08.027. Epub 2016 Aug 31. Erratum in: Environ Int. 2017 Sep;106:267. PMID: 27588700.

Berman T, Göen T, Novack L, Beacher L, Grinshpan L, Segev D, Tordjman K.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.08.027
Relationship of ambient air pollutants and hazardous household factors with birth weight among Bedouin-Arabs. Chemosphere. 2016 Oct;160:314-22. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.104. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27391054.

Yitshak-Sade M, Novack L, Landau D, Kloog I, Sarov B, Hershkovitz R, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.104
Parkinson's Disease Prevalence and Proximity to Agricultural Cultivated Fields. Parkinsons Dis. 2015;2015:576564. doi: 10.1155/2015/576564. Epub 2015 Aug 18. PMID: 26357584; PMCID: PMC4556329.

Yitshak Sade M, Zlotnik Y, Kloog I, Novack V, Peretz C, Ifergane G.

DOI: 10.1155/2015/576564
Prenatal exposure to ambient air temperature and risk of early delivery. Environ Int. 2020 Sep;142:105824. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105824.

Spolter F, Kloog I, Dorman M, Novack L, Erez O, Raz R.

doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105824.
Relationship of ambient air pollutants and hazardous household factors with birth weight among Bedouin-Arabs. Chemosphere. 2016 Oct;160:314-22. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.104. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27391054.

Yitshak-Sade M, Novack L, Landau D, Kloog I, Sarov B, Hershkovitz R, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.104
Is the association between hip fractures and seasonality modified by influenza vaccination? An ecological study. Osteoporos Int. 2017 Sep;28(9):2611-2617.

Fraenkel M, Yitshak-Sade M, Beacher L, Carmeli M, Mandelboim M, Siris E, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4077-1
Association between ambient air pollution and proliferation of umbilical cord blood cells. Environ Res. 2016 Nov;151:783-788. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.009. Epub 2016 Sep 21. PMID: 27665250.

Novack L, Yitshak-Sade M, Landau D, Kloog I, Sarov B, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.009
The Combined Effect of High Ambient Temperature and Antihypertensive Treatment on Renal Function in Hospitalized Elderly Patients. PLoS One. 2016 Dec 19;11(12):e0168504. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168504. PMID: 27992525; PMCID: PMC5167394.

Sagy I, Vodonos A, Novack V, Rogachev B, Haviv YS, Barski L.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168504
An impact of air pollution on moderate to severe relapses among multiple sclerosis patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Aug;53:103043. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103043. Epub 2021 May 25. PMID: 34126372.

Elgabsi M, Novack L, Yarza S, Elgabsi M, Shtein A, Ifergane G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103043
Association between ambient air pollution and proliferation of umbilical cord blood cells. Environ Res. 2016 Nov;151:783-788. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.009. Epub 2016 Sep 21. PMID: 27665250.

Novack L, Yitshak-Sade M, Landau D, Kloog I, Sarov B, Karakis I.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.009
County-level radon exposure and all-cause mortality risk among Medicare beneficiaries. Environ Int. 2019 Sep;130:104865. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.059. Epub 2019 Jun 11. PMID: 31200153; PMCID: PMC6679989.

Yitshak-Sade M, Blomberg AJ, Zanobetti A, Schwartz JD, Coull BA, Kloog I, Dominici F, Koutrakis P.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.059
Air Pollution and Hospitalization for Bronchiolitis among Young Children. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Dec;14(12):1796-1802. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201703-191OC. PMID: 28787174.

Yitshak-Sade M, Yudovitch D, Novack V, Tal A, Kloog I, Goldbart A.

DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201703-191OC
The Association Between Air Pollution Exposure and Glucose and Lipids Levels. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jun;101(6):2460-7. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-1378. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27218271.

Yitshak Sade M, Kloog I, Liberty IF, Schwartz J, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-1378
The impact of exposure to particulate air pollution from non-anthropogenic sources on hospital admissions due to pneumonia. Eur Respir J. 2016 Dec;48(6):1791-1794. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01104-2016. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PMID: 27836959.

Vodonos A, Kloog I, Boehm L, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01104-2016
Air Pollution and Serum Glucose Levels: A Population-Based Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jul;94(27):e1093. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001093. PMID: 26166095; PMCID: PMC4504553.

Yitshak-Sade M, Kloog I, Liberty IF, Katra I, Novack L, Novack V.

DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001093