United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F)
Washington, DC
EPA-SAB-05-005
March 2005
www.epa.gov/sab
Recommendations on the
FY2004 Scientific and
Technological
Achievement Awards
(STAA) Nominations
A Report by the STAA Panel of the EPA
Science Advisory Board
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
January 26, 2005
EPA-SAB-05-005
The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson
Acting Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Subject: SAB Report of FY2004 Recommended Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards (STAA).
Dear Acting Administrator Johnson:
We are pleased to recommend this year's awardees for The Scientific and Technological
Achievement (see attached report). The STAA are the Agency's most prestigious awards for
scientific excellence and, as such, they are a formal acknowledgement of the importance of high
quality science to the Agency. In light of the emphasis that has been placed on the need for
sound science to support Agency decision-making, the STAA program is of critical importance.
The SAB considers the STAA one of its most significant responsibilities.
The SAB Panel reviewed a slate of 146 nominations. Of these, six (4%) were
recommended for the highest level I award. Another 13 (9%) and 32 (22%) nominations have
been recommended for level II and III awards, respectively. The numbers of nominations and
awards continue an impressive trend of increasing quantity and quality of published research
within the Agency.
We believe that a strong and viable STAA program is critical to maintaining this
outstanding success. To that end, in recognizing next year as the 25th anniversary of the STAA
program, we recommend that the Agency use this occasion to recognize and promote scientific
and technological excellence within the Agency. The SAB STAA Review Panel would be happy
to assist and the attached report makes some recommendations about how to celebrate the
success of this program.
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Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to assist the Agency with this important
program. We look forward to working with you in 2005 to mark the 25th anniversary!
Sincerely,
/signed/ /signed/
Dr. Granger Morgan, Chair Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards Panel (FY2003-2005)
EPA Science Advisory Board
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NOTICE
This report has been written as part of the activities of the EPA Science Advisory Board,
a public advisory group providing extramural scientific information and advice to the
Administrator and other officials of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board is
structured to provide balanced, expert assessment of scientific matters related to the problems
facing the Agency. This report has not been reviewed for approval by the Agency and, hence,
the contents of this report do not necessarily represent the views and policies of the
Environmental Protection Agency, nor of other agencies in the Executive Branch of the Federal
government, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute a
recommendation for use. Reports of the EPA Science Advisory Board are posted on the EPA
website at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
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ABSTRACT
This report represents the conclusions and recommendations of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board regarding the FY2004 EPA Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program. The STAA Program is an Agency-wide
competition to promote and recognize scientific and technological achievements by EPA
employees, fostering a greater exposure of EPA research to the public. The Program was
initiated in 1980 and is managed by the Office of Research and Development (ORD).
The Agency submitted for review 146 nominations in ten categories this year. The
categories are: Control Systems & Technology (CS), Ecological Research (ER), Environmental
Statistics (ES), Health Effects, Health Risk Assessment (HE), Integrated Risk Assessment (IR),
Monitoring & Measurement Methods (MM), Review Articles (RA), Risk Management and
Ecosystem Restoration (RM), Social Sciences (SS), and Transport and Fate (TF). No
nominations were transmitted in the category of Environmental Futures (EF). Of these, the Panel
recommended 51 nominations (35 percent of the nominations) for awards, and also identified an
additional 37 nominations worthy of Honorable Mention. The authors of papers recommended
for awards this year represent the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Region
6, and 15 research facilities and centers within the Office of Research and Development.
The Panel encouraged the Agency to continue support for the STAA program as a
mechanism for recognizing and promoting high quality research in support of the Agency's
mission. The Panel also strongly encouraged that EPA broadly acknowledge and disseminate the
results of the award competition.
KEY WORDS: Awards, Technology, Scientific Achievements, Peer-Review
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Review Panel
FY2003-2005*
CHAIR
Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Rutgers
State University, Piscataway, NJ
MEMBERS
Dr. Timothy Buckley, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Calvin Chien, E. I. DuPont Company, Wilmington, DE
Dr. Richard O. Gilbert, Battelle Memorial Institute, Rockville, MD
Dr. Stanley B. Grant, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Joseph Landolph, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Guy Lanza, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Dr. John P. Maney, Environmental Measurements Assessment, Gloucester, MA
Dr. Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Dr. Gary Toranzos, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Ms. Kathleen White, Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20460
* Members of this SAB Panel consist of:
a. SAB Members: Experts appointed by the Administrator to serve on one of the SAB Standing Committees.
b. SAB Consultants: Experts appointed by the SAB Staff Director to serve on ad hoc Panels formed to address a particular issue.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
2. PROCEDURE 1
3. GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 4
3.1 Award Recommendations 4
3.2 Administrative Recommendations 5
3.3 Program Recommendations 6
Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At a closed meeting August 10-12, 2004, the Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards (STAA) Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) reviewed and evaluated the
146 nominations for the FY2004 program and recommended 51 for awards and an additional 37
nominations for honorable mention. These recommendations appear in Appendix A.
The STAA program is a long-standing partnership between the Agency and the EPA
Science Advisory Board. Scientists and engineers throughout the Agency can request that their
peer-reviewed published papers be nominated for awards. ORD manages the overall program
and submits the papers to the SAB for evaluation. The SAB convenes an experienced
interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers to evaluate the nominations. The SAB review
panel produces a set of award recommendations which ORD uses to prepare the actual awards.
Recognition of the authors of the award-winning papers helps establish publication in
peer reviewed journals as normative. In 2003 and 2004, the Agency honored those EPA authors
receiving the highest level of awards at the annual Science Forum. While recognizing that there
are limitations on what the Agency can do for those scientists and engineers who are not
employees, the Panel would also like to see some form of recognition for the non-EPA co-
authors of papers receiving awards, even if it is only a letter informing them that a paper to
which they contributed had received an Agency award for its quality.
Publicity about the STAA program encourages employees to participate, adds luster to
the awards, and makes the general public more aware of the quality and depth of EPA science.
Making the public aware of the quality of EPA science and its publication in the peer reviewed
literature improves the credibility of the science underpinning Agency decisions on important
scientific issues of specific importance to EPA.
The STAA program began in 1980 and is approaching its silver anniversary. The need to
recognize, promote, and reward the publication of science in peer-reviewed journals has become
increasingly important. The Panel requests the opportunity to work with the Agency to gather
information about the history of the program, reflect upon its strengths and weaknesses, consider
its future and plan celebrations of its achievements at the quarter-century mark.
2. PROCEDURE
In 2003, the EPA Science Advisory Board convened a Panel to review and evaluate
scientific and technological papers published in peer-reviewed journals by EPA authors and
nominated for the FY2003-2005 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
program. The panel was formed in accordance with the principles set out in the 2002
commentary of the Science Advisory Board, Panel Formation Process: Immediate Steps to
Improve Policies and Procedures (EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-003). Most panelists are current or
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former members of the Board and all have extensive experience with the Agency gained on SAB
reviews. While the original intention was that this Panel would serve unchanged for three years,
the loss of a member in early 2004 led to a second, more limited widecast and the appointment of
a new member to this Panel. The Panel roster is included above.
In 2004, the Office of Research and Development (ORD) provided copies of 146
nominations. ORD grouped the papers into eleven categories of science and technology1, and
screened the papers for conformance with the nomination guidelines. The Panel used the 2004
STAA Nomination Procedures and Guidelines, which describes the award levels, eligibility
criteria (including the minimum EPA contribution and employer status of the principal author),
and the criteria the SAB should use to evaluate the nominations. ORD requested the SAB
consider the nominations to determine whether they qualified for each of three Levels of Award.
a) Level I awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an exceptionally high-
quality research or technological effort. The nomination should recognize the
creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure,
or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or
service to the public. It must be at least of national significance or have high
impact on a broad area of science/technology. The nomination must be of far
reaching consequences and recognizable as a major scientific/technological
achievement within its discipline or field of study.
b) Level II awards - are for nominees who have accomplished a notably excellent
research or technological effort that has qualities and values similar to, but to a
lesser degree, than those described under Level I. It must have timely
consequences and contribute as an important scientific/technological achievement
within its discipline or field of study.
c) Level III awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an unusually notable
research or technological effort. The nomination can be for a substantial revision
or modification of a scientific/technological principle or procedure, or an
important improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or service to
the public. It must relate to a mission or organizational component of the EPA, or
significantly affect a relevant area of science/technology.
d) Honorable Mention - The Panel has also added a fourth non-cash level award for
nominations which are noteworthy but which do not warrant a Level I, II or III
award. Honorable Mention applies to nominations that: (1) may not quite reach
the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research
The Agency submitted 146 nominations in ten categories for review this year. The categories are: Control
Systems & Technology (CS), Ecological Research (ER), Environmental Statistics (ES), Health Effects, Health Risk
Assessment (HE), Integrated Risk Assessment (IR), Monitoring & Measurement Methods (MM), Review Articles
(RA), Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration (RM), Social Sciences (SS), Transport and Fate (TF). No
nominations were transmitted for the category of Environmental Futures (EF).
