Commentary

Can Lessons from Public Health Disease Surveillance Be Applied to Environmental Public Health Tracking?
Beate Ritz, Ira Tager, and John Balmes
p. 243 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Articles

Urinary Trivalent Methylated Arsenic Species in a Population Chronically Exposed to Inorganic Arsenic
Olga L. Valenzuela, Victor H. Borja-Aburto, Gonzalo G. Garcia-Vargas, Martha B. Cruz-Gonzalez, Eliud A. Garcia-Montalvo, Emma S. Calderon-Aranda, and Luz M. Del Razo
p. 250 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica Dust in the United States, 1988-2003
Abdiaziz Yassin, Francis Yebesi, and Rex Tingle
p. 255 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Intersexuality and the Cricket Frog Decline: Historic and Geographic Trends
Amy L. Reeder, Marilyn O. Ruiz, Allan Pessier, Lauren E. Brown, Jeffrey M. Levengood, Christopher A. Phillips, Matthew B. Wheeler, Richard E. Warner, and Val R. Beasley
p. 261 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Mercury in Commercial Fish: Optimizing Individual Choices to Reduce Risk
Joanna Burger, Alan H. Stern, and Michael Gochfeld
p. 266 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

PCB Exposure and in Vivo CYP1A2 Activity among Native Americans
Edward F. Fitzgerald, Syni-An Hwang, George Lambert, Marta Gomez, and Alice Tarbell
p. 272 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Binding of Estrogenic Compounds to Recombinant Estrogen Receptor-: Application to Environmental Analysis
Arnaud Pillon, Anne-Marie Boussioux, Aurélie Escande, Sélim Aït-Aïssa, Elena Gomez, Hélène Fenet, Marc Ruff, Dino Moras, Françoise Vignon, Marie-Josèphe Duchesne, Claude Casellas, Jean-Claude Nicolas, and Patrick Balaguer
p. 278 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Occupational Exposure to Carbofuran and the Incidence of Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study
Matthew R. Bonner, Won Jin Lee, Dale P. Sandler, Jane A. Hoppin, Mustafa Dosemeci, and Michael C. R. Alavanja
p. 285 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Association of Ambient Air Pollution with Respiratory Hospitalization in a Government-Designated "Area of Concern": The Case of Windsor, Ontario
Isaac N. Luginaah, Karen Y. Fung, Kevin M. Gorey, Greg Webster, and Chris Wills
p. 290 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Necessity to Measure PCBs and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations in Human Umbilical Cords for Fetal Exposure Assessment
Hideki Fukata, Mariko Omori, Hisao Osada, Emiko Todaka, and Chisato Mori
p. 297 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Rate Variability: The VA Normative Aging Study
Sung Kyun Park, Marie S. O'Neill, Pantel S. Vokonas, David Sparrow, and Joel Schwartz
p. 304 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

The Role of Syntrophic Associations in Sustaining Anaerobic Mineralization of Chlorinated Organic Compounds
Jennifer G. Becker, Gina Berardesco, Bruce E. Rittmann, and David A. Stahl
p. 310 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Comparison of Biostimulation versus Bioaugmentation with Bacterial Strain PM1 for Treatment of Groundwater Contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Amanda E. Smith, Krassimira Hristova, Isaac Wood, Doug M. Mackay, Ernie Lory, Dale Lorenzana, and Kate M. Scow
p. 317 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Acceleration of Autoimmunity by Organochlorine Pesticides in (NZB NZW)F₁ Mice
Eric S. Sobel, John Gianini, Edward J. Butfiloski, Byron P. Croker, Joel Schiffenbauer, and Stephen M. Roberts
p. 323 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Assessment of Estrogenic Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Actions in the Brain Using in Vivo Somatic Gene Transfer
Vance L. Trudeau, Nathalie Turque, Sébastien Le Mével, Caroline Alliot, Natacha Gallant, Laurent Coen, Farzad Pakdel, and Barbara Demeneix
p. 329 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Workgroup Report

Summary of a Workshop on the Development of Health Models and Scenarios: Strategies for the Future
Kristie L. Ebi and Janet L. Gamble
p. 335 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Environmental Medicine

Article

Vascular Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Arsenosis Can Be Reversed by Reduction of Arsenic Exposure
Jingbo Pi, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Guifan Sun, Takahiko Yoshida, Hiroyuki Aikawa, Wataru Fujimoto, Hiroyasu Iso, Renzhe Cui, Michael P. Waalkes, and Yoshito Kumagai
p. 339 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Children's Health

Articles

Children's Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds as Determined by Longitudinal Measurements in Blood
Ken Sexton, John L. Adgate, Timothy R. Church, David L. Ashley, Larry L. Needham, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Ann L. Fredrickson, and Andrew D. Ryan
p. 342 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Asthma and Farm Exposures in a Cohort of Rural Iowa Children
James A. Merchant, Allison L. Naleway, Erik R. Svendsen, Kevin M. Kelly, Leon F. Burmeister, Ann M. Stromquist, Craig D. Taylor, Peter S. Thorne, Stephen J. Reynolds, Wayne T. Sanderson, and Elizabeth A. Chrischilles
p. 350 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Home Dampness and Molds, Parental Atopy, and Asthma in Childhood: A Six-Year Population-Based Cohort Study
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola, Bing-Fang Hwang, and Niina Jaakkola
p. 357 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

Racial Differences in Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke among Children
Stephen E. Wilson, Robert S. Kahn, Jane Khoury, and Bruce P. Lanphear
p. 362 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]