Publications

Hahn RA, Schlager J, DeSantis AS, Gallo M, Heck D, Sinko P, Laskin DL, Laskin JD, Heindel D, Gerecke DR, Babin M, Gordon MK. 2009. Electron microscopy shows that the effect of half mustard on the corneal basement membrane zone is ameliorated by doxycycline and Tobradex treatment. Society of Toxicology, Abstract #549.

Shakarjian MP, Vetrano AM, Gray JP, DeSantis AS, Riley DJ, Laskin JD, Chang Y, Gerecke DR, Heck DE. 2009. Sulfur mustard (SM) analogs alter keratinocyte viability and interact with basement membrane (BM) components. Society of Toxicology, Abstract #552.

DeSantis AS, Hahn RA, Beloni JA, Schultz G, Heindel N, Svoboda KKH, Babin MC, Gerecke DR, Gordon MK. 2009. Healing of corneal wounds induced by vesicants. FASEB J. 23:469.2.

DeSantis AS, Hahn RA, Beloni J, Gerecke DR, Svoboda KKH, Gordon MK, Schultz G. 2009. Corneal vesicant injury is ameliorated by matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Program #3064 (oral presentation).

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.

Covington TR, Gearhart JM, Jakubowski EM, McGuire JM, Evans RA, Hulet SW. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PBPK/PD) modeling of VX exposure through various routes to multiple species. Poster presented at the Chemical and Biological Defense Physical Science and Technology Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2008.

Harris MA, Tachovsky JA, Williams ES, Paustenbach DP, Haws LC. Assessment of the health risks posed by benzene in soft drinks. Presented at the Society of Toxicology 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 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.

Haws LC, DeVito MJ, Walker NJ, Birnbaum LS, Unice KM, Scott PK, Harris MA, Tachovsky A, Farland WH, Finley BL, Staskal DF. Development of weighted distributions of REPs for dioxin-like compounds: Implications for risk assessment. Presented at Society of Toxicology 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2008.

Scott LLF, Staskal DF, Harris MA, Finley BL, Haws LC. Evaluation of dioxin-like compounds in workers from a primary magnesium production facility relative to levels observed in the general US population. Presented at the Society of Toxicology 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2008.

Panko JM, Gaffney SH, Unice KM, Kreider ML, Burns AM, Widner TE, Booher LE, Gelatt GL, Paustenbach DJ. Benzene exposures of refinery workers: Baytown, TX (1978-2006). American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, June 2008.

Kreider ML, McAtee BL, Sweet LI, Panko JM, Finley BL. Physical and chemical characterization of tire-related particles: Comparison of particles generated using different methodologies. Paper #41, Fall 174th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Louisville, KY, October 2008.

Panko JM, Kreider ML, Sweet LI, McAtee BL, Finley BL. Methods for collecting tire wear particles. Paper #40, Fall 174th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Louisville, KY, October 2008.

Gaffney SH, Kreider ML, Unice KM, Burns AM, Paustenbach DJ, Booher LE, Gelatt RH, Panko JM. Benzene exposure in refinery workers (1976-2006). Abstract #864, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 12–16, 2008.

Staskal DF, Donovan EP, Haws LC, Roberts JD, Unice KM, Finley BL, Harris MA. Human health risks associated with exposure to pathogens in waters and sediments of the Lower Passaic River. Presented at Society of Toxicology 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2008.

Staskal DF. 2008. Roundtable: Case study on the risks and benefits of DecaBDE, a major brominated flame retardant. Presented at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, March 16-20, Seattle, WA.

Staskal DF, Tachovsky JA, Harris MA, Haws LC. 2008. Preliminary evaluation of human health risk associated with exposure to PBDEs in the United States. Presented at Dioxin 2008, August 17-22, Birmingham, England.

Tachovsky JA, Harris MA, Staskal DF, Scott LF, Luksemburg WJ, Paustenbach DP, Haws LC. Analysis of fish tissue concentrations of dioxins and furans using principal components analysis. Presented at Dioxin 2008, Birmingham, England, August 2008.

Stokes W, Allen D, Burns T, Choksi N, Matheson, J, Jacobs, Tice, R. Performance characteristics of the local lymph node assay (llna) limit dose procedure. Poster presented at Society of Toxicology 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 2008

Tachovsky JA, Staskal DF, Harris MA, Scott LF, Luksemburg WJ, Paustenbach DP, Haws LC. 2008. Principal components analysis of PBDE concentrations in fish tissue from southern Mississippi. Presented at Dioxin 2008, August 17-22, Birmingham, England.