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that the Panel wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the Panels
feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this time.
Copies of all nominations/papers and the award program guidelines and nomination
evaluation criteria were provided to the Panel in advance of the review meeting. Two or more
panelists reviewed each nomination independently.
The Panel met on August 10-12, 2004, in Washington, DC. This was a closed session
because issues concerning personal privacy and potential cash awards were discussed. All
panelists were present at the meeting. Each panelist was asked to review a set of papers suited to
his or her expertise. Before the meeting, the panelists provided their individual initial ratings of
the papers and ranked their own expertise in the field relative to each nomination they selected
for review.
The Panel discussed the individual rankings and nominations to develop preliminary
consensus ratings for each nomination. The Panel as a whole first discussed rankings on a
nomination-by-nomination basis. There was less discussion of those nominations where readers
independently had reached the same conclusion about the appropriate ranking than on those
where panelists had independently recommended different rankings.
After the panelists had agreed to consensus ratings for each nomination, the Panel then
considered whether the papers were correctly rated in comparison with one another. The Panel
compared various rankings and made adjustments, where warranted, until the panelists were
comfortable that the nominations were rated consistently in relationship to one another. Papers
being recommended for awards received particular attention. Nominations that were not initially
recommended for an award were also reconsidered to determine if the nomination might merit
either an Honorable Mention or an award.
The final ranking agreed to at that meeting is a consensus ranking. All nominations
receiving a recommendation for a Level I, II or III award or an Honorable Mention are listed in
Appendix A.
When the Board considered the Panel's report for approval prior to transmittal to the
Agency, it reviewed the Panel report, less the actual award recommendations (Appendix A). The
actual awards identified in Appendix A were not made available until the Agency had the
opportunity to make the awards.
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3. GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1. Award Recommendations
While slightly fewer awards were recommended this year than last, the nominations were
quite strong. Table I summarizes the Level I and Level II awards by year since 1996.
Table I - Comparison of Level I & II Awards over Time
Award
Level
Level I
Level II
Total Level I
&II
FY1996
4
16
20
FY1997
3
11
14
FY1998
1
7
8
FY1999
0
5
5
FY2000
2
11
13
FY2001
4
7
11
FY2003*
7
18
25
FY2004
6
13
19
*The apparent lack of FY2002 reflects a change in naming conventions, not a skipped year. Starting in FY2003 the review was identified by the
year of the review.
Table II summarizes the distribution of award recommendations among categories. Of
146 nominations, the Panel recommended 87 for an award (51) or honorable mention (37).
TABLE II - Summary of FY2004 Award Recommendations
Nomination Categories
Control Systems & Technology (CS)
Ecological Research (ER)
Environmental Statistics (ES)
Health Effects, Health Risk Assessment (HE)
Integrated Risk Assessment (IR)
Monitoring & Measurement Methods (MM)
Review Articles (RA)
Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration
(RM)
Social Sciences (SS)
Transport and Fate (TF)
Environmental Futures (EF)
TOTALS:
Total
Nom.
10
32
4
25
7
25
16
6
3
18
0
146
Award Levels
I
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
6
II
1
3
0
5
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
13
III
2
7
1
7*
2
5
3
2*
1
2
0
32
Tot
3
11
1
14
2
6
6
2
1
5
0
51
Award
%
30
34
25
56
28
24
38
33
33
28
0
35
Hon.
Men.
3
8*
1
3
2
5
4
1
0
10
0
37
*Includes recognition of some combined nominations
The full list of award recommendations is contained in Appendix A.
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3.2. Administrative Recommendations
ORD continues to do a good job administering the STAA program.
The Panel has four recommendations regarding the nomination process.
1. The Panel was pleased to see papers from non-traditional sources, such as the
regional and program offices. There continue to be very few nominations from
the regional or program offices, even offices where staff are known to be
publishing in the peer reviewed literature. Therefore, the Panel recommends that
ORD conduct active outreach inviting participation of scientists and engineers
from across the Agency.
2. Many nominations were authored by researchers from multiple institutions. It is
difficult to fairly sort out the relative contributions to the scientific achievement
and the Panel does not wish to second guess the nominators. However, the
authors are in the best position to understand the contributions. Therefore, the
Panel asks the Agency to provide a record of agreement among the co-authors
that credit has been correctly assigned. The Panel would not need to see
signatures; an email from each author agreeing to the assignment would suffice.
There would be no need of such documentation, of course, for single authored
papers, papers where the authors share equally in the credit, or from an author
who was deceased
3. The Panel asks that future nominations be written to help the Panel understand the
relationship of a nomination to previous nominations with similar subjects and
authors. A few sentences or a paragraph would be adequate.
4. Overall, the quality of the nominations submitted to the Panel this year was very
high. The Panel asks that ORD remain selective about the papers nominated and
send no more than 150 nominations per cycle.
5. The Panel asks that ORD send no more than three papers per nomination.
6. Nominations that are photocopied should be photocopied carefully and checked
for readability.
The Panel has two recommendations regarding the post-award process.
1. The Panel urges the Agency to publicize the names of the award winning
scientists and engineers and their papers both within the Agency and outside the
Agency in a variety of ways.
2. While the Panel understands that the Agency cannot give monetary awards to
non-EPA authors, surely the Agency can at least recognize non-EPA authors with
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a letter informing them that the paper they contributed to has received a STAA
award. Anecdotal evidence indicates that at least some non-EPA authors of
award winning papers have not been notified that the paper to which they
contributed had been judged worthy of a STAA award.
3.3. Program Recommendations
The STAA program began in 1980 and is approaching its 25th year of operation. The
program remains an important mechanism for recognizing and promoting high quality, peer-
reviewed research published in top scientific and technological journals.
The Panel has four recommendations regarding the program as it approaches the 25 year
mark.
1. The STAA program should be continued.
The need for Agency scientists and engineers to publish in the peer reviewed
literature is even more important now that the Office of Management and Budget has
issued government-wide guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity,
utility, and integrity of information disseminated by Federal agencies. These guidelines
contain a presumption favoring peer-reviewed information and explicitly identify the
review process used by scientific journals as an example of acceptable formal,
independent, external peer review.
2. There should be some retrospective analysis of the STAA program and a
corresponding celebration of its achievements.
3. Thought should be given to creating an even better future for the STAA program.
For example, other models of awards programs could be considered with different
structures of awards and other criteria.
4. It might also be possible to develop software which would reduce the
administrative work involved in managing the program (developing the nomination
packages, documenting the review of the nominations, and documenting the awards).
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Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards
FY2004 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Nominations Recommended for Awards
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award ($5000) — Total of Six
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4ER
0034
a) Isolated Wetlands and Their Functions:
An Ecological Perspective.
Wetlands, 23(3):517-531 (2003)
b) Isolated Wetlands: State-of-the-Science
and Future Directions.
Wetlands, 23(3): 663-684 (2003)
Dr. Scott G. Leibowitz (70%)
Dr. Tracie-Lynn Nadeau (30%)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Advancing the
Scientific
Understanding of
Isolated Wetlands
Following the U.S.
Supreme Court's
SWANCC
Decision
S4HE
0060
Methylated Trivalent Arsenicals as
Candidate Ultimate Genotoxic Forms of
Arsenic: Induction of Chromosomal
Mutations but not Gene Mutations.
