UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
January 10, 2008
EPA-SAB-08-005
The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Subject: SAB Report of FY2007 Recommended Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards (STAA)
Dear Administrator Johnson:
We are pleased to recommend papers published in the peer-reviewed literature for the
2007 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards. Of 140 nominations, the Committee
found 55 worthy of awards and another 45 deserving honorable mention. Of the papers
recommended for awards, five were recommended for the highest award — Level I, thirteen for
Level II awards, and thirty-seven for Level III awards.
The SAB recommends the Agency evaluate the current administrative procedures for the
STAA program to: a) incorporate directly into STAA submission instructions ethical guidelines
on the equity of authorship for nominated papers and b) increase the number of topical categories
into which papers may be classified, a recommendation that has been made previously. The SAB
applauds the Agency on its decision to increase the monetary awards for levels I, II and III and
commends the move to electronic submission of nominations, both of which were previous
recommendations of the SAB.
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Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to assist the Agency with this important
program.
Sincerely,
/Signed/ /Signed/
Dr. Granger Morgan, Chair Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards Committee (FY2006-2009)
EPA Science Advisory Board
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NOTICE
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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
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not necessarily represent the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor of
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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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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee
CHAIR
Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Professor and Director, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
MEMBERS
Dr. G. Allen Burton, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Dr. James Bus, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
Dr. Stanley B. Grant, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Dale Hattis, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Joseph Landolph, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Igor Linkov, INTERTOX, Inc., Brookline, MA
Dr. Randy Maddalena, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Paulette Middleton, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO
Dr. Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Dr. John R. Smith, Alcoa Inc, Alcoa Center, PA.
Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-343-9697, Fax: 202-233-0643, (turner.vivian@epa.gov)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
2. PROCEDURE 2
3. RECOMMENDATIONS 4
3.1 Review Recommendations 5
3.2 Administrative Recommendations 5
Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards A - 1
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EPA's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) was established in
1980 to recognize Agency scientists and engineers who published their work in the peer-reviewed
literature. 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 STAA program is administered and managed by EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD). Each year the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) has been asked to
review EPA's nominated scientific papers and make recommendations to the Administrator for
awards. This report represents the conclusions and recommendations of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board regarding the FY 2006 EPA Scientific and
Technological Achievement.
At a closed meeting on August 13-15, 2007, the SAB STAA Awards Committee reviewed
and evaluated 144 papers nominated for FY2006. The Committee reduced the total number
eligible for awards to 140 because some papers were deemed to be of a very similar nature (these
papers are identified in Table 2 and Appendix A). The topical categories were: Control Systems
& Technology (CS), Environmental Futures (EF), Ecological Research (ER), Environmental
Statistics (ES), Health Effects Research and Human 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),
and Other Environmental Research (OR). The Committee recommended 55 nominations for
awards (39 percent of the nominations), and also identified an additional 45 nominations worthy
of Honorable Mention. These recommendations appear in Appendix A.
In 2004 through 2006, the Agency honored those EPA authors receiving the highest level
of awards at the annual EPA Science Forum. The Committee supports the Agency's public
recognition of the STAA program to encourage employees to participate, add luster to the awards,
and make the general public more aware of the quality and depth of EPA science. Publication of
Agency science in the peer reviewed literature improves the credibility of Agency decisions on
important scientific issues of specific importance to EPA.
This year, the Committee identified two issues that warrant a careful review of the current
administrative procedure to ensure the scientific equity, thoroughness, and efficiency of the award
process. First, the Committee suggests that the requirement for written agreements among
authors for certification of authorship be rescinded, and that the Agency provide ethical
guidelines on authorship as part of the application process. Second, it is reiterated that the
number of topical categories into which papers may be classified be increased to reflect the
changing nature of environmental research and to make the classification process simpler
The Committee commends the Agency for initiating an electronic submission and review
process for the 2007 STAA program and applauds the increase in monetary awards in accord with
previous recommendations from STAA committees.
Overall, the Committee encourages 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 Committee also strongly encourages that EPA broadly acknowledge and
disseminate the results of the award competition.
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2. PROCEDURE
In 2007, the EPA Science Advisory Board convened a Committee to review and evaluate
scientific and technological papers published in peer-reviewed journals by EPA authors and
nominated for the FY 2006 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program.
The Committee was formed in accordance with the principles set out in the 2002 commentary of
the Science Advisory Board, Committee Formation Process: Immediate Steps to Improve
Policies and Procedures (EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-003).
The Office of Research and Development (ORD) nominated 140 papers to the STAA
program. ORD grouped the papers into twelve science and technology categories and screened
the papers for conformance with the nomination guidelines. The Committee used the 2005 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
whether the nominations qualified for each level of award. As defined by the Agency, these are:
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 a 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 Committee 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
that the Committee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the
Committees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this
time.
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Copies of all nominations, the award program guidelines, and nomination evaluation
criteria were provided to the Committee in advance of the review meeting.
The Committee met on August 13-15, 2007 in Washington, DC. This meeting was closed
to the public to protect the personal privacy of the authors. All Committee Members were present
at the meeting. Each Committee Member was asked to review a set of papers suited to his or her
expertise. Before the meeting, the Committee Members provided their individual initial ratings of
the papers which were subsequently organized onto a summary table and distributed to the
Committee. At least two reviewers considered each nomination.
The Committee discussed the individual rankings and nominations to develop a
preliminary consensus rating for each nomination. The Committee first discussed the rankings on
a nomination-by-nomination basis. In some cases, additional readers reviewed the papers to
provide further insights in their evaluation.
After the Committee Members achieved consensus on each individual nomination, the
Committee considered whether the papers were correctly rated in comparison with one another.
The Committee compared various rankings and made adjustments, where warranted, until it was
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 reconsidered to determine whether they 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 Committee's report for approval prior to transmittal to the
Agency, it reviewed the Committee report without Appendix A which identifies the award
recommendations.
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3. RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 Review Recommendations
Table 1 summarizes the Level I and Level II awards by year since 1998, including the
recommendations for 2007. The awards criteria for 2006 remained the same as the previous year.
TABLE 1
Comparison of Number of Level I & II Award Recommendations over Time
Award Level
Level I
Level II
Total Level I
&II
FY
1998
O
11
14
FY
1999
1
7
8
FY
2000
0
5
5
FY
2001
2
11
13
FY
2002
4
7
11
FY
2003
7
18
25
FY
2004
6
13
19
FY
200
5
3
6
9
FY
200
6
5
11
16
FY
200
7
5
13
18
Table 2 summarizes the distribution of award recommendations for 2007 among
categories. Of 140 initial nominations, the Committee recommended 55 for an award and 45 for
honorable mention.
TABLE 2
Summary Number of Award Recommendations By Category For FY2007
Nomination Categories
Control Systems & Technology (CS)
Ecological Research (ER)
Environmental Statistics (ES)
Health Effects Research and Human Health
Risk Assessment (HE)
Integrated Risk Assessment (IR)
Monitoring and Measurement Methods
(MM)
Review Articles (RA)
Risk Management & Ecosystem Restoration
(RM)
Social Sciences (SS)
Transport and Fate (TF)
Environmental Futures (EF)
Other Environmental Research (OR)
TOTALS:
Total
Nom.
6*
26**
4
21
2
21**
*
21
4
j***
15
5
14*
140
Award Levels
I
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
5
II
1
6
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
13
III
3
4
1
10
0
2
8
0
0
8
0
1
37
Tot
4
10
1
13
0
4
9
0
0
9
2
3
55
Awar
d
%
67
38
25
62
0
19
43
0
0
60
40
21
39
Hon.
Men.
0
8
O
6
1
8
O
1
0
5
O
7
45
* S7CS0003, S7CS0004, and S7OR0090 were combined by the Committee for one Level III
award.
