Commentaries & Reviews
POPULATION HEALTH | Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports (HYENA): Study Design and Noise Exposure Assessment
Lars Jarup, Marie-Louise Dudley, Wolfgang Babisch, Danny Houthuijs, Wim Swart, Göran Pershagen, Gösta Bluhm, Klea Katsouyanni, Manolis Velonakis, Ennio Cadum, and Federica Vigna-Taglianti, for the HYENA Consortium
p. 1473 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
GENE POLYMORPHISM | Genetic Factors That Might Lead to Different Responses in Individuals Exposed to Perchlorate
Franco Scinicariello, H. Edward Murray, Lester Smith, Sharon Wilbur, and Bruce A. Fowler
p. 1479 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Research
RESPIRATORY DISEASE | Personal Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Oxidative DNA Damage
Peter S. Vinzents, Peter Møller, Mette Sørensen, Lisbeth E. Knudsen, Ole Hertel, Finn Palmgren Jensen, Bente Schibye, and Steffen Loft
p. 1485 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOLOGY | Distribution of Brevetoxin (PbTx-3) in Mouse Plasma: Association with High-Density Lipoproteins
Ricky T. Woofter, Page C. Spiess, and John S. Ramsdell
p. 1491 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Proximity to Pollution Sources and Risk of Amphibian Limb Malformation
Brynn Taylor, David Skelly, Livia K. Demarchis, Martin D. Slade, Deron Galusha, and Peter M. Rabinowitz
p. 1497 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
POPULATION HEALTH | Framing Scientific Analyses for Risk Management of Environmental Hazards by Communities: Case Studies with Seafood Safety Issues
Nancy L. Judd, Christina H. Drew, Chetana Acharya, Marine Resources for Future Generations, Todd A. Mitchell, Jamie L. Donatuto, Gary W. Burns, Thomas M. Burbacher, and Elaine M. Faustman
p. 1502 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
GENE POLYMORPHISM | Associations of Uric Acid with Polymorphisms in the -Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase, Vitamin D Receptor, and Nitric Oxide Synthase Genes in Korean Lead Workers
Virginia M. Weaver, Brian S. Schwartz, Bernard G. Jaar, Kyu-Dong Ahn, Andrew C. Todd, Sung-Soo Lee, Karl T. Kelsey, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Mark E. Lustberg, Patrick J. Parsons, Jiayu Wen, and Byung-Kook Lee
p. 1509 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
RESPIRATORY DISEASE | Within-Home versus Between-Home Variability of House Dust Endotoxin in a Birth Cohort
Joseph H. Abraham, Diane R. Gold, Douglas W. Dockery, Louise Ryan, Ju-Hyeong Park, and Donald K. Milton
p. 1516 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Some Environmental Contaminants Influence Motor and Feeding Behaviors in the Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) via Distinct Cerebral Histamine Receptor Subtypes
Giuseppina Giusi, Rosa Maria Facciolo, Raffaella Alò, Antonio Carelli, Maria Madeo, Pietro Brandmayr, and Marcello Canonaco
p. 1522 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | Personal Care Product Use Predicts Urinary Concentrations of Some Phthalate Monoesters
Susan M. Duty, Robin M. Ackerman, Antonia M. Calafat, and Russ Hauser
p. 1530 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines and C-Reactive Protein in Human Macrophage Cell Line U937 Exposed to Air Pollution Particulates
Christoph Franz Adam Vogel, Eric Sciullo, Pat Wong, Paul Kuzmicky, Norman Kado, and Fumio Matsumura
p. 1536 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
NEUROBEHAVIORAL DISEASE | Health Effects of a Mixture of Indoor Air Volatile Organics, Their Ozone Oxidation Products, and Stress
Nancy Fiedler, Robert Laumbach, Kathie Kelly-McNeil, Paul Lioy, Zhi-Hua Fan, Junfeng Zhang, John Ottenweller, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, and Howard Kipen
Also see Science Selections, p. A758
p. 1542 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
RISK CHARACTERIZATION | Thyroid Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals: Evidence for Dose-Dependent Additivity or Synergism
Kevin M. Crofton, Elena S. Craft, Joan M. Hedge, Chris Gennings, Jane E. Simmons, Richard A. Carchman, W. Hans Carter Jr., and Michael J. DeVito
Also see Science Selections, p. A760
p. 1549 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOLOGY | Ultrafine Particles Cross Cellular Membranes by Nonphagocytic Mechanisms in Lungs and in Cultured Cells
Marianne Geiser, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Nadine Kapp, Samuel Schürch, Wolfgang Kreyling, Holger Schulz, Manuela Semmler, Vinzenz Im Hof, Joachim Heyder, and Peter Gehr
Also see Science Selections, p. A758
p. 1555 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOLOGY | Consistent Pulmonary and Systemic Responses from Inhalation of Fine Concentrated Ambient Particles: Roles of Rat Strains Used and Physicochemical Properties
Urmila P. Kodavanti, Mette C. Schladweiler, Allen D. Ledbetter, John K. McGee, Leon Walsh, Peter S. Gilmour, Jerry W. Highfill, David Davies, Kent E. Pinkerton, Judy H. Richards, Kay Crissman, Debora Andrews, and Daniel L. Costa
p. 1561 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Do Organohalogen Contaminants Contribute to Histopathology in Liver from East Greenland Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)?