Environmental and Molecular
Mutagenesis, 42(3): 192-205 (2003)
Dr. David M. DeMarini (10%)
Dr. Andrew D. Kligerman (10%)
Dr. Carolyn L. Doerr (10%)
Dr. Alan H. Tennant (5%)
Dr. Karen Harrington-Brock (10%)
Dr. James W. Allen (5%)
Dr. Ernest Winkfield (10%)
Dr. Barbara C. Roop (5%)
Dr. Marc J. Mass (5%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Identifying the
Ultimate Genotoxic
Forms of Arsenic
and the Class of
Mutations They
Induce
S4HE
0062
Blood Lead Concentration and Delayed
Puberty in Girls.
New England Journal of Medicine,
348(16):1527-1536 (2003)
Dr. Sherry G. Selevan (22%)
Dr. Deborah C. Rice (17%)
Dr. Karen A. Hogan (17%)
Dr. Susan Y. Euling (17%)
Dr. Andrea Pfahles-Hutchens (17%)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Outstanding
Research on
Association of
Blood Lead
Concentration with
Pubertal Timing in
Girls from
NHANES III
(1988-1994)
* Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented
in the EPA nomination.
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Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award ($5000) ~ Total of Six (continued)
Nom.
S4R
A0119
S4RA
0142
S4TF
0096
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Health Effects of 'Acanthamoeba' spp. and
Its Potential for Waterborne Transmission.
Reviews of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology (Springer-Verlag, New
York), 180:93-131 (2004)
Source-Sink Balance and Carbon
Allocation Below Ground in Plants
Exposed to Ozone.
New Phytologist, 157:213-228 (2003)
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
and Iron Treatment of Brass
Foundry Waste.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37(2):367-371 (2003)
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. NenaNwachuku (80%)
OST, Washington, DC
Dr. Christian P. Andersen (100%)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Dr. Douglas S. Kendall (100%)
NEIC, Denver, CO
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
Outstanding
Contribution to
Public Health
Protection in
Identifying the
Critical Control
Point for
'Acanthamoeba'
Eye Infection in
Contact Lens
Wearers
Contributions to
Our Understanding
of the Effects of
Ozone on Below-
Ground
Ecosystems
Providing a Sound
Scientific
Foundation for a
New Regulation
and for
Demonstrating
Limitations of
Leaching Tests
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ($2500) — Total of Thirteen
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4CS
0004
Four-Flow Path High-Efficiency NOx and
PM Exhaust Emission Control System for
Heavy-Duty On-Highway Diesel Engines.
Society of Automotive Engineers Technical
Paper Series, (2003-01-2305): 1-15 (2003)
Dr. Charles R. Schenk (33%)
Dr. Christopher A. Laroo (33%)
Dr. Brian A. Olson (33%)
NVFEL, Ann Arbor, MI
Exceptional
Technical
Achievement in
Optimizing an
Emission-
Reduction Catalyst
System for Heavy-
Duty Diesel
Engines
S4ER
0018
Effect of Eelgrass 'Zostera marina'
Canopies on Flow and Transport.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 248:67-
83 (2003)
Dr. Mohamed A. Abdelrham (100%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Defining Flow
Patterns and
Transport of
Nutrients and
Contaminants in
the Vicinity of
Submerged
Aquatic Vegetation
S4ER
0029
Nitrogen Export from Forested Watersheds
in the Oregon Coast Range: The Role of
N2-Fixing Red Alder.
Ecosystems, 6:773-785 (2003)
Dr. Jana E. Compton (45%)
Dr. M. Robbins Church (25%)
Dr. Scott T. Lamed (20%)
Dr. William E. Hogsett (10%)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Outstanding
Contributions to
the Understanding
of Natural Controls
on Nitrogen
Concentrations in
Streams and Rivers
of the Oregon
Coast Range
S4ER
0033
Coastal Ecological Data from the Virginian
Biogeographic Province, 1990-1993.
Ecology (and Ecological Archives, on
Line), 83(10):2942 1-25 (2002)
Dr. Stephen S. Hale (60%)
Dr. Charles J. Strobel (10%)
Dr. John F.Paul (10%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Leading the Online
Sharing of
Environmental
Datasets Useful in
Addressing Broad
Scale and Long-
Term Questions
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ($2500) — Total of Thirteen (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4HE
0046
a) Exposure to Participate Matter, Volatile
Organic Compounds, and Other Air
Pollutants Inside Patrol Cars.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37:2084-2093 (2003)
b) Particulate Matter Exposure in Cars is
Associated with Cardiovascular Effects in
Healthy, Young Men.
American Journal of Respiratory and
Critical Care Medicine, (In Press): (2004)
Dr. Robert Devlin (25%)
Dr. Ronald Williams (20%)
Dr. Lucas Neas (5%)
Demonstrating that
Particulate Matter
Derived from
Mobile Sources
Alters
Cardiovascular
Function in
Healthy Young
Men
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
S4HE
0051
a) Localization of the Sperm Protein SP22
and Inhibition of Fertility in Vivo and In
Vitro.
Journal of Andrology, 23(l):48-63 (2002)
b) Bromochloroacetic Acid Exerts
Qualitative Effects on Rat Sperm:
Implications for a Novel Biomarker.
Toxicological Sciences, 68:164-173 (2002)
Dr. Gary R. Klinefelter (35%)
Dr. Juan D. Suarez (10%)
Dr. Naomi L. Roberts (10%)
Dr. Jeffrey Welch (10%)
Dr. Kathy Bobseine (5%)
Dr. Susan Jeffay (5%)
Dr. Sally D. Perreault (5%)
Dr. Lillian Strader (5%)
Dr. Randy Barbee (5%)
Dr. Robert Zucker (5%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Validation of a
Sperm Biomarker
for Fertility
Assessments
S4HE
0056
Inhaled Environmental Combustion
Particles Cause Myocardial Injury in the
Wistar Kyoto Rat.
Toxicological Sciences, 71 (2): 23 7-245
(2003)
Dr. Urmila P. Kodavanti (30%)
Dr. Allen D. Ledbetter (20%)
Dr. Mette C. Schladweiler (10%)
Dr. Daniel L. Costa (10%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC,NC
The First
Demonstration of
Cardiac Injury in
Rats from
Episodic, Long-
Term Exposure to
Ambient-Like
Particulate Matter
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ($2500) — Total of Thirteen (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4HE
0061
a) Toxicological Effects of Fine Participate
Matter Derived from the Destruction of the
World Trade Center.
EPA Report,EPA/600/R-02/028,
Cincinnati, OH, 53 pages, Dec. 2002
b) World Trade Center Fine Participate
Matter-Chemistry and Toxic Respiratory
Effects: An Overview.
Environ. Health Perspect., 111(7):972-980
(2003)
c) World Trade Center Fine Participate
Matter Causes Respiratory Tract
Hyperresponsiveness in Mice.
Environ. Health Perspect., 111(7):981-991
(2003)
Dr. Stephen H. Gavett (30%)
Dr. Najwa Haykal-Coates (14%)
Dr. JohnK. McGee(13%)
Dr. Jerry W. Highfill (8%)
Dr. Allen D. Ledbetter (7%)
Dr. Daniel L. Costa (5%)
Dr. Shirley J. Wasson (4%)
Dr. Teri L. Conner (3%)
Dr. Thomas J. Hughes (3%)
Providing a
Comprehensive
Chemical and
Toxicological
Assessment of Fine
PM from World
Trade Center Dust
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
S4HE
0144
a) Dose-Based Duration Adjustments for
the Effects of Inhaled Trichloroethylene on
Rat Visual Function.
Fundamental and Applied Toxicology,
76:121-130 (2003)
b) Exact Mass Measurements for
Confirmation of Pesticides and Herbicides
Determined by Liquid
Chromatography/Time-of-FlightMass
Spectrometry.
