Publications

Research Group in Environmental and Social Sustainability

  • ​​​​Barnett-Itzhaki, Z., & Levi, A. (2022). Association between Chronic Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants, Demography, Vaccination Level, and the Spread of COVID-19 during 2021 Delta Variant Morbidity Wave. Atmosphere, 13(11), 1845. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111845​
  • Ben-Simchon, E., Grunwald, Y., Ben-Ari, G., Rosenfeld, A., & Shelef, O. (2022). A village a field? Agronomic evaluation of fruit trees in inhabited space–Lessons for land use policy from a case study in Israel's Sharon Region. Land Use Policy, 123, 106411.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106411​
  • Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Ehrlich D, Troen AM, Rorman E, Groismann L, Blaychfeld-Magnazi M, Endevelt R, Berman T. Results of the national biomonitoring program show persistent iodine deficiency in Israel. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2022 Mar 28;11(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13584-022-00526-9
  • Tarazona, J.V.; González-Caballero, M.d.C.; Alba-Gonzalez, M.d.; Pedraza-Diaz, S.; Cañas, A.; Dominguez-Morueco, N.; Esteban-López, M.; Cattaneo, I.; Katsonouri, A.; Makris, K.C.; Barnett-Itzhaki et al. Improving the Risk Assessment of Pesticides through the Integration of Human Biomonitoring and Food Monitoring Data: A Case Study for Chlorpyrifos. Toxics 2022, 10, 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10060313​
  • Barnett-Itzhaki Z.  2022. Persistent iodine deficiency in the Israeli population in view of the extent of desalination in Israel and the lack of a salt iodine fortification Ecology and Environment (13)1 (In Hebrew)
  • Tarazona, J.V.; Cattaneo, I.; Niemann, L.; Pedraza-Diaz, S.; González-Caballero, M.C.; de Alba-Gonzalez, M.; Cañas, A.; Dominguez-Morueco, N.; Esteban-López, M.; Castaño, A.; Borges, T.; Katsonouri, A.; Makris, K.C.; Ottenbros, I.; Mol, H.; De Decker, A.; Morrens, B.; Berman, T.; Barnett-Itzhaki, Z.; Probst-Hensch, N.; Fuhrimann, S.; Tratnik, J.S.; Horvat, M.; Rambaud, L.; Riou, M.; Schoeters, G.; Govarts, E.; Kolossa-Gehring, M.; Weber, T.; Apel, P.; Namorado, S.; Santonen, T. A Tiered Approach for Assessing Individual and Combined Risk of Pyrethroids Using Human Biomonitoring Data. Toxics 2022, 10, 451. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10080451​
  • Govarts E, Gilles L, Rodriguez Martin L, Santonen T, Apel P, Alvito P, Anastasi E, Andersen HR, Andersson AM, Andryskova L, Antignac JP, Appenzeller B, Barbone F, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Barouki R, Berman T, Bil W, Borges T, Buekers J, Cañas-Portilla A, Covaci A, Csako Z, Den Hond E, Dvorakova D, Fabelova L, Fletcher T, Frederiksen H, Gabriel C, Ganzleben C, Göen T, Halldorsson TI, Haug LS, Horvat M, Huuskonen P, Imboden M, Jagodic Hudobivnik M, Janasik B, Janev Holcer N, Karakitsios S, Katsonouri A, Klanova J, Kokaraki V, Kold Jensen T, Koponen J, Laeremans M, Laguzzi F, Lange R, Lemke N, Lignell S, Lindroos AK, Lobo Vicente J, Luijten M, Makris KC, Mazej D, Melymuk L, Meslin M, Mol H, Montazeri P, Murawski A, Namorado S, Niemann L, Nübler S, Nunes B, Olafsdottir K, Palkovicova Murinova L, Papaioannou N, Pedraza-Diaz S, Piler P, Plichta V, Poteser M, Probst-Hensch N, Rambaud L, Rauscher-Gabernig E, Rausova K, Remy S, Riou M, Rosolen V, Rousselle C, Rüther M, Sarigiannis D, Silva MJ, Šlejkovec Z, Snoj Tratnik J, Stajnko A, Szigeti T, Tarazona JV, Thomsen C, Tkalec Ž, Tolonen H, Trnovec T, Uhl M, Van Nieuwenhuyse A, Vasco E, Verheyen VJ, Viegas S, Vinggaard AM, Vogel N, Vorkamp K, Wasowicz W, Weber T, Wimmerova S, Woutersen M, Zimmermann P, Zvonar M, Koch H, Kolossa-Gehring M, Esteban López M, Castaño A, Stewart L, Sepai O, Schoeters G. Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014-2021). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Feb 9;249:114119. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114119. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36773580.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114119
  • Jaber Haj Ali, Ziad Abdeen, Kifaya Azmi, Tamar Berman, Kathrin Jager, Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Michael Walter. Influence of exposure to pesticides on telomere length and pregnancy outcome: Diethylphosphates but not Dimethylphosphates are associated with accelerated telomere attrition in a Palestinian cohort (2023). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 256: 114801. ISSN 0147-6513,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114801
  • Berman Tali, Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Berman Tamar, Marom Eli.  Antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals: towards implementing a one health based national action plan in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2023 12:18.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-023-00562-z
  • Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Sar-Shalom A, Cohn L, Chen L, Steinitz O (2023) The effect of heatwaves on the number of visits to national parks and reserves. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0289201.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289201

  • Berman, T., Rorman, E., Groisman, L.  L Keinan-Boker, T Shimony, Z Barnett-Itzhaki. Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel. Isr J Health Policy Res 12, 37 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-023-00585-6
  • Seger-Guttmann, T. and Gilboa, S. (2023). The role of a safe service environment in tourists’ trust and behaviors – the case of terror threat. Journal of hospitality and tourism management, 55, 187-197.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.04.001
  • Vilnai-Yavetz, I., Gilboa, S., & Mitchell, V. (2024). Malls designed for inclusion? Emotional experience of irritating aspects of the mallscape that distance consumers with disabilities. Journal of Services Marketing, 38(3), 344-368.   https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-09-2023-0352
  • Gilboa, S., Vilnai-Yavetz, I., & Mitchell, V. (2024). Shopping mall detachment: Why do some consumers avoid malls? Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 78, 103740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2024.103740
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemical concentrations in follicular fluid and follicular reproductive hormone levels. Hoffmann-Dishon N, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Zalko D, Hemi R, Farzam N, Hauser R, Racowsky C, Baccarelli AA, Machtinger R.J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Apr 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-024-03101-0

Barnett-Itzhaki, Z.. Artificial intelligence and explainable AI in air-quality analysis: six pitfalls and practical remedies. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2026, 22(2), 625–628. DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf189

Barnett-Itzhaki, Z., 2026. The Water Footprint of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Solutions and Governance Imperatives. Water Research, p.125866.
DOI  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.125866