Sunday
Aug. 10

 
1730 - 1815
(Sunday)
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Greetings
Chair: Michael Brauer
Co-Chair: Susan Kennedy
   
1815 - 1900
(Sunday)
Keynote: “Nature Wars: People vs Pests”
Dr. Mark Winston
   
1900 - 1930
(Sunday)
Entertainment: Katari Taiko
   
1930 - 2030
(Sunday)
Welcome Reception
   

Monday
Aug 12

 
0800 - 0945
(Monday)
Keynote: “Miasmas Past and Present: How our Understanding of the Mechanisms of Environmental Causation has Expanded over Time”
Dr. Clyde Hertzman
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Symposium: Exposure and Health Impacts of Biomass Burning from Forest and Other Sources
Chair: Dr. L.-J. Sally Liu
Co-Chair: Dr. Luke P. Naehr
1000 - 1015USE OF METHOXYPHENOLS IN BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING OF WOODSMOKE EXPOSURE
Simpson, C., Dills, R., Paulsen, M., Liu, L-J, Kalman, D., 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington
1015 - 1030THE EFFECT OF SUGARCANE-BURNING AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Cançado, JED1, David, J2, Lara, LBL2, Pereira, LAA1, Braga, ALF1,3, Saldiva, PHN1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Center of Nuclear Energy on Agriculture, ESALQ -USP , 3Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
1030 - 1045EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF FOREST FIRE SMOKE IN SUSCEPTIBLE ADULTS, USING URINARY BIOMARKERS AND REAL-TIME AIR MONITORING DATA
Simpson, C.1, Gould, T.1, Josephs, N.1, Larson, T.2, Claiborne, C.3, Kalman, D.1, Liu, L-J1, 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington , 2Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U of Washington , 3Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State U
1045 - 1100Particulate Exposure and Size Distribution in Wood Burning Houses in Costa Rica
Park, E, Lee, K, 1Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Univ. California, Davis
1100 - 1115Smoke Exposure Among Wildland Firefighters
Reinhardt, TE, Ottmar, RD, 1URS Corporation , 2USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
1115 - 1130Wood Smoke: Impacts on Human Health
Lipsett, MJ1,2, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Oakland, CA , 2School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
1130 - 1145Pulmonary function of rural women of Tamilnadu, India -links to exposures from bio-fuel combustion
Padmavathi, R1, Sankar, S1, Balakrishnan, K1, Thanasekaraan, V1, 1Sri Ramachandra Medical college & Research Institute
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Symposium: Exposure Analysis for Sustainability and Life-Cycle Impact Assessment
Chair: Dr. Thomas E. McKone
Co-Chair: Dr. Deborah H. Bennett
1000 - 1020Priority assessment of toxic substances in LCA
Huijbregts, M.1, Reijnders, L.2, 1Department of Environmental Studies , 2Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
1020 - 1040Population, Proximity, and Persistence: Incorporating Exposure into Life-cycle Assessment
Marshall, JD2, Riley, WJ1, McKone, TE1,2, Nazaroff, WW2, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 2University of California at Berkeley
1040 - 1100Application of Intake Fractions to Evaluate Life Cycle Benefits of Demand-Side Management
Nishioka, Y1, Levy, JI1, Norris, GA1,2, Bennett, D1, Spengler, JD1, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Sylvatica
1100 - 1120Predicting intake fraction with multimedia models: Level of coupling between media & application to life cycle assessment
Margni, M., Pennington, D.W, Jolliet, O., 1GECOS-EPFL, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
1120 - 1140Applications of Fugacity Modeling and Intake Fraction to Persistent Pollutants
Bennett, DH1, Maddalena, RL2, MacLeod, M3, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Lawrence Berkeley National Lab , 3Canadian Modeling Center, Trent University
1140 - 1150How Source Location, Population Distribution, and Pollutant Travel Distance Affect Exposure Estimates for Pollution Prevention
DeSimone, MC1,2, McKone, TE2,3, Marshall, JD2,4, 1Department of Toxicology, Northeastern University , 2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 3School of Public Health, Unversity of California, Berkeley , 4Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley
1150 - 1200Modelling spatial variations of the intake fraction of toxicants in Europe
Pennington, D.W, Amman, Ch., Margni, M., Jolliet, O., 1EPFL-GECOS, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Symposium: Health and Environment Information Systems - a European Approach
Chair: Dr. Lars Jarup
Co-Chair: Dr. Arne Polstrup
1000 - 1015Use of exposure simulation models and health registers integrated with GIS
Poulstrup, A1, Hansen, HL1, 1Medical Office of Health, Vejle Province
1015 - 1030Contribution of geographical studies to environment and health decision making
Martuzzi, M1, 1World Health Organization - European Ctr Env & Health
1030 - 1045Risk of cancer and proximity of residence to a river with high sediment levels of dioxins
Verkasalo, PK1, Kokki, E1, Pukkala , E2, Kiviranta, H1, Vartiainen, T1, Pekkanen, J1, 1National Public Health Institute, Finland , 2Finnish Cancer Registry, Finland
1045 - 1100Injury mortality in young people: urban-rural differences
Staines, A1, Boland, M1, Scallan, E3, Fitzpatrick, P1, Laffoy, M2, Kelly, A4, 1Public Health, UCD , 2Public Health, ERHA , 3FSAI, Dublin , 4Community Health, TCD
1100 - 1115Exploring zone design methods for a small-area environmental epidemiological study
Cockings, S1, Poulstrup, A2, Martin, D1, Hansen, HL2, 1Department of Geography, University of Southampton, UK , 2Medical Office of Health, Province of Vejle, Denmark
1115 - 1130EUROHEIS (European Health and Environment Information System) - applications and case studies
Aylin, P, Cockings, S, Ferrándiz, J, Hammar, N, Jarup, J, Kelly, A, Martuzzi, M, Poulstrup, A, Pekkanen, J, 1Imperial College, London UK , 2University of Southampton, UK , 3Universitat de Valencia, Spain , 4Stockholm Centre of Public Health, Sweden , 5Department of Community Health and Gen. Practice TCD, Ireland , 6WHO ECEH, Italy , 7National Public Health Institute, Finland , 8National Board of Health, Denmark
1130 - 1145Small area statistics on health (SMASH) - a system for rapid investigations of cancer in Finland
Kokki, E1,2, Penttinen, A2, Pukkala, E3, Verkasalo, PK1, Pekkanen, J1, 1National Public Health Institute , 2University of Jyväskylä , 3Finnish Cancer Registry
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Oral Session: The potential health effects of climate variability and change
Chair: Dr. Kristie L. Ebi
1000 - 1015Human Health Impacts of Climate Change in Portugal: Temperature-related deaths in Lisbon
Calheiros, JM1,2, Casimiro, E1, Santos, FD1, 1Projecto SIAM , 2Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar
1015 - 1030The impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Australia and New Zealand
Zhang , ZL1, Woodruff, R2, Kjellstrom, T1,2, Shrestha, R1, McMichael, AJ2, 1NZ Env. and Occ. Health Res. Center, Auckland , 2Nat. Center for Epid. and Pop. Health, Canberra
1030 - 1045Does the effect of temperature on mortality in Mexico City depend on socio-economic conditions?
O'Neill, M.S1, Hajat, S.2, Zanobetti, A.1, Schwartz, J.1, Armstrong, B.2, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
1045 - 1100Weather Changes Associated with Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke in California, 1983-1998
Ebi, KL, Exuzides, KA, Lau, E, Kelsh, MA, Barnston, A,
1100 - 1115Triggering of Ischemic Stroke Onset by Decreased Temperature
Hong, YC1, Rha, JH2, Kim, H3, Lee, JT4, Kwon, HJ5, Ha, EH6, 1Dept of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Univ. , 2Dept of Neurology, Inha Univ. , 3Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Seoul National Univ. , 4Institute of Environmental Medicine, Hanyang Univ. , 5Dept of Preventive Medicine, Dankook Univ. , 6Dept of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Woman's Univ.
1115 - 1130Climate variability and the transmission of malaria in China
Bi , P, Tong, S, Donald, K, Parton , K, Ni, J, 1CHRISP, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia , 2School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology , 3School of Medicine, University of Queensland , 4Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney, Australia , 5Dept of Epidemiology, Anhui Medical University
1130 - 1145The impact of Climate variability on human mortality in a sub-tropical city
Bi , P1, Whitby, M1, Walker , S2, Parton , K3, 1CHRISP, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia , 2NCCH, Queensalnd University of Technology, Australia , 3Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney, Australia
1145 - 1200Spline regression and auto-regression models with application to time-series data
Hu, W, Mengersen , K, Tong, S, 1Centre for Public Health Reseach, QUT, Australia , 2University of Newcastle, Australia
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Symposium: Air Pollution and Asthma: Current Research on Exposures and Outcomes
Chair: Dr. Ira Tager
Co-Chair: Dr. Petros Koutrakis
1000 - 1015Genes, environmental exposures and childhood asthma occurrence
Gauderman, WJ, McConnell, R, Berhane, K, Lurmann, F, Avol, E, Gilliland, F1, Thomas, D, Peters, J, 1University of Southern California
1015 - 1030Measurement & Modeling of Personal Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution Related to Motor Vehicle Emissions
Lurmann, F1, Funk, T1, Hyslop, N1, Roberts, P1, Hammond, K2, McConnell, R3, Avol, E3, 1Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA , 2University of California, Berkeley, CA , 3University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1030 - 1045Asthma "Epidemics" (New Orleans and Barcelona) Reexamined
White, M1, 1Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1045 - 1100Air Pollution and the incidence, prevalence and severity of childhood asthma: Results from the Southern California Children...
Peters, J1, McConnell, R, Berhane, K, Millstein, J, Lurmann, F, Gauderman, J, Avol, E, Gilliland, F, Thomas, D, 1University of Southern California
1100 - 1115A rhesus monkey model of ozone/allergen interaction on lung development - relevance for human effects of air pollution on...
Plopper, CG, Fanucci, MV, Evans, MJ, Larson, SP, Schelegle, ES, Joad, JP, Pinkerton, KE, Van Winkle, LS, Gershwin, LJ, Miller, LA, Wu, R, Buckpitt , AR, Hyde, DM, 1California Regional Primate Research Center , 2School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1115 - 1130ACUTE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANTS IN RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN IN MEXICO CITY
Ramirez-Aguilar, M1, Moreno-Macias, H1, Sienra-Monge, JJ2, Del Rio-Navarro, B2, Reyes-Ruiz, N2, Romieu, I1, 1Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico , 2Hospital Infantil de Mexico "Federico Gomez"
   
