Publications

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fraiser LH, Lund LG, Tyndall KH, King ME, Schultz DA, Haws LC. Case Studies in risk assessment for hazardous waste burning cement kilns. Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference-Waste Combustion in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces, Kansas City, MO, March 1996.

Lund LG, Haws LC, McCoy JT, Carlisle LC, Brymer D, Thompson D, Wiersema JM. 1996. Addressing community concerns about industrial emissions and burning of hazardous waste in cement kilns: A summary of environmental data. Air and Waste Management Association Specialty Conference–Waste Combustion in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces, Kansas City, MO, March 1996.

McCoy JT, Haws LC, Carlisle LC, Wiersema JM, Carmichael D, Mgebroff S. Soil sampling and analysis for PCDDs/PCDFs downwind of combustion sources in six Texas communities. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, 1996.

Fraiser LH, Lund LG, Hueske KL, Haws LC. Indirect risk assessment: Case studies of hazardous waste combustors. Society of Toxicology 34th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 1995.

Haws L. How are we implementing the combustion strategy and indirect risk assessment? Presented at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Hazardous Waste Seminar, Houston, TX, October 1994.

Haws L. Indirect risk assessment. Presented at the Sixth Annual Texas Environmental Superconference, Austin, TX, August 1994.