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Book Chapters
Balanay JG (2017). Application of Activated Carbon Fibers in Respiratory Protection for Volatile Organic Compounds (Chapter 15). In DP Yamamoto, RM Eninger and L Racz (Eds.), Handbook of Respiratory Protection: Safeguarding against Current and Emerging Hazards (pp. 293-331). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. (ISBN 9781498781145)
Balanay JG (2018). Noise and the Environment (Chapter 24). In P Knechtges, GD Kearney and B Resnick (Eds.), Environmental Public Health: The Practitioner’s Guide (pp. 647-684). Washington, DC: APHA Press. (ISBN 978-0-87553-293-6)
White A, Richards SL and Balanay JG (2025). Cancer and Neurodegenerative Disorders Associated with Chemical Exposures Among Farm Workers (Chapter 21). In Meggs, W.J. & Langley, R.L. (eds). Farm Toxicology: A Primer for Rural Healthcare Practitioners. Springer Nature. (ISBN 978-3-031-80440-3) (In press 1/07/2025)
Technical Framework
Adewumi-Gunn T, Balanay JG, Daffer M, Hemperly S, Jacklitsch B, Larranaga M, Lenling M, Lucha G, Old L and Vietas J (2023). Technical Framework: Climate Change Adaptation for the OEHS Professional. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Press, August 16, 2023.
Journal Articles
Edwards R*, Lanier N, Balanay JG and Mizelle E (2025). Heat risks in agriculture: Microclimate variability and worker safety in sweet corn and tobacco. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 1-8. doi:10.1080/15459624.2025.2473469 (published online 3/21/2025)
Angol B*, Sousan S and Balanay JG (2025). Comparison between WBGT app prototype and WBGT monitor to assess heat stress risk in an eastern North Carolina outdoor setting. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, 1-14. doi:10.1080/15459624.2024.2444415 (published online 1/08/2025)
Thomas N*, Balanay JG, Shearman S and Richards SL (2024). Public communication and outreach by mosquito programs in the United States. PLoS Global Public Health 4(12):e0003804. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0003804
Bertges N*, Shearman S, Imai S, Balanay JG and Sousan S (2024). Examination of Factors that Impact Mask or Respirator Purchase and Usage During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PLoS ONE 19(9): e0308841. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308841
Murray JW*, Wu Q, Balanay JG and Sousan S (2024). Assessment of PM2.5 Concentration at University Transit Bus Stops Using Low-Cost Aerosol Monitors by Student Commuters. Sensors 24(14): 4520. doi:10.3390/s24144520
Knecht H*, Balanay JG, Langley R, Tutor-Marcom R and Richards SL (2024). Retrospective Risk Assessment of Injuries and Fatalities in the Forestry and Logging Workforce in the United States, 2003-2019. Journal of Agromedicine 29(3): 372-383. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2024.2325708
Owusu N*, Sousan S, Richards SL and Balanay JG (2024). Occupational Exposure to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in an Eastern North Carolina University Outdoor Setting during the Four Seasons. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 21(1): 77-85. doi:10.1080/15459624.2023.2264331
Knecht H*, Balanay JG, Langley R, Tutor-Marcom R and Richards SL (2023). Systematic Review of Biological, Chemical, Ergonomic, Physical, and Psychosocial Hazards Impacting Occupational Health of United States Forestry Workers. Journal of Forestry 122(2): 159-170. doi:10.1093/jofore/fvad052
Fields M*, Balanay JG, Byrd B, Kearney G and Richards SL (2023). Retrospective Assessment of Preparedness for Mosquito Control Post-Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 17(e511): 1-5. doi:10.1017/dmp.2023.168
Chaaban O*, Balanay JG and Sousan S (2023). Assessment of Best-Selling Respirators and Masks: Do We Have Acceptable Respiratory Protection for the Next Pandemic? American Journal of Infection Control 51: 388-395. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.06.024
Carvajal P*, Balanay JG, Shearman S and Richards SL (2022). Facebook and Mosquito-borne Disease Outbreaks: An Analysis of Public Responses to Federal Health Agencies’ Posts about Dengue and Zika in 2016. PLOS Global Public Health 2(9):e0000977. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000977
Balanay JG, Mitchell L and Richards SL (2022). Racial and Gender Diversity Among Students and Faculty in EHAC-Accredited Environmental Health Sciences Programs: Trend Analysis from 2009-2021. Environmental Health Insights 16: 1-18. doi:10.1177/11786302221112917