1000 - 1200
(Monday)
Symposium: Children's health: translating biomarkers from exposure to health effects
Chair: Dr. Gwen W. Collman
Co-Chair: Dr. Chris Saint
1000 - 1015A Molecular Epidemiologic Prospective Cohort Study of African American and Latina Mothers and Children
Perera, FP, Rauh, VA, Whyatt, RM, Ford, JG, Miller, RL, Chew, GL, Kinney, PL, 1Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Columbia U , 2Mailman School of Public Health, NY, NY
1015 - 1030Feasibility of using amniotic fluid to assess fetal pesticide exposure.
Bradman, A.1, Barr, D.2, Drumheller, T3, Curry, C3, Eskenazi, B1, 1Center for Children's Env. Health Research, UC Berkeley , 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 3Genetic Med/Prenatal Diagnosis, Children's Hosp. Central. Ca.
1030 - 1045MECONIUM AS A BIOMARKER OF FETAL AND CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO PREVALENT NEUROTOXICANTS.
Lanphear, B,1,2, Bearer, C,1,4, Dietrich, K,1,3, Yolton, K,1, Donovan, E,1, Hornung, R,1,3, Barr, D.5, 1Cincinnati Children’s Environmental Health Center , 2Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio , 3Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati , 4Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio , 5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
1045 - 1100Specific Ige as a Biomarker of Allergen Bioaerosols Exposure
Eggleston, PA, 1Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD
1100 - 1115Temporal and Genetic Susceptibility Issues for Children and their Response to Pesticides
Furlong, CE1, Li, W-F1, Brophy, VH2, Richter, RJ2, Shih, DM2, 1University of Washington , 2University of California-Los Angeles
1115 - 1130Increased Influence of Genetic Variation on Paraoxonase Gene Expression in Neonates
Wetmur, JG, Kumar, M, Berkowitz, G, Chen, J, 1Depts. of Microbiology, and Community and Preventive Medicine , 2Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
1130 - 1145Genomics and Metabolomics: New Guides for Health and Development
German, JB, Watkins, S, 1Lipomics Technologies Inc.
   
1300 - 1500
(Monday)
Symposium: Farm Family Biomonitoring Studies of Selected Herbicides/Insecticides: Implications for Epidemiologic Research
Chair: Dr. Tye Arbuckle
Co-Chair: Dr. John Acquavella
1300 - 1315Biomonitoring of Herbicide Exposure in a Farm Population
Arbuckle, TE1, 1Health Surveillance & Epidemiology Division, Health Canada
1315 - 1330Farm Family Exposure Study
Mandel, JS1, Chapman, P1, Alexander, B2, Acquavella, JF3, 1Exponent , 2University of Minnesota , 3Monsanto Company
1330 - 1345INTERIM RESULTS FROM THE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH STUDY/PESTICIDE EXPOSURE STUDY
Thomas, K1, Sheldon, L1, Gordon, S2, Jones, M3, Reynolds, S4, Raymer, J5, Akland, G5, Dosemeci, M6, Alavanja, M6, 1National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA , 2Battelle Memorial Institute , 3University of Iowa , 4Colorado State University , 5Research Triangle Institute , 6National Cancer Institute
1345 - 1400PREVALENCE OF DETECTION OF HERBICIDES IN A SAMPLE OF RURAL RESIDENTS DURING SPRING HERBICIDE APPLICATION
Semchuk, KM1, McDuffie, HH1, Cessna, AJ2, Senthilselvan, A3, Irvine, DG4, 1University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada , 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada , 3University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada , 4Deceased, formerly with the University of Saskatchewan
1400 - 1415Use of Biomonitoring and Questionnaire Data in Assessment of Pesticide Exposures for Studies of Chronic Diseases among Farmers
Blair, A1, 1National Cancer Institute
1415 - 1430Farm Family Biomonitoring Studies: Implications for Risk Assessment and Epidemiologic Research
Acquavella, JF1, 1Monsanto Company
   