**S7ER0023 and S7ER0024 were combined by the Committee for one Level II award
*** S7MM0144 and S7SS0143 were combined by the Committee for one Level II award
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The full list of award recommendations is contained in Appendix A.
3.2 Administrative Recommendations
The Committee has three comments regarding the STAA process.
1. The FY 2007 Committee notes with gratitude the implementation of two
recommendations of this and previous committees: the submission and
distributions of nominations electronically, and increases in the monetary amounts
in each award category.
2. The Committee notes the addition of one topical category for 2007 nominations,
"Other Research", bringing the total to twelve. Still the Committee continues to
believe that additional, more definitive, categories are warranted, both because of
the need for clarity in categorical definitions, and the concern that some authors
may not submit their work because of the perception that it does not align with
award criteria. The Committee recognizes that environmental research can be
subdivided into many categories and does not suggest that research and scholarly
categories should be "author-defined" or that an unbounded list be compiled.
However the Committee does recommend that certain major categories should be
added, among them:
• Sustainability/Life Cycle Analysis/Industrial Ecology/Green
Chemistry
• Economics and Decision Sciences
• Transportation/The Urban Environment/Land-Use Planning
• Environmental Justice
• Homeland Security
• Environmental Policy
• Energy and the Environment
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Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards
FY2007 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award — Total of 5
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7EFOO
10
Improving National Air Quality
Forecasts with Satellite Aerosol
Observations
Dr. Szykman, James (25%)
Dr. Weinstock, Lewis (16%)
Dr. Wayland, Richard (5%)
Dr. Dimmick, Fred (5%)
Dr. Al-Saadi, Jassim (25% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Pierce, R. Bradley (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Kittaka, Chieko (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Neil, Doreen (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Chu, Allen (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Remer, Lorraine (2% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Gumley, Liam (2% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Prins, Elaine (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. MacDonald, Clinton (2%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Fishman, Jack (2% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Developing an Operational
Fine Paniculate Matter
(PM2.5) Air Quality Index
Forecast Tool to Improve
Public Awareness
S7HEO
048
(l)Toxicokinetics of BDE 47 in
Female Mice: Effect of Dose,
Route of Exposure, and Time
(2) Impact of Repeated Exposure
on the Toxicokinetics of BDE 47
in Mice
(3) Disposition of BDE 47 in
Developing Mice
Dr. Birnbaum, Linda S. (30%)
Dr. Diliberto, Janet J. (25%)
Dr. DeVito, Michael J. (5%)
Dr. Staskal, Daniele S. (40%
Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Pharmacokinetics of
Polybrominated Diphenyl
Ether (PDE) 47 in Mice
*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 (Cont'd) — Total of 5
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7HEOO
53
(1 Continuous Weeklong
Measurements of Personal Exposures
and Indoor Concentrations of Fine
Particles for 37 Health-Impaired North
Caolina Residents for up to Four
Seasons
(2) Use of Personal-Indoor-Outdoor
Sulfur Concentrations to Estimate the
Infiltration Factor and Outdoor
Exposure Factor for Individual Homes
and Persons
(3) Validation of a Method for
Estimating Long-Term Exposures
Based on Short-Term Measurements
Dr. Williams, Ron (35%)
Dr. Wallace, Lance (35%)
Dr. Croghan, Carry (15%)
Dr. Rea,Anne (15%)
Demonstrating how Activity
Patterns and Environmental
Factors Impact Human Exposures
to Ambient Particulate Matter
NERL
S7RA01
40
Hydrological Connectivity between
Headwater Streams and Downstream
Waters: How Science can Inform Policy
Dr. Nadeau, Tracie-Lynn (60%)
Dr. Rains, Mark C. (40% Non-EPA)
Advancing the Scientific
Understanding of the
Contributions of Headwater
Streams to the Integrity of
Downstream Waters
OWOW
S7TF01
32
Groundwater N Speciation and Redox
Control of Organic N Mineralization by O2
Reduction to H2O2
Dr. Washington, John W. (80%)
Dr. Thomas, Robert C. (5%)
Dr. Endale, Dinku M. (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Schroer, Katherine L. (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Samarkina, Lidia P. (5% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Elucidating Basic Controls on
Transformations of Aquatic Norgs
Essential Knowledge for
Addressing Eutrophication
*Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as
documented in the EPA nomination
A-2
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7CSOO
05
Control of Mercury Emissions from Coal-
Fired Electric Utility Boilers
Dr. Srivastava, Ravi K. (35%)
Dr. Hutson, Nick D. (25%)
Dr. Princiotta, Frank T. (20%)
Dr. Martin, G. Blair (10%)
Dr. Staudt, James E. (10% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Providing the Public with a
Comprehensive Summary of
Technologies for Control of
Mercury Emissions from Electric
Utility Boilers
S7EFOO
07
(1) Chemical Structure Indexing of
Toxicity Data on the Internet: Moving
towards a Flat World
(2) Future of Predictive Toxicology: An
Expanded View of "Chemical Toxicity"
Dr. Richard, Ann M. (80%)
Dr. Gold, Lois S. (10% Non-EPA)
Dr. Nicklaus, Marc C. (10% Non-
EPA)
NCCT
New Paradigm of
Cheminformatics, Data Models,
and High-Throughpur Resting for
Toxicity Prioritizing in EPA
S7EROO
13
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Desert Vegetation of the
Southwestern U.S.
Dr. Geron, Chris D. (80%)
Dr. Guenther, Alex (10% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Greenberg, Jim (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Karl, Thomas (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Rasmussen, Rei (2% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Research on Arid Land Natural
Oxidant and Organic Aerosol
Precursor Compounds
S7OROO
85
(1) Global Transcriptome Analysis of
Staphylococcus Aureus Response to
Hydrogen Peroxide
(2) Toxicogenomic Response of
Staphylococcus Aureus to Peracetic Acid
(3) The Microarray Analysis of
Psedudomonas Aeruginosa Induction of
Pyocin in Response to Hydrogen Peroxide
Dr. Toghrol, Freshteh (50%)
Dr. Chang, Wook (30% Non-EPA)
Dr. Small, David A. (10% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Bentley, William E. (10% Non-
EPA)
Leadership in Advancing the
Scientific Understanding of
Pathogen behavior Against
Antimicrobial Agents at the
Genomic Level and for Research
Extending the Agency's Genomic
Capabilities to Microbial
Pathogens
A-:
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
S70ROO
Use of Competitive DNA Hybridization to
Identify Differences in the Genomes of
Bacteria
Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (65%)
Dr. Santo Domingo, Jorge W.
(30%)
Dr. Graham, James E. (5% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Scientific and Technological
Achievement in the Field of
Genomics
S7EROO
19
Establishment of Transgenic Herbicide-
Resistant Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis
Stolonifera L.) in Nonagronomic Habitats
Dr. Reichman, Jay R. (30%)
Dr. Watrud, Lidia S. (25%)
Dr. Lee, Henry E. (10%)
Dr. Burdick, Connie A. (10%)
Dr. Bollman, Mike A. (10% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Storm, Marjorie J. (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. King, George A. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Mallory-Smith, Carol (5%
Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Ecological Research Presenting the
First Evidence for Escape of
Transgenic Plants into Wild
Populations within the USA
S7EROO
24
and
S7EROO
23
(These
two
nominati
ons are
recom-
mended
for one
com-
bined
award)
Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factors for
Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-
dioxins, and Dibenzofurans in Southern
Lake Michigan Lake Trout (Salvelinus
Namaycush)
(1) Comparison of Biota-Sediment
Accumulation Factors Across Ecosystems
(2) A Hybrid Empirical-Mechanistic
Modeling Approach for Extrapolating
BSAFs and BAFs Across Species, Time
and/or Ecosystems.
