EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | Spatial and Temporal Variation in PM_2.5 Chemical Composition in the United States for Health Effects Studies
Michelle L. Bell, Francesca Dominici, Keita Ebisu, Scott L. Zeger, and Jonathan M. Samet
989 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Long-term Wood Smoke Exposure Lowers Blood Pressure among Guatemalan Women
John P. McCracken, Kirk R. Smith, Anait&eatue; Díaz, Murray A. Mittleman, and Joel Schwartz
996 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Obesity Is a Modifier of Autonomic Cardiac Responses to Fine Metal Particulates
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Jennifer M. Cavallari, Peter H. Stone, and David C. Christiani
1002 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

RESPIRATORY DISEASE | Office Work Exposures and Adult-Onset Asthma
Maritta S. Jaakkola and Jouni J.K. Jaakkola
1007 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Interaction Effects of Ultrafine Carbon Black with Iron and Nickel on Heart Rate Variability in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Chuen-Chau Chang, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Chang-Chuan Chan, and Tsun-Jen Cheng
1012 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

BONE AND CARTILAGE | The Association between Blood Lead Levels and Osteoporosis among Adults—Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
James R. Campbell and Peggy Auinger
1018 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

SKIN | Lack of Evidence for Contact Sensitization by Pfiesteria Extract
Rachel M. Patterson, Edward Noga, and Dori Germolec
1023 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites May Alter Thyroid Hormone Levels in Men
John D. Meeker, Antonia M. Calafat, and Russ Hauser
Also see Science Selections, p. A363
1029 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

POPULATION HEALTH | The Persistence of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Campylobacter in Poultry Production
Lance B. Price, Leila G. Lackey, Rocio Vailes, and Ellen Silbergeld
Also see Science Selections, p. A362
1035 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

POPULATION HEALTH | Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococci and Fecal Indicators in Surface Water and Groundwater Impacted by a Concentrated Swine Feeding Operation
Amy R. Sapkota, Frank C. Curriero, Kristen E. Gibson, and Kellogg J. Schwab
1040 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Night Heart Rate Variability and Particulate Exposures among Boilermaker Construction Workers
Jennifer M. Cavallari, Ellen A. Eisen, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Shona C. Fang, Christine B. Dobson, Joel Schwartz, and David C. Christiani
1046 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

METABOLISM | Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Metabolites in Mouse Plasma after Exposure to a Commercial Pentabromodiphenyl Ether Mixture
Xinghua Qiu, Minerva Mercado-Feliciano, Robert M. Bigsby, and Ronald A. Hites
1052 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Attributing Effects of Aqueous C60 Nano-Aggregates to Tetrahydrofuran Decomposition Products in Larval Zebrafish by Assessment of Gene Expression
Theodore B. Henry, Fu-Min Menn, James T. Fleming, John Wilgus, Robert N. Compton, and Gary S. Sayler
1059 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

RISK ASSESSMENT | Modeling Mesothelioma Risk Associated with Environmental Asbestos Exposure
Milena Maria Maule, Corrado Magnani, Paola Dalmasso, Dario Mirabelli, Franco Merletti, and Annibale Biggeri
1066 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Air Pollution and Inflammation (Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen) in Myocardial Infarction Survivors
Regina Rückerl, Sonja Greven, Petter Ljungman, Pasi Aalto, Charalambos Antoniades, Tom Bellander, Niklas Berglind, Christina Chrysohoou, Francesco Forastiere, Bénédicte Jacquemin, Stephanie von Klot, Wolfgang Koenig, Helmut Küchenhoff, Timo Lanki, Juha Pekkanen, Carlo A. Perucci, Alexandra Schneider, Jordi Sunyer, and Annette Peters, for the AIRGENE Study Group
Also see Science Selections, p. A362
1072 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

METABOLISM | Metabolism of Low-Dose Inorganic Arsenic in a Central European Population: Influence of Sex and Genetic Polymorphisms
Anna-Lena Lindberg, Rajiv Kumar, Walter Goessler, Ranjit Thirumaran, Eugen Gurzau, Kvetoslava Koppova, Peter Rudnai, Giovanni Leonardi, Tony Fletcher, and Marie Vahter
1081 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | Superfund: Evaluating the Impact of Executive Order 12898
Sandra George O'Neil
1087 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

CARCINOGENESIS | Acquisition of Apoptotic Resistance in Cadmium-Transformed Human Prostate Epithelial Cells: Bcl-2 Overexpression Blocks the Activation of JNK Signal Transduction Pathway
Wei Qu, Hengning Ke, Jingbo Pi, Daniel Broderick, John E. French, Mukta M. Webber, and Michael P. Waalkes
1094 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

BIOMONITORS | Blood Metallothionein Transcript as a Biomarker for Metal Sensitivity: Low Blood Metallothionein Transcripts in Arsenicosis Patients from Guizhou, China
Jie Liu, Min-Liang Cheng, Qin Yang, Ke-Ren Shan, Jun Shen, Yushu Zhou, Xinjiang Zhang, Anna L. Dill, and Michael P. Waalkes
1101 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

RISK CHARACTERIZATION | Association between Manganese Exposure through Drinking Water and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
Danella Hafeman, Pam Factor-Litvak, Zhongqi Cheng, Alexander van Geen, and Habibul Ahsan
Also see Science Selections, p. A363
1107 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

RISK CHARACTERIZATION | Elevated Blood Lead Levels of Children in Guiyu, an Electronic Waste Recycling Town in China
Xia Huo, Lin Peng, Xijin Xu, Liangkai Zheng, Bo Qiu, Zongli Qi, Bao Zhang, Dai Han, and Zhongxian Piao
1113 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]

FETAL DEVELOPMENT | Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Michelle L. Bell, Keita Ebisu, and Kathleen Belanger
1118 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]