1300 - 1500
(Monday)
Symposium: Methods to Assess Exposure-response relationships for global environmental change
Chair: Dr. Kristie L. Ebi
1300 - 1315Global Environmental Change: Moving Beyond A Risk Assessment Paradigm
Ebi, KL, 1EPRI
1315 - 1330Definitions of Exposure When Analyzing Weather Data and Health Outcomes
Kelsh, M1, Ebi, K.L2, Exuzides, A1, Lay, E1, 1Exponent , 2EPRI
1330 - 1345INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF TEMPERATURE AND HEATWAVES ON URBAN MORTALITY IN LOW & MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (ISOTHURM)
Wilkinson, P1, McMichael, AJ2, Kovats, S1, Pattenden, S1, Hajat, S1, Armstrong, B1, 1London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , 2National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Canberra
1345 - 1400Modifiers of the temperature and mortality association in four U.S. Cities
O'Neill, M.S1, Zanobetti, A.1, Schwartz, J.1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
1400 - 1415Mortality displacement following heat waves
Bernard, SM1, Exuzides, KA2, Ebi, KL3, 1Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2Exponent Health Group , 3EPRI
1415 - 1430Climate variability and Ross River virus transmission
Bi, P, Tong, S, Donald, K, McMichael, AJ, 1Queensland University of Technology , 2Queensland University of Technology , 3University of Queensland , 4Australian National University
1430 - 1445Patterns in aeroallergen abundance and their associations with short-term climate changes in Budapest (1992-2001)
Erdei, E.1, Bobvos, J.2, Farkas, I.1, Magyar, D.1, Paldy, A.1, 1National Inst. of Environm. Health, JFNCPH, Budapest, Hungary , 2Metropolitan Inst. of State Publ. H. and Med. Officer Service
1445 - 1500Eco-Epidemiology: A Sub-specialty Within Environmental Epidemiology Whose Time Has Come
Soskolne, CL1, 1University of Alberta
   
1300 - 1500
(Monday)
Symposium: Young Children's Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants
Chair: Dr. Nancy K. Wilson
Co-Chair: Dr. Marsha K. Morgan
1300 - 1315Children's Total Exposures to Persistent Pesticides and Other Persistent Organic Pollutants
Wilson, NK, Iachen, R, Chuang, JC, Gordon, SM, Evans, GF, Feder, P, Strauss, W, Ozkaynak, H, Sheldon, LS, Morgan, MK, 1Battelle Memorial Institute , 2National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
1315 - 1330Recruitment and Field Sampling in the CTEPP North Carolina and Ohio Field Studies
Lyu, C1, Wilson, NK1, Chuang, JC1, Satola, J1, Morgan, MK2, 1Battelle Memorial Institute , 2National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
1330 - 1345Multimedia Chemical Analysis Plan for Children's Aggregate Exposure Field Studies in North Carolina and Ohio
Chuang, JC1, Junod, N1, Wilson, NK1, Brinkman, MC1, Morgan, MK2, 1 Battelle Memorial Institute , 2National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
1345 - 1400Levels of Organochlorine, Organophosphorus, and Pyrethroid Pesticides in CTEPP North Carolina Multimedia Samples
Morgan, MK1, Wilson, NK2, Chuang, JC2, Junod, N2, Brinkman, MC2, Lyu, C2, 1National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA , 2Battelle Memorial Institute
1400 - 1415The CTEPP Database
Brinkman, MC1, Finegold, JK1, Chuang, JC1, Lyu, C1, Cashwell, J1, Wilson, NK1, Gordon, SM1, Morgan, MK2, Croghan, C2, 1Battelle Memorial Institute , 2National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
1415 - 1430Study of Exposure and Body Burden of Children of Different Ages to Pesticides in the Environment
Raymer, JH1, Akland, G1, Hu, Y1, Spruill, M1, Briggs, K1, Childs, B1, 1RTI International
1430 - 1445Environmental Measurements of Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Pesticides to Assess Exposures of Young Children Living in Jackson
Tulve, NS1, Whitaker, D1, Fortmann, R1, Brown, H2, Bozeman, ER2, Hilliard, A2, Naeher, LP3, 1National Exposure Research Laboratory, US EPA , 2Duval County Health Department , 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCEH/EHHE
   
1300 - 1730
(Monday)
Symposium: Challenges with linking source and dose: Managing data, models and statistics
Chair: Dr. Michael Sohn
Co-Chair: Dr. Marc L. Rigas
1300 - 1315Correlating Agricultural Use of Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon with Outdoor Air Concentrations
Harnly, M1, McLaughlin, R1, Lee, S2, Gunier, R1, Anderson, M2, 1California Department of Health Services , 2Impact Assessment, Inc
1315 - 1330An Indoor Pesticide Air and Surface Concentration Model
Furtaw, EJ1, Bennett, DH2, McKone, TE3,4, 1U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Las Vegas, NV , 2School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA , 3School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA , 4Indoor Environment Dept., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA
1330 - 1345Linking dermal modeling and loading data to predict long-term doses from intermittent dermal contact
Riley, WJ1, Cohen Hubal, EA2, McKone, TE1,3, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 3University of California, Berkeley
1345 - 1400Assessing Human Exposure to Phthalates
Silva, MJ1, Malek, NA1, Kato, K1, Brock, JW1, Barr, DB1, Needham, LL1, Calafat, AM1, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1400 - 1415A Novel Approach of Pharmacokinetically Based Organophosphorus Pesticide Dose Estimates Using Salivary Data
Lu, C, Fenske, RA, 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington
1415 - 1430Statistical methods for non -steady state exposure estimation using biomarkers
Bartell, SM1,2, Johnson, WO1,2, 1Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis , 2Graduate Group in Epidemiology, University of California, Davis
1430 - 1445Systematic Model Reduction for Efficient Multimedia/Multipathway Exposure and Dose Assessments
Wang, S.W1, Ouyang, M.1, Georgopoulos, P.G1, 1EOHSI, UMDNJ-R.W. Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University
1445 - 1500Advancements in Source-to-Dose Analysis of Population Exposures to Ozone
Vyas, V.M1, Wang, S.W1, Sun, Q.1, Chandrasekar, A1, Shade, P.1, Georgopoulos, P.G1, Burke, J.2, Ozkaynak, H.2, 1EOHSI, UMDNJ-R.W. Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University , 2U.S. EPA - NERL
1530 - 1545Extending Sensitivity Analysis of Complex Models Beyond the Input/Output Relationship
Maddalena, RL1, Sohn, MD1, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1545 - 1600Dose Estimates for Organophosphorus Pesticides Exposures Based on Biological Measurements for Children Living in Agricultural a
Lu, C, Fenske, RA, Kissel, JC, Golan, K, 1University of Washington
1600 - 1615Occupational Exposure to Perchloroethylene and Trichloroethylene in Metal Degreasing Over the Last 30 Years – Influences of Tec
von Grote, J, Hürlimann, C, Scheringer, M, Hungerbühler, K, 1Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
1615 - 1630Modelling the association between mortality and long term exposure to air pollution
Shaddick, G1,3, Wakefield, J2,3, Briggs, D3, Elliott, P3, 1Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath , 2Depts of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Washington , 3Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College
1630 - 1645Reconstructing Exposures to Populations: Are Complex Models Necessary?
Sohn, MD1, McKone, TE1,2, Rigas, ML3, Blancato, JN3, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 2University of California , 3National Exposure Research Lab - USEPA
1645 - 1700Pharmacokinetic Models in the Design of Biomonitoring Programs
Rigas, ML2, Okino, MS2, Quackenboss, JJ2, 1National Exposure Research Laboratory, US EPA , 2National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Las Vegas, NV
1700 - 1715Identification of Research Gaps in Microenvironment Modeling and Exposure
Buck, JW2, Tolle, DA1, Whelan, G2, Evers, DP1, Corley, RA2, Peffers, MS2, Nishioka, MG1, Mast, TJ2, Stenner, RD2, Kogan, V1, 1Battelle Columbus Operations , 2Battelle - Pacific Northwest Division
   