Dr. Lukasewycz, Marta T. (34%)
Dr. Burkhard, Lawrence P. (33%)
Dr. Cook, Phillip M. (33%)
Dr. Lukasewycz, Marta T. (34%)
Dr. Burkhard, Lawrence P. (33%)
Dr. Cook, Phillip M. (33%)
NHERL
Providing High Quality Set of
Biota-Sediment Accumulation
Factors for PCBs, PCDDs, and
PCDFs
Developing Methods for
Extrapolating Bioaccumulation
Data
A-4
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
S7EROO
28
Coho Salmon Dependence on Intermittent
Streams
Dr. Wigington Jr., Parker J. (33%)
Dr. Ebersole, Joseph L. (20%)
Dr. Leibowitz, Scott G. (5%)
Dr. White, Denis (3%)
Dr. Baker, Joan P. (3%)
Dr. Church, M. Robbins (3%)
Dr. Brooks, Renee J. (3%)
Dr. Cairns, Michael A. (3%)
Dr. Compton, Jana E. (3%)
Dr. Colvin, Michael E. (15% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Miller, Bruce (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Hansen, Bruce (3% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
For Outstanding Research
Quantifying the Influence of
Intermittent Streams on the
Biological Integrity of Navigable
Waters
S7EROO
32
(1) Uptake and Elimination of lonizable
Organic Chemicals at Fish Gills:!. Model
Formulation, Parameterization, and
Behavior
(2) Uptake and Elimination of lonizable
Organic Chemicals at Fish Gills: II.
Observed and Predicted Effects of pH,
Alkalinity, and Chemical Properties.
Dr. Erickson, Russell J. (20%)
Dr. McKim, James M. (20%)
Dr. Lien, Gregory J. (20%)
Dr. Hoffman, Alex D. (20%)
Dr. Batterman, Shane L. (20%)
NHEERL
A Mechanistic Model for Effects
of pH on Risks of lonizable
Organic Chemicals to Fish
S7ER01
41
Linking Land Cover and Water Quality in
New York City's Water Supply Watersheds.
Dr. Mehaffey, Megan (30%)
Dr. Nash, Maliha (20%)
Dr. Wade, Timothy (20%)
Dr. Ebert, Donald (10%)
Dr. Jones, Bruce K. (10%)
Dr. Rager, Audrey (10% Non-EPA)
NERL
New York City Water Supply
Research which Demonstrated
Tangible Environmental and
Economic Impact
A-5
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
S7HEOO
58
S7MMO
078
S7MMO
144
&
S7SS014
3
These
two
nomina-
tions are
recom-
mended
for one
com-
bined
award)
Mini-Monograph: Risk Assessment/ Issues
in TCE Risk Assessment (Contains 5
Articles)
Land-Cover Change Detection using Multi-
Temporal MODIS NDVI Data
National Environmental Health Measures
for Minority and Low-Income Populations:
Tracking Social Disparities in
Environmental Health
Environmental Health Disparities: A
Framework Integrating Psychosocial and
Environmental Concepts
Dr. Chiu, Weihsueh A. (30%)
Dr. Calwell, Jane C. (25%)
Dr. Scott, Cheryl S. (20%)
Dr. Keshava, Nagalakshmi ( 1 9%)
Dr. Evans, Marina V. (2%)
Dr. Okino, Miles S. (2%)
Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (2%)
NCEA
Dr. Lunetta, Ross S. (34%)
Dr. Knight, Joseph F. (23%)
Dr. Lyon, John G. (10%)
Dr. Worthy, L. Dorsey (10%)
Dr. Ediriwickrema, Jayantha (23%
Non-EPA)
NERL
Dr. Payne-Sturges, Devon C. (50%)
Dr. Gee, Gilbert C. (50% Non-EPA)
Dr. Payne-Sturges, Devon C. (50%)
Dr. Gee, Gilbert C. (50% Non-EPA)
OCHEE
An Update and Perspective on
Some of the More Critical and
Contentious Scientific issues in the
Risk Assessment of TCE
Original Research in the Area of
Land-Cover Change Detection to
Advance Regional Scale
Environmental Monitoring Science
Development of
Indicators/Measures to Track
Environmental Health Impacts of
Racial and Ethnic Minority
Communities
Advancing the Interdisciplinary
Study of Racial/Ethnic Disparities
in Environmental Health and
Cumulative RisK
*Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as
documented in the EPA nomination
A-6
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ~ Total of 37
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Eligible Authors* and
Nominating Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7CSOO
02
Destruction of Spores on Building
Decontamination Residue in a Commercial
Autoclave
Dr. Lemieux, Paul (50%)
Dr. Sieber, Roy (20% Non-EPA)
Dr. Osbome, Aaron (20% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Woodard, Alan (10% Non-
EPA)
NHSRC
Publishing Operating Procedures
to use Commercial Autoclaves to
Sterilize Building
Decontamination Waste
S7CSOO
03
&
S7CSOO
04
S70ROO
90
(These
three
nomina-
tions are
recom-
mended
fora
com-
bined
award)
(1) Tetrahaloindate(lll) -Based Ionic
Liguids in the Coupling Reaction of Carbon
Dioxide and Epoxides to Generate Cyclic
Carbonates: H-Bonding and Mechanistic
Studies
(2) Microwave-Assisted Preparation of 1-
Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium
Tetrachlorogallate and its Catalytic use in
Acetal Formation Under Mild Conditions
(1) Aqueous N-Alkylation of Amines using
Alkyl Halides: Direct Synthesis of Tertiary
Amines Under Microwave Irradiation
(2) An Efficient and Simple Aqueous N-
Heterocyclization of Aniline Derivatives:
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of N-Aryl
Azacycloalkanes
(3) Microwave-Assisted Cyclocondensation
of Hydrazine Derivatives with Alkyl
Dihalides or Ditosylated in Aqueous
Media: Syntheses of Pyrazole,
Pyrazolidine, and Phthalazine Derivatives
(1) Green and Controlled Synthesis of Gold
and Platinum Nanomaterials Using Vitamin
B2: Density-assisted Self-assembly of
Nanospheres, Wires and Rods
(2) Dextrose-Templated Microwave-
Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Spongy
Metal Oxides
Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)
Dr. Kim, Yong Jin (50% Non-EPA)
Designing a Process for
Converting Greenhouse Gas, CO2,
to Cyclic Carbonates in Non-
Volatile Ionic Liquid Solvents
Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)
Dr. Ju, Yuhong (50% Non-EPA)
Exceptional Technical
Achievement in Developing a
Microwave Technology for
Greener Chemical Processing in
Water
Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)
Dr. Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N.
(50% Non-EPA)
Developing a Novel Approach for
Greener Production and Safer Use
of Noble Nanometals and Metal
Oxides
NRMRL
*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 III Award (Cont'd) ~ Total of 37
Nom.