Analytical Chemistry, 73(22):5436-5440
(2001)
Dr. William K. Boyes (10%)
Dr. Mark Bercegeay (10%)
Dr. Joseph S. Ali (4%)
Dr. ToddKranz(10%)
Dr. JohnMcGee(10%)
Dr. Marina Evans (10%)
Dr. Philip J. Bushnell (10%)
Dr. Jane Ellen Simmons (10%)
Dr. Anthony McDonald (10%)
Dr. Yusupha Sey (10%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Work Leading to
the Development
of Dose-Based
Duration
Adjustments for
the Acute
Neurotoxic Effects
of Exposure to
Trichloroethylene
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ($2500) — Total of Thirteen (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4MM
0072
a) Determination of Carbamate, Urea, and
Thiourea Pesticides and Herbicides in
Water.
Analytical Chemistry, 73(5):997-1006
(2001)
b) Exact Mass Measurements for
Confirmation of Pesticides and Herbicides
Determined by Liquid
Chromatography/Time-of-FlightMass
Spectrometry.
Analytical Chemistry, 73(22):5436-5440
(2001)
Dr. William L. Budde (65%)
Research
Demonstrating
EPA Leadership in
Developing More
Accurate and
Precise, Faster,
and Less Expensive
Analytical Methods
for Regulated and
Unregulated
Pesticides and
Herbicides in
Water
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
S4RA
0107
a) Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants
and Current Issues.
Analytical Chemistry, 75(12):2831-2857
(2003)
b) Disinfection By-Products and Other
Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water.
Trends in Analytical Chemistry,
22(10): 666-684 (2003)
Dr. Susan D. Richardson (100%)
State-of-Science
Review of
Emerging
Contaminants and
New Issues in
Water
NERL, Athens, GA
S4TF
0091
Changes in Enantiomeric Fractions during
Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of
PCB132, PCB149, and Aroclor 1254 in
Lake Hartwell Sediment Microcosms.
Environmental Science & Technology,
37(6): 1100-1107 (2003)
Dr. W. Jack Jones (35%)
Dr. Arthur W. Garrison (25%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Providing the First
Evidence of
Microbial
Stereoselective
Reductive
Dehalogenation of
PCBs
S4TF
0092
Accumulation of Perchlorate in Tobacco
Plants: Development of a Plant Kinetic
Model.
Environmental Monitoring, 5:505-512
(2003)
Dr. J. Jackson Ellington (60%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Developing the
First Mathematical
Model for the
Distribution of
Inorganic
Environmental
Contaminants in
Plants
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4CS
0002
Variables Affecting Emissions ofPCDD/Fs
from Uncontrolled Combustion of
Household Waste in Barrels.
Journal of Air & Waste Management
Association, 53:523-531 (2003)
Dr. Paul M. Lemieux (40%)
Dr. Brian Gullett (30%)
Dr. Dwain Winters (10%)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Performing
Research to
Estimate the
Emissions of
Dioxins from
Uncontrolled
Combustion of
Household Waste
in Barrels
S4CS
0007
Non-Polluting Metal Surface Finishing
Pretreatment and Pretreatment/Conversion
Coating.
Plating and Surface Finishing, 90(4):66-75
(2003)
Dr. David Ferguson (65%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Developing a Non-
Polluting
Pretreatment/Conv
ersion Coating
Process for the
Metal Finishing
Industries
S4ER
0012
SAGE Analysis of Transcriptome
Responses in Arabidopsis Exposed to
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene.
Plant Physiology, 133:1397-1406 (2003)
Dr. Nelson L. Wolfe (60%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Research
Conducted to
Enhance the
Effectiveness of
Phytoremediation
Strategies for
Explosives
S4ER
0022
Effects of Light Reduction on Growth of
the Submerged Macrophyte 'Vallisneria
americana' and the Community of Root-
Associated Heterotrophic Bacteria.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology
and Ecology, 291:199-218 (2003)
Dr. Janis C. Kurtz (25%)
Dr. Diane F. Yates (25%)
Dr. John M. Macauley (5%)
Dr. Robert L. Quarles (10%)
Dr. Fred J. Genthner (5%)
Dr. Cynthia A. Chancy (5%)
Dr. Richard Devereux (25%)
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Conducting
Investigations to
Increase Our
Understanding of
Seagrass Ecology
and the
Environmental
Interactions that
May Lead to SAV
Loss
S4ER
0023
Bacterioplankton Dynamics in a
Subtropical Estuary: Evidence for Substrate
Limitation.
Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 32:239-250
(2003)
Dr. Michael C. Murrell (100%)
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Advancing the
Understanding of
Critical Microbial
Processes in
Estuaries Subject
to Eutrophication
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4E
R0030
Relationship Between Reproductive
Success and Male Plasma Vitellogenin
Concentrations in Gunner, 'Tautogolabrus
adspersus'.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
111(1):93-99(2003)
Dr. Lesley J. Mills (40%)
Dr. Ruth E. Gutjahr-Gobell (25%)
Dr. Gerald E. Zaroogian (15%)
Dr. Doranne Borsay Horowitz (10%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
A Significant
Contribution to
Research
Investigating the
Effects of
Endocrine-
Disrupting
Chemicals on Fish
Reproduction
S4ER
0032
Biological Response to Variation of Acid-
Volatile Sulfides and Metals in Field-
Exposed Spiked Sediments.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
20(2): 264-272 (2001)
Dr. Warren S. Boothman (30%)
Dr. David J. Hansen (20%)
Dr. Walter J. Berry (20%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Aiding
Development of
Sediment
Guidelines by
Demonstrating
Spatial Factors
Affecting
Bioresponse to
Sediment Metals
S4ER
0036
Marine Bottom Communities of Block
Island Waters.
The Ecology of Block Island, Proceedings
of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey
Conference, October 28, 2000, : 131-149
(2002)
Dr. Stephen S. Hale (100%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Reviewing the
State of
Knowledge About
the Marine
Ecology of Block
Island's Great Salt
Pond
S4ER
0038
a) Comparing the Effects of Stage and
Duration of Retinoic Acid Exposure on
Amphibian Limb Development: Chronic
Exposure Results in Mortality, Not Limb
Malformations.
Toxicological Sciences, 74(1): 139-146
(2003)
b) Developmental Toxicity of Methoprene
and Several Degradation Products in
'Xenopus laevis'.
Aquatic Toxicology, 64(1):97-105 (2003)
Dr. Sigmund J. Degitz, Jr. (25%)
Dr. Gary W. Holcombe (20%)
Dr. Patricia A. Kosian (20%)
Dr. Elizabeth J. Durhan (15%)
Dr. Joseph E. Tietge (10%)
Dr. Gerald T. Ankley (10%)
Studies
Characterizing the
Developmental
Toxicity of
Retinoids and
Retinoid-Like
Compounds in
Amphibians
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($1000) — Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4ES
0140
Procedures for Calculating Cessation Lag.
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology,
38(03): 157-165 (2003)
Dr. Chao W. Chen (90%)
NCEA, Washington, DC
A Significant
Contribution to
Risk Assessment
Methods that
Provides a
Foundation for
Addressing the
Cessation Lag
Effect which is
Essential for
Economic Benefit
Analysis
S4HE
0044
Effects of Arsenic on Telomerase and
Telomeres in Relation to Cell Proliferation
and Apoptosis in Human Keratinocytes and
Leukemia Cells in Vitro.
Carcinogenesis, 24(11) :1811 -1817 (2003)
Dr. Judy Mumford (45%)
Dr. Michael T. Schmitt (15%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Novel Findings on
Health Effects of
Arsenic via
Alterations to
Telomeres and
Telomerase in
Human Cells
S4HE
0047
a) Formation of 8-oxo-dG in Rat Lung
DNA Following Subchronic Inhalation of
Carbon Black.
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1
(19(3):224-31 (2003)
b) Air Pollution Mediated Oxidative DNA
Damage in Cell Free Systems and Human
Airway Epithelial Cells in Relation to
Particle Metal Content and Bioreactivity.
