
Krystal Pollitt
@PollittKrystal
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Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences @YaleSPH environmental health, air pollutants, wearable sensors
Yale School of Public Health
Joined June 2019
Thrilled to share the #FreshAirClip to detect a person’s exposure to #SARSCoV2 in the air. The small clip can be worn or placed in a room to monitor exposure to droplets or aerosol containing virus. #COVIDisAirborne #NSFfunded .@YaleSPH @YaleSEAS @YaleMed.
pubs.acs.org
Exhaled respiratory droplets and aerosols can carry infectious viruses and are an important mode of transmission for COVID-19. Recent studies have been successful in detecting airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA...
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RT @GaryWMiller3: The 2025 Exposome Bootcamp is underway. It has been an exciting year for exposomics.
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RT @GaryWMiller3: The #exposomebootcamp is back in person this year! @HRExposomics @XinHuPhD @austinargen @RECETOX @YunjiaLai @HWu17 @Bacca….
publichealth.columbia.edu
Researchers will learn to measure environmental exposures on an omic scale, which captures all chemical species detectable in human plasma over the life course, using the exposome framework.
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RT @YaleSPH: ‼️🔥 Smoke from Canadian wildfires has led to unhealthy air quality in much of the Northern U.S. 🔥‼️. Here are 6 steps you can….
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RT @ChildrensHD: “It just screams at me that there are a large chunk of #PFAS that are missing here.” — Krystal Pollitt (@PollittKrystal),….
childrenshealthdefense.org
New research by the Environmental Working Group found per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, in popular baby products and pet food packaging, adding to a growing list of household...
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RT @Smogdr: Nice write-up of our work on racial segregation and exposure to toxic metals by @aaas Fellow Katrina Miller @WeichenthalS ….
wired.com
A new study shows that the more divided a community is, the higher the residents’ exposure to hazardous metals and particulates.
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Great #AAAR2022 talk by @YaleEHS postdoc @Dong_6242 on the Pioneer Valley Healthy Air Network (, a community-driven low-cost sensor network with the Public Health Institute of Western MA, @earthwatch_org, @RegreenSpfld @CityofHolyoke #LiveWellSpringfield
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#AAAR2022 Alert! @YaleSPH @YaleDeptEHS 1st year PhD student Emily Johnson is presenting a collaborative study with @ShellyMBoulder @CUBoulder in the Aerosol Exposure session on the personal exposure of dogs 🐕 and their owners to #PFAS in the air. Great to see a packed room!
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RT @AmericanAerosol: Super exciting first plenary at 8AM today! AEESP Lecture on low-cost sensors with Prof. John Volckens @Smogdr (CSU), m….
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Honored to receive the Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award from @ISExposureSci! This award reflects the outstanding trainees and collaborators that I've been fortunate to work with at Yale and the broader community. @YaleDeptEHS @YaleSPH
Congratulations to Prof. @PollittKrystal, who, in recognition of her technological innovations and impactful research, has been awarded the prestigious Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award by @ISExposureSci. Read more:
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Another fantastic #ISES2022 talk by @YaleSPH PhD student @z1y1ng comparing the personal exposures of 800+ participants that wore #FreshAir wristbands in 🇺🇸🇿🇦🇨🇭🇨🇳🇮🇳. Thankful for wonderful collaborators @JChevrier @ShellyMBoulder @LicinaDusan @liew_zeyan @WL_tseng Song Tang!
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Happening now at #ISES2022! @YaleSPH PhD student @z1y1ng presenting the spatial distribution of environmental chemicals across Montreal 🇨🇦 using non-targeted analysis of passive #FreshAir clip samplers. Wonderful working with @WeichenthalS @susannah_rip @mcgillu @Dong_6242
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The #ISES2022Lisbon Sensor Fair is about to start! Excited to shared the #FreshAir wearable passive samplers for personal monitoring of environmental contaminants AND #FluoroMatch for non-targeted PFAS analysis. @YaleDeptEHS @YaleSPH
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#ISES2022Lisbon is in full swing! Thrilled to share our collaborative @YaleSPH @YaleDeptEHS @NYUtandon study exploring the impact of Architectural Design on Biological and Non-Biological Components of the Indoor Exposome. @z1y1ng Phoebe Mankiewicz Anna Dyson @henafflab
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RT @awyllie13: Excited to be joining forces with @jordan_peccia & @PollittKrystal to demonstrate how low-cost methods (wastewater, air, sal….
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RT @KaminskiMed: After showing that airborne exposures are important in lung disease - he presents what he plans to use for his research -….
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RT @YaleSPH: Profs. @vasilisyale, @PollittKrystal & @liew_zeyan of our @YaleDeptEHS share insights on the future of hazardous PFAS ‘forever….
yaledailynews.com
The EPA’s new policy follows years of research on the toxic properties of PFAS, which people have been exposed to in drinking water, dust, air and common consumer goods. Researchers at YSPH discussed...
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