S7EROO
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S7EROO
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S7EROO
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S7CSOO
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Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
(1) Mechanistic Basis for Estrogenic
Effects in Fathead Minnow (Pimephales
Promelas) Following Exposure to the
Androgen 17a-methyltestosterone:
Conversion of 17a-Methyltestosterone to
17a- Methylestradiol
(2) Effects of Two Fungicides With
Multiple Modes of Action on Reproductive
Endocrine Function in the Fathead
Minnow. (Pimephales Promelas)
Availability of Cluepeid Prey to Primary
Piscivores in Smith Mountain Lake,
Virginia
Does Soil CO2 Efflux Acclimatize to
Elevated Temperature and CO2 During
Long Term Treatment of Douglas-Fir
Seedlings
Characterizing Pipe Wall Demand:
Implications for Water Quality Modeling
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (12%)
Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (10%)
Dr. Kahl, Michael D. (10%)
Dr. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (10%)
Dr. Hornung, Michael W. (8%)
Dr. Denny, Jeffrey S. (5%)
Dr. Tala, Henry R. (5%)
Dr. Korte, Joseph J. (5%)
Makynen, Elizabeth A. (5%)
Butterworth, Brian C. (5%)
Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (5%)
Dr. Gray, L. Earl (5%)
Dr. Cardon, Mary C. (5%)
Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (5%)
Dr. Linnum, Ann L. (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Dr. Cyterski, Michael (80%)
Dr. Ney, John (20% Non-EPA)
NERL
Dr. Tingey, David T. (30%)
Dr. Lee, E. Henry (25%)
Dr. Waschmann, Ronald S. (15%)
Dr. Johnson, Mark G. (15%)
Dr. Rygiewicz, Paul T. (1 5%)
NHEERL
Dr. Haught, Roy C. (50%)
Dr. Clark, Robert M. (50%)
NRMRL
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
Assessing Reproductive Endocrine
Effects of Chemicals Acting Via
Multiple Modes of Action in a
Fathead Minnow Assay
Development of a Comprehensive
Methodology for Examining the
Adequacy of a Prey Resource for
Piscine Predators
Application of New Statistical
Methods to Detect Seasonality in
Soil Respiration Caused by Above
Ground Plant Processes
Research to Understand Health
Benefits Associated with
Disinfection Residuals in Drinking
Water Distribution Systems
A-8
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) ~ Total of 37
S7EROO
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S7ESOO
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S7HEOO
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S7HEOO
44
S7HEOO
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Hydraulic Redistribution in a Douglas-Fir
Forest: Lessons from System Manipulations
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Sulfur
Test Method Variability: A Statistical
Analysis of Reproducibility from the 2005
US EPA ULSD Round-Robin Test Program
(1) Disruption of Iron Homeostasis as a
Mechanism of Biologic Effect by Ambient
Air Pollution Particles
(2) DMT1 Decreases Metal-Related Injury
in the Lung
(3) TNF, IFN-Gamma, and Endotoxin
Increase Expression of DMT 1 in Bronchial
Epithelial Cells
Acute Health Reference Values: Overview,
Perspective, and Current Forecast of Needs
Framework for Evaluation of
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
Models for Use in Safety or Risk
Assessment
Dr. Brooks, Renee J. (50%)
Dr. Meinzer, Fredrick C. (1 5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Warren, Jeff (15% Non-EPA)
Dr. Domec, Jean-Christophe (10%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Coulombe, Rob (10% Non-
EPA)
NHEERL
Dr. Laroo, Christopher A. (50%)
Dr. Mason, Robert L. (25% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Buckingham, Janet P. (25%
Non-EPA)
OTAQ
Dr. Ohio, Andrew J. (25%)
Dr. Dailey,LisaA. (25%)
Dr. Stonehuemer, Jackie (25%)
Dr. Madden, Michael (25%)
NHEERL
Dr. Woodall, Jr. , George M. ( 1 00%)
NCEA
Dr. Harris, Leona (34%)
Dr. Barton, Hugh A. (33%)
Dr. Setzer, R. Woodrow (33%)
NCCT
A Mechanistic Understanding of
How Mature Forest Ecosystems
use Water
Exceptional Technological
Achievement in Supporting
Implementation of Emissions
Reductions in HD Diesel Engines
Defining the Participation of Iron
Homeostasis in the Toxicity of PM
Facilitating the Evaluation and
Utilization of Physiologically
Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK)
Models in Risk Assessment
A-9
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) — Total of 37
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7HEOO
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Overview of Studies Under Consideration
for the Development of an IRIS Assessment
Dr. Pagan, Ines (100%)
NCEA
Providing Innovative Approaches
on Presentation of Information
Related to the Human Health Risk
Assessment for Chloroprene
S7HEOO
51
Air Contaminant Exposures During the
Operation of Lawn and Garden Equipment
Dr. Baldauf, Richard (51 %)
Dr. Weinstein, Jason (40%)
Dr. Fortune, Christopher (3% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Wheeler, Michael (3% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Blanchard, Fred (3% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Substantial Contributions to the
Assessment and Reduction of
Health Risks Posed by Emissions
From Lawn and Garden
Equipment
S7HEOO
54
(1) Identification and Characterization of
Novel Stable Deoxyguanosine and
Deoxyadenosine Adducts of
Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-Quinone from
Reactions at Physiological ph
(2) Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-Quinone-3' -
Mononucleotide Adduct Standards for 32P
Postlabeling Analyses: Detection of
Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8Quinone-CalfThymus
DNA Adducts
Dr. Padgett, William T. (27%)
Dr. Nesnow, Stephen (22%)
Dr. Nelson, Garret B. (12%)
Dr. Lambert, Guy R. (5%)
Dr. Richard, Ann M. (2%)
Dr. Ross, Jeffrey A. (2%)
Dr. Swank, Adam (2%)
Dr. Balu, Narayanan (28% Non-
EPA)
NHEERL
Exceptional Contribution to
Understading the Environmental
Carcinogenesis of Poly cyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
A-10
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) — Total of 37
S7HEOO
55
(1) Transcriptional Profiles in Liver From
Mice Treated with Hepatotumorigenic and
Nonhepatotumorigenic Triazole Conazole
Fungicides: Propiconazole, Triadimefon,
and Myclobutanil
(2) Transcriptional Profiles in Liver From
Rats Treated with Tumorigenic and Non-
Tumorigenic Triazole Conazole
Fungicides: Propiconazole, Triadimefon,
and Myclobutanil
(3) Toxicity Profiles in Mice Treated with
Hepatotumorigenic and Non-
Hepatotumorigenic Triazole Conazole
Fugicides: Propiconazole, Triadimefon, and
Myclobutanil
Dr. Nesnow, Stephen (12%)
Dr. Allen, James W. (8%)
Dr. Delker, Don (8%)
Dr. Hester, Susan D. (8%)
Dr. Thai, Sheau-Fung (8%)
Dr. Ward, Ward O. (8%)
Dr. Wolf, Douglas (8%)
Dr. George, Michael H. (5%)
Dr. Jones, Carlton (5%)
Dr. Moore, Tanya (5%)
Dr. Nelson, Gail (5%)
Dr. Roop, Barbara (5%)
Dr. Sun, Guobin (5%)
Dr. Winkfield, Ernest (5%)
NHEERL
Exceptional Contribution That
Changed Default Assumptions on
the Modes of Action of
Tumorigenic Conazole Fungicides
Based on Toxicogenomics
S7HEOO
56
(1) Exposure Parameters Necessary for
Delayed Puberty and Mammary Gland
Development in Long-Evans Rats Exposed
In Utero to Atrazine
(2) Adverse Effects of Prenatal Exposure to
Atrazine During a Critical Period of
Mammary Gland Growth
(3) Mammary Gland Development as a
Sensitive End-Point Following Acute
Prenatal Exposure to a Low Dose Atrazine
Metabolite Mixture in Femal Long Evans
Rats
Dr. Fenton, Suzanne E. (55%)
Dr. Stanko, Jason P. (10%)
Dr. Wood, Carmen (10%)
Dr. Youngblood, Geri L. (5%)
Dr. Rayner, Jennifer L. (10% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Geiner, Sara N. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Enoch, Rolondo R. (5% Non-
EPA)
NHEERL
Published Adverse Low-Dose
Effects of Female Rat Mammary
Glands Following Prenatal
Exposure to Atrazine Metabolites
S7HEOO
59
Estimation of Ambient and Non-Ambient
Components of Particulate Matter Exposure
from a Personal Monitoring Panel Study
Dr. Wilson, William E. (90%)
Dr. Brauer, Micahel (10% Non-
EPA)
NCEA
Developing a Method to Estimate
Ambient and Nonambient Personal
Exposure and Applying it to Panel
Epidemiology
A-11
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) — Total of 37
