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Table of Contents | 117(9): Sep 2009

On the Cover

A pig from a farm operated by Granjas Carroll de México on the outskirts of Xicaltepec, Veracruz, Mexico, 27 April 2009.

Image Credit: AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini

 

 

 

Editorials

Notes from the Editor

EHP’s Policy on Integrity of Published Research

Hugh A. Tilson, Jane C. Schroeder

 

Correspondence

Green Chemistry: Terminology and Principles

Karen Peabody O’Brien, John Peterson Myers, John Warner

Green Chemistry: Wilson and Schwarzman Respond

Michael P. Wilson, Megan R. Schwarzman

Do GST Polymorphisms Modulate the Frequency of Chromosomal Aberrations in Healthy Subjects?

Pavel Vodicka, Alessio Naccarati, Ludmila Vodickova, Veronika Polakova, Maria Dusinska, Ludovit Musak, Erika Halasova, Simona Susova, Pavel Soucek, Kari Hemminki

GST Polymorphisms: Bonassi et al. Respond

Stefano Bonassi, Inger-Lise Hansteen, Anna Maria Rossi, Roberto Barale, Lisbeth E. Knudsen, Hannu Norppa

Molybdenum Exposure and Semen Quality: How Robust Is the Evidence of an Effect?

Tom Sorahan, Frank M. Sullivan

Molybdenum Exposure and Semen Quality: Meeker et al. Respond

John D. Meeker, Michael P. Diamond, Julia J. Wirth

 

News | Forum

Toxics Report Improves, but Data Still Limited

Bob Weinhold

Digging into Seaside Microbial Exposures

Angela Spivey

The Beat

Erin E. Dooley

Sex-Specific Cognitive Effects of Lead

Julia R. Barrett

 

News | Focus

Swine CAFOs & Novel H1N1 Flu: Separating Facts from Fears

Charles W. Schmidt

 

News | Spheres of Influence

The New USDA: Cultivating Change

David A. Taylor

 

News | Science Selections

New Face of a Well-Known Hazard: Arsenic Alters H1N1 Response in Mice

Cynthia Washam

Polycarbonate Plastics and Human BPA Exposure: Urinary Levels Rise with Use of Drinking Bottles

Victoria McGovern

A Complex Relationship: Psychosocial Stress, Pollution, and Health

Tina Adler

Dangerous Delicacy: Contaminated Sea Turtle Eggs Pose a Potential Health Threat

John Tibbetts

 

Commentaries

Hormesis: A Conversation with a Critic

Edward J. Calabrese

Editor's Summary

Ad hoc and Fast Forward: The Science of Hormesis Growth and Development

Paul Mushak

Editor's Summary

The Precautionary Principle in the Context of Mobile Phone and Base Station Radiofrequency Exposures

Mike Dolan, Jack Rowley

Editor's Summary

 

Reviews

A Framework for Examining Social Stress and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Respiratory Health

Jane E. Clougherty, Laura D. Kubzansky

Editor's Summary

Endotoxin and Cancer

Jessica I. Lundin, Harvey Checkoway

Editor's Summary

The Pine River Statement: Human Health Consequences of DDT Use

Brenda Eskenazi, Jonathan Chevrier, Lisa Goldman Rosas, Henry A. Anderson, Maria S. Bornman, Henk Bouwman, Aimin Chen, Barbara A. Cohn, Christiaan de Jager, Diane S. Henshel, Felicia Leipzig, John S. Leipzig, Edward C. Lorenz, Suzanne M. Snedeker, Darwin Stapleton

Editor's Summary

 

Research Articles

Serum Cholinesterase Inhibition in Relation to Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) Status among Organophosphate-Exposed Agricultural Pesticide Handlers

Jonathan N. Hofmann, Matthew C. Keifer, Clement E. Furlong, Anneclaire J. De Roos, Federico M. Farin, Richard A. Fenske, Gerald van Belle, Harvey Checkoway

Editor's Summary

Pesticide Exposure and Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy

Tina M. Saldana, Olga Basso, Donna D. Baird, Jane A. Hoppin, Clarice R. Weinberg, Aaron Blair, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Dale P. Sandler

Editor's Summary

Chemical Contamination of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Eggs in Peninsular Malaysia: Implications for Conservation and Public Health

Jason P. van de Merwe, Mary Hodge, Henry A. Olszowy, Joan M. Whittier, Kamarruddin Ibrahim, Shing Y. Lee

Editor's Summary

Decreased PM10 Exposure Attenuates Age-Related Lung Function Decline: Genetic Variants in p53, p21, and CCND1 Modify This Effect

