Publications

Donovan EP, Staskal DF, Unice KM, Roberts JD, Haws LC, Finley BL, Harris MA. 2008. Risk of gastrointestinal disease associated with exposure to pathogens in the sediments of the Lower Passaic River. Appl Environ Microbiol 74(4):1004-1018; doi: 10.1128/AEM.01203-07. PMID: 18156335.

DeSesso J, Watson RE, Keen CL, Hazleden KP, Haws LC, Li AA. Integration of developmental toxicity data into risk assessment: A case study of dimethoate. Society of Toxicology 46th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, March 2007.

Ferriby LL, Knutsen JS, Harris MA, Unice KM, Scott P, Nony P, Haws LC, Paustenbach D. 2007. Evaluation of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB serum concentration data from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of the United States Population. J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol 17(4):358-371; doi: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500498. PMID: 16823400.

Ferriby LL, Harris MA, Unice KM, Scott PK, Haws LC, Paustenbach DJ. 2007. Development of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB serum concentration reference values for the general U.S. population using the 2006 WHO TEFs and the 2001-2002 NHANES data. Society of Toxicology 46th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, March 2007.

Harris M, Scott LLF, Nguyen LM, Haws LC. 2007. Trends in elevated blood lead levels of U.S. children and associated demographic characteristics. Ann Epidemiol 17:748.

Harris M, Tachovsky JA, Williams ES, Scott LLF, Nguyen L, Haws LC. 2007. Risks posed by air pollutants in the Houston metropolitan area. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, December 9-12, 2007. San Antonio, TX.

Staskal DF, Scott LLF, Williams ES, Luksemburg WJ, Haws LC, Birnbaum LS, Nguyen LM, Paustenbach DJ, Harris MA. Daily intake estimates of PBDEs associated with consumption of catfish in the U.S. Presented at the Fourth International Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants, April 24-27, 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Harris M, Haws LC, Tachosvky A, Williams ES, Nguyen LM, Scott LF. Interactive processes in toxicity assessments. Air Toxics Research: Implications of Research on Policies to Protect Public Health. Houston, TX, June 2007.

Haws LC, Scott LLF, Staskal DF, Harris MA, Finley BL. Dioxin-like compounds in workers at a primary magnesium production facility. Dioxin 2007, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.

Haws LC, Scott LLF, Staskal D, Harris M, Finley B. Evaluation of biomonitoring data for dioxin-like compounds in workers at a primary magnesium production facility. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2007.

Haws LC, Walker NJ, DeVito MJ, Birnbaum LS, Unice KM, Scott PK, Harris MA, Farland WH, Finley BL, Staskal DF. Development of weighted distributions of REPs for dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). Society of Toxicology 46th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 2007.

Nguyen LM, Scott LLF, Harris M, Haws LC. Factors contributing to blood lead levels in U.S. children based on NHANES data. 2007. Ann Epidemiol 17(9):734-735; 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.07.038.

Scott LLF, Harris M, Unice KM, Scott P, Nguyen LM, Haws LC, Paustenbach D. 2007. Effects of excluding serum PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB data of individuals with incomplete congener profiles on estimates of total TEQ. Ann Epidemiol 17(9):732; 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.07.032.

Scott P, Haws LC, Scott L, Harris M. 2007. Evaluation of background dioxin-like PCB congener profiles in human serum collected during NHANES 2001-2002 using principal components analysis. Dioxin 2007, September 2-7, 2007. Tokyo, Japan.

Staskal, DF, Donovan EP, Haws LC, Roberts JD, Unice KM, Finley BL, Harris MA. A quantitative microbial risk assessment for exposure to pathogens in waters and sediments of the Lower Passaic River. Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2007.

Tachovsky JA, Haws LC, Scott LF, Williams ES, Harris M. Benzene in soft drinks and other beverages: Do measured levels pose a human health risk? Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, December 2007.

Williams ES, Ferriby LL, Haws LC, Paustenbach DJ, Harris MA. 2007. Assessment of potential human health risks posed by benzene in a commercial beverage. Society of Toxicology 46th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, March 2007.

Ferriby LL, Williams ES, Lukesemburg WJ, Paustenbach DJ, Haws LC, Birnbaum LS, Harris M. Comparing polychlorinated biphenyls in farm-raised and wild-caught catfish from southern Mississippi. Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway, August 2006.

Ferriby LL, Williams ES, Lukesemburg WJ, Paustenbach DJ, Haws LC, Birnbaum LS, Harris M. Comparing PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs in farm-raised and wild-caught catfish from Southern Mississippi. Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway, August 2006.

Van den Berg M, Birnbaum L, Denison M, De Vito M, Farland W, Feeley M, Fiedler H,…, Haws LC, et al. 2006. The 2005 World Health Organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds. Toxicol Sci 93(2):223-241; doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfl055. PMID: 16829543.