S7HE01
45
(1) Use of Physiologically Based
Pharmacokinetic Model for Rats to Study
the Influence of Body Fat Mass and
Induction of CYP1A2 on the
Pharmacokinetics of TCDD
(2) Comparison of the Use of a
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
Model and a Classical Pharmacokinetic
Model for Dioxin Exposure Assessments
(3) Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
Model for Development Exposures to
TCDD in the Rat
Dr. DeVito, Michael J. (35%)
Dr. Bimbaum, Linda S. (20%)
Dr. Emond, Claud (40% Non-EPA)
Dr. Michaleki, Joel (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
The Development of a PBPK
Model for Dioxin for Use in
Human Risk Assessment
S7MMO
066
Development of Size Selective Sampling of
Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Spores from
Simulated Building Air Intake Mixtures for
Analysis Via Laser Induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy (LIBS)
Dr. Snyder, Emily (70%)
Dr. Gullett, Brian (15%)
Dr. Ryan, Shawn (5%)
Dr. Touati, Abderrahmane (5%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Oudejans, Lukas (5% Non-
EPA)
NHSRC
The Development of Laser
Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(LIBS) for B. anthracis Surrogate
Spore Detection
S7MMO
068
Method Development for the Analysis on
N-Nitrosodimethylamine and Other N-
Nitrosamines in Drinking Water at Low
Nanogram/Liter Concentrations using
Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas
Chromatography lonization Tandem Mass
Spectrometry
Dr. Munch, Jean W. (75%)
Dr. Bassett, Margarita V. (25%)
NERL
Development of a Sensitive and
Specific Method to Measure Low
ng/L Concentrations of
Nitrosamines in Drinking Water
S7OROO
94
Apparent 85Kr Ages of Groundwater
within the Royal Watershed, Maine, USA
Dr. Sidle, William (100%)
NRMRL
Development and Application of
85Kr Isotope Dating Techniques in
Ground Water Vulnerability Risk
Assessments
A -12
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) ~ Total of 37
S7RAOO
96
S7RAOO
98
S7RAOO
99
S7RA01
00
Air Emission Inventories in North America:
A Critical Assessment
The Fathead Minnow in Aquatic
Toxicology: Past, Present and Future
The Multidisciplinary Influence of
Common Sustainability Indices
Systematic Approach to Evaluating Trade-
offs among Fuel Options: The Lessons of
MTBE
Dr. Miller, C. Andrew (56%)
Dr. Mobley, J. David (4%)
Dr. Hidy, George (4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Hales, Jeremy (4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Kolb, Charles E. (4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Werner, Arthur S . (4% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Haneke, Bemd (4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Parish, David D. (4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Frey, H. Christopher (4% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Rojas-Bracho, Leonora (4%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Deslauriers, Marc (4% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Pennell, Bill Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (50%)
Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (50%)
Dr. Mayer, Audrey L. (40%)
Dr. Thurston, Hale W. (30%)
Dr. Pawlowski, Christopher W.
(30% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Dr. Davis, J. Michael (90%)
Dr. Thomas, Valerie M. (10% Non-
EPA)
NCEA
A Critical Overview of Air
Emission Inventories with
Recommendations to Improve
their Value to Air Quality
Management
Developing a Comprehensive
Review for a Small Fish Model,
the Fathead Minnow, Key to
USEPA Regulatory Activities
a Timely and Perceptive Review of
the Multidimensional Nature of
Sustainability Indices
Articulating a Comprehensive
Assessment Approach for Fuels
and Fuel Additives
A-13
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) ~ Total of 37
S7RA01
02
S7RA01
05
S7RA01
09
S7RA01
16
S7TF01
21
Classifying Coastal Waters: Current
Necessity and Historical Perspective
Methods for Speciation of Metals in Soils:
a Review
Emissions of Organic Air Toxics from
Open Burning: a Comprehensive Review
Developmental Neurotoxicity of Pyrethroid
Insecticides: Review and Future Research
Needs
The 2-Norbomyl Cation is Not A Single
Minimum Energy System
Dr. Kurtz, Janis C. (40%)
Dr. Detenbeck, Naomi D. (20%)
Dr. Engle, Virginia E. (20%)
Dr. Ho, Kay (5%)
Dr. Smith, Lisa M. (5%)
Dr. Jordan, Stephen J. (5%)
Dr. Campbell, Dan (5%)
NHEERL
Dr. Ryan, James A. (40%)
Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail R. ( 15%)
Dr. Scheckel, Kirk G. (10%)
Dr. DAmore, John J. (35% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Dr. Lemieux, Paul (70%)
Dr. Lutes, Christopher C. (15%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Santoianni, Dawn A. (15% Non-
EPA)
NHSRC
Dr. Shafer, Timothy J. (65%)
Dr. Crofton, Kevin M. (20%)
Dr. Meyer, Douglas A. (15% Non-
EPA)
NHEERL
Dr. Mamanto v, Andrew ( 1 00%)
OPPT
Evaluating Environmental
Classification Approaches for their
Ability to Group Estuaries with
Similar Sensitivity to Nutrient
Pollution
Promoting the Application of
Metal Speciation in EPA Research
Compiling a Comprehensive
Review of Air Toxics Data from
Open Burning Sources
Analysis of the State of Science to
Support Cumulative Risk
Determinations of Pyrethroids
Under FQPA
Insightful Contribution and
Innovative Prediction of
Hydrolysis of Poly cyclic Halides
A-14
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) — Total of 37
S7TF01
23
Volatile Organic Compounds from
Vegetation in Southern Yunnan Province,
China: Emission Rates and Some Potential
Regional Implications
Dr. Geron, Chris D. (75%)
Dr. Owen, Sue M. (10% Non-EPA)
Dr. Guenther, Alex B. (8% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Greenberg, Jim P. (2% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Rasmussen, Rei (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Bai, Jian Hui (1 % Non-EPA)
Dr. Li, Qing-Jun (1 % Non-EPA)
Dr. Baker, Brad (1 % Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Discovery of Oxidant and Aerosol
Precursor VOC Emissions in Asia
and their Regional to Global
Implications
S7TF01
24
Effects of pH and Phosphate on Metal
Distribution with Emphasis on As
Speciation and Mobilization in Soils from a
Lead Smelting Site
Dr. Impellitteri, Christopher A.
(100%)
NRMRL
Research on the Stabilization of
Metals and Speciation of Arsenic
in Mine Wastes
S7TF01
28
(1) Reduction of Nitrosobenzenes and N-
hydroxylanilines by Fe(ll) Species:
Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanism
(2) QSAR Study of the Reduction of
Nitroaromatics by Fe(ll) Species
Dr. Colon, Dalizza (55%)
Dr. Weber, Eric J. (23%)
Dr. Winget, Paul (5%)
Dr. Suarez, Luis A. (5%)
Dr. Anderson, James L. (12% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Improving the Ability to Predict
the Reduction rates for
nitroaromatics and their
Intermediates in the Environments
S7TF01
29
(1) Degradation of Chlorpyrifos in Aqueous
Chlorine Solutions: Pathways, Kinetics, and
Modeling
(2) Monitoring the Speciation of Aqueous
Free Chlorine from pH 1 to 12 with Raman
Spectroscopy to Determine the Identity of
the Potent Low-pH Oxidant
Dr. Duirk, Stephen E. (55%)
Dr. Collette, Timothy W. (22%)
Dr. Chemey, Daniel P. (18% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Tarr, J. Christopher (5% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Innovative use of Measurements
and Modeling to Forecast the Fate
of Pesticides During Water
Treatment
*Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as
documented in the EPA nomination
A-15
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd) ~ Total of 37
Nom.
S7TF01
33
S7TF01
34
S7TF01
37
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Mineralogy and Characterization of
Arsenic, Iron, and Lead in A Mine Waste
Derived Fertilizer
Simplified Modeling of Flushing and
Residence Times in 42 Embayments in
New England, USA, with Special Attention
to Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island
(1 ) Arsenic Cycling within the Water
Column of a Small Lake Receiving
Contaminated Ground- Water Discharge
(2) Arsenic Solid-Phase Partitioning in
Reducing Sediments of a Contaminated
Wetland
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Dr. Williams, Aaron G. B. (40%)
Dr. Scheckel, Kirk G. (30%)
Dr. Impelliteri, Christopher A.
