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Ruthann A. Rudel
Researcher at Silent Spring Institute
Publications - 106
Citations - 10305
Ruthann A. Rudel is an academic researcher from Silent Spring Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental exposure & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 98 publications receiving 8994 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruthann A. Rudel include Harvard University & University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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Phthalates, alkylphenols, pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds in indoor air and dust.
TL;DR: This study provides a basis for prioritizing toxicology and exposure research for individual EDCs and mixtures and provides new tools for exposure assessment in health studies.
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The precautionary principle in environmental science.
David Kriebel,Joel Tickner,Paul R. Epstein,John Lemons,Richard Levins,Edward L. Loechler,Margaret M. Quinn,Ruthann A. Rudel,Ted Schettler,Michael A. Stoto +9 more
TL;DR: It is argued that a shift to more precautionary policies creates opportunities and challenges for scientists to think differently about the ways they conduct studies and communicate results.
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After the PBDE Phase-Out: A Broad Suite of Flame Retardants in Repeat House Dust Samples from California
Robin E. Dodson,Laura J. Perovich,Adrian Covaci,Nele Van den Eede,Alin C. Ionas,Alin C. Dirtu,Julia Green Brody,Ruthann A. Rudel +7 more
TL;DR: Analysis of dust collected in California homes in 2006 and 2011 for 62 FRs and organohalogens suggests that manufacturers continue to use hazardous chemicals and replace chemicals of concern with chemicals with uncharacterized toxicity.
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Food Packaging and Bisphenol A and Bis(2-Ethyhexyl) Phthalate Exposure: Findings from a Dietary Intervention
Ruthann A. Rudel,Janet M. Gray,Connie L. Engel,Teresa W. Rawsthorne,Robin E. Dodson,Janet M. Ackerman,Jeanne Rizzo,Janet Nudelman,Julia Green Brody +8 more
TL;DR: BPA and DEHP exposures were substantially reduced when participants’ diets were restricted to food with limited packaging and change in urinary levels across time was assessed.
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in indoor and outdoor air.
TL;DR: This paper summarizes reported indoor and outdoor air concentrations, chemical use and sources, and toxicity data for each of these chemical classes.