Chemical Research and Toxicology,
14(7) :879-887(2001)
Dr. Jane E. Gallagher (35%)
Dr. Reeder Sams (15%)
Dr. Lisa Dailey (5%)
Dr. Jefflnmon(5%)
Dr. Mike Madden (5%)
Dr. Andrew Ohio (5%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Contributions
Leading to a Better
Understanding of
PM Health Effects
Using Animal and
Complementary in
Vitro Human-Cell
Test Systems
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($1000) — Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4HE
0048
a) Persistent Abnormalities in the Rat
Mammary Gland Following Gestational
and Lactational Exposure to 2,3,7,8-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
Toxicological Sciences, 67(l):63-74 (2002)
b) Cancer and Developmental Exposure to
Endocrine Disrupters.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
111(4):389-394 (2003)
c) A Novel Effect of Dioxin: Exposure
During Pregnancy Severely Impairs
Mammary Gland Differentiation.
Toxicological Sciences, 67(1): 63-74
(2002)
Dr. Suzanne E. Fenton (55%)
Dr. Linda S. Birnbaum (25%)
Dr. Geri L. Youngblood (5%)
Demonstrating the
Adverse Effects of
Prenatal Dioxin
Exposure on the
Developing
Mammary Gland
of the Female
Rodent
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
S4HE
0049
a) Dermal, Oral, and Inhalation
Pharmacokinetics of Methyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether (MTBE) in Human Volunteers.
Toxicological Sciences, 77(2): 195-205
(2004)
b) The Development and Testing of a
Dermal Exposure System for
Pharmacokinetic Studies of Administered
and Ambient Water Contaminants:
Methods and Results.
Journal of Pharmacological and
Toxicological Methods, 4 7(3): 189-195
(2002)
Dr. James Prah (50%)
Dr. Martin Case (20%)
Dr. Joachim Pleil (5%)
Dr. Teresa Leavens (5%)
A Human
Volunteer Study
Describing the
Pharmacokinetics
of MTBE by Three
Important Routes
of Exposure: Oral,
Dermal, and
Inhalation
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
10
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4HE
0050
a) Teratogenicity of 2,3,7,8-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in
Mice Lacking the Expression of EGF
and/or TGF-alpha.
Toxicological Sciences, 26(1): 103-114
(2001)
b) EGF and TGF-alpha Expression
Influence the Developmental Toxicity of
TCDD: Dose Response and AhR
Phenotype in EGF, TGF-alpha, and EGF +
TGF-alpha Knockout Mice.
Toxicological Sciences, 71(l):84-95 (2003)
c) Lack of Expression of EGF and TGF-
alpha in the Fetal Mouse Alters Formation
of Prostatic Epithelial Buds and Influences
the Response to TCDD.
Toxicological Sciences, 76(2):427-436
(2003)
Dr. Barbara D. Abbott (25%)
Dr. Angela R. Buckalew (25%)
Dr. Judith E. Schmid (25%)
Dr. Michael J. Devito (1%)
Dr. Suzanne E. Fenton (18%)
Dr. David Ross (1%)
Studies on the Role
of Growth Factor
Signal
Transduction
Pathways in
Developmental
Toxicity
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
S4HE
0053
Metal Composition of Ambient PM 2.5
Influences Severity of Allergic Airways
Disease in Mice.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
111(12): 1471-1477 (2003)
Dr. Stephen H. Gavett (35%)
Dr. Najwa Haykal-Coates (10%)
Dr. Lisa B. Copeland (10%)
Dr. Matthew I. Gilmour (35%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Providing Evidence
that Metal-
Containing
Ambient Particles
May Increase the
Severity of Asthma
11
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($1000) — Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4HE
0145
with
S4HE
0146
and
S4IR
0127
Estimation of 'Giardia' Ct Values at High
pH for the Surface Water Treatment Rule.
Journal of Environmental Science and
Health Part A- Toxic/Hazardous
Substances & Environmental Engineering,
A38(9):1959-1970 (2003)
A Bayesian Method of Estimating Kinetic
Parameters for the Inactivation of
'Cryotosporidium parvum' Oocysts with
Chlorine Dioxide and Ozone.
Water Research, 37(l8):4533-4543 (2003)
Development of a Ct Equation for the
Inactivation of 'Cryptosporidium' Oocysts
with Chlorine Dioxide.
Water Research, 37(ll):2773-2783
Dr. Mano Sivaganesan (90%)
Dr. Eugene W. Rice (10%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Mano Sivaganesan (70%)
Dr. Eugene W. Rice (10%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Robert M. Clark (30%)
Dr. Mano Sivaganesan (30%)
Dr. Eugene W. Rice (20%)
Dr. Jimmy Chen (20%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Outstanding
Research Intended
to Protect the
Public Health of
Consumers of
American Drinking
Water
S4IR
0130
An Approach to Integrated Ecological
Assessment of Resource Condition: The
Mid-Atlantic Estuaries as a Case Study.
Journal of Environmental Management,
66:411-427 (2002)
Dr. Barbara S. Brown (50%)
Dr. Wayne R. Munns, Jr. (25%)
Dr. John F. Paul (25%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Advancing
Approaches for
Integrated
Assessment of
Environmental
Condition
12
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($1000) — Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4IR
0132
a) Approaches for Integrated Risk
Assessment.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
9(l):267-272 (2003)
b) Types of Integration in Risk Assessment
and Management, and Why They are
Needed.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
9(l):273-279 (2003)
c) Framework for the Integration of Health
and Ecological Risk Assessment.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
9(1):281-301 (2003)
d) Integrated Human and Ecological Risk
Assessment: A Case Study of Ultraviolet
Radiation Effects on Amphibians, Coral,
Humans, and Oceanic Primary
Productivity.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
9(l):359-377 (2003)
e) Integrated Risk Assessment - Results
from an International Workshop.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
9(1): (2003)
Dr. Wayne R. Munns, Jr. (25%)
Dr. Glenn W. Suter, II (25%)
Dr. Oilman D. Veith (8%)
Dr. Michael D. Waters (90/-
Dr. LaraHansen (3%)
Dr. Steve Hedtke
Dr. Lawrence W. Reiter (1%
Promoting
Integration of
Human Health and
Ecological Risk
Assessment and
Research through
International
Collaboration
13
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($1000) — Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4MM
0068
a) Analysis of Hydroponic Fertilizer
Matrixes for Perchlorate: Comparison of
Analytical Techniques.
The Analyst, 128(l):88-97 (2003)
b) Comparison and Evaluation of
Laboratory Performance on a Method for
the Determination of Perchlorate in
Fertilizers.
Journal of Environmental Monitoring,
3(5):454-462 (2001)
Dr. Timothy W. Collette (36%)
Dr. Edward T. Urbansky (36%)
Dr. Matthew L. Magnuson (8%)
Creativity in
Resolving Difficult
Analytical
Problems in
Determining
Fertilizers for
Perchlorate
NERL, Athens, GA
S4MM
0070
ELISA Measurment of Stachylysin in
Serum to Quantify Human Exposures to the
Indoor Mold 'Stachybotrys chartarum'.
Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine, 45(6):582-591
(2003)
Dr. Jeanette M. Van Emon (40%)
Dr. Stephen J. Vesper (40%)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Developing a
Technology to
Quantify
Exposures to
Molds
S4MM
0071
Continuous Monitoring of Ultrafine, Fine,
and Coarse Particles in a Residence for 18
Months in 1999-2000.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management
Association, 52:828-844 (2002)
Dr. Lance Wallace (50%)
Dr. Cynthia Howard-Reed (50%)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Proposing and
Performing
Multiyear Studies
to Determine the
Factors Affecting
the Impact of
Outdoor Air
Particles on
Personal Exposure
14
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Nom.
S4MM
0083
S4RA
0106
S4RA
0108
S4RA
0112
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Tribromopyrrole, Brominated Acids, and
Other Disinfection Byproducts Produced
by Disinfection of Drinking Water Rich in
Bromide.
Environmental Science & Technology,
3 7(1 7) -.3782-3793(2003)
A Review and Comparison of Models for
Predicting Dynamic Chemical
Bioconcentration in Fish.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
22(9) :1963-1 992 (2003)
Comparable Measures of Cognitive
Function in Human Infants and Laboratory
Animals to Identify Environmental Health
Risks to Children.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
111 (13) :1630-1 639 (2003)
Are We Monitoring in the Right Places for
Inorganics and Radionuclides?.