(20%)
Dr. Tolaymat, Thabet (10%)
NRMRL
Dr. Abdelrhman, Mohamed ( 1 00%)
Dr. Ford, Robert G. (48%)
Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (47%)
Dr. Hernandez -Roberts, Gina (5%
Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
Speciation and Risk
Characterization of Hazardous
Materials in Ironite
Simple Models of Residence Time
in Embayments to Understand
Ecological Response and Enhance
Classification Endeavors
Research that Provides the Basis
for Assessing Arsenic Mobility in
Contaminated Ground Water and
Sediments
*Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as
documented in the EPA nomination
A-16
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 45
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted
Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S7EFOO
Titanium Dioxide (P25) Produces Reactive
Oxygen Species in Immortalized Brain
Microglia (BV2): Implications for
Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity
Dr. Veronesi, Bellina (50%)
Dr. Long, TC (25% Non-EPA)
Dr. Lowry, Gregory V. (25%
Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Outstanding Toxicology Research
that Links the Physical Properties
of Particles with their Biological
Activity in Nerve Cells
S7EFOO
09
The ToxCast Program for Prioritizing
Toxicity Testing of Environmental Chemicals
Dr. Dix, David (30%)
Dr. Houck, Keith (20%)
Dr. Kavlock, Robert (20%)
Dr. Martin, Matthew (10%)
Dr. Richard, Ann (10%)
Dr. Setzer, R. Woodrow (10%)
NCCT
ToxCast: A Biologically and
Chemically Based System for EPA
Program Offices to Prioritize
Toxicity Testing of Chemicals
S7EF01
01
Assaying Particle-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons from Archived PM2.5 Filters
Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (60%)
Dr. Vette, Alan F. (20%)
Dr. Rapaport, Stephen M. (20%
Non-EPA)
NERL
Innovative Analytical
Methodology for Assessing
Population Based Ecologic
Exposure to PAHs using Archived
PM2.5 Samples
S7EROO
12
Sediment Microbial Enzyme Activity as an
Indicator of Nutrient Limitation in Great
Lakes Coastal Wetlands
Dr. Hill, Brian H. (50%)
Dr. Elonen, Colleen M. (20%)
Dr. Jicha, Terri M. (10%)
Dr. Trebitz, Anett S. (10%)
Dr. Cotter, Anne M. (5%)
Dr. Danz, Nick P. (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Development of a Novel Indicator
of Wetland Nutrient Limitation
A-17
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 45
S7EROO
17
Identification of Metabolites of Trenbolone
Acetate in Androgenic Runoff from a Beef
Feedlot
Dr. Durban, Elizabeth J. (20%)
Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (20%)
Dr. Makynen, Elizabeth A. (15%)
Dr. Lambright, Christy C. (10%)
Dr. Gray, L. Earl (5%)
Dr. Hartig, Phillip C. (5%)
Dr. Kahl, Michael D. (5%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James M. (5%)
Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (5%)
NHEERL
Evaluation of the Ecological Risk
of Synthetic Steroids used in
Livestock
S7EROO
20
Status of the Amphipod Diporeia spp. In Lake
Superior, 1994-2000
Dr. Scharold, Jill V. (60%)
Dr. Lozano, Stephen J. (20%)
Dr. Cony, Timothy D. (20%)
NHEERL
Utility of a Benthic Indicator for
Assessing Ecosystem Health
S7EROO
21
Use of Powdered Coconut Charcoal as a
Toxicity Identification and Evaluation
Manipulation for Organic Toxicants in Marine
Sediments
Dr. Ho, Kay (25%)
Dr. Burgess, Robert (20%)
Dr. Pelletier, Marguerite (15%)
Dr. Serbst, Jonathan (5%)
Dr. Cantwell, Mark (5%)
Dr. Ryba, Stephen (5%)
Dr. Perron, Monique (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Cook, Howard (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Lebo, John (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Huckins, James (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Petty, Jim (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Development of Methods to
Characterize and Identify Organic
toxicants in Whole Sediments
A-18
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S7EROO
22
Method for Testing the Aquatic Toxicity of
Sediment Extracts for use in Identifying
Organic Toxicants in Sediments
Dr. Heinis, Larry J. (40%)
Dr. Highland, Terry L. (30%)
Dr. Mount, David R. (30%)
Development of Methods for
Isolating and Identifying Organic
Toxicants in Contaminated
Sediments
S7EROO
26
Relationships Among Exceedences of Metals
Criteria, the Results of Ambient Bioassays,
and Community Metrics in Mining Impacted
Streams
Dr. Griffith, Michael B. (70%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James M. (20%)
Dr. Alan . Herlihy, Alan T. (10%
Non-EPA)
NCEA
Research Showing the Consistency
of Chemical Criteria, Ambient
Bioassays and Community Metrics
in the Nation's Waters
S7EROO
27
(1) Benthic Versus Planktonic Foundations of
Three Lake Superior Coastal Wetland Food
Webs
(2) Hydrology and Nutrient Effects on Food-
Web Structure in Ten Lake Superior Coastal
Wetlands.
Dr. Sierszen, Michael E. (40%)
Dr. Peterson, Gregory S. (10%)
Dr. Trebitz, Anett S. (10%)
Dr. Moffett, Mary F. (10%)
Dr. Morrice, John A. (10%)
Dr. West, Corlis W. (10%)
Dr. Brazner, John C. (10%)
NHEERL
Analyses of Factors Governing
Food Web Structure in Great
Lakes Coastal Wetlands
S7EROO
34
(1) Application of Elasticity Analyses and
Perturbation Simulations in Determining
Stressor Impacts on Population Growth Rate
and Extinction Risk
(2) From Individuals to Populations:
Modeling Toxicity Data Across Two Levels
of Biological Organization
Dr. Raimondo, Sandy (60%)
Dr. Mckenney Jr., Charles L.
(20%)
Dr. Barron, Mace G. (20%)
NHEERL
Advancing our Understanding of,
and our Ability to Predict,
Population Responses to Stressors
S7ESOO
38
Evaluating Predictive Errors of a Complex
Environmental Model using a General Linear
Model and Least Square Means
Dr. Knightes, Christopher D.
