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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
July 5, 1989
EPA-SAB-EC-89-015
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THE AOMIN'STRATQR
Honorable William K. Reilly
Administrator
u. $, Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, s.w.
Washington, D.G. 20450
Dear Mr. Reilly;
The Science Advisory Board's 1988 Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards Subcommittee has responded to
the request of the Assistant Administrator for Research and
Development by reviewing 106 papers nominated by the Agency for
Awards. The request for review, specific awards recommendations
and subcommittee roster are enclosed.
The Subcommittee believes that the Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards Program has contributed to
increasing the quality of science performed by the Environmental
Protection Agency to the point where the science conducted by the
Agency, as represented in the nominating process, is equivalent
to some of the best in the nation. The Board is pleased to have
participated in this process and believes it is appropriate for
the Board to continue this annual review function.
The quality of papers submitted this year is generally
higher than in earlier years and the nominators are to be
commended for an outstanding job in selecting papers. Further
evidence of the increasing quality of scientific reporting by the
Environmental Protection Agency is the increasing number of
papers published in the more prestigious journals known for their
strict adherence to peer review. The Subcommittee would like the
Agency to continue to stress the importance of publication in the
most rigorous peer reviewed journals in science and technology.
The Subcommittee identified three papers of notable quality
characterized by careful, thorough, extensive work which don't
fit the current definitions for this awards program. They are:
The Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry of Brominated
Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Analytical Chemistry
for which Sovocool and Mitchum are the EPA authors
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Fate of Dyes in Aquatic Systems: I. Solubility and
Partitioning of some Hydrophobia Dyes and Related Compounds
in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry for which Baughman
is the EPA author
Acrylamide: Its Metabolism, Developmental and Reproductive
Effects, Genotoxicity, and Carcinogenicity in Mutation
Research by Dearfield, Abernathy, Ottley, Branter, and Hays
of EPA
The Subcommittee hopes that these authors will be recognized for
their high quality worJc.
It would be of interest to Know how many papers EPA
publishes annually in the peer reviewed literature. The
Subcommittee encourages the Agency to develop a mechanism for
accurate accounting of this accomplishment.
Last year the Subcommittee recommended that non-EPA authors
of award winning papers be sent letters of recognition. Such
recognition of non-EPA authors should be a standard practice of
the awards program.
The Subcommittee recognizes the Agency's efforts to respond
to its recommendations for revising the nominations cover sheet.
These efforts were clearly evident and much appreciated. The
Subcommittee only recommends that the nominators refrain from
paraphrasing the paper, stating instead why the paper is
important and worthy of recognitions.
To ensure the credibility of the review process and broaden
the base of expertise brought to bear on the review, the
Subcommittee obtained—and would liJce to recognize—the
assistance of the following experts in the field:
Dr. Philip Bedient Rice University
Capt, James Bohne University of Michigan
Dr. Bruce Chin University of Michigan
Dr. Yoram Cohen UCLA
Dr. Charles Gerba University of Arizona
Dr. Stephen Levine University of Michigan
Dr. Philip Meyers University of Michigan
Dr. Theodore Mill SRI, International
Dr. Timothy Vogel University of Michigan
No attempt was made to ensure equality of numbers or
proportion of awards across the categories or laboratories„
Rather, good science was the sole criterion for recommending
awards»
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The Subcommittee is also pleased with the greater prominence
given the awards, as evidenced by the EE& Times articles of
September 1988 and January 1989. The Subcommittee would like to
know when the awards have been made and looks forward to serving
the Agency again,
Sincerely,
Raymond C. Iioehr, Chairman
Executive Committee
Science Advisory Board
Calvin H. Ward, Chairman
1988 Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Subcommittee
cc: Erich W. Bretthauer
Roger Cortes i
Clyde Bishop
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE ADVISORY'S
1988 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SUBCOMMITTEE
CONTROL SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Frank T. Princiotta, Director
LEVEL 3 "Volatile Organic Compound Emissions fron 46 In-Use
AWARD Passenger Cars," Environraental Science and Technology .
Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 466-475, May 1987,
EPA Authors j John E« Sigsby, Jr., Silvestre Tejada and
William Ray
Non-EPA Authors? John M, Lang and John w. Duncan
LEVEL 3 "On the Occurrence of Transient Puffs in a Rotary
AWARD Kiln Incinerator Simulator II. Contained Liquid
Wastes on Sorbents , " OLoumal of the M£ Pollution
Control Association, 37(8), pp. 934-942, August
1987.