Medea Imboden, Joel Schwartz, Christian Schindler, Ivan Curjuric, Wolfgang Berger, Sally L.J. Liu, Erich W. Russi, Ursula Ackermann-Liebrich, Thierry Rochat, Nicole M. Probst-Hensch

Editor's Summary

Prenatal and Early, but Not Late, Postnatal Exposure of Mice to Sidestream Tobacco Smoke Increases Airway Hyperresponsiveness Later in Life

Zhong-Xin Wu, Dawn D. Hunter, Vincent L. Kish, Katherine M. Benders, Thomas P. Batchelor, Richard D. Dey

Editor's Summary

Lower Serum Testosterone Associated with Elevated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Native American Men

Alexey Goncharov, Robert Rej, Serban Negoita, Maria Schymura, Azara Santiago-Rivera, Gayle Morse, David O. Carpenter

Editor's Summary

Central Neuroplasticity and Decreased Heart Rate Variability after Particulate Matter Exposure in Mice

Hai Pham, Ann C. Bonham, Kent E. Pinkerton, Chao-Yin Chen

Editor's Summary

Low-Dose Arsenic Compromises the Immune Response to Influenza A Infection in Vivo

Courtney D. Kozul, Kenneth H. Ely, Richard I. Enelow, Joshua W. Hamilton

Editor's Summary

Dietary Fat Alters Body Composition, Mammary Development, and Cytochrome P450 Induction after Maternal TCDD Exposure in DBA/2J Mice with Low-Responsive Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors

Michele La Merrill, Bittu S. Kuruvilla, Daniel Pomp, Linda S. Birnbaum, David W. Threadgill

Editor's Summary

Formal Correction:

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Serum Selenium Concentrations and Diabetes in U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004

Martin Laclaustra, Ana Navas-Acien, Saverio Stranges, Jose M. Ordovas, Eliseo Guallar

Editor's Summary

Polycarbonate Bottle Use and Urinary Bisphenol A Concentrations

Jenny L. Carwile, Henry T. Luu, Laura S. Bassett, Daniel A. Driscoll, Caterina Yuan, Jennifer Y. Chang, Xiaoyun Ye, Antonia M. Calafat, Karin B. Michels

Editor's Summary

Thyroid Function and Plasma Concentrations of Polyhalogenated Compounds in Inuit Adults

Renée Dallaire, Éric Dewailly, Daria Pereg, Serge Dery, Pierre Ayotte

Editor's Summary

Workplace Exposures and the Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Fang Fang, Patricia Quinlan, Weimin Ye, Marie K. Barber, David M. Umbach, Dale P. Sandler, Freya Kamel

Editor's Summary

Urine Arsenic Concentrations and Species Excretion Patterns in American Indian Communities Over a 10-year Period: The Strong Heart Study

Ana Navas-Acien, Jason G. Umans, Barbara V. Howard, Walter Goessler, Kevin A. Francesconi, Ciprian M. Crainiceanu, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Eliseo Guallar

Editor's Summary

Serum Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Levels Are Higher in Children (2–5 Years of Age) than in Infants and Adults

Leisa-Maree L. Toms, Andreas Sjödin, Fiona Harden, Peter Hobson, Richard Jones, Emily Edenfield, Jochen F. Mueller

Editor's Summary

Maternal Pregnancy Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Hypospadias and Cryptorchidism in Male Offspring

Katherine A. McGlynn, Xuguang Guo, Barry I. Graubard, John W. Brock, Mark A. Klebanoff, Matthew P. Longnecker

Editor's Summary

Modification of the Interleukin-6 Response to Air Pollution by Interleukin-6 and Fibrinogen Polymorphisms

Petter Ljungman, Tom Bellander, Alexandra Schneider, Susanne Breitner, Francesco Forastiere, Regina Hampel, Thomas Illig, Bénédicte Jacquemin, Klea Katsouyanni, Stephanie von Klot, Wolfgang Koenig, Timo Lanki, Fredrik Nyberg, Juha Pekkanen, Riccardo Pistelli, Christos Pitsavos, Mårten Rosenqvist, Jordi Sunyer, Annette Peters

Editor's Summary

Influence of Prenatal Lead Exposure on Genomic Methylation of Cord Blood DNA

J. Richard Pilsner, Howard Hu, Adrienne Ettinger, Brisa N. Sánchez, Robert O. Wright, David Cantonwine, Alicia Lazarus, Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa, Adriana Mercado-García, Martha Maria Téllez-Rojo, Mauricio Hernández-Avila

Editor's Summary

 

Book Review

Book Review: Genomics and Environmental Regulation: Science, Ethics and Law

Raymond W. Tennant

 

New Books

New Books