Balanay JG and Richards SL (2022). Insights into Diversity in the Environmental Health Science Workforce. Environmental Health Insights 16:1-2. doi:10.1177/11786302221077513
Vang A*, White AV, Balanay JG, Tutor-Marcom R, and Richards SL (2022). Evaluation of Surface Versus Total Permethrin Content in Permethrin-treated Clothing: Implications for Protection against Mosquitoes. Pathogens and Global Health 116(6):365-375. doi:10.1080/20477724.2022.2028377
Richards SL, Driver J, Dyer MC, Mather TN, Funkhouser S, Mitchell C, Balanay J, White A, and Meshnick S (2021). Assessing Durability and Safety of Permethrin Impregnated Uniforms Used by Outdoor Workers to Prevent Tick Bites after One Year of Use. Journal of Medical Entomology (epub ahead of print). doi:10.1093/jme/tjab216
Balanay JG and Oh J (2021). Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers in Respirator Cartridges for Toluene. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:8505. doi:10.3390/ijerph18168505
Reese K*, Tebehaevu O and Balanay JG (2021). Volatile Organic Compound Emission in a University Printing Press Facility in Eastern North Carolina. Indoor and Built Environment 30(3): 426-434. doi:10.1177/1420326X19896840
Dillane D* and Balanay JG (2021). Comparison between EPA UV Index App and UV Monitor to Assess Risk for Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in Agricultural Settings in Eastern North Carolina. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 18(1): 16-27. doi:10.1080/15459624.2020.1842880.
Sousan S, Garcia N, White A and Balanay JG (2021). Filtration Efficiency of Surgical Sterilization Fabric for Respiratory Protection during COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control 49: 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.005
Stellefson M, Wang M, Balanay JG, Wu R and Paige S (2020). Latent Health Risk Classes Associated with Poor Physical and Mental Outcomes in Workers with COPD from Central Appalachian U.S. States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(18): 6798. doi:10.3390/ijerph17186798
Stellefson M, Wang MQ, Balanay JG and Wu R (2020). Health Risk Disparities among Employees with COPD living in Central Appalachian U.S. States. American Journal of Health Education (epub ahead of print). doi:10.1080/19325037.2020.1802373
Dillane D* and Balanay JG (2020). Comparison between OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool app and WBGT monitor to assess heat stress risk in agriculture. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 17(4): 181-192. doi:1080/15459624.2020.1721512. (Access to copy of accepted manuscript)
Xu L and Balanay JG (2019). Parent Perceptions of Environmental Triggers for Autism: A Community-Based Pilot Study among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Rural Settings. American Journal of Health Studies 34(2): 93-105.
Bunn JP*, Balanay JG and Richards SL (2019). Evaluation of Barrier Sprays for Controlling Mosquitoes in Eastern North Carolina: Can Land Cover and Spatial Analyses Improve Predictions of Efficacy? Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 35(1): 19-31. doi:10.2987/18-6762.1
Dillane D*, Richards SL, Balanay JG and Langley R (2019). Risk Assessment and Recommendations for Forester Exposure to Hymenoptera. Journal of Agromedicine. 24(2): 146-156. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2019.1567425
Sullivan KM, Poffley A, Funkhouser S, Driver J, Ross J, Ospina M, Calafat AM, Beard CB, White A, Balanay J, Richards S, Dyer M, Mathers TN and Meshnick S (2019). Bioabsorption and Effectiveness of Long-Lasting Permethrin-Treated Uniforms over Three Months Among North Carolina Outdoor Workers. Parasites and Vectors 12:52. doi:10.1186/s13071-019-3314-1
Knecht H*, Richards S, Balanay J and White A (2018). Impact of Mosquito Age and Insecticide Exposure on Vector Competence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for Zika Virus. Pathogens 7(3): 67. doi:10.3390/pathogens7030067
Radford CP*, Balanay JG, Featherstone A and Kelley T (2018). Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Buncombe County Children: Implications of Lowering the North Carolina Intervention Level to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Blood Lead Reference Value. Journal of Environmental Health 80(10): 16-22.