EPA Authorss William P. Linalc and Joseph A.
McSorley
Non-EPA Authors; Jost Q* Wendt and James E. Dunn
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research laboratory
Ada, QJclahoma
Clinton W. Hall, Director
LEVEL 3 "Removal of Volatile Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in a
AWARD Soil Bioreactor," Journal o£. the Air Pollution
Control Association. 37(10), pp. 1236-1240, 1987.
EPA Authors; Don H, Kampbell and John T. Wilson
Non-EPA Authors; Harvey W, Read and Thomas T.
Stoqlcsdale
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ECOLOGY
Environmental Research Laboratory
Athens, Georgia
Rosemarie c. Russo, Director
LEVEL 3 "Modeling Bioccmcentration of Nonpolar Organic
AWARD Pollutants by Fish," Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry, vol. 7 pp. 545-558, 1988
EPA Authors: M. Craig Barber, Luis A. Suarez,
and Ray R. Lassiter
Environmental Research Laboratory
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Raymond Wilhour, Acting Director
LEVEL 2 "Adaptation of Aquatic Microbial Communities to Hg2+
AWARD Stress," Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
pp. 2725-2732, 1987
EPA Author: Tamar Barkay
Environmental Research Laboratory
Duluth, Minnesota
Oilman D. veith
COMBINED PAPERS
LEVEL 2 "Use of Respiratory-Cardiovascular Responses of Rainbow
AWARD Trout (Salmo qairdneri) in Identifying Acute Toxicity
Syndromes in Fish: Part 1, Pentachlorophenol, 2,4-
Dinitrophenol, Tricaine Methanesulfonate and 1-
Octanol," and "Part 2. Malathion, Carbaryl, Acrolein
and Benssaldehyde" Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
Vol. 6, pp. 295-328, 1987
EPA Authors; James M. McKim, Patricia K. Schmieder,
Richard W. Carlson, and Evelyn P. Hunt
Non-EPA Authors: Gerald J. Niemi
LEVEL
AWAI
Environmental Research Laboratory
Cor/vail is, Oregon
Thomas A. Murphy, Director
"Ecoregions of the Coterminous United States," Annua.ls
of the Association of American Geographersr 77(1),
pp. -118-125, 1987
EPA Authors: Janes M. Omernik.
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MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT METHODS
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory
Las Vegas, Nevada
Robert N. Snelling, Acting Director
LEVEL 3 "Geostatistical Analysis of Palmerton Soil Survey
AWARD Data," Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 9,
pp. 239-261, 1987
EPA Authors: Kenneth W. Brown
Non-EPA Authprs: Thomas H. Starks (First Listed
Author), and Allen R. Sparks
Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Gary J. Foley, Acting Director
LEVEL 3 "A Study of Ammonia Source at a Portland cement
AWARD Production Plant," Journal of the Air Pollution
Control Association. 37, pp. 1298-1302, 1987
EPA Authors: James L. Cheney and Kenneth T, Knapp
LEVEL 2 "Indoor Particle Concentrations Associated with Use of
AWARD Tap Water in Portable Humidifiers/ "Environmental
Science and Technology, Vol. 22, pp. 1109-1112,
September 1988
EPA Authors: V. Ross Highsmith
Non-EPA Authors: Richard J. Hardy and Charles E. Rodes
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TRANSPORT AND FATE
Environmental Research. Laboratory
Athens, Georgia
Rosemarie C. Russo, Director
LEVEL 2 "Nitrate-Induced Photooxidation of Trace Organic
AWARD Chemicals in Water," Environmental Science and
Technoloayf Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 443-450, May 1987
EPA Authors? Richard G. Zepp
Non-EPA Authors; Jtirg Hoigne and Heinz Bader
LEVEL 3 "Kinetic studies of the Reduction of Aromatic Azo
Compounds in Anaerobic Sediment/Water systems,"
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Vol, 6,
pp. 911-919, 1987
EPA Authors: N. Lee Wolfe
Non-EPA Authors: Eric J. Weber (First Ljsjbed Author 1
LEVEL 3 "Developing Joint Probability Distributions of Soil
AWARD Water Retention Characteristics," Water Resources
Research. Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 755-769, May 1988
IPA Authors} Robert F, Carsel
Non-EPA Authors: Rudolph F. Parrish
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory
Ada, Oklahoma
Clinton w. Hall, Director
LEVEL 3 "Sorption Nonequilibrium During Solute Transport,
AWARD Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. Vol. 2, No, 3,
pp. 209-223, July 1988
EPA Authors: Dermont C. Bouchard and Alvin L. Wood
Non-EPA Authors: M. L» Campbell, Nkedi-Kizza, and
