Nicolás López-Gálvez
Biographic Data
| ID | 7702094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolás López-Gálvez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolás |
| FAMILY NAME | López-Gálvez |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ-GÁLVEZ N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8385-1334 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pena, Miedo y la Desidia
Through a community-based participatory approach, this study leveraged semistructured interviews to qualitatively assess Latina Farmworkers’ perspectives on breast cancer and related-prevention services, specifically their knowledge and attitudes of breast cancer risk, as well as barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening. Promotoras and research team members conducted 45-minute semistructured interviews in Imperial Valley (IV) from Jan…
Heat, health, and enforcement
Assessing Nicotine Exposure in Users and Non-Users of Electronic Cigarettes Through Silicone Wristbands
Although the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among youth has declined since its peak in 2018, it remains popular among young adults. Despite its popularity, research on the health effects of secondhand exposure to ENDS remains limited. Silicone wristbands offer a simple, cost-effective method for measuring nicotine exposure. The study employed a quasi-experimental design and recruited six dyads consisting of ENDS users and non-…
What a mix! Volatile organic compounds and worker exposure in small business beauty salons in Tucson, Arizona
Introduction: Small business beauty salons have volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their workplace air. VOCs are present as ingredients in beauty or hair products. They may also form because of chemical reactions, where thermal-styling elements accelerate the volatilization of these compounds. Uncertainties remain about the relationship between air pollutant concentrations and the variety of beauty salon activities in a work shift. Investigatin…
Studying full-shift inhalation exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) among Latino workers in very small-sized beauty salons and auto repair shops
Background: One in every 200 US jobs is in a beauty salon or auto repair shop, where workers are regularly exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may cause a range of short- and long-term health issues. In these shops, Latino workers are overrepresented and lack culturally and linguistically appropriate industrial hygiene resources. This leaves a gap in knowledge on inhalation exposures to VOCs in this hard-to-reach and ubiquitous work…
Policy-relevant differences between secondhand and thirdhand smoke
Starting in the 1970s, individuals, businesses and the public have increasingly benefited from policies prohibiting smoking indoors, saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare expenditures. Smokefree policies to protect against secondhand smoke exposure, however, do not fully protect the public from the persistent and toxic chemical residues from tobacco smoke (also known as thirdhand smoke) that linger in indoor environments…
Quantification and Analysis of Micro-Level Activities Data from Children Aged 1–12 Years Old for Use in the Assessments of Exposure to Recycled Tire on Turf and Playgrounds
our results suggest that age and contact duration should be considered in risk assessment models to evaluate mouthing activities when children are playing on artificial turf surfaces or playground mats
Sampling Low Air Pollution Concentrations at a Neighborhood Scale in a Desert U.S. Metropolis with Volatile Weather Patterns
As the climate changes, sampling methods should be reevaluated for accuracy and precision, especially those that do not operate continuously. This is even more critical for low-pollution airsheds, as studies on low air pollution concentrations will help determine how such ambient exposures relate to health outcomes
Collecting Hand Wipe Samples to Assess Thirdhand Smoke Exposure
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 20 December 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.770505
Virtual Seminar on Coronavirus 2019 for the US-Mexico Border Region
While the US-Mexico border region has had increasing restrictions due to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the economically and socially integrated region continues to facilitate necessary movement between the two countries. Binational partners representing universities, government, and health delivery worked together to develop a COVID-19 Virtual Seminar for the US-Mexico Border Region, which consisted of weekly sessions in Spanish designed to better…
An Occupational Heat Stress and Hydration Assessment of Agricultural Workers in North Mexico
Expanding agribusiness in Northern Mexico has increased demand for workers from Southern Mexico, with hundreds of thousands migrating for work annually. Extreme temperatures, physical labor, and low fluid consumption place workers at risk for heat strain and dehydration, commonly underreported hazards in the agricultural industry. The objectives of this pilot study were to assess heat exposure and hydration status of a population of migratory agr…
Migrant Farmworkers’ Exposure to Pesticides in Sonora, Mexico
Expanding agribusiness in Sonora, a state in Northern Mexico, has increased the demand for temporary migrant agricultural workers. Sonora is one of the top states in Mexico for pesticide utilization. We conducted an exploratory study to evaluate exposure to organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid pesticides among migrant farmworkers. A sample of 20 migrant farmworkers was recruited from a large commercial grape farm during the harvest season. We admi…
