biostudies-literatureAbdalla NNIEHS NIH HHSNIOSH CDC HHS818-827https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6093467biostudies-literatureUnknown62(7)Statistical interpolation of chemical concentrations at new locations is an important step in assessing a worker's exposure level. When measurements are available from coastlines, as is the case in coastal clean-up operations in oil spills, one may need a mechanism to carry out spatial interpolation at new locations along the coast. In this article, we present a simple model for analyzing spatial data that is observed over a coastline. We demonstrate four different models using two different representations of the coast using curves. The four models were demonstrated on simulated data and one of them was also demonstrated on a dataset from the GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study). Our contribution here is to offer practicing hygienists and exposure assessors with a simple and easy method to implement Bayesian hierarchical models for analyzing and interpolating coastal chemical concentrations.Annals of work exposures and healthCoastline Kriging: A Bayesian Approach.PMC6093467R01 ES027027R01 OH010093Banerjee SRamachandran GStewart PAAbdalla NStenzel MfalseCoastline Kriging: A Bayesian Approach.Statistical interpolation of chemical concentrations at new locations is an important step in assessing a worker's exposure level. When measurements are available from coastlines, as is the case in coastal clean-up operations in oil spills, one may need a mechanism to carry out spatial interpolation at new locations along the coast. In this article, we present a simple model for analyzing spatial data that is observed over a coastline. We demonstrate four different models using two different representations of the coast using curves. The four models were demonstrated on simulated data and one of them was also demonstrated on a dataset from the GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study). Our contribution here is to offer practicing hygienists and exposure assessors with a simple and easy method to implement Bayesian hierarchical models for analyzing and interpolating coastal chemical concentrations.2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Aug2021-02-21T08:17:44Z2019-08-16T07:00:18ZS-EPMC60934673005274810.1093/annweh/wxy058