Journal of the New England Water Works
Association, 1 1 7(2) -.102-116(2003)
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. Susan D. Richardson (55%)
Dr. Alfred D. Thruston, Jr. (20%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Dr. M. Craig Barber (100%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Dr. Suzanne B. McMaster (50%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Dr. Michael R. Schock (80%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
Advancing Our
Understanding of
the Formation of
Chlorine Dioxide,
Chlorine, and
Chloramine DBFs
Under High-
Bromide
Conditions
The Review and
Evaluation of Gill
Exchange Models
Used for the
Analysis and
Prediction of
Chemical
Bioaccumulation in
Fish
A Review of
Comparable
Methods Available
to Evaluate
Neurobehavioral
Endpoints in
Human Infants and
Experimental
Animals
Identifying
Unanticipated
Drinking-Water,
Human-Exposure
Problems and the
Water Treatment
and Monitoring
Implications
15
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award i
$1000) - Total of Thirty Two (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4RM
0125
and
S4RM
0126
Identifying Discharge Zones of Arsenic in
the Goose River Basin, Maine.
Journal of the American Water Resources
Association, 39(5): 1067-1077 (2003)
Isotopic Evaluation of Pb Occurrences in
the Riverine Ecosystems of the Kankakee
Watershed, Illinois-Indiana.
Journal of the American Water Resources
Association, 37(2):379-393 (2001)
Dr. William C. Sidle (100%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. William C. Sidle (90%)
Dr. Deborah L. Roose (5%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
S4RM
0123
Sustainability: Ecological, Social,
Economic, Technological, and Systems
Perspectives.
Clean Technologies and Environmental
Policy, 5(3-4): 167-180 (2003)
Dr. Heriberto Cabezas (40%)
Dr. Audrey L. Mayer (15%)
Dr. N. Theresa Hoagland (15%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Developing a
Multidisciplinary
Measure of
Sustainability for
Complex Human-
Influenced
Ecosystems
S4SS
0135
Controlling Storm-Water Runoff with
Tradable Allowances for Impervious
Surfaces.
Journal of Water Resources Planning and
Management, 129(5): 409-418 (2003)
Dr. Hale W. Thurston (25%)
Dr. Haynes C. Goddard (25%)
Dr. Beth Lemberg (25%)
Dr. David Szlag (25%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Research into a
Low-Cost,
Ecologically Sound
Method for
Controlling
Stormwater Runoff
from Urbanizing
Watersheds
S4TF
0102
a) Use of Hydrochloric Acid for
Determining Solid-Phase Arsenic
Partitioning in Sulfidic Sediments.
Environmental Science and Technology,
36(22):4921-4927 (2002)
b) Speciation of Arsenic in Sulfidic Water.
Geochemical Transactions, 4(1): 1-7 (2003)
Dr. Richard T. Wilkin (75%)
Dr. RobertG. Ford (15%)
Research that
Contributes to a
New
Understanding of
the Geochemistry
of Arsenic in
Reducing Systems
NRMRL, Ada, OK
16
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4TF
0121
a) In Situ Remediation of Arsenic in
Simulated Groundwater Using Zerovalent
Iron: Laboratory Column Tests on
Combined Effects of Phosphate and
Silicate.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37(2003):2582-2587 (2003)
b) Arsenate and Arsenite Removal by
Zerovalent Iron: Effects of Phosphate,
Silicate, Carbonate, Borate, Sulfate,
Chromate, Molybdate, and Nitrate, Relative
to Chloride.
Environmental Science and Technology,
35(2001):4562-4568 (2001)
c) Arsenate and Arsenite Removal by
Zerovalent Iron: Kinetics, Redox
Transformation, and Implications for in
Situ Groundwater Remediation.
Environmental Science and Technology,
35(2001):1487-1492 (2001)
Dr. Chunming Su (50%)
Dr. Robert W.Puls (50%)
Developing an
Innovative,
Scientifically
Rigorous, and
Practical Method
for Remediation of
Arsenic in Ground
Water
NRMRL, Ada, OK
17
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors*
Organization
and Nominating
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4CS
0005
a) Fuzzy-Logic-Based Controllers for
Efficiency Optimization of Inverter-Fed
Induction Motor Drives.
Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 137:387-401
(2003)
b) Assessment of a Wind Turbine
Intelligent Controller for Enhanced Energy
Production and Pollution Reduction.
Wind Engineering, 25(1):23-32 (2001)
Dr. Ronald Spiegel (80%)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Significant and
Innovative
Achievements in
the Application of
Intelligent Control
Technology for
Improving Risk
Management
Options for
Environmental
Problems
S4C
S0006
On Trimodal Particle Size Distributions in
Fly Ash from Pulverized Coal
Combustion.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute,
29(1): 441 -44 7(2002)
Dr. William P. Linak (25%)
Dr. Charles A. Miller (25%)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Research on Size
and Composition
of Fine Particles
from Coal
Combustion in
Support of PM
NAAQS
Development
S4CS
0009
a) Attenuation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether in
Water Using Sunlight and a Photocatalyst.
Water Environment Research, 74(2): 122-
130 (2002)
b) The Photocatalytic Oxidation of Low
Concentration MTBE on Titanium Dioxide
from Groundwater in a Falling Film
Reactor.
Environmental Progress, 22(1): 14-23
(2003)
c) Comparison of Liquid and Gas-Phase
Photooxidation Treatment of Methyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether: Synthetic and Field
Samples.
Journal of Environmental Engineering,
128(9):782-790 (2002)
Dr. E. Sahle-Demessie (50%)
Dr. Teri Richardson (10%)
Dr. Julius Enriquez (20%)
Successful
Development of
Advanced
Oxidation and
Stripping
Technologies for
the Treatment of
MTBE-
Contaminated
Waters that are
Effective and
Economical
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
18
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention — Total of Thirty Seven (continued)
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4ER
0014
with
S4ER
0028
Predicting the Occurrence of Genetic
Adaptation to Dioxin-Like Compounds in
Populations of the Estuarine Fish Tundulus
heteroclitus'.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
21(7):1525-1532(2002)
a) Evolutionary and Ecological Effects of
Multi-Generational Exposures to
Anthropogenic Stressors.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
8(1):91-97 (2002)
b) Stored Retinoids in Populations of an
Estuarine Fish, Tundulus heteroclitus,'
Indigenous to PCB-Contaminated and
Reference Sites.
Archives Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology, 40(4):511-518 (2001)
c) Effects of Benzo[alpha]pyrene Exposure
on a Fish Population Resistant to the Toxic
Effects of Dioxin-Like Compounds.
Aquatic Toxicology, 57(4):203-215 (2002)
Dr. Diane E. Nacci (20%)
Dr. Denise Champlin (20%)
Dr. Laura Coiro (20%)
Dr. Rick McKinney (20%)
Dr. Saro Jayaraman (20%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Dr. Diane E. Nacci (55%)
Dr. Timothy R. Gleason (3%)
Dr. Wayne R. Munns, Jr. (3%)
Dr. Michael J. Kohan (10%)
Dr. Marguerite Pelletier (10%)
Dr. Elizabeth George (3%)
Dr. Saroja Jayaraman (13%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Investigating the
Environmental
Effects of Multi-
Generational
Stressors
S4ER
0015
Risks of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds
to Wildlife: Extrapolating from Effects on
Individuals to Population Response.
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
7(5): 1027-1042 (2001)
Dr. Timothy R. Gleason (70%)
Dr. Diane E. Nacci (30%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Demonstrating an
Approach to
Quantitatively Link
Biomarkers of
EDC Exposure to
Population-Level
Response
S4ER
0016
Stable Carbon Isotope Ratio and
Composition of Microbial Fatty Acids in
Tropical Soils.
Journal of Environmental Quality,
32(1): 198-206 (2003)
Dr. Roger A. Burke (40%)
Dr. Marirosa Molina (30%)
Dr. Julia E. Cox (20%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Use of a Stable
Carbon Isotope
Ratio and
Composition of
Microbial Fatty
Acids to Study
Effects of Land
Use Change on
SOM Cycling
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Nom.
S4ER
0017
S4ER
0019
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
a) Relationships Between Tissue
Contaminants and Defense-Related
Characteristics of Oysters ('Crassostrea
virginica') from Five Florida Bays.