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Migrant Farmworkers’ Exposure to Pesticides in Sonora, Mexico
Expanding agribusiness in Sonora, a state in Northern Mexico, has increased the demand for temporary migrant agricultural workers. Sonora is one of the top states in Mexico for pesticide utilization. We conducted an exploratory study to evaluate exposure to organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid pesticides among migrant farmworkers. A sample of 20 migrant farmworkers was recruited from a large commercial grape farm during the harvest season. We admi…
An Occupational Heat Stress and Hydration Assessment of Agricultural Workers in North Mexico
Expanding agribusiness in Northern Mexico has increased demand for workers from Southern Mexico, with hundreds of thousands migrating for work annually. Extreme temperatures, physical labor, and low fluid consumption place workers at risk for heat strain and dehydration, commonly underreported hazards in the agricultural industry. The objectives of this pilot study were to assess heat exposure and hydration status of a population of migratory agr…
Collecting Hand Wipe Samples to Assess Thirdhand Smoke Exposure
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 20 December 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.770505
Virtual Seminar on Coronavirus 2019 for the US-Mexico Border Region
While the US-Mexico border region has had increasing restrictions due to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the economically and socially integrated region continues to facilitate necessary movement between the two countries. Binational partners representing universities, government, and health delivery worked together to develop a COVID-19 Virtual Seminar for the US-Mexico Border Region, which consisted of weekly sessions in Spanish designed to better…
Quantification and Analysis of Micro-Level Activities Data from Children Aged 1–12 Years Old for Use in the Assessments of Exposure to Recycled Tire on Turf and Playgrounds
our results suggest that age and contact duration should be considered in risk assessment models to evaluate mouthing activities when children are playing on artificial turf surfaces or playground mats
Sampling Low Air Pollution Concentrations at a Neighborhood Scale in a Desert U.S. Metropolis with Volatile Weather Patterns
As the climate changes, sampling methods should be reevaluated for accuracy and precision, especially those that do not operate continuously. This is even more critical for low-pollution airsheds, as studies on low air pollution concentrations will help determine how such ambient exposures relate to health outcomes
What a mix! Volatile organic compounds and worker exposure in small business beauty salons in Tucson, Arizona
Introduction: Small business beauty salons have volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their workplace air. VOCs are present as ingredients in beauty or hair products. They may also form because of chemical reactions, where thermal-styling elements accelerate the volatilization of these compounds. Uncertainties remain about the relationship between air pollutant concentrations and the variety of beauty salon activities in a work shift. Investigatin…
Studying full-shift inhalation exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) among Latino workers in very small-sized beauty salons and auto repair shops
Background: One in every 200 US jobs is in a beauty salon or auto repair shop, where workers are regularly exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may cause a range of short- and long-term health issues. In these shops, Latino workers are overrepresented and lack culturally and linguistically appropriate industrial hygiene resources. This leaves a gap in knowledge on inhalation exposures to VOCs in this hard-to-reach and ubiquitous work…
Policy-relevant differences between secondhand and thirdhand smoke
Starting in the 1970s, individuals, businesses and the public have increasingly benefited from policies prohibiting smoking indoors, saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare expenditures. Smokefree policies to protect against secondhand smoke exposure, however, do not fully protect the public from the persistent and toxic chemical residues from tobacco smoke (also known as thirdhand smoke) that linger in indoor environments…
Assessing Nicotine Exposure in Users and Non-Users of Electronic Cigarettes Through Silicone Wristbands
Although the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among youth has declined since its peak in 2018, it remains popular among young adults. Despite its popularity, research on the health effects of secondhand exposure to ENDS remains limited. Silicone wristbands offer a simple, cost-effective method for measuring nicotine exposure. The study employed a quasi-experimental design and recruited six dyads consisting of ENDS users and non-…
Pena, Miedo y la Desidia
Through a community-based participatory approach, this study leveraged semistructured interviews to qualitatively assess Latina Farmworkers’ perspectives on breast cancer and related-prevention services, specifically their knowledge and attitudes of breast cancer risk, as well as barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening. Promotoras and research team members conducted 45-minute semistructured interviews in Imperial Valley (IV) from Jan…
Heat, health, and enforcement
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (3 works) · Personal protective equipment (3 works)