1300 - 1500
(Monday)
Symposium: Environmental Exposures, Public Health, and the Precautionary Principle
Chair: Dr. M. Martuzzi
Co-Chair: Dr. D. Weed
1300 - 1315Underestimation of risk due to uncertainty of exposure assessment
Grandjean, P1,3, Budtz-Joergensen, E2, Keiding, N, White, RF1,3, Weihe, P1,4, 1University of Southern Denmark , 2University Of Copenhagen , 3Boston University , 4Faroese Hospital System
1315 - 1330The Precautionary Principle and the Philosophy of Public Health
Weed, DL, 1National Cancer Institute
1330 - 1345Interpreting the precautionary principle: a comparison between a Bayesian approach and one based on the maximin principle
Comba, P1, Martuzzi, M2, Botti, C3, 1National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy , 2World Health Organization - European Ctr Env & Health , 3University of Siena, Italy
1345 - 1400The Relevance of the Lowell Statement on Science and the Precautionary Principle to Environmental Epidemiology
Soskolne, CL1, 1University of Alberta
1400 - 1415Implementing Precaution in Decisions Affecting Health & the Environment: Risk, Technology Alternatives, & Tradeoff Analysis
Ashford, NA1, 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1415 - 1430Democratic Foresight Strategies in the California EMF Program
Neutra, RR1, 1Albany, California
1430 - 1445Children’s Environmental Health: The Rationale for a Precautionary Approach
von Ehrenstein, OS1, Tamburlini, G1, Ebi, KL1, Bertollini, R1, 1World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
   
