Publications

Paustenbach DJ, Harris M, Ferriby LL, Williams ES, Haws LC, Unice KM, Scott PK. Development of PCDD/F TEQ serum reference values for the U.S. population for use in evaluating biomonitoring results. Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway, August 2006.

Van den Berg M, Birnbaum L, Denison M, De Vito M, Farland W, Feeley M, Fiedler H, Hakansson H, Hanberg A, Haws LC, et al. Human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds: The WHO 2005 re-evaluation. Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway, August 2006.

Paustenbach DJ, Scott LLF, Nguyen LM, Unice KM, Scott P, Haws LC, Harris M. 2007. Referent concentrations of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in sera of persons in the U.S. Based on the New WHO 2006 TEFs and 2001-2002 NHANES data. Ann Epidemiol 17(9):734.

Haws L. Evaluating potential health risks posed by PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs: An approach for improving the Toxicity Equivalency Factor (TEF) methodology. 30th Annual Winter Meeting of the Toxicology Forum, Washington, DC, February 2005.

Haws, L. Roundtable: Is it time to reevaluate the toxic equivalency factors for PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs? The use of toxicity equivalence factors (TEFs) for PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs in risk assessment: Improving the process. Dioxin 2004. September Berlin, Germany, September 2004.

Haws L, Harris M, Su S, Birnbaum L, DeVito M, Farland W, Walker N, Connor K, Santamaria A, Finley B. Development of a refined database of relative potency estimates to facilitate better characterization of variability and uncertainty in the current mammalian TEFs for PCDDs, PDCFs, and dioxin-like PCBs. Dioxin 2004, Berlin, Germany, 2004.

Haws L, Harris M, Su S, Walker N, Birnbaum L, DeVito M, Farland W, Connor K, Santamaria A, Finley B. A preliminary approach to characterizing variability and uncertainty in the mammalian PCDD/F and PCB TEFs. Dioxin 2004, Berlin, Germany, 2004.

Haws L. Combustion risk modeling and assessment. Presented at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Workshop on Hazardous Waste Combustion, Austin, TX, May 2003.

Haws L. Permitting of hazardous waste combustion facilities in the state of Texas: Human health risks associated with fugitive emissions sources. Presented at the Texas Chemical Council Quarterly Meeting. Houston, TX, August 2002.

Grant RL, Rodriguez R, Hofelt CS, and Haws LC. 2002. Shortcomings in USEPA’s approach for predicting risk due to consumption of animal food products impacted by air emissions from hazardous waste combustion facilities: A case study involving phthalates. Human Ecol Risk Assess 8(5):1137-1154; doi: 10.1080/1080-700291905855.

Haws L. Texas risk reduction program rule-The basics. Question and Answer Forum Panelist. Presented at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Environmental Trade Fair. Waste Remediation Track, Austin, TX, May 2002.

Haws L. Toxicology and risk assessment resources and practices in the state of Texas. Presented at the USEPA Region 6 States Risk Assessment Roundtable, Dallas, TX, April 2002.

Haws, L. Risk assessment coordination between EPA and states panelist. Presented at the USEPA Regional Risk Assessors Annual Conference. Bandera, TX, May 2001.

Haws L. Texas risk reduction program rule-Practical applications. Question and Answer Forum Panelist. Presented at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Environmental Trade Fair, Waste Remediation Track, Austin, TX, April 2001.

Tachovsky JA, McCoy JT, Haws LC. Development and implementation of probabilistic risk assessment protocol in Texas. Presented at the 94th AWMA Conference, Orlando, FL, June 2001.

Hofelt CS, Honeycutt M, McCoy JT, Haws LC. 2001. Development of a metabolism factor for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for use in multipathway risk assessments for hazardous waste combustion facilities. Reg Toxicol Pharmacol 33(1):60-65; doi: 10.1006/rtph.2000.1438.

Grant RL, Morrill D, Manis D, Tachovsky A, Haws LC. The Texas combustion project: Review of trial burn/risk burn plans and reports. International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies, Portland, OR, May 2000.

Tachovsky JA, Haws LC, Hofelt CS, McCoy JT. 2000. Risk assessment implementation in Texas. International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies, Portland, OR, May 2000.

Haws L. Permitting of hazardous waste combustion facilities in the state of Texas: Risk assessment procedures and status update. Presented at the Texas Chemical Council Quarterly Meeting. Houston, TX, September 1999.

Fraiser LH, Tachovsky JA, King ME, McCoy JT, Haws LC. Hazardous waste combustion risk assessment experience in the state of Texas. International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1998.