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GPS location measured at up to 5-minute intervals (mean 19.7, SD 25.8 measurements per day) was linked to ambient temperature, humidity, and air pollution data (\n \n particulate matter <2.5 um or <10 um in diameter,\n \n nitrogen dioxide,\n \n sulfur dioxide,\n \n ozone, and carbon monoxide) derived from monitoring stations, satellites, and climate models using data-integration algorithms accessed via an application programming interface. EMA surveys administered 3 times per day captured participants\u2019 emotional states and location (inside or outside). Feasibility targets were \u22653 GPS measurements per day, \u22651 survey completed per day, and complete sleep data on \u226550% of days. We examined exploratory bivariate correlations between environmental exposures, physiological measures, and self-reported mood, adjusting for multiple comparisons using false discovery rate correction.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Of the 7 participants, 5 (71%) met predefined feasibility targets. Mean compliance included 565 (SD 457) GPS coordinates per participant, 1.4 (SD 0.2) EMA surveys per day, and complete Fitbit sleep data on 64% (SD 27%) of days. Surveys identified barriers to compliance, including perceived complexity of the system and forgetting to put the Fitbit watch back on after removing it. Exploratory correlations (6\/7, 86% of participants with complete Fitbit data) revealed associations between\n \n nitrogen dioxide and heat exposure and reduced heart rate variability (a marker of parasympathetic tone), and between air pollutants (\n \n sulfur dioxide) and increased negative emotions. Heat exposure showed a paradoxical pattern of lower self-reported sadness but reduced heart rate variability with higher levels of heat exposure. Given the small sample size, these correlations should be considered preliminary and hypothesis generating rather than definitive findings.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n This study demonstrates that the multimodal integration of wearable devices, GPS tracking, and EMA is feasible for capturing real-time environmental exposures and concurrent health outcomes in young adults. This approach addresses critical exposure misclassification issues in environmental health research that relies on residential addresses as proxies. Preliminary patterns suggest complex relationships between environmental exposures and both physiological and emotional outcomes, warranting further investigation in larger, more diverse samples. 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