Aquatic Toxicology, 55:203-222 (2001)
b) Greater Hemocyte Bactericidal Activity
in Oysters ('Crassostrea virginica') from a
Relatively Contaminated Site in Pensacola
Bay, Florida.
Aquatic Toxicology, 64:363-373 (2003)
c) Stimulation of Defense Factors in
Eastern Oysters Deployed to Contaminated
Sites in Pensacola Bay, Florida.
Aquatic Toxicology, 64:375-391 (2003)
Comparing Responses of
Macroinvertebrate Metrics to Increasing
Stress.
Journal of the North American
Benthological Society, 22(2): 308-322
(2003)
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. Leah M. Oliver (30%)
Dr. William S. Fisher (25%)
Dr. James T. Winstead (15%)
Dr. Becky L. Hemmer (5%)
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Dr. Lester L. Yuan (50%)
Dr. Susan B. Norton (50%)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
Research
Demonstrating a
Link Between
Environmental
Chemicals and
Stimulation of the
Oyster Defense
Response
Contributing to the
Development of
Scientifically
Sound Methods for
Protecting and
Managing the
Nation's Aquatic
Ecosystems
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4ER
0020
a) Effects of para-Nonylphenol,
Methoxychlor and Endosulfan on
Vitellogenin Induction and Expression in
Sheepshead Minnow ('Cyprinodon
variegatus').
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
20(2):336-343 (2001)
b) Altered Serum Sex Steroids and
Vitellogenin Induction in Walleye
('Stizostedion vitreum') Collected Near a
Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant.
Archives of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology, 40(3): 392-398 (2001)
c) Vitellogenin mRNA Regulation and
Plasma Clearance in Male Sheepshead
Minnows, ('Cyprinodon variegatus') after
Cessation of Exposure to 17 Beta-Estradiol
and para-Nonylphenol.
Toxicology, 58(l-2):99-112 (2002)
d) A Comparison of the Estrogenic
Potencies of Estradiol, Ethynylestradiol,
Diethylstilbestrol, Nonylphenol and
Methoxychlor in Vivo and in Vitro.
Aquatic Toxicology, 60(1-2): 101-110
(2002)
Dr. Michael J. Hemmer (35%)
Dr. Leroy C. Folmar (20%)
Dr. Becky L. Hemmer (15%)
Dr. Stephanie Friedman (10%)
Dr. Marilynn Hoglund (5%)
Dr. Dragoslav Marcovich (5%)
Dr. N. Denslow (2%)
Dr. K. Kroll (2%)
Dr. C. J. Bowman (2%)
Dr. E. Orlando (2%)
Dr. L. J. Guilette, Jr. (2%)
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Developing and
Testing
Vitellogenin
Assays and
Developing an
Estrogen-
Responsive Gene
Macroarray for
Fish
S4ER
0025
Environmental Stress and Recovery: The
Geochemical Record of Human
Disturbance in New Bedford Harbor and
Apponagansett Bay, Massachusetts (USA).
The Science of the Total Environment,
313:153-176(2003)
Dr. James S. Latimer (50%)
Dr. Warren S. Boothman (40%)
Dr. Carol E. Pesch (4%)
Dr. Saroja Jayaraman (4%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Advancing the
State of the Science
of Marine
Environmental
Assessments Using
Paleoecological
Methods
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4ER
0026
Toxicity Testing, Risk Assessment, and
Options for Dredged Material
Management.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44:294-302
(2002)
Dr. Wayne R. Munns, Jr. (50%)
Dr. Theodore H. DeWitt (20%)
Dr. Walter J. Berry (30%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Advancing Risk-
Based Evaluation
and Management
of In-Place
Sediments
S4ES
0139
'Cryptosporidium' and 'Giardia'
Occurrence in ICR Drinking Water Sources
- Statistical Analyses of ICR Data.
Information Collection Rule Data Analysis
(Book), : 463-482 (2002)
Dr. Michael J. Messner (75%)
OGWDW, Washington, DC
Groundbreaking
Bayesian
Hierarchical
Modeling to
Estimate Microbial
Occurrence in
Drinking Water
Sources
S4HE
0043
Birth Malformations and Other Adverse
Perinatal Outcomes in Four U.S. Wheat-
Producing States.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
111(9): 1259-1264 (2003)
Dr. DinaM. Schreinemachers (100%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
A Contribution to
the Understanding
of the Effects of
Environmental
Exposures to
Pesticides
S4HE
0054
Development of a Research Strategy for
Integrated Technology-Based
Toxicological and Chemical Evaluation of
Complex Mixtures of Drinking Water
Disinfection Byproducts.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
110(6): 1013-1024 (2002)
Dr. Jane Ellen Simmons (14%)
Dr. Susan D. Richardson (13%)
Dr. Thomas F. Speth (12%)
Dr. Richard J. Miltner (12%)
Dr. Glenn Rice (12%)
Dr. Kathleen M. Schenck (12%)
Dr. E. Sidney Hunter, III (12%)
Dr. Linda K. Teuschler (13%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Developing a
Research Strategy
for the Integrated
Toxicological and
Chemical
Evaluation of
Complex Drinking
Water DBP
Mixtures
S4HE
0063
Response-Surface Modeling of the Effect
of 5alpha-Dihydrotestosterone and
Androgen Receptor Levels on the Response
to the Androgen Antagonist Vinclozolin.
Toxicological Sciences, 69(2):332-343
(2002)
Dr. Susan Y. Euling (40%)
Dr. Carole A. Kimmel (15%)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Outstanding
Research on Use of
Mode-of-Action
and Life-Stage
Information for
Endocrine
Disrupters in Risk
Assessment
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4IR
0128
a) Effects of the Androgenic Growth
Promoter 17-beta-Trenbolone on Fecundity
and Reproductive Endocrinology of the
Fathead Minnow.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
22(6):1350-1360 (2003)
b) In Vitro and in Vivo Effects of 17-beta-
Trenbolone: A Feedlot Effluent
Contaminant.
Toxicological Sciences, 70:202-211 (2002)
Dr. Gerald T. Ankley (15%)
Dr. Jeffrey S. Denny (5%)
Dr. Michael W. Hornung (5%)
Dr. Kathleen M. Jensen (5%)
Dr. Michael D. Kahl (5%)
Dr. Joseph J. Korte (5%)
Dr. Elizabeth A. Makynen (5%)
Dr. Mary C. Cardon (5%)
Dr. L. Earl Gray (10%)
Dr. Phillip C. Hartig (5%)
Dr. Christy Lambright (5%)
Dr. Vickie Wilson (15%)
Dr. TalaHenry(5%)
Dr. Joe Ostby
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Studies to
Characterize
Potential Human
Health and
Ecological Risk of
an Environmental
Androgen
S4IR
0133
Effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-
Mediated Early Life Stage Toxicity on
Lake Trout Populations in Lake Ontario
During the 20th Century.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37(17)-.3864-3877 (2003)
Dr. Philip M. Cook (80%)
Dr. Douglas D. Endicott (5%)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Developing
Methods for
Assessing Toxicity
Risks to Fish
Populations
through Diagnosis
of a Major
Ecological Problem
S4MM
0066
On-Site Solid-Phase Extraction and
Laboratory Analysis of Ultra-Trace
Synthetic Musks in Municipal Sewage
Effluent Using Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry in the Full-Scan Mode..
Journal ofChromatographyA,, 932:107-
118 (2001)
Dr. Lantis I. Osemwengie (90%)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV
Developing a New
Approach for
Determining Ultra-
Low Levels of
Synthetic Musk
Fragrance in
Municipal Sewage
Effluent
S4MM
0067
A Method to Detect Viable 'Helicobacter
pylori' Bacteria in Groundwater.
Ada Hydrochimica Et Hydrobiologica,
31(1)-.45-48 (2003)
Dr. Debbie Flanigan (50%)
Dr. Mark Rodgers (50%)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Proactive Research
that will Help the
U.S. EPA Protect
Our Drinking
Water
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4MM
0073
East versus West in the US: Chemical
Characteristics of PM2.5 during the Winter
of 1999.