1300 - 1500
(Monday)
Symposium: The Importance of Exposure Error in Interpreting Particulate Matter Epidemiology
Chair: Dr. William E. Wilson
Co-Chair: Dr. Lester D. Grant
1300 - 1315Effects of Measurement Error on Associations between Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Mortality: A Simulation Study using the co
Schwartz, J1, Sarnat, J1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
1315 - 1330Exposures in ecologic time series studies: Impact on health effect estimates
Sheppard, L1, Slaughter, JC1, 1University of Washington
1330 - 1345Aspects of the Spatial Variability of PM2.5 within U.S. Urban Areas
Pinto, JP1, Lefohn, AS2, Shadwick, D3, 1National Center for Environmental Assessment , 2A.S.L.&Associates , 3320 Eastwood Drive, Chapel Hill NC
1345 - 1400Ecologic-level exposure characterization error of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in the contiguous U.S.
Ito, K1, De Leon, S1, Nadas, A1, Thurston, GD1, Lippmann, M1, 1Nelson Inst. Environ. Med., NYU School of Medicine
1400 - 1415Attenuation of Statistical Relationships from PM Community Time-Series Epidemiology Due to Use of Combined, Rather than Separat
Mar, T1, Wilson, W2, 1University of Washington , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1415 - 1430Are Ambient Concentrations of Gaseous Pollutants Surrogates of Personal Exposure to Gaseous Pollutants or to Ambient Fine PM?
Sarnat, JA1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
1430 - 1445Implications of Using Ambient PM Concentration as a Surrogate For PM Exposure in Statistical And Epidemiologic Analyses of Time
Wilson, WE, 1National Center for Environmental Assessment,
1445 - 1500Implications of Selecting Alternative Exposure Metrics in Analyzing the Relationships Between PM and Acute Mortality and ...
Burke, J1, Ito, K2, Norris, G1, Özkaynak, H1, Wilson, W1, Thurston, G2, 1U.S. EPA, RTP, NC 27711 , 2Nelson Inst. Environ. Med., NYU School of Medicine
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Session: Water quality issues and research
 Is Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Restricted to the Balkans?
Bunnell, JE1, Orem, WH1, Tatu, CA2, Finkelman, RB1, 1U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia , 2Forslys Group, Timisoara, Romania
 Norwalk-Like Virus Outbreak on the Appalachian Trail
Peipins, LA1, Highfill , KA2, Barrett, E3, Monti, MM3, Hackler, R2, Huang, P4, Jiang, X4, 1Agency for Toxic Subtances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA , 2Alleghany/Roanoke City Department of Health, Roanoke, VA , 3Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA , 4Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
 INTAKE OF CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES IN DRINKING WATER
Druzina, BD, 1Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia , 2Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia
 Time-Series Evaluation of MTBE in California Ground Water versus Surface Water
Williams, PRD1, Benton, L, Sheehan, P, 1Exponent, Boulder , 2Exponent, Bellevue , 3Exponent, Oakland
 Drinking Water Exposure Concentrations of Down-the-Drain Consumer Product Chemicals Using the GIS formatted ROUT model
Cowan-Ellsberry, CE1, White-Hull, CE1, Homer, MD1, Dyer, SD1, Wang, X2, 1The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, OH. , 2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
 DISEASE FROM THE TAP:Balancing Infectious Disease, Cancer and Costs in the US
Levin, R1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
 Water Consumption and Gastrointestinal Symptom Recall -- The SSEED Study
Peterson, CA1,3, Calderon, RL3, Frost, FJ2, Kunde, T2, 1Epidemiology, SPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , 2Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Albuquerque NM , 3US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
 DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN URBAN AREAS
DIACONU, R1, NAVROTESCU, T1, PALAMARU, I1, MIHAILESCU, G1, RUSU, L1, 1INSTTUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH,IASI,ROMANIA
 THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER-DISAGREEABLE ODOR AND TASTE CHANGES-RELATED TO ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE WATER SOURCE OF TIRANA, THE CA
Leno , L.1, Bukli, R.1, Emiri , A.2, Miho, A.3, Shumka , S.3, 1Institute of Public Health , 2Treatment Plant , 3Faculty of Natural Science, Tirana University
 Epidemiological investigation on chronic copper toxicity to children exposed via public drinking water supply
Zietz, BP1, Kessler-Gaedtke, B1, Schneider, H1, Dunkelberg, H1, 1Inst.of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Univ. Göttingen
 APPEARANCES REGARDING THE WATER QUALITY DELIVERED IN RURAL AREAS
DIACONU, R1, PALAMARU , I1, VASILOV, M1, NAVROTESCU , T1, 1INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IASI, ROMANIA
 The toxic effects of the acetate lead estimated by the help of biotests on aquatic organisms regarding the assessment water qua
Navrotescu, T1, Ciofu, E2, Diaconu, R1, 1Institute of Public Health Iasi,Romania , 2"Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania
 Assessing Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water Contaminated by Corrosion of Leaded Solder.
Ramsay, CN, Lyons, TDB, Hankin, SM, 1Scottish Centre for Infection & Environmental Health,Glasgow UK , 2Department of Clinical Biochemistry,GRI,Glasgow UK
 Indicators of wastewater and land use impacts on public drinking water: Historical reconstruction of exposure on Cape Cod, MA
Swartz, CH1, Rudel, RA1, Kachajian, JR1, Brody, JG1, 1Silent Spring Institute
 Acute health effects after accidental exposure to styrene from drinking water in Spain
Arnedo-Pena, A, Bellido-Blasco, JB, Villamarin-Vazquez, JL, Aranda-Mares, JL, Font-Cardona, N, Gobba, F, Kogevinas, M, 1Dirección Territorial de Salud. Castellón, Spain , 2IPROMA. Castellón, Spain. , 3University of Modena, Italy , 4Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, S
 THE DECADE OF THE MUSCULO-SCELETAL SYSTEM, THE PROBLEMS OF THE FLUORID INTAKE IN HUNGARY
Farkas, I.1, Sajgo, K.1, Paldy, A.1, Nador, G.1, 1Natl. Inst. of Environm. Health,JFNCPH, Budapest, Hungary
 Drinking water hardness and myocardial infarction in the Stockholm Heart Epidemology Program (SHEEP).
Rosenlund, M1, Berglind, N1, Hallqvist, J2,4, Bluhm, G1,3, 1Department of Environmental Health, Stockholm , 2Department of Social Medicine, Stockholm , 3Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute , 4Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Intitute
 Blood Nutrient Levels in Cases with Arsenic-Induced Skin Lesions and their Families
Chung, JS1, Moore, LE1, Kosnett, MJ2, Arroyo, AP3, Beeris, M4, Guha Mazumder, DN5, Smith, AH1, 1School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA , 2University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO , 3University of Antofagasta, Chile , 4San Pedro de Atacama, II Region, Chile , 5Inst Post Graduate Med Ed and Research, Calcutta, India
 Radium in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma
Cohn, P1, Skinner, R2, Burger, S2, Klotz, J2, 1Consumer & Environ Health Srvcs, New Jersey Dept of Health , 2Cancer Epidemiology Srvc, New Jersey Dept of Health
 Gastroenteritis in the elderly during the 1993 Milwaukee cryptosporidiosis outbreak
Naumova, EN1, Griffiths , JK1, Ling , SW1, Bindewald , BK1, Morris , RD1, 1Tufts University School of Medicine
 Re-Examination of the SW Taiwan Bladder Cancer Mortality Studies
Lamm, SH, 1Consultants in Epidemiology and Occupational Health, Inc.
 Examination of the NRC Bladder Cancer Risk from Arsenic in Drinking Water Estimate using US data with 75 million person-yea
Lamm, SH, Wilson, R2, Engel, A1, 1Consultants in Epidemiology and Occupational Health, Inc. , 2Harvard University Department of Physics
 Determinants of fluoride intake among children
Cho, SI, Kong, JO, Huh, CB, Lee, SJ, Hwang, JH, Zoh, KD, Paek, D, 1Seoul National University School of Public Health, Korea
 PREVALANCE OF JAUNDICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY, 1998-99
Pandey, A1, Aggarwal, A1, Begum, S1, 1Instititute for Research in Medical Statistics, ICMR
 Drinking water quality and gastrointestinal infectious diseases among children
Ninashvili, N1, Gelashvili, K2, Akhvlediani, J3, Kurkhuli, M4, Gagua, D5, 1Public Health Department, MoH; , 2Tbilisi State Medical University; , 3Tbilisi City Sanitary Inspection; , 4State Surveillance Department, MoH; , 5State Sanitary Inspectorate of State Borders, MoH. Georgia
 An outbreak of cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch): From the diagnosis to the management
Lévesque, B1,2, Giovenazzo, P3, Guerrier, P1, Laverdière, D2, Prud'Homme, H1, 1Direction régionale de santé publique de Québec , 2Unité de recherche en santé publique du CHUL-CHUQ , 3Département de biologie, Université Laval
 Adverse health effects experimentally-induced by chemicals in drinking water
Mancas, G1, Vartiainen, T2, Navrotescu, T1, Diaconu, R1, Damian, O1, Mancas, D1, Havarneanu, D1, Roman, I1, Palamaru, I1, Papadopol, V1, 1Dept. environmental health, Institute of public health , 2Dept. environmental health, national institute of public health
 Acute and chronic effects of environmental exposure of children to nitrites/nitrates
Vasilov, M1, Mancas, G1, Hura , C1, 1Dept. of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health
 Group-level exposure to natural environments and risk of cholera incidence in coastal areas of Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Borroto, R1, 1Institute of Geography, Cuba
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Epidemiologic studies of outdoor air quality and meteorological impacts on health
 Joint Effects of Air Pollution Mix on Emergency Room Visits for Cardiac and Respiratory Diseases in Taipei
Hwang, JS1, Hu, TH1, Chan, CC2, 1Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica , 2Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, Nati
 How Useful is Environmental Epidemiology? Development of California's Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Ostro , BD1, Broadwin , R1, Tsai, FC1, Lipsett, MJ1, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Oakland, CA
 DIMINISHED LUNG FUNCTION IN YOUNG ADULTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM PM10 EXPOSURES
Kinney, PL1, Chae, E1, 1Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
 TEMPORL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LOCAL METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS AND DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER ADMISSIONS IN ILOILO, PHILIPPINES
Naragdao, MA1,2, Weerasinghe, S2, Guernsey, JR2, 1University of the Philippines of the Visayas , 2Dalhousie University
 RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION IN THE SÃO PAULO METROPOLITAN REGION (SPMR), BRAZIL.
Freitas, C1, Ushirobira, MFH1, Bonini, E1, Silva, MAF1, Braga, ALF2,3, 1Division of Environmental Diseases/CVE/SES/SP , 2Environmental Pediatrics Program, FM-UNISA/SP , 3Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, FMUSP
 AUSTRALIAN STUDY: The impact of air pollution on daily mortality and morbidity in Brisbane
Simpson, R, Williams, G, Petroeschevsky , A, Neller, A, O'Farrel, T, Denison, L, Neville, G, 1Faculty of Science, University of the Sunshine Coast , 2School of Population Health, University of Queensland , 3Environment Protection Authority of Victoria , 4Queensland Department Health
