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| On the Cover. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, it wreaked devastation unlike any natural disaster the country has seen. Articles in this month's issue explore the environmental health aftermath of Katrina, the contribution of previous environmental damage to the extent of the hurricane's effects, the response of the environmental health community to the disaster, and where we go from here to prevent or mitigate a similar future scenario.
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Perspectives
Director's Perspective
p. A 14
Correspondence
p. A 16
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Environews
Forum
p. A 24
NIEHS News
p. A 28
Focus
p. A 32
Spheres of Influence
p. A 40
Innovations
p. A 44
Science Selections
p. A 48
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Commentaries & Reviews
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | A Case Study of Tire Crumb Use on Playgrounds: Risk Analysis and Communication When Major Clinical Knowledge Gaps Exist
Mark E. Anderson, Katherine H. Kirkland, Tee L. Guidotti, and Cecile Rose
p. 1 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOGENOMICS | Recent Applications of DNA Microarray Technology to Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Teresa Lettieri
p. 4 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
RISK CHARACTERIZATION | A Case for Revisiting the Safety of Pesticides: A Closer Look at Neurodevelopment
Theo Colborn
p. 10 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Research
CANCER | Mortality among Workers Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in an Electrical Capacitor Manufacturing Plant in Indiana: An Update
Avima M. Ruder, Misty J. Hein, Nancy Nilsen, Martha A. Waters, Patricia Laber, Karen Davis-King, Mary M. Prince, and Elizabeth Whelan
p. 18 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE | Rapidly Measured Indicators of Recreational Water Quality Are Predictive of Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness
Timothy J. Wade, Rebecca L. Calderon, Elizabeth Sams, Michael Beach, Kristen P. Brenner, Ann H. Williams, and Alfred P. Dufour
 Also see Science Selections, p. A48
p. 24 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
POPULATION HEALTH | Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality in Nine California Counties: Results from CALFINE
Bart Ostro, Rachel Broadwin, Shelley Green, Wen-Ying Feng, and Michael Lipsett
p. 29 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
NEURODEVELOPMENT | Perinatal Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Rhesus Monkeys: Critical Periods and Regional Selectivity for Effects on Brain Cell Development and Lipid Peroxidation
Theodore A. Slotkin, Kent E. Pinkerton, and Frederic J. Seidler
p. 34 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Reproductive Disruption in Wild Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) Exposed to Kraft Mill Effluent
Jennifer A. Fentress, Stacy L. Steele, Henry L. Bart Jr., and Ann Oliver Cheek
p. 40 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Exposure, Postexposure, and Density-Mediated Effects of Atrazine on Amphibians: Breaking Down Net Effects into Their Parts
Jason R. Rohr, Tyler Sager, Timothy M. Sesterhenn, and Brent D. Palmer
p. 46 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
RESPIRATORY DISEASE | Inhalation of Ultrafine Particles Alters Blood Leukocyte Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Humans
Mark W. Frampton, Judith C. Stewart, Günter Oberdörster, Paul E. Morrow, David Chalupa, Anthony P. Pietropaoli, Lauren M. Frasier, Donna M. Speers, Christopher Cox, Li-Shan Huang, and Mark J. Utell
p. 51 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | Comparison of Indoor Mercury Vapor in Common Areas of Residential Buildings with Outdoor Levels in a Community Where Mercury Is Used for Cultural Purposes
Gary Garetano, Michael Gochfeld, and Alan H. Stern
p. 59 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Use of the Land Snail Helix aspersa as Sentinel Organism for Monitoring Ecotoxicologic Effects of Urban Pollution: An Integrated Approach
Francesco Regoli, Stefania Gorbi, Daniele Fattorini, Sara Tedesco, Alessandra Notti, Nicola Machella, Raffaella Bocchetti, Maura Benedetti, and Francesco Piva
p. 63 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Effects of Organochlorine Contaminants on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Immunity: Comparison of a Correlative Field Study and in Vitro Exposure Experiments
Jennifer M. Keller, Patricia D. McClellan-Green, John R. Kucklick, Deborah E. Keil, and Margie M. Peden-Adams
p. 70 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Evidence of Spatially Extensive Resistance to PCBs in an Anadromous Fish of the Hudson River
Zhanpeng Yuan, Simon Courtenay, R. Christopher Chambers, and Isaac Wirgin
p. 77 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOGENOMICS | In Vitro Immune Toxicity of Depleted Uranium: Effects on Murine Macrophages, CD4+ T Cells, and Gene Expression Profiles
Bin Wan, James T. Fleming, Terry W. Schultz, and Gary S. Sayler
p. 85 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOGENOMICS | Gene Expression Analysis of the Hepatotoxicant Methapyrilene in Primary Rat Hepatocytes: An Interlaboratory Study
Johanna M. Beekman, Franziska Boess, Heinrich Hildebrand, Arno Kalkuhl, and Laura Suter
p. 92 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOLOGY | Estrogen-Like Properties of Fluorotelomer Alcohols as Revealed by MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
Marleen Maras, Caroline Vanparys, Frederik Muylle, Johan Robbens, Urs Berger, Jonathan L. Barber, Ronny Blust, and Wim De Coen
p. 100 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | The Estrogenic Effect of Bisphenol A Disrupts Pancreatic β-Cell Function In Vivo and Induces Insulin Resistance
Paloma Alonso-Magdalena, Sumiko Morimoto, Cristina Ripoll, Esther Fuentes, and Angel Nadal
Also see Science Selections, p. A48
p. 106 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Environmental Medicine
CANCER | Serum Cadmium Levels in Pancreatic Cancer Patients from the East Nile Delta Region of Egypt
Alison M. Kriegel, Amr S. Soliman, Qing Zhang, Nabih El-Ghawalby, Farouk Ezzat, Ahmed Soultan, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Omar Fathy, Gamal Ebidi, Nadia Bassiouni, Stanley R. Hamilton, James L. Abbruzzese, Michelle R. Lacey, and Diane A. Blake
p. 113 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Increased Risk of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Episodes Associated with Acute Increases in Ambient Air Pollution
David Q. Rich, Murray A. Mittleman, Mark S. Link, Joel Schwartz, Heike Luttmann-Gibson, Paul J. Catalano, Frank E. Speizer, Diane R. Gold, and Douglas W. Dockery
p. 120 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Children's Health
NEUROBEHAVIORAL DISEASE | Water Manganese Exposure and Children's Intellectual Function in Araihazar, Bangladesh
Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez, Habibul Ahsan, Diane Levy, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennie Kline, Alexander van Geen, Vesna Slavkovich, Nancy J. LoIacono, Zhongqi Cheng, Yan Zheng, and Joseph H. Graziano
Also see Science Selections, p. A50
p. 124 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
CHILDREN'S HEALTH | Blood Lead Concentrations in Children and Method of Water Fluoridation in the United States, 1988-1994
Mark D. Macek, Thomas D. Matte, Thomas Sinks, and Dolores M. Malvitz
Also see Science Selections, p. A49
p. 130 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | Home Endotoxin Exposure and Wheeze in Infants: Correction for Bias Due to Exposure Measurement Error
Nora Horick, Edie Weller, Donald K. Milton, Diane R. Gold, Ruifeng Li, and Donna Spiegelman
p. 135 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
BUILT ENVIRONMENT | Prevalence and Implementation of IAQ Programs in U.S. Schools
Dena Moglia, Alisa Smith, David L. MacIntosh, and Jennifer L. Somers
p. 141 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
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