Aerosol Science & Technology, 34:88-96
(2001)
Dr. Michael P. Tolocka (48%)
Dr. Paul A. Solomon (32%)
Dr. William Mitchell (2%)
Dr. Gary A. Norris (5%)
Dr. David B. Gemmill (5%)
Dr. Russell Wiener (2%)
Dr. James Homolya (2%)
Dr. Joann Rice (2%)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV
Elucidating the
Differences in
Chemical
Composition of
PM in Urban U.S.
Cities and the
Importance of
Wintertime Nitrate
in the East
S4MM
0076
Contamination of Fish in Streams of the
Mid-Atlantic Region: An Approach to
Regional Indicator Selection and Wildlife
Assessment.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
22(3):545-553 (2003)
Dr. James M. Lazorchak (30%)
Dr. Tala R. Henry (30%)
Dr. Frank H. McCormick (30%)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Presenting a New
Concept for
Assessing Wildlife
Exposure Risks in
Fish
S4MM
0079
with
S4MM
0080
PCDD/F Emissions from Burning Wheat
and Rice Field Residue.
Atmospheric Environment, 37:4893-4899
(2003)
PCDD/F, PCB, HxCBz, PAH, and PM
Emission Factors for Fireplace and
Woodstove Combustion in the San
Francisco Bay Region.
Environmental Science & Technology,
37(9): 1758-1765 (2003)
Dr. Brian K. Gullett (90%)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Dr. Brian K. Gullett (60%)
Dr. Michael D. Hays (20%)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Determining
PCDD/F Emission
Factors is Support
of the Agency's
Dioxin Assessment
Activities
S4RA
0109
The Value of Home-Based Collection of
Biospecimens in Reproductive
Epidemiology.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
112(1):94-104 (2003)
Dr. John C. Rockett (50%)
Dr. Sally D. Perreault (20%)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park,
NC
Research on the
Utility of Home-
Based Collection
of Biospecimens
for
Epidemiological
Studies
S4RA
0110
Approaches to Developing Sediment
Quality Guidelines for PAH.
PAHs: An Ecotoxicological Perspective
(P.E.T. Douben,ed) Wiley, UK Chapter 17,
:331-355
Dr. David R. Mount (80%)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Synthesis and
Evaluation of
Sediment-Quality
Guidelines for
PAHs
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4RA
0115
In Search of Representativeness: Evolving
the Environmental Data Quality Model.
Quality Assurance, 9(3&4): 179-190 (2002)
Dr. Deana M. Crumbling (100%)
OSRTI, Washington, DC
Creating a
Practical, Second-
Generation
Environmental
Data-Quality
Model to
Modernize Site-
Characterization
Practice
S4RA
0118
A Review of Some Tracer-Test Design
Equations for Tracer-Mass Estimation and
Sample-Collection Frequency.
Environmental Geology, 43(8):867-881
(2003)
Dr. Malcolm S. Field (100%)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Reviewing and
Advancing the
State-of-the
Science in
Hydrologic Tracer-
Test Design
S4RM
0122
a) Long-Term Performance of Permeable
Reactive Barriers Using Zero-Valent Iron:
Geochemical and Microbiological Effects.
Ground Water, 41(4): 493-503 (2003)
b) Laboratory Evaluation of Zero-Valent
Iron to Treat Water Impacted by Acid Mine
Drainage.
Chemosphere, 53(7):715-725 (2003)
Dr. Richard T. Wilkin (75%)
Dr. Robert W. Puls (10%)
Dr. Guy W. Sewell (5%)
Dr. Mary S. McNeil (10%)
NRMRL, Ada, OK
Research Related
to the Application
and Development
of a Cost-Effective
Approach for
Ground Water
Restoration
S4TF
0090
DBP Formation Kinetics in a Simulated
Distribution System.
Water Research, 35(14):3483-3489 (2001)
Dr. Lewis A. Rossman (50%)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Contributions to
Our Understanding
of How
Disinfection
Byproducts Behave
Within Drinking
Water Distribution
Systems
S4TF
0093
Prediction of the Vapor Pressure, Boiling
Point, Heat of Vaporization and Diffusion
Coefficient of Organic Compounds.
QSAR and Combinatorial, 22:565-674
(2003)
Dr. Said Hilal (60%)
Dr. S. W. Karickhoff (20%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Development and
Application of
Mathematical
Models for
Predicting Physical
Properties of
Organic Pollutants
in the Environment
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Nom.
S4TF
0094
S4TF
0095
S4TF
0098
S4TF
0100
S4TF
0101
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Use of Pretreatment Zones and Zero-Valent
Iron for the Remediation of Chloroalkenes
in an Oxic Aquifer.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37(12):2829-2835 (2003)
Estimates of Cloud Water Deposition at
Mountain Acid Deposition Program Sites
in the Appalachian Mountains.
Journal of the Air and Waste Management
Association, 53:291-308 (2003)
Modeling How a Hurricane Barrier in New
Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts, Affects the
Hydrodynamics and Residence Times.
Estuaries, 25(2): 177-196 (2002)
Source Apportionment of Phoenix PM2.5
Aerosol with the Unmix Receptor Model.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management
Association, 53(3):325-338 (2003)
Release and Phase Partitioning of Metals
from Anoxic Estuarine Sediments during
Periods of Simulated Re suspension.
Environmental Science and Technology,
36(24):5328-5334 (2002)
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. John F. Kenneke (85%)
Dr. Steven C. McCutcheon (15%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Dr. Ralph E. Baumgardner, Jr. (55%)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Dr. Mohamed A. Abdelrhman
(100%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Dr. Charles W. Lewis (25%)
Dr. Gary A. Norris (25%)
Dr. Teri L. Conner (25%)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Dr. Mark G. Cantwell (70%)
Dr. Robert M. Burgess (20%)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
Research and
Development on
Permeable
Reactive Barriers
for the
Remediation of
Contaminated
Aquifers
Research on the
Effectiveness of
the 1990CAAAin
Terms of Acidic
Deposition to
High-Elevation
Forests
Examining the
Impact of a
Manmade Structure
(a Hurricane
Barrier) on
Altering the
Natural System
An Innovative
Receptor-Model
Methodology for
Use with EPA
National Air
Quality Networks
and SIP
Development
Investigating the
Mobilization and
Partitioning of
Metals from
Estuarine
Sediments During
Resuspension
Events
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Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested
Citation from
Nominating
Organization
S4TF
0103
Field Evaluation of the Solvent Extraction
Residual Biotreatment Technology.
Environmental Science and Technology,
37(21):5040-5049 (2003)
Dr. Susan C. Mravik (40%)
Dr. A. Lynn Wood (10%)
Dr. Guy W. Sewell (40%)
NRMRL, Ada, OK
Research
Integrating Source
Zone and Down-
Gradient Plume
Remedial Options
into a Treatment-
Train Approach to
Facilitate Site
Restoration
S4TF
0104
Nitrate Removal Effectiveness of a
Riparian Buffer Along a Small Agricultural
Stream in Western Oregon.
Journal of Environmental Quality,
32(1): 162-170 (2003)
Dr. Parker J. Wigington, Jr. (57%)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Outstanding
Research on the
Role of Riparian
Areas in
Agricultural
Landscapes in
Controlling Nitrate
Non-Point Source
Pollution
S4TF
0105
Hydrogen Consumption during the
Microbial Reductive Dehalogenation of
Chlorinated Phenols and
Tetrachloroethene.
Biodegradation, 14:285-295 (2003)
Dr. Christopher S. Mazur (34%)
Dr. William J. Jones (33%)
Dr. Caroline Tebes-Stevens (33%)
NERL, Athens, GA
Identifying
Reduced
Molecular-
Hydrogen
Concentration as a
Novel Indicator of
Chlorophenol
Bioremediation
Key to Acronyms used in the above Table
NCEA National Center for Environmental Assessment
NERL National Exposure Research Laboratory
NEIC National Enforcement Investigations Center
NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
NRMRL National Risk Management Research Laboratory
NVFEL National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
OGWDW Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
OSRTI Office of Superfund Remediation Technology Innovation
OST Office of Science and Technology
* Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented
in the EPA nomination.
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