Christian Sonne, Rune Dietz, Pall S. Leifsson, Erik W. Born, Robert J. Letcher, Maja Kirkegaard, Derek C. G. Muir, Frank F. Riget, and Lars Hyldstrup
p. 1569 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | PM Source Apportionment for Short-Term Cardiac Function Changes in ApoE-/- Mice
Morton Lippmann, Jiang-Shiang Hwang, Polina Maciejczyk, and Lung-Chi Chen
p. 1575 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
FETAL DEVELOPMENT | Cellular and Hormonal Disruption of Fetal Testis Development in Sheep Reared on Pasture Treated with Sewage Sludge
Catriona Paul, Stewart M. Rhind, Carol E. Kyle, Hayley Scott, Chris McKinnell, and Richard M. Sharpe
p. 1580 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
BIOSENSOR | A Rapid, Physiologic Protocol for Testing Transcriptional Effects of Thyroid-Disrupting Agents in Premetamorphic Xenopus Tadpoles
Nathalie Turque, Karima Palmier, Sébastien Le Mével, Caroline Alliot, and Barbara A. Demeneix
p. 1588 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | Systemic Effects of Arctic Pollutants in Beluga Whales Indicated by CYP1A1 Expression
Joanna Y. Wilson, Suzy R. Cooke, Michael J. Moore, Daniel Martineau, Igor Mikaelian, Donald A. Metner, W. Lyle Lockhart, and John J. Stegeman
p. 1594 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
TOXICOLOGY | Organotins Disrupt the 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2-Dependent Local Inactivation of Glucocorticoids
Atanas G. Atanasov, Lyubomir G. Nashev, Steven Tam, Michael E. Baker, and Alex Odermatt
p. 1600 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
RISK CHARACTERIZATION | Workgroup Report: Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health--Recent Findings and Research Needs
Mary H. Ward, Theo M. deKok, Patrick Levallois, Jean Brender, Gabriel Gulis, Bernard T. Nolan, and James VanDerslice
p. 1607 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
BIOMONITORS | Workgroup Report: Biomonitoring Study Design, Interpretation, and Communication--Lessons Learned and Path Forward
Michael N. Bates, Joshua W. Hamilton, Judy S. LaKind, Patricia Langenberg, Michael O'Malley, and Wayne Snodgrass
p. 1615 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
PROTEOMICS | Meeting Report: Structural Determination of Environmentally Responsive Proteins
Leslie Reinlib
p. 1622 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Environmental Medicine
KIDNEY/BLADDER DISEASE | Tubular and Glomerular Kidney Effects in Swedish Women with Low Environmental Cadmium Exposure
Also see Science Selections, p. A759
Agneta Åkesson, Thomas Lundh, Marie Vahter, Per Bjellerup, Jonas Lidfeldt, Christina Nerbrand, Göran Samsioe, Ulf Strömberg, and Staffan Skerfving
p. 1627 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Children's Health
RESPIRATORY DISEASE | Decline of Ambient Air Pollution Levels and Improved Respiratory Health in Swiss Children
Lucy Bayer-Oglesby, Leticia Grize, Markus Gassner, Kathy Takken-Sahli, Felix H. Sennhauser, Urs Neu, Christian Schindler, and Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
p. 1632 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
FETAL DEVELOPMENT | Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Exposure to Ozone, Carbon Monoxide, and Particulate Matter: Results from the Children's Health Study
Muhammad T. Salam, Joshua Millstein, Yu-Fen Li, Frederick W. Lurmann, Helene G. Margolis, and Frank D. Gilliland
p. 1638 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | In Utero Exposure to Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Its Relations to Thyroid Function and Growth Hormone in Newborns
Shu-Li Wang, Pen-Hua Su, Shiang-Bin Jong, Yueliang L. Guo, Wei-Ling Chou, and Olaf Päpke
p. 1645 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | Biologic Monitoring to Characterize Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure among Children and Workers: An Analysis of Recent Studies in Washington State
Richard A. Fenske, Chensheng Lu, Cynthia L. Curl, Jeffry H. Shirai, and John C. Kissel
p. 1651 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
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