Richards SL, Agada N*, Balanay JG and White AV (2018). Permethrin Treated Clothing to Protect Outdoor Workers: Evaluation of Different Methods for Mosquito Exposure Against Populations of Differing Resistance Status. Pathogen and Global Health 112(1): 13-21. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2018.1437692
Richards, SL, Balanay JG, White AV, Hope J, Vandock K, Byrd BD, and Reiskind MH (2018). Insecticide Susceptibility Screening against Culex and Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes from the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 55(2): 398-407. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx198
Dizbay-Onat M*, Vaidya UK, Balanay JG and Lungu CL (2018). Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents. Adsorption Science and Technology 36(1-2): 441-457. doi:10.1177/0263617417700635
Beck N*, Balanay JG and Johnson T (2018). Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Heat Stress and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation among Groundskeepers in an Eastern North Carolina University Setting. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 15(2): 105-116. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1392530 (Editor’s Choice in JOEH Heat Stress Article Collection, August 21, 2019)
Richards SL, Balanay JG, Byrd BD, Reiskind MH and Styers DM (2017). Regional Survey of Mosquito Control Knowledge and Usage in North Carolina. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 33(4): 331-339.
Richards SL, Volkan J*, Balanay JG, Vandock K (2017). Evaluation of Bifenthrin and Deltamethrin Barrier Sprays for Mosquito Control in Eastern North Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology 54(6): 1659-1665. doi:10.1093/jme/tjx152
Kearney GD, Balanay JG and Mannarino AJ* (2017). Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Occupational Noise and Hearing Loss Intervention Among Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Journal of Environmental Health 80(3): 8-15.
Richards SL, White AV and Balanay JG (2017). Potential for sublethal insecticide exposure to impact vector competence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue and Zika viruses. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 8: 53-57.
Richards, SL, Balanay JG, Fields M* and Vandock K (2017). Baseline Insecticide Susceptibility Screening against Six Active Ingredients for Culex and Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 54(3): 682-695.
Richards SL, Balanay JG, Harris J*, Banks V* and Meshnick S (2017). Residual Effectiveness of Permethrin-Treated Clothing for Prevention of Mosquito Bites Under Simulated Conditions. Journal of Environmental Health 79(8): 8-15.
Kearney GD, Balanay JG and Mannarino AJ* (2017). Safety Behavior and Work Safety Climate among Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: A Pilot Study. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation 56(1): 45-53.
Kearney GD, Allen DL, Balanay JG and Barry P (2016). Descriptive Study of Body Pain and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Latino Farmworkers Working on Sweet Potato Farms in Eastern North Carolina. Journal of Agromedicine 21(3): 234-243.
Balanay JG, Kearney GD and Mannarino AJ (2016). Assessment of occupational noise exposure among groundskeepers in North Carolina public universities. Environmental Health Insights 10: 83-92.
Stott RE*, Richards SL, Balanay JG and Martin GL (2016). Prevention of Tick Exposure in Environmental Health Specialists Working in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Health 78(10): E1-E7.
VanDusen AE*, Richards SL and Balanay JG (2016). Evaluation of Bifenthrin Barrier Sprays on Foliage in a Suburban Eastern North Carolina Neighborhood. Pest Management Science 72: 1004-1012.
