Dr. Noonan’s laboratory is focused on the human health effects of exposures to environmental agents. His current research includes the investigation of the impact of biomass smoke exposure on the respiratory health of susceptible human populations. One of his studies is the first randomized trial in the US to utilize a woodstove intervention to assess the impact of the consequent reductions in indoor particulate matter on health outcomes in a susceptible population. In addition to clinically-relevant health outcomes measures among asthmatic children, his laboratory investigates sub-clinical biomarkers of respiratory inflammation and oxidative stress. Another study conducted by Dr. Noonan tracks a community-wide woodstove changeout program and evaluates the impact on ambient levels of particulate matter and children’s health. He is also actively engaged in identifying reliable biomarkers of exposure to biomass smoke. The results of these and similar studies will be translatable to other regions in the US and the world where biomass burning is commonly used for heating and cooking and is a large contributor to global burden of disease. Dr. Noonan is also actively engaged in studying environmental risk factors for diabetes and asthma among Northern Plains Native American populations.

Bergauff M., Ward T.J., Noonan C.W., Palmer C.P. The Effect of a Woodstove Changeout on Ambient Levels of PM2.5 and Chemical Tracers for Woodsmoke in Libby, Montana. Atmospheric Environment 2009 (In Press).

Dent L., Harris K., Noonan C. Randomized Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Program for Smoking. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2009 (In Press).

Wells S.M., Noonan C.W., Wells K.M., Holian A., Wibbenmeyer L.A. Effects of Toxic Gases: Methamphetamine Inhalation. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation 2009 (In Press).

Migliaccio C.T., Berghauff M.A., Palmer C.P., Jessop F., Noonan C.W., Ward T.J. Urinary Levoglucosan as a Biomarker of Woodsmoke Exposure: Observations in a Mouse Model and in Children. Environ Health Perspect 2009;117:74–79.

Ward T.J., Palmer C., Bergauff M., Hooper K., Noonan C.W. Results of a Residential Indoor PM2.5 Sampling Program Before and After a Woodstove Changeout. Indoor Air 2008;18:408–415.

Berghauff M., Ward T., Noonan C.W., Palmer C. Determination and evaluation of selected organic chemical tracers for wood smoke in airbourne particulate matter. Int J Environ Anal Chem 2008;88:473-486.

Noonan C.W., Ward T.J. Environmental tobacco smoke, woodstove heating and risk of asthma symptoms. Journal of Asthma (In Press 2007).

Dent L., Harris K., Noonan C.W. Tobacco Interventions Delivered by Pharmacists: A Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy 2007;27:1040-51.

Brown B., Noonan C.W., Nord M. Prevalence of food insecurity and health associated outcomes and food characteristics of Northern Plains Indian households. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 2007 (In Press).

Ward T.J., Noonan C.W., Hooper K. Results of an indoor size fractionated PM school sampling program in Libby, MT. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2007;130:163-71.

Noonan C.W. Exposure matrix development for the Libby cohort. Inhal Tox 2006;18:965-70.

Ward T.J., Spear T., Hart J., Noonan C.W., Holian A., Getman M., Webber J.S. Trees as reservoirs for amphibole fibers in Libby, Montana. Sci Total Environ. 2006;367:460-65.

Noonan C.W., Pfau J.C., Larson T.C., Spence M.R. Nested Case-Control Study of Autoimmune Disease in an Asbestos-Exposed Population. Environ Health Perspect 2006;114:1243-47.

Schumpert J.C., Noonan C.W., Sylvester J., et al. Patterns of Asthma Symptoms and Perceptions of Harm from Seasonal Atmospheric Events in Rural Western Montana. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006;12(1):52-58.

Noonan C.W., White M.C., Thurman D., Wong L.-Y. Temporal and geographic variation in United States motor neuron disease mortality, 1969–1998. Neurology 2005;64:1215-1221.

Health Investigations Communications Work Group (Noonan CW, contributing author). Communicating results to community residents: Lessons from recent ATSDR health investigations. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 2004;14:484-491.

Ichinose T.Y., Burch J.B., Noonan C.W., Yost M.G., Keefe T.J., Bachand A., Mandeville R., Reif J.S. Immune markers and ornithine decarboxylase activity among electric utility workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;46:104-12.

Pealer L.N., Marfin A.A., Peterson L.R., et al. (Noonan C.W., member of the team authorship). Transmission of West Nile Virus through blood transfusion in the United States in 2002. New England Journal of Medicine 2003;349:1236-45.

Noonan C.W., Kathman S.J., Sarasua S.M., White M.C. Influence of zinc on environmental and biological measures of lead and cadmium in children. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 2003;13:318-323.

Noonan C.W., Sarasua S.M., Campagna D., Kathman S.J., Lybarger J.A., Mueller PW. Renal biomarker effects of exposure to low levels of environmental cadmium. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002;110:151-5.

Noonan C.W., Reif J.S., Yost M., Touchstone J.  Occupational exposure to magnetic fields in case-referent studies of neurodegenerative diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2002;28(1);42-48.

Noonan C.W., Reif J.S., Burch J.M., Ichinose T., Yost M., Magnusson K. Relationship between amyloid ? protein and melatonin metabolite in a study of electric utility workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;44:769-775.

Noonan C.W., Kathman S.J., White M.C. Prevalence estimates for MS in the United States and evidence of an increasing trend for women. Neurology 2002;58:136-8.

Burch J.B., Reif J.S., Noonan C.W., Ichinose T., Yost M.G. Melatonin metabolite excretion among cellular telephone users. International Journal of Radiation Biology 2002;78:1029-1036.

Burch J.B., Reif J.S., Noonan C.W., Yost M.G. Melatonin metabolite levels in workers exposed to 60 Hz magnetic fields:  work in substations and with 3-phase conductors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2000;42:136-142.