(60%)
Dr. Cyterski, Michael J. (40%)
NERL
Presenting a Statistical Method
Evaluating Predictive Bias of
Environmental Models that use
Categorical Input Data
S7ESOO
39
(1) Including Transition Probabilities in Nest
Survival Estimation: A Mayfield Markov
Chain
(2) The Effects of Uncertainty about Age at
Transition on Bias in the Mayfield Family of
Estimators
Dr. Etterson, Matthew A. (75%)
Dr. Bennett, Richard S. (25%)
NHEERL
Development of a Unified Markov
Chain Theoretical Framework for
Estimating Avian Reproductive
Success
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S7ES01
42
(1) Identification and Predication of Fish
Assemblages in Streams of the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands, USA
(2) Predictive Habitat Models for the
Occurrence of Stream Fishes in the Mid-
Atlantic Highlands
Dr. Cyterski, Micheal J. (30%)
Dr. Rashleigh, Brenda (25%)
Dr. Parmar, Rajbir S. (15%)
Dr. Johnston, John M. (15%)
Dr. Barber, M. Graig (15%)
NERL
Development of Modeling Tools to
Analyze Ecological Outcomes of
Alternative Stream Management
Strategies
S7HEOO
41
Detection of Androgenic Activity in
Emissions From Diesel Fuel and Biomass
Combustion
Dr. Owens, Jr., Clyde V. (40%)
Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (40%)
Dr. Lambright, Christy (5%)
Dr. Cardon, Mary (5%)
Dr. Gray, Jr., L. (5%)
Dr. Gullett, Brian K. (5%)
NRMRL
Exceptional Research
Demonstrating the Importance of
Investigating Androgens Found in
Diesel and Wood Combustion
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S7HEOO
42
(1) Gene Expression Patterns Associated With
Infertility in Humans and Rodent Models
(2) Reproductive and Genomic Effects in
testes From Mice Exposed to the Water
Disinfectant Byproduct Bromochloroacetic
Acid
(3) Gene Expression Profiling in Liver and
Testis of Rats to Characterize the Toxicity of
Triazole Fungicides
Dr. Dix, David (13%)
Dr. Rockett, John C. (13%)
Dr. Schmid, Judith E. (13%)
Dr. Tully, Douglas B. (13%)
Dr. Luft, J. Christopher (7%)
Dr. Ren, Hongzu (7%)
Dr. Wood, Carmen R. (7%)
Dr. Bao, Wenjun (3%)
Dr. Strader, Lillian F. (3%)
Dr. Best, Deborah S. (3%)
Dr. Narotsky, Michael G. (3%)
Dr. Wolf, Douglas C. (3%)
Dr. Patrizio, Pasquale (3% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Hecht, Norman B. (3% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Blystone, Chad (3% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Goetz, Amber (3% Non-
EPA)
NCCT
Developing Toxicogenomic
Methods and Data Identifying
Mechanisms of Reproductive
Toxicity for Environmental
Chemicals
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S7HEOO
46
(1) The Acquisition and Application of
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and
Excretion (ADME) Data in Agricultural
Chemical Safety Assessments
(2) A Tiered Approach to Systemic Toxicity
Testing for Agricultural Chemical Safety
Assessment
(3) A Tiered Approach to Life Stages Testing
for Agricultural Chemical Safety Assessment
Dr. Cooper, Ralph (5%)
Dr. Barton, Hugh (5%)
Dr. Wolf, Douglas (5%)
Dr. Dellarco, Vicki L. (5%)
Dr. Phang, Whang (5%)
Dr. Makris, Susan (5%)
Dr. Diliberto, Janet (5%)
Dr. Padilla, Stephanie (5%)
Dr. Whitby, Karen (5%)
Dr. Baetcke, Karl (5%)
Dr. Kimmel, Carole (5%)
Development of a Scientifically
Improved Method for Assessing
the safety of Pesticide Chemicals
More Efficiently and Accurately,
With fewer Animals
S7HEOO
49
Evaluating the Relationship Between
Variance in Enzyme Expression and Toxicant
Concentration in Health Risk Assessment
Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (100%)
NCEA
Communicating a Method to
Incorporate in Vitro Metabolic
Data in Uncertainty Factors
S7HEOO
50
(1) An Approach for Developing a National
Estimate of Waterborne Disease Due to
Drinking Water and a National Estimate
Model Application
(2) Estimates of Endemic Waterborne Risks
From Community-Intervention Studies
(3) The Role of Disease Burden in Future
Estimates of Endemic Waterborne Disease
Messner, Michael (19%)
Shaw, Susan (5%)
Regli, Stig, (4%)
Rotert, Ken (2%)
Blank, Valerie (3%)
Stoller Jeff (5% Non EPA)
Calderon, Rebecca (25%)
Craun, Gunter (8% Non EPA)
Rice, Glenn (8%)
Heberling, Mathew (5%)
Rothermich, Mary (5%)
Wright, J. Michael (5%)
Murphy Patricia (5%)
Craun, Michael (5% Non EPA)
NHEERL
Outstanding Contributions to the
Agency's First National Estimate
of Waterborne Disease for the
United States
S7HEOO
52
Criteria and Air-Toxic Emissions From In-
Use Automobiles in the National Low-
Emission Vehicle Program
Dr. Gabele, Pete (40%)
Dr. Baldauf, Richard (35%)
Dr. Cook, Richard (15%)
Dr. Crews, William (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Snow, Richard (5% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Substantial Contribution in the
Assessment and Reduction of
Health Risks Posed by Air Toxics
From Motor Vehicles
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S7IR006
0
Individual vs Organism vs Populations in the
Definition of Ecological Assessment
Endpoints
Dr. Wellman, Marjorie (7%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Wharton, Steve (7% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Norton, Susan B. (7% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Fairbrother, Anne (7% Non-
EPA)
NCEA
Researching and Clarifying the
Ecological Bases for the U.S.
EPA's Risk-Informed Decisions
S7MMO
064
PCDD and PCDF Emissions from Simulated
Sugarcane Field Burning
Dr. Gullett, Brian (75%)
Dr. Touati, Abderrahmane (15%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Huwe, Janice (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Hakk, Heldur (5% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Determining Methods to Quantify
Emissions of PCDD/PCDF from
Agricultural Burning
S7MMO
065
(1) Calculation of Electron Affinities of
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and
Solvation Energies of their Radical Anions
(2) Electron Affinities of Polynuclear
Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Negative-Ion
Chemical-Ionization Senstivities
Dr. Betowski, Leon D. (32%)
Dr. Enlow, Mark (15%)
Dr. Riddick, Lee (3%)
Dr. Aue, Donald H. (45% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Enlow, Mark (5% Non-EPA)
NERL
Modeling used to Predict the
Sensitivities of PAHs under
Chemical lonization Mass
Spectrometric Conditions
S7MMO
067
Detection of Human Enteric Viruses in
Stream Water with RT-PCR and Cell Culture
Dr. Fout, G. Shay (30%)
Dr. Dahling, Daniel R. (20%)
Dr. Denis-Mize, Kimberly (30%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Francy, Donna S. (20% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Demonstrating the Value of Field
Matrix Spikes in Virus Occurrence
Studies of Recreational or
Drinking Water Sources
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S7MMO
069
Characterization of the Fugitive Particulate
Emissions from Construction Mud/Dirt
Carryout
Dr. Kinsey, John S. (55%)
Dr. Linna,KaraL. (15%)
Dr. Squier, William C. (15%)
Dr. Muleski, Gregory E. (10%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Cowherd, Jr., Chatten (5%
Non-EPA)
NRMRL
The First Directly Measured Fine
PM Emission Factors from Paved
Road Mud/Dirt Carryout
S7MMO
073
Evaluation of Bacteriological Indicators of
Disinfection for Alkaline Treated Biosolids
Dr. Meckes, Mark C. (60%)
Dr. Rhodes, Eric R. (40%)
NRMRL
Developing Data which Supports
the use of Alternative Indicator
Microorganisms for Biosolids
S7MMO
074
(1) Evaluation of Short-Term Ogawa Passive
Photolytic, and Federal Reference Method
Sampling Devices for Nitrogen Oxides in El
Paso and Houston, Texas
(2) Evaluation of Ogawa Passive Sampling
Devices as an Alternative Measurement
Method for the Nitrogen Dioxide Annual
Standard in El Paso, Texas
Dr. Sather, Mark E. (40%)
Dr. Slonecker, E. Terrence (20%)
Dr. Mathew, Johnson (15%)
Dr. Kronmiller, Keith G. (10%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Williams, Dennis D. (10%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Daughtrey, Hunter (5% Non-
