Mark Laidlaw

Dr. Mark Laidlaw


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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 August 2008 in Applied Geochemistry
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MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
GFGabriel M. Filippelli
Gabriel M. Filippelli

21 February 2013 in Environmental Science & Technology
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SZSammy Zahran
Sammy Zahran
MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
Shawn McElmurryShawn McElmurry
Shawn McElmurry
GFGabriel M. Filippelli
Gabriel M. Filippelli
MTMark Taylor
Mark Taylor

1 June 2005 in Environmental Health Perspectives
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MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
Howard MielkeHoward Mielke
Howard Mielke
GFGabriel M. Filippelli
Gabriel M. Filippelli
DJDavid L. Johnson
David L. Johnson
CGChristopher R. Gonzales
Christopher R. Gonzales
On a community basis, urban soil contains a potentially large reservoir of accumulated lead. This study was undertaken to explore the temporal relationship between pediatric blood lead (BPb), weather, soil moisture, and dust in Indianapolis, Indiana; Syracuse, New York; and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Indianapolis, Syracuse, and New Orleans pediatric BPb data were obtained from databases of 15,969, 14,467, and 2,295 screenings, respectively, collected between December 1999 and November 2002, January 1994 and March 1998, and January 1998 and May 2003, respectively. These average monthly child BPb levels were regressed against several independent variables: average monthly soil moisture, particulate matter < 10 μm in diameter (PM10), wind speed, and temperature. Of temporal variation in urban children’s BPb, 87% in Indianapolis (R2 = 0.87, p = 0.0004), 61% in Syracuse (R2 = 0.61, p = 0.0012), and 59% in New Orleans (R2 = 0.59, p = 0.0000078) are explained by these variables. A conceptual model of urban Pb poisoning is suggested: When temperature is high and evapotranspiration maximized, soil moisture decreases and soil dust is deposited. Under these combined weather conditions, Pb-enriched PM10 dust disperses in the urban environment and causes elevated Pb dust loading. Thus, seasonal variation of children’s Pb exposure is probably caused by inhalation and ingestion of Pb brought about by the effect of weather on soils and the resulting fluctuation in Pb loading.

1 August 2017 in Applied Geochemistry
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MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
GFGabriel M. Filippelli
Gabriel M. Filippelli
SBSally Brown
Sally Brown
Jorge Paz-FerreiroJorge Paz-Ferreiro
Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
SRSuzie Reichman
Suzie Reichman
HMHoward W. Mielke
Howard W. Mielke

1 March 2012 in Atmospheric Environment
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MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
SZSammy Zahran
Sammy Zahran
HMHoward W. Mielke
Howard W. Mielke
MTMark P. Taylor
Mark P. Taylor
GFGabriel M. Filippelli
Gabriel M. Filippelli

1 January 2011 in Environment International
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Howard MielkeHoward Mielke
Howard Mielke
MLMark Laidlaw
Mark Laidlaw
CGChris R. Gonzales
Chris R. Gonzales