 Short-term effects of air pollution on daily hospital admission in Pécs, Hungary
Paldy, A.1, Bobvos, J.2, Le, H.3, Harsanyi, F.3, Antal, I.3, 1Natl. Inst. of Environm. Health,JFNCPH, Budapest, Hungary , 2Municipal Institute of Public Health Service, Budapest, Hungary , 3Institute of Public Health Service of County Baranya, Hungary
 Short-term effects of air pollution on health: Are those older than 65 years a sensitive subgroup?
Petasakis, Y1, Analitis, A1, Aga, E1, Touloumi, G1, Katsouyanni, K1, 1Dept. Hygiene - Epidemiology, Un. of Athens Medical School
 The Health Effects of PM2.5 : Evidence from Korea Using Daily Data
Hong, J1, Kim, Y2, Lee, J2, Ko, Y1, Cho, Y2, 1Department of Economics, Hanyang University , 2Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang U , 3 Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang U , 4Department of Economics, Hanyang University , 5Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang U
 An investigation into the potential health effects of a sulphur dioxide air pollution episode
Brown, TP1, Rushton, L1, Mugglestone, MA1, Meechan, DF2, 1MRC Institute for Environment and Health , 2Trent Public Health Observatory
 Weather is an important factor in environmental medicine - results from a weather sensitivity survey in Germany
Hoeppe, P, von Mackensen, S, Nowak, D, Piel, E, 1Inst. for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LMU, Munich , 2Institute for Medical Psychology, LMU, Munich , 3Institut fuer Demoskopie, Allensbach
 The Effects of Air pollution on School Absenteeism due to Illness
Park, H1, Lee, B1, Ha, E-H1, Lee, J-T2, Kim, H3, Hong, Y-C4, 1Ewha Womans University , 2Hanyang University , 3Seoul National University , 4Inha University
 An integrated approach in setting Air Quality Objective (AQO) according to population average intervention strategy
Wong, C M, Thach, T Q, Chau, P, Hedley, A J, 1Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
 Short-term effects of air pollution with fine particles on respiratory morbidity in young children living near 2 power plants
Peled, R1, Nir, P1, Shiachi, R1, Bibi, H2, Pilpel , D3, Bolotin, A3, Friger, M3, Scharff, S2, 1Epidemiology Research Institute, Barzilai, Israel , 2Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon Israel , 3Epidemiology Dept, Ben Gurion University Israel
 Air pollution and height of preschool children in the Czech Republic
Pikhart, H1,2, Bobak, M2, Kriz, B3, 1EuroMISE Center, Prague, Czech Republic , 2Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL, London, UK , 3National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
 Neurobehavioral Health Status and Longer-Term Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide: Findings for Dakota City, Nebraska 2002.
Inserra, SG1, Phifer, B1, Anger, WK2, Lewin, M1, White, MC1, 1Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2Oregon Health & Science University
 Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: the Reduction in FEV1 is Consistent with the Observed Decrease in Life-expectancy
Künzli, N1, Schindler, Ch1, Probst-Hensch, N1, Tschopp , JM2, Keller , R1, Leuenberger, Ph2, Ackermann-Liebrich, U1, SAPALDIA, Tea, 1University Basel Switzerland , 2University Lausanne, Switzerland
 Applicability of ambient and indoor monitoring for personal exposure assessment to PM2.5 from different emission sources
Koistinen, K1, Edwards, R2, Mathys, P3, Jantunen, M1, 1Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Finland , 2Environmental Health, University of California, CA USA , 3Inst. for Mineralogy and Petrography, U. of Basel, Switzerland
 Repeated cross-sectional health effects analysis in children with different indicators of ambient air pollution (PM10, PM2.5, N
Oglesby, L1, Röösli, M1, Künzli, N1, Waser, M1, Neu, U2, Grize, L1, Braun-Fahrländer , Ch1, 1Inst. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Uni Basel, Switzerland , 2Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland
 Personal, indoor and outdoor concentrations of fine particles in relation to daily variations of urinary concentrations of lung
Janssen, NAH1, Lanki, T2, de Hartog, JJ1, Hoek, G1, Timonen, KL2, Tiitanen, P2, Pekkanen, J2, Heinrich, J3, Brunekreef, B1, 1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherland , 2National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland , 3GSF, Neuherberg, Germany
 THE EFFECT OF THE CHICAGO 1995 HEAT WAVE ON ALL CAUSE AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY
Kaiser, R1, Schwartz, J2, Gotway, CA1, Rubin, CH1, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA , 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
 Modelling the effect of cold winter temperatures on mortality
Shaddick, G1,3, Wakefield, J2,3, Elliott, P3, 1Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath , 2Depts of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Wash , 3Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College
 INFLUENCE OF SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON AIR POLLUTION ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL.
Martins, MCH1,3, Fatigati, FL4, Martins, LC1, Véspoli, TC5, Pereira, LAA1, Martins, MA2, Braga, ALF1,6, Saldiva, PHN1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Department of Medicine, School of Medicine - USP , 3São Paulo City Health Department , 4São Paulo City Environment Department , 5São Paulo City Planning Department , 6Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
 MORTALITY CAUSED BY SÃO PAULO´S AIR POLLUTION IN THE LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY: A CRITIAL REVIEW.
Böhm, GM1, Saldiva, PHN1, Pereira, LAA1, Conceição, GMS1, Miraglia, SGE1, Braga, ALF1,2, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
 The effects of modelling pollution levels on the relative risks obtained from time series studies examining the relationship be
Shaddick, G1,3, Wakefield, J2,3, 1Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath , 2Depts of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Washington , 3Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College
 STUDY OF THE SHAPE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORTALITY AND TEMPERATURE IN 13 SPANISH CITIES
Iñiguez, C1, Ballester, F1, Pérez-Hoyos, S1, Saez, M2, 1Escola Valenciana d’Estudis per a la Salut , 2Departament d'Economia. Universitat de Girona
 Review of health hazards from volcanic gases
Hansell, AL1, Oppenheimer, C2, 1Dept of Epidemiology & Public Health, Imperial College, London , 2Dept of Geography, Cambridge University
 The lag structure of ambient air pollution on daily mortality in Seoul, KOREA
Kim, H1, Kim, YS1, Hong, YC2, Lee, JT3, Kwon, HJ4, Ha, EH5, 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public , 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Un , 3Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang Un , 4Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College , 5Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Womans University Coll
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Session: Physical hazards: Noise, EMF, Other Radiation
 Dependence of the structure of cells on the changes of environment. Interdisciplinary study
Foltinová, J 1,2, Schrott-Fischer, A 3, Foltin, V 4, Neu, E 5, Žilinek, V 6, Freysinger, W 3, 1Histology & Embryology, LFUK Sasinkova 4, SK-81108 Bratislava , 2e-mail address: jan.foltin@fmph.uniba.sk , 3Otorinolaryngology Univ. Clinic, Anichstr. 35, A-6020 Innsbruck , 4Plasma Physics Dpt., FMFI UK, Mlynska dol., SK-84248 Bratislava , 5Umweltmedizin Inst., Schwabacherstr. 35, D-90537 Feucht , 6Pediatric Clinic - Oncol, DFNsP, Limbova 1, SK-83340 Bratislava
 Urban Noise: sound pressure level in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Moura, C1, Cardoso, MRA1, 1Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Saúde Pública
 Hearing loss in the occupationally exposed to impulsive noise
Szanto, Cs,
 Noise and blood pressure
Zheng, DY1, Jain, RM1, Wang, CS1, Chan, CC1, 1Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, NTU
 Occupational Noise Exposure among Aircraft Maintenance Workers in Taiwan
Ku, CH, Chang, YM, Liou, SH, Chan, CJ, Christiani, D, 1School of Public Health, NDMC, National Defense University , 2IOSH, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan , 3Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
 ASSESSMENT OF NOISE EXPOSURES IN NEW RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS WITH STANDARD AND ADVANCED HVAC SYSTEMS
Shendell, DG1,2, Lee, S-M1, Apte, MG1, DiBartolomeo, DD1, Sullivan, DP1, Liff, SM3, Fisk, WJ1, Rainer, LI4, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Indoor Environments Department , 2UCLA School of Public Health, Environ. Sciences & Engs. Program , 3Northeastern University , 4Davis Energy Group
 The influence of road traffic noise annoyance on blood pressure and cardiovascular risk score
Sobotova, L1,2, Jurkovicova , J1, Stefanikova, Z1, Sevcikova, L1, Volekova, J1, Aghova, L1, 1Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University , 2IHCP, Food Products Unit, Joint Reaserch Center
 Occupational exposure to EMF in relation to the risk of dementia: Preliminary results from the Kungsholmen Project
Qiu, C1,3, Bellander, T2, Karp, A1,3, Fratiglioni, L1,3, 1Aging Res. Centre, Div. of Ger. Epid., Karolinska Institutet , 2Dpt Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council , 3Stockholm Gerontology Research Centre
 Occupational Magnetic-Field Exposures of Garment Workers Results of Personal and Survey Measurements and a Pilot Interview Stud
Kelsh, M1, Bracken, TD2, Sahl, J3, Shum, M1, Ebi, K4, 1Exponent , 2T Dan Bracken, Incorporated , 3J. Sahl Associates , 4EPRI
 Comparison of Measurements and Calculations of Electromagnetic Radiation from GSM Mobile Phone Base Stations
Röösli, M1, Wanner, M1, Braun-Fahrländer, C1, 1Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine Basel
 Central nervous system symptoms associated with mobile phone use: an objective method for evaluation
Datsenko, V.1, Sova, S.2, 1Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Kiev, Ukraine , 2National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
 IS RESIDING NEAR RADIO BROADCAST TOWERS A RISK FACTOR OF LEUKEMIA AND BRAIN CANCER IN CHILDREN? : A CASE CONTROL STUDY IN KOREA
Ha, M1, Cho, SH2, Pack, JK3, 1Dept. of Preventive medicine, Dankook University , 2Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University , 3Dept. of Radio Sciences and Engineering, Chungnam University
 Is light a risk factor for internal cancers? - Rationale for a study based on light dosimetry by geography
Erren, TC1, Bjerregaard, P2, Cocco, P3, Feychting, M4, Lerchl, A5, Verkasalo, P6, Piekarski, C1, 1University of Cologne, Germany , 2National Institute of Public Health, Denmark , 3University of Cagliari, Italy , 4Karolinska Institute, Sweden , 5International University Bremen, Germany , 6National Public Health Institute, Finland
 Exposure to Radar and Dose-Response: Preliminary Findings
Richter, ED1, Ben-Michael, E1, 1Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem
 Multiple analysis of blood pressure of workers in thermoelectric power station
Durgaryan , R.A, 1Department of Occupational Health
 risk assements for cardiovascular disturbances to miners exposed to vibration
tamaian, l.d, 1prophylactic medicine center
 
