NERL's 2006 Science Forum Poster Presentations

The EPA Science Forum 2006: Your Health, Your Environment, Your Future was held in Washington, DC May 16-18, 2006. This exciting event brought top scientists and policy-makers together to explore how collaborative science and research are leading the effort to better understand environmental challenges, and provide effective tools for helping the EPA meet its mission: protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment.

Poster Categories

Disease Susceptibility & the Environment
Global Challenges
The Built Environment

The poster abstracts and posters by the National Exposure Research Laboratory's (NERL) Scientists' presented at the 2006 Science Forum are linked below in PDF format along with contact information.

Note: Since the poster PDF files were created to be printed as posters, some of the files are very large. Please note the file sizes. The poster abstracts are single pages and file sizes range beetween 8 - 12 KB. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.

NERL Poster Presentations

Disease Susceptibility & the Environment

Rapid Health-Based Method For Measuring Microbial Indicators Of Recreational Water Quality
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 701 KB)
Contact: Kristen Brenner, at brenner.kristen@epa.gov or 513-569-7317
Metabolomics for Developing Markers of Chemical Exposure and Distinguishing Toxicity Pathways
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 297 KB)
Contact: Tracy Whitehead, Chemist, at whitehead.tracy@epa.gov or 706-355-8252
Keeping Our Drinking Water Safe Using Faster Cutting-Edge Technologies
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 792 KB)
Contact: Maura Donohue, Research Chemist, at donohue.maura@epa.gov or 513-569-7634
Identifying Important Factors Influencing Children's Exposures to Pesticides
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 214 KB)
Contact: Peter Egeghy, Environmental Health Scientist, at egeghy.peter@epa.gov or 919-541-4103
Development of the Virtual Beach Model, Phase 1: An Empirical Model
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 515 KB)
Contact: Walter Frick, Research Scientist, at frick.walter@epa.gov or 706-355-8319
Development of a Biomarker System for Detecting Exposure to Waterborne Viral Pathogens
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 435 KB)
Contact: Lu Li, Biologist, at li.lu@epa.gov or 513-569-7130
Interpreting Biomarkers of Exposure in Humans
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 219 KB)
Contact: Marsha Morgan, Research Scientist, at morgan.marsha@epa.gov or 919-541-2598
Cross-ORD Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Poster Abstract (PDF) | Poster (PDF, 1 page, 8MB)
Contact: Halûk Özkaynak, Senior Scientist, at ozkaynak.haluk@epa.gov or 919-541-5172
Occurrence of Iodo-Acid and Iodo-THM Disinfection By-Products in Chloraminated Drinking Water
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 202 KB)
Contact: Susan Richardson, Research Chemist, at richardson.susan@epa.gov or 706-355-8304
Improving Exposure Data Inputs Needed to Assess Environmental Risks of Older Adults
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 413 KB)
Contact: Kent Thomas, Research Scientist, at thomas.kent@epa.gov or 919-541-7939
Innovative Tools and Methods for Assessing Children's Potential Chemical Exposures
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 257 KB)
Contact: Nicolle Tulve, Research Scientist, at tulve.nicolle@epa.gov or 919-541-1077
Susceptibility to Asthma Controlled by Modifying the Environment
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 242 KB)
Contact: Stephen Vesper, Research Scientist, at vesper.stephen@epa.gov or 513-569-7367
An Improved Method for Detecting Viruses in Water
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 359 KB)
Contact: Leah Villegas at villegas.leah@epa.gov or 513-569-7886

Global Challenges

Scenario Analysis for the San Pedro River: Analyzing Hydrological Consequences of a Future Environment
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 468 KB)
Contact: William Kepner, Research Ecologist, at kepner.william@epa.gov or 702-798-2193
Integrated Laboratory and Field Characterization of Organic Carbon in PM_2.5 Formed through Chemical Reactions
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 606 KB)
Contact: Tadeusz Kleindienst, Physical Scientist, at kleindienst.tad@epa.gov or 919-541-2308
The Impact of Climate Change on Regional Air Quality
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 278 KB)
Contact: Chris Nolte, Physical Scientist, at nolte.chris@epa.gov or 919-541-2652
Monitoring Air Pollution Transport
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 432 KB)
Contact: James Szykman, Physical Scientist, at szykman.jim@epa.gov or 757-864-2709
Aerobic Denitrification: Implications for Nitrogen Fate Modeling in the Missouri-Ohio-Mississippi (MOM) River Basin
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 223 KB)
Contact: Robert Thomas, Physical Scientist, at thomas.bt@epa.gov or 706-355-8225
Monitoring Fecal Indicator Bacteria with Alternative Real-Time PCR Instruments to Assess Health Risks Associated with Recreational Water Use
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 875 KB)
Contact: Manju Varma, Biological Lab Tech, at varma.manju@epa.gov or 513-569-7120

The Built Environment

Accuracy Assessment of the National Land Cover Database 2001 Imperviousness Data
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 2MB)
Contact: Taylor Jarnagin, Research Ecologist, at jarnagin.taylor@epa.gov or 703-648-4797
Contribution of Nutrients and E. coli to Surface Water Condition in the Ozarks I. Using Partial Least Squares Predictions when Standard Regression Assumptions Are Violated
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 535KB)
Contact: Maliha Nash, Statistician, at nash.maliha@epa.gov or 702-798-2201
Contribution of Nutrients and E. coli to Surface Water Condition in the Ozarks Part II. Using Landscape Ecology and Partial Least Squares Predictions to Map Watersheds that are Vulnerable to Non-Point Source Pollution
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 641KB)
Contact: Ricardo Lopez, Ecologist, at lopez.ricardo@epa.gov or 702-798-2394
Quantifying an Uncertain Future: Hydrologic Model Performance for a Series of Realized "Future" Conditions
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 406KB)
Contact: Darius Semmens, Hydrologist, at semmens.darius@epa.gov or 702-798-2267
An Integrative Watershed Modeling Framework (IWMF) for Ecosystem Sustainability Assessment at the Watershed Scale
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 887KB)
Contact: Yusuf Mohamoud at mohamoud.yusuf@epa.gov or 706-355-8109
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Tracking Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Tracking Hazardous Waste Across Domestic and International Borders
Poster (PDF, 1 page, 456KB)
Contact: Katrina Varner at varner.katrina@epa.gov or 702-798-2645

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