Balanay JG, Kearney GD and Mannarino AJ* (2016). Noise Exposure Assessment among Groundskeepers in a University Setting: A Pilot Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 13(3): 193-202.
Balanay JG and Lungu CT (2016). Determination of Pressure Drop across Activated Carbon Fiber Respirator Cartridges. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 13(2): 141-147.
Kearney GD, Hu H, Xu X, Hall M and Balanay JG (2016). Estimating the Prevalence of Heat-Related Symptoms and Sun Safety Related Behavior among Latino Farmworkers in Eastern North Carolina. Journal of Agromedicine 21(1): 15-23.
Amiotte J*, Balanay J and Humphrey C (2016). Seat Belt Usage Interventions for Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Journal of Environmental Health 78(6): 46-52.
Balanay JG and Kearney GD (2015). Attitudes towards Noise, Perceived Hearing Symptoms and Reported Use of Hearing Protection among College Students: Influence of Youth Culture. Noise and Health 17(79):394-405.
Cockrell W*, Balanay J and Dawkins W (2015). Engineering Control of Noise from 4-Roll Calender Operations in Tire Manufacturing. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 12: D193-D200.
Balanay JG, Floyd EL and Lungu CT (2015). Breakthrough Curves for Toluene Adsorption of Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers: Application in Respiratory Protection. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 59(4): 481-490.
Richards SL, Balanay JG and Harris JW* (2015). Effectiveness of Permethrin-Treated Clothing to Prevent Tick Exposure in Foresters in the Central Appalachian Region of the United States. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 25(4): 453-462.
Kearney G, Xu X, Balanay J, Allen DL and Rafferty AP (2015). Assessment of Personal Protective Equipment Use among Farmers in Eastern North Carolina: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Agromedicine 20: 43-54.
Avery C*, Humphrey C and Balanay J (2014). Evaluation of Five Years of Nursing Home Inspection Forms: Structural and Hygiene-Related Violation Trends. Journal of Environmental Health 77(4): 14-18.
Kearney G, Johnson L, Xu X, Balanay J and Allen DL (2014). Eastern Carolina Asthma Prevention Project (ECAPP): An Environmental Intervention Study among Rural and Underserved Children with Asthma in Eastern North Carolina. Environmental Health Insights 8: 1-11.
Del Rosario K*, Richards S, Anderson A and Balanay J (2014). Current Status of Mosquito Control Programs in North Carolina: The Need for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Environmental Health 76(8): 8-15.
Kearney G, Xu X, Balanay J and Becker A (2014). Sun Safety among Farmers and Farmworkers: A Review. Journal of Agromedicine 19: 1-13.
Balanay JG, Bartolucci AA and Lungu CT (2014). Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs) for Toluene: Application in Respiratory Protection. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 11(3): 133-143.
Balanay J, Adesina A*, Kearney G and Richards S (2014). Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Exposures among Working College Students. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57(1): 114-124.
Kearney G, Lea S, Balanay J, Wu Q, Bethel J, Von Hollen H, Sheppard K, Tutor-Marcom R and Defazio J (2013). Assessment of Sun Safety Behavior among Farmers Attending a Regional Farm Show in North Carolina. Journal of Agromedicine 18 (1): 65-73.
Balanay JG and Lungu CT (2012). Morphologic and Surface Characterization of Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers. Adsorption Science and Technology 30 (4): 355-367.
Balanay JG, Crawford SA and Lungu CT (2011). Comparison of Toluene Adsorption among Granular Activated Carbon and Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 8 (10): 573-579.
Honavar J, Samal AA, Bradley KM, Brandon A, Balanay J, Squadrito GL, Mohankumar K, Maheshwari A, Postlethwait EM, Matalon S and Patel RP (2011). Chlorine Gas Exposure Causes Systemic Endothelial Dysfunction by Inhibiting Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Dependent Signaling. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 45 (2): 419-425.
Balanay JG and Lungu CT (January 2009). Exposure of Jeepney Drivers in Manila, Philippines to Selected Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Industrial Health 47 (1): 33-42.
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