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Endocrine disruptors, Dioxins, Furans and Persistent Organic Pollutantss
 Environmental contamination and thyroid function; the New York State Angler Cohort Study.
Bloom, MS, Weiner, JM, Vena, JE, Beehler, GP, 1Dept. Social & Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo
 Timing of DDT Exposure and Breast Cancer Before Age 50
Cohn, BA, Wolff, MS, Cirillo, PM, Sholtz, RI, Christianson, RE, van den Berg, BJ, Siiteri, PK, 1Public Health Institute , 2Mount Sinai School of Medicine , 3Emeritus, University of CA, San Francisco School of Medicine
 Urinary phthalate monoesters at general population exposure levels are associated with altered semen quality.
Duty, SM1, Silva, MJ2, Barr, DB2, Brock, JW2, Ryan, L3,4, Chen, Z5, Herrick, RF1, Christiani, D1,6, Hauser, R1, 1Environmental Health Department Harvard School of Public Health , 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 3Biostatistics Department, Harvard School of Public Health , 4Biostatistical Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , 5Andrology Laboratory Massachusetts General Hospital , 6Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
 Breastfeeding and serum p,p'DDT levels among Mexican women of childbearing age. A pilot study
Torres-Sanchez, LE1, Lopez Carrillo, L1, Moline , J2, Ireland, K2, Wolff, MS2, 1National Institute of Public Health, Mexico , 2 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA
 Preterm birth in relation to maternal organochlorine serum levels
Torres-Arreola, L1, Berkowitz, G3, Torres-Sanchez, L2, Lopez-Cervantes, M4, Cebrian-Garcia, M5, Uribe, M5, Lopez-Carrillo, L2, 1Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico , 2National Institute of Public Health, Morelos, Mexico , 3Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA , 4Coordination of the National Institutes of Health, Mexico , 5Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico
 Xenoestrogenic response of serum from PCB-exposed women
Rasmussen, TH1, Nielsen, F1, Nielsen, JB1, Grandjean, P1, 1Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
 ALTERATIONS IN THYROID METABOLISM IN US AIR FORCE SPRAYERS OF AGENT ORANGE
Pavuk, M1, Schecter, A1, Akhtar, F2, Michalek, J3, 1University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas, USA , 2SpecPro Inc., San Antonio, USA , 3Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, USA
 Exposure to DDT and Metabolites in Relation to Menstrual Cycle Length among Laotian Immigrants
Windham, GC1, MItchell, PR1, Petreas, M2, Lee, D1, Lasley , BL3, 1California Department of Health Services , 2California EPA , 3University of California, Davis
 Residential indoor air and dust measures for pesticides, alkylphenols, phthalates, and other endocrine disruptors
Rudel, RA1, Swartz, C1, Brody, J1, Camann, D2, Yau, A2, Zuniga, M2, Spengler, J3, 1Silent Spring Institute , 2Southwest Research Institute , 3Harvard School of Public Health
 Epidemiologic Evaluation of Perfluorooctyl Compounds as Endocrine Disruptors in Males: Analytical Methods and Study Design.
Raymer, JH1, Gardner, M1, Hu, Y1, Wilcosky, T1, Walmer, D2, 1RTI International , 2Duke University Medical Center
 Has Semen Quality Declined in Korean Men? : A Meta-analysis
Park, SK1,2, Lee, KM2, Tak, SW2,3, Min, SY2, Chung, KM2, Kim, SA2, Ryu, SY2, Kim, R2,4, 1Environ. Epidemiology Program, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Dept. Environmental Health, Seoul National University , 3Dept. Work Environment, University of Massachusetts at Lowell , 4Occup. Health Surveill. Program, Massachusetts D. Public Health
 Serum dioxin concentrations and endometriosis: a cohort study in Seveso, Italy
Eskenazi, B2, Mocarelli, P4, Warner, M2, Samuels, S2, Vercellini, P3, Olive, D5, Needham , L1, Patterson, D1, Gerthoux, P4, Brambilla, P4, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA , 2University of California, Berkeley, CA , 3University of Milano, Mangiagalli Hospital, Milan, Italy , 4University of Milano-Bicocca, Desio Hospital, Desio,Italy , 5Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 Serum dioxin levels and chronic disease risk in women of Seveso, Italy
Warner, M1, Eskenazi, B1, Mocarelli, P2, Needham, L3, Patterson, D3, Samuels, S1, Gerthoux, P2, 1University of California, Berkeley, CA , 2University of Milano-Bicocca, Desio Hospital, Desio, Italy , 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
 Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Dioxins - A Case Control Study
Tuomisto, JT1, Pekkanen, J1, Kiviranta, H1, Tukiainen, E2, Vartiainen, T1,4, Tuomisto, J1,3, 1Dept of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute , 2Dept of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital , 3Dept of Public Health and General Practice, Univ of Kuopio , 4Dept of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio
 Organochlorines Levels in Adipose Tissue and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Korrick, S1, Laden, F1, Garshick, E1,2, 1Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp, Harvard Medical School , 2VA Healthcare System
 A Case-Control Study of Birth Defects, Cancer and Dioxin Exposure
Garzon, A1, Sweeney, A1, del Junco , D1, Albanese, R2, 1The University of Texas – Health Science Center at Houston. , 2Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory
 SPERM CHANGES IN HUMAN EXPOSED TO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND DIBENZOFURANS
Guo, YL1, Hsu, PC2, Huang, W1, 1National Cheng Kung University, Tainan , 2National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
 THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF WORKERS EXPOSED TO FLY ASH AT A MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR IN JAPAN
Ogawa, Y1, Mori, I1, Yoshida, R1, Yu, S1, Nakata, A1, Wang, RS1, Ueno, S1, Hisanaga, N1, 1National Institute of Industrial Health
 Validation study of the CALUX bioassay in human serum as a measure of dioxin toxic equivalents
Warner, M1, Eskenazi, B1, Patterson, D2, Clark, G4, Bonsignore, L3, Mocarelli, P2, Needham, L2, 1University of California, Berkeley, CA , 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA , 3University of Milano-Bicocca, Desio Hospital, Desio, Italy , 4Xenobiotic Detection Systems, Inc. Durham, NC
 Temporal Trends in Human TCDD Body Burden: Decreases Over Three Decades and Implications for Exposure Levels
Hays, SM, Aylward, LL, 1Exponent, Boulder, CO , 2Exponent, Alexandria, VA
 Potential for exposure to dioxins and furans when recycling sewage biosolids on agricultural land
Rideout, K1, Teschke, K1,2, Varughese, S1, 1Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, Univ. of British Columbia , 2Health Care & Epidemiology, Univ. of British Columbia
 Evaluation of body burdens and geographical patterns of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Alaska Natives
Socha, M.1, Rubin, C.3, Brock, J2, 1Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2Warren Wilson College , 3National Center for Environmental Health/CDC
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Session: Health Effects from Exposure to Metals and Other Hazards in Heavy Industry
 Dietary calcium as a potential modifier of the relationship of lead burden to blood pressure: The Normative Aging Study.
Elmarsafawy, SF1,2, Schwartz, J1, Sparrow, D3,4, Aro, A1,3, Hu, H1,3, 1Occupational health program, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Occupational Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt , 3Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hopsital , 4Normative Aging Study, Department of Veterans Affairs , Boston
 Bone Lead and Changes in Cognitive Test Outcomes in the Normative Aging Study