P. S, C. Rao
Environmental Research Laboratory
Corvallis, Oregon
Thomas A. Murphy, Director
LEVEL 3 "Plant Exposure Chambers for study of Toxic ehemical-
AWARD Plant Interactions," Journal of Environmental Quality,
Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 361-371, October-December 1987
EPA Authors? J, Craig McFarlane and Thomas Pfleeger
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HEALTH EFFECTS
LEVEL 3
AWARD
LEVEL 3
AWARD
LEVEL 3
AWARD
LEVEL 3
AWARD
LEVEL 3
AWARD
LEVEL 2
AWARD
Health Effects Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Lawrence W. Reiter, Director
"Detection of CC14 -Induced Oxidation of Hepatic Tissue
In Vivo by Oxygen-18 Tracing," Toxicology and Applied
PharjnagoJLogy, 93, pp. 81-88, 1988
EPA Authors: Gary E. Hatch and Ralph Slade
Non-EPA Authors; Jeffrey Santroclc and J. M. Hayes
"Evaluation of Effects of Ozone Exposure on Influenza
Infection in Mice Using Several Indicators of
Susceptibility," "Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.
11, pp. 169-180, 1988
EPA Authors: MaryJane K. Selgrade, Joseph W. Illing,
Diane M. starnes, and Andrew G. Stead
Non-EPA Authors: Margaret G. Menache and Michael A.
Stevens
"Methoxychlor Affects the Decidual Cell Response of the
Uterus but not Other Progestational Parameters in
Female Ratsf"Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 90
pp. 330-336, Ii87
EPA Authors: A. M. Cumiaings and L. Earl Gray, Jr.
"Co-Culture of Rat Embryos and Hepatocytes: In Vifcco
Detection of a Proteratogen," Teratoqenesis^
Carcinogeims.ls_^ lafl Mutaqenesis, 6, pp. 129-139, 1986
EPA Authors? Marian T. Ebron, Brenda D. Carver, and
Robert J. KavlocJc
Non-EPA Authors: Linda A. Oglesby (Firsjfc Listed
Author) and Patricia E. Beyer
"Quantitative Changes in the Synaptic Vesicle Proteins
Synapsin I and p38 and the Astrocyte-Specific Protein
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Are Associated with
Chemical-Induced Injury to the Rat Central Nervous
System," The Journal of Ketiroscience. 7(4},
pp. 931-942, April 1987
EPA Authors: James P. O'Callaghan
Non-EPA Authors: Thomas O, Brock (First Listed Author)
"Blood Lead, Hearing Thresholds, and Neurobehavioral
Development in Children and Youth," Archives Q£
Environmental Health. Vol. 42, No. 2, May/June 1987
EPA Authors! Joel Schwartz (Office of Policy Analysis)
and David Otto (Health Effects Research
Laboratory)
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1988 Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Subcommittee
Recommendations
for Awards
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
1988 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SUBCOMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN
Dr. Calvin H. Ward
Chairman, Department Environmental Science and
Engineering, Rice University, P. 0. Box 1892,
Houston, Texas 77251
MEMBERS/CONSULTANT
Dr. Kris P. Ananth
Battelle Memorial Institute,
370 L'Enfant Promenade,
Washington, D.C* 20024
Dr. Jeffrey Black
Biological Sciences
University of Kentucky
101 Morgan Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
Dr. James Gillett
ICET
16 Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-3001
Dr * Paul Hedman
Chemical Engineering Department 350CB
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602
Dr, Karen Hulebak
National Research Council HA 354
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20418
Dr. Curtis Klaassen
. Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Kansas Center
39th and Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas 66103
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Dr. James Lamb
Jellinek, Schwartz, Connolly and Freshman
1350 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D,C, 20005
Dr. Brian P. Leaderer
Pierce Laboratory
290 Congress Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut 06519
Dr. Milagros Simmons
School of Public Health I,
The University of Michigan
Room 2512
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Mrs. Kathleen White Conway
Deputy Director
Science Advisory Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W., A-101F
Washington, D.C* 20460
STAFF SECRETARY
Mrs* Dorothy M. Clark
Science Advisory Board
U,s, Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W., A-101F
Washington, D.C. 20460
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