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Wikoff D, Ring C, DeVito M, Walker N, Birnbaum L, Haws L. 2023. Development and application of a systematic and quantitative weighting framework to evaluate the quality and relevance of relative potency estimates for dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) for human health risk assessment. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 145:105500; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105500.

Ring C, Fitch S, Haws L, Harris M, Wikoff D. Quantitative integration of dose-response data for relative potency estimates of dioxin-like chemicals. Poster for Society of Toxicology, Virtual Annual Meeting, 2020.

Bichteler A, Wikoff DS, Loko F, Harris MA. 2017. Estimating serum concentrations of dioxin-like compounds in the U.S. population effective 2005-2006 and 2007-2008: A multiple imputation and trending approach incorporating NHANES pooled sample data. Environ Int 105:112-125; doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.05.003.

Urban JD, Wikoff DS, Bunch ATG, Harris MA, Haws LC. 2014. A review of background dioxin concentrations in urban/suburban and rural soils across the United States: Implications for site assessments and the establishment of soil cleanup levels. Sci Tot Environ 466-467:586-597; doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.065.

Haws L, Hixon G, DeVito M, Walker N, Kuriakose L, Harris M, Birnbaum L, Wikoff D. Development of weighted distributions of relative potency estimates for dioxin-like compounds. Presented at Society of Toxicology 52nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2013.

Wikoff D, DeVito M, Walker N, Hixon G, Harris M, Tachovsky A, Birnbaum L, Haws L. Application of machine learning in the development of a weighting framework for evaluating estimates of relative potency for dioxin-like compounds. Presented at Society of Toxicology 51st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2012.

Haws LC, DeVito MJ, Walker NJ,Harris MA, Tachovsky JA, Birnbaum LS, Farland WH, Wikoff DS. Development of a consensus-based weighting framework for evaluating estimates of relative potency for dioxin-like compounds that includes consideration of data from human cells. Presented at Dioxin 2011, Brussels, Belgium, August 2011.

Haws LC, Fitzgerald L, Burkhalter B, Harris M, Wikoff DS. Assessment of the US EPA’s proposed toxicological values for TCDD for regulation of dioxin-like compounds in foods: Bridging the science divide in a global market. Presented at Dioxin 2011, Brussels, Belgium, August 2011.

Wikoff DS, Thompson C, Walker N, DeVito M, Harris M, Birnbaum L, Haws L. Derivation of relative potency estimates using benchmark dose modeling: A case study with TCDF. Presented at Dioxin 2011, Brussels, Belgium, August 2011.

Harris M, Tachovsky JA, Staskal-Wikoff D, Aylward L, Burkhalter B, Simon T, Haws L. Serum concentrations of dioxin-like compounds in a population in Midland, Michigan: An evaluation of the impact of soil exposures. Presented at Dioxin 2010, San Antonio, TX, September 2010.

Harris M, Tachovsky JA, Staskal-Wikoff D, Simon T, Burkhalter B, Urban J, Haws L. 2010. Assessment of the impact of various soil cleanup levels on serum concentrations of dioxin-like compounds in humans. Presented at Society of Toxicology 49th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2010.

Haws L, Tachovsky JA, Staskal-Wikoff D, Aylward L, Burkhalter B, Urban J, Simon T, Harris M. An evaluation of the influence of different soil cleanup levels on the concentration of dioxin-like compounds in human serum. Presented at Dioxin 2010, San Antonio, TX, September 2010.

Staskal-Wikoff D, Burkhalter B, Stapleton H, Harris M. PBDEs in Newark Bay sediments. Presented at Dioxin 2010, San Antonio, TX, September 2010.

Urban JD, Tachovsky JA, Haws LC, Wikoff Staskal D, Harris MA. 2010. Response to Mugdan et al.’s comment on Urban et al. “Assessment of Human Health Risks Posed by Consumption of Fish from the Lower Passaic River, New Jersey.” Sci Tot Environ 408(6):1468-1470; doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.03.004

Urban J, Burkhalter B, Tachovsky JA, Haws L, Harris M. 2010. Evaluation of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in Newark Bay sediment. Presented at Dioxin 2010, September 12-17, San Antonio, TX.

Haws LC, DeVito MJ, Walker NJ, Birnbaum LS, Farland WH, Harris MA, Tachovsky JA, Unice KM, Scott PK, Staskal-Wikoff DF. Development of distributions of relative potency estimates to quantitatively assess uncertainty inherent in the TEFs for dioxin-like compounds: A proposed consensus-based weighting. Presented at Dioxin 2009, Beijing, China, 2009.

Staskal-Wikoff DF, Harris MA, Haws LC, Birnbaum LS, Tachovsky JA. Probabilistic evaluation of cancer and non-cancer risk associated with exposure to BDE 209 in automobiles. Presented at Dioxin 2009, Beijing, China, 2009.

Scott, LLF, Staskal, DF, Williams ES, Luksemburg WJ, Urban JD, Nguyen LM, Haws LC, Birnbaum LS, Paustenbach DJ, Harris MA. 2009. Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in southern Mississippi catfish and estimation of potential health risks. Chemosphere 74(7):1002-10; doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.090

Harris MA, Shay E, Unice KM, Scott LF, Haws LC. Preliminary evaluation of health risks posed by PCDD/Fs and PCBs from the ingestion of fish from the Lower Passaic River. Presented at Dioxin 2008, Birmingham, England, August 2008.

Haws LC, Unice KM, Tachovsky AT, Harris MA, DeVito MJ, Walker NJ, Birnbaum LS, Farland WH, Nguyen L, Staskal DF. Assessment of the impact of using weighted distributions of REPs to develop exposure estimates for dioxin-like compounds. Presented at Dioxin 2008, Birmingham, England, August 2008.