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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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About: United States Environmental Protection Agency is a government organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Environmental exposure. The organization has 13873 authors who have published 26902 publications receiving 1191729 citations. The organization is also known as: EPA & Environmental Protection Agency.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison1, United States Environmental Protection Agency2, Michigan State University3, University of Maryland, College Park4, University of Nebraska–Lincoln5, Yale University6, University of California, Berkeley7, Georgia Institute of Technology8, Duke University9, Vanderbilt University10, Oak Ridge National Laboratory11
TL;DR: The Ecosystem Valuation Forum was organized as a dialogue because it has been clear from the outset that agreement even on the meaning of the term "ecosystem valuation" could not be taken for granted as discussed by the authors.
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30 Nov 2009-Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C-environmental Carcinogenesis & Ecotoxicology Reviews
TL;DR: P prudent public health policy should include the continued reduction of exposures to dioxins, as humans appear to be susceptible to these effects in a manner similar to that of the laboratory and wildlife species, which have demonstrated such outcomes.
Abstract: Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are primary examples of persistent organic pollutants that induce toxicity in both wildlife and humans. Over the past 200 years these compounds have been almost exclusively generated by human activity and have left a string of disasters in the wake of their accidental release. Most recently, the contamination of the Irish pork supply with dioxins resulted in an international recall of all Irish pork products. Epidemiologic data on human and ecological dioxin exposures have revealed a common pattern of biological response among vertebrate species, which is mediated through activation of the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR). These AhR-mediated effects include profound consequences on the vertebrate individual exposed in early life with respect to myriad developmental endpoints including neurologic, immunologic, and reproductive parameters. Humans appear to be susceptible to these effects in a manner similar to that of the laboratory and wildlife species, which have demonstrated such outcomes. Furthermore, epidemiologic data suggest that there is little or no margin of exposure for humans with respect to these developmental effects. Given these concerns, prudent public health policy should include the continued reduction of exposures.
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TL;DR: The reliable use of trees for stormwater control depends on improved understanding of how and to what extent trees interact with stormwater, and the context-specific consideration of optimal arboricultural practices and institutional frameworks to maximize the stormwater benefits trees can provide.
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TL;DR: A set of six oligonucleotides, complementary to conserved tracts of 16S rRNA from phylogenetically-defined groups of sulfate-reducing bacteria, was characterized for use as hybridization probes in determinative and environmental microbiology.
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05 Aug 2008TL;DR: A quantitative, direct comparison amongst classes of drinking water disinfection by-products (DBPs), developed and calibrated in vitro mammalian cell cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assays to integrate the analytical biology with the analytical chemistry of these important environmental contaminants demonstrate the universality of the comparative toxicity of iodo- > bromo- » chloro-DBPs.
Abstract: In order to generate a quantitative, direct comparison amongst classes of drinking water disinfection by-products (DBPs), we developed and calibrated in vitro mammalian cell cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assays to integrate the analytical biology with the analytical chemistry of these important environmental contaminants The generated database demonstrates the universality of the comparative toxicity of iodo- > bromo- » chloro-DBPs across different structural DBP classes and the substantially greater toxicity of nitrogen-containing DBPs (N-DBPs) compared to carbonaceous DBPs (C-DBPs) These results are important in light of the generation of iodinated-DBPs and N-DBPs that may result from the use of alternative disinfectants
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Joel Schwartz | 183 | 1149 | 109985 |
Timothy A. Springer | 167 | 669 | 122421 |
Chien-Jen Chen | 128 | 655 | 66360 |
Matthew W. Gillman | 126 | 529 | 55835 |
J. D. Hansen | 122 | 975 | 76198 |
Dionysios D. Dionysiou | 116 | 675 | 48449 |
John P. Giesy | 114 | 1162 | 62790 |
Douglas W. Dockery | 105 | 244 | 57461 |
Charles P. Gerba | 102 | 692 | 35871 |
David A. Savitz | 99 | 572 | 32947 |
Stephen Polasky | 99 | 354 | 59148 |
Judith C. Chow | 96 | 427 | 32632 |
Diane R. Gold | 95 | 443 | 30717 |
Scott L. Zeger | 95 | 377 | 78179 |
Rajender S. Varma | 95 | 672 | 37083 |