EPA)
A More Simple and Less
Expensive Monitoring Method for
Ambient Nitrogen Oxides
S7MMO
077
(1) Evaluation of Optically Acquired
Zooplankton Size-Spectrum Data as a
Potential Tool for Assessment of Condition in
the Great Lakes
(2) Comparisons of Zooplankton Community
Size Structure in the Great Lakes
Dr. Yurista, Peder M. (60%)
Dr. Kelly, John R. (20%)
Dr. Miller, Samuel E. (20%)
New Indicators, Technologies, and
Strategies for the Next Generation
of Great Lakes Assessment
S7MMO
081
(1) A Simple Multiplex Polymerase Chain
Reaction Assay for the Identification of Four
Environmentally Relevant Fungal
Contaminants
(2) A Simple Polymerase Chain
Reaction/Restriction Fragment Length
Polymorphism Assay Capable of Identifying
Medically Relevant Filamentous Fungi
(3) A Simple Polymerase Chain Reaction-
Sequencing Analysis Capable of Identifying
Multiple Medically Relevant Filamentous
Fungal Species
Dr. Dean, Timothy R. (75%)
Dr. Kohan, Michael (15%)
Dr. Menetrez, Marc Y. (5%)
Dr. Betancourt, Doris (5%)
Dr. Roop, Barbara (0%)
NRMRL
The Identification and
Characterization of Fungal
Biological Contaminants Prevalent
within the Built Environment
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S7OROO
82
Preparing Highway Emissions Inventories for
Urban Scale Modeling: A Case Study in
Philadelphia
Dr. Cook, James Richard (55%)
Dr. Strum, Madeleine L. (10%)
Dr. Beidler, Allan (20% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Touma, Jawad S. (15% Non-
EPA)
NWEL
Research which Greatly Improved
the Agency's Ability to Develop
Air Toxic Inventories for Mobile
Sources at the Local Level
S7OROO
(1) Inactivation of Spores of Bacillus
Anthracis Sterne, Bacillus Cereus, and
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis by
Chlorination
(2) Inactivation of Bacillus globigii by
Chlorination: A Hierarchical Bayesian Model
Dr. Rice, Eugene W. (30%)
Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (30%)
Dr. Adcock, Noreen J. (30%)
Dr. Rose, Laura J. (10% Non-
EPA)
NHSRC
The Evaluation of Surrogates for
Bacillus anthracis for use in
Disinfection Studies
S7OROO
A Novel Technique for the Rapid
Identification of Alpha Emitters Released
during a Radiological Incident
Dr. Dilbeck, George A. (35%)
Dr. Leitch, Jerrold M. (10%)
Dr. Moore, Brian J. (10%)
Dr. Honsa, Patricia C. (5%)
Dr. Taylor, Bud (30% Non-EPA)
Dr. Silverstone, Marina (10%
Non-EPA)
RIENL
A Rapid Assessment Tool
Enabling the EPA to Respond
More Efficiently to Nuclear
Incidents Involving Alpha
Contamination
S70ROO
87
Estimating Streamflow and Associated
Hydraulic Geometry the Mid-Atlantic Region,
USA
Dr. Mohamoud, Yusuf M. (67%)
Dr. Parmar, Rajbir S. (33%)
NERL
Contributing to the Solution of a
Practical Problem: Predictions in
Ungauged Basins
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S7OROO
89
S7OROO
93
S7OROO
95
S7RA01
06
S7RA01
13
S7RA01
39
S7RM01
17
Basin- Wide Analysis of the Dynamics of
Fecal Contamination and Fecal Source
Identification in Tillamook Bay, Oregon
Characterization of Airborne and Bulk
Particulate from Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Facilities
Diagnosis of Trace Pb in Domestic Wells,
Upper Gloucester Catchment, Maine, USA
Trends Analysis of Ambient 8 Hour Ozone
and Precursor Monitoring Data in the South
Central U.S.
Toxicity Tests for Sediment Quality
Assessments
Temperature and Toxicology:An Integrative,
Comparative, and Environmental Approach
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 338 PP
Evaluation of Lead Availability in Amended
Soils Monitored over a Long-term Time
Period
Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (35%)
Dr. Nietch, Christopher ( 15%)
Dr. Field, Kate (15% Non-EPA)
Dr. Simonich, Michael (15%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Reynolds, Don (15% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Younger, Melissa (5% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Dr. Machemer, Steven D . (100%)
NEIC
Dr. Sidle, William (100%)
NRMRL
Dr. Sather, Mark E. (95%)
Dr. Cavender, Kevin (5%)
Dr. Ireland, Scott D. (60%)
Dr. Ho, Kay (40%)
Dr. Gordon, Christopher J.
(100%)
NHEERL
Dr. Earth, Edwin F. (80%)
Dr. Succop, Paul A. (1 0% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Evans, Mark L . (1 0% Non-
EPA)
NRMRL
Scientific and Technical
Achievement in the Field of Water
Quality Monitoring with Fecal
Indicators
Potential of Respirable Particle
Hazards from Steel Mills
Suggesting a Need for Inhalation
RFC's for Ca Oxide/Hydroxide
Pb Isotope Methods for
Discrimination of Drinking Water
Contamination Among Rural
Water Districts
A Better Understanding of the
Ozone Pollution Problems in the
South Central U.S. through trends
Analysis of PAMS Data
Review of Assessment Techniques
for Assessing Sediment Quality for
Toxicologists and Policy Makers
Across the World
Publishing a Thorough Review of
the Literature on the Effects of
Temperture on the Toxicity of
Environmental Pollutants
Implementation of a Unique
Monitoring Program to Evaluate
the Sustainability of a Soil
Amendment Process
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S7TF01
26
The Distribution, Solid-Phase Speciation, and
Desorption/Dissolution of as in Waste Iron-
Based Drinking Water Treatment Residuals
Dr. Impellitteri, Christopher A.
(70%)
Dr. Scheckel, Kirk G. (30%)
NRMRL
Research on the Behavior of
Arsenic in Drinking Water
Treatment Wastes
S7TF01
27
Arsenate and Arsenite Sorption on and
Arsenite Oxidation by Iron(ll, 111)
Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust
Dr. Su, Chunming (75%)
Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (25%)
NRMRL
Cutting-Edge Research on Arsenic
Interactions with Iron-Bearing
Minerals
S7TF01
30
Uncertainty from Synergistic Effects of
Multiple Parameters in the Johnson and
Ettinger (1991) Vapor Intrusion Model
Dr. Weaver, James W. (50%)
Dr. Tillman, Fred D. (50% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Improving Assessment of Vapor
Intrusion by Illuminating
Uncertainties in Modeling
S7TF01
31
(1) Detection and Quantification of a Thio-
Arsenosugar in Marine Mollusks by IC-ICP-
MS with an Emphasis on the Interaction of
Arsenosugars with Sulfide as a Function of
PH
(2) In Vitro Biotransformation of an
Arsenosugar by Mouse Anaerobic Cecal
Microflora and Cecal Tissue as Examined
using IC-ICP-MS and LC-ESI-MS/MS
Dr. Creed, John T. (20%)
Dr. Creed, Patricia A. (20%)
Dr. Thomas, David J. (16%)
Dr. Kohan, Mike (15%)
Dr. Herbin-Davis, Karen (0%)
Dr. Conklin, Sean D. (20% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Fricke, Michael W. (2% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Ackerman, Amanda H. (2%
Non-EPA)
NERL
Study of the Conversion of
Arsenic Oxides to Arsenic Sulfides
in Seafoods and in the Cecal
Content of a Mouse
S7TF01
36
Effects of Different Forms of Organic Carbon
on the Partitioning and Bioavailability of
Nonhlphenol
Dr. Burgess, Robert M. (25%)
Dr. Pelletier, Marguerite C.
(25%)
Dr. Gundersen, Jennifer L. (25%)
Dr. Ryba, Stephan A. (15%)
Dr. Perron, Monique M. (10%
Non-EPA)
Innovative Research to Understand
Factors Affecting the
Bioavailability of the Emerging
Contaminant Nonylphenol
*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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Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables
NCCT - National Center for Computational Toxicology
NEIC - National Enforcement Investigations Center
NERL - National Exposure Research Laboratory
NHEERL - National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
NHSRC - National Homeland Security Research Center
NRMRL - National Risk Management Research Laboratory
NVFEL -National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
OCHEE - Office of Children's Health and Environmental Education
OPPT - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
OTAQ - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
OWOW - Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
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