Proctor, SP1,2,3, Tsaih, S-W4,6, Spiro, A1,5, Sparrow, D1,5, Aro, A4,6, McDonald, K5, Hu, H4,6, 1Boston University Schools of Public Health and/or Medicine , 2Boston Environmental Hazards Center, VA Boston Healthcare Sys , 3National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System , 4Channing Lab, Dept. of Medicine, B&W Hospital & Harvard Med Sch , 5Normative Aging Study, VA Boston Healthcare System , 6Occupational Health Prog., Dept of Environ. Health, Harvard SPH
 Respiratory Symptoms and Ventilatory Capacity in Metal Polishers
Husain, T1, Rastogi, SK2, Gupta, BN2, Mathur, N2, 1Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences , 2Industrial Toxicology Research Centre
 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT TO LEAD AND ARSENIC
Fat, L1, Coldea, V1, 1Occupational Health Department, Institute of Public Health
 The Influence of Milk Intake on the Lead Toxicity to the Sensory Nervous System in Taiwan Lead Workers.
Chuang, HY1,2, Tsai, SY3, Lian, CY4, Chao, KY5,6, Yang, CY2, 1Department of occupational medicine, KMU Hospital , 2School of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University , 3Department of neurology, Tzu-Ai General Hospital , 4Department of family medicine, Taipei Municipal Hoping Hospital , 5Bureau of Health, Tao-Yuan County , 6Department of family medicine, NTU Hospital
 EFFECTS OF THE LEAD AND ARSENIC ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
Surcel, D1, Coldea, V1, Ghitulesu, R1, David, A1, 1Occupational Health Department, Institute of Public Health
 Pulmonary disease in Albanian iron steel industry workers
BALA, S1, TABAKU, A2, 1Pulmonary Disease Institute , 2Public Health Institute
 Independent and Modifying Effects of Lead Exposure on Mini-Mental Status Exam Scores in Elderly Men.
Wright, RO1,2, Tsaih, S1, Schwartz, J1,2, Spiro, A3, Riggs , K3, Weiss, ST1, HU, H1,2, 1The Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School , 2Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 3Boston Veteran's Hospital, Boston University Medical School
 Chemical identification of soil pollution with hazardous waste of oil industry
Kazimov, M1, 1Azerbaijan Medical University
 Mortality among Former Shipbreaking Workers -- A 13-Year Retrospective Follow-up Study in Taiwan
Liu, YK1, Yang, GY2, Wu, TN3, Lin, RS4, Sung, FC1, 1Institute of Environmental Health , 2YiLang Hospital, Department of Health , 3Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital , 4Institute of Epidemiology
 EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON DENTAL ERESION IN TWO DIFFERENT REGIONS
NAMAL, N2, CAN, G2, FIDAN, EG2, 1EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON DENTAL ERESION IN TWO DIFFERENT REGION , 2Department of Public Health, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine
 METALLIC DUSTS EXPOSURE AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS AMONG WORKERS FROM A SINTERED PRODUCTS PLANT
STOICA, LM1, COCARLA, A2, DAVID, A1, GRECU, L2, IVANESCU, G1, 1INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA , 2UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & PHARMACY, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA , 3INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA , 4UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & PHARMACY, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
 Health status of children and women living close to a non-ferrous metallurgical area of Romania
Vlad, M1, Sinca, A1, Bocsan, I1, Mirestean, I1, Vartic, E1, Zeic, A1, Creteanu, E1, Zapirtan, H1, 1Institute of Public Health Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 Health status of children and women in a mining region of Kyrgyzstan (results of the EU-funded project IRCYL)
Mambetova, C.1, Ranft, U.2, Pesch, B2, Abdyldaev, R.3, 1Kyrgyz Scientific Center of Hematology , 2Environmental Health Research Institute, Duesseldorf , Germany , 3Kyrgyz Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology, Bishkek, K
 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS
Michael, SE, Farrag, KAK,
 Evaluation of Electrocardiograph Components of Workers Exposed to Carbon Disulfide
Chang, SJ1,2, Shih, TS2, Chou, TC3, Chen, CJ1,2, Chang, HY3, Sung, FC1, 1Environmental Health , 2Occupational Safety and Health , 3Basic Medical Science
 Liver fibrosis in asymptomatic polyvinyl chloride workers
Hsiao, TJ3, Wang, JD2, Yang , PM1, Yang, PJ3, Cheng, TJ2, 1National Taiwan University Hospital , 2Institute of Occuptional Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, NTU , 3Department of Internal Medicine, Tao-Yuan General Hospital
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Symposium: Exposure assessment in large scale Epidemiologic Studies of children's environmental health
Chair: Dr. Gwen W. Collman
Co-Chair: Dr. Chris Saint
1530 - 1545Biological Monitoring of Children’s Pesticide Exposure: A Review of Recent Studies in Washington State
Fenske, RA1, Lu, C1, Moate, T1, Curl, C1, Kissel , JC1, 1University of Washington
1545 - 1600Pesticide exposures during pregnancy among urban minority mothers and newborns
Whyatt, RM, Camann, DE2, Barr, DB3, Barr, JR3, Andrews, HA, Hoeptner, LA, Perera, FP, 1Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health , 2Southwest Research Institute , 3Centers for Disease Control
1600 - 1615Organophosphate pesticide exposures to pregnant women living in an agricultural community.
Bradman, A1, Eskenazi, B1, McKone, TE1, Castorina, R1, Harnly, M2, Barr, D3, 1Center for Children's Env. Health Research, UC Berkeley , 2Env. Health Investigations Branch, Ca. Dept. of Health Services , 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1615 - 1630Maternal Exposure To Indoor Pesticides, Paraoxonase Activity, and Fetal Growth
Berkowitz, G, Wetmur, J, Deych, E, Wolff, M, 1Dept. of Comm. and Prev. Med., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1630 - 1645Characterization of Exposures to Particulate Matter and it's Components for Asthmatic Children in an Urban Environment
Keeler, GJ1, Yip, FY1, Dvonch, JT1, Parker, EA2, Robins, TG1, Brakefield-Caldwell, W3, 1Dept. of Environmental Health Sci., The University of Michigan , 2Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Ed., The Univ. of Michigan , 3Steering Committee Member, Community Action Against Asthma
1645 - 1700Iowa Rural Childhood Asthma Intervention Study: Wave 1 Environmental Assessments and Interventions
Reynolds, SJ1, Chrischilles, E1, Ahrens, R2, Thorne, PS1, Kuehl, A1, Burmeister, L1, Kelly, KM1, Merchant, JA1, Hunninghake, GW2, 1University of Iowa College of Public Health , 2University of Iowa College of Medicine , 3Colorado State University
1700 - 1715Cockroach allergen intervention: Some considerations for intervention and exposure assessment
McConnell, R, Jones, C, Avol, E, Cozen, W, Milam, J, Berhane, K, Cahero, J, Richardson, J, 1University of Southern California
   
1530 - 1730
(Monday)
Thematic Poster Session: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases and Mortality
 Continuing trend of increased motor neuron disease mortality in the United States
Noonan, CW1, Hilsdon, R1, White, MC1, Wong, LY1, Zack, MM2, 1ATSDR, Division of Health Studies, Health Investigations Branch , 2CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
 Excess Risk of Kidney Disease in a Population Living Near Chemical Installations
Hodgson, S1, Hansell, A1, Shepperd, S1, Flute, T2, Staples, B2, Nieuwenhuijsen, M3, Jarup, L1, 1Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College , 2North Cheshire Health Authority, Runcorn , 3Dept Environmental Science and technology, Imperial College
 Exploring the Relationship Between Environmental Exposure and Parkinson's, Diabetes, and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Goldman, L1, Chuk, M2, 1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , 2Physicians for Social Responsibility
 Mortality from obstructive lung diseases among asphalt workers
Burstyn, I1,2, Boffetta, P2, Kromhout, H1, Partanen, T3, Svane, O4, Kauppinen, T3, Stücker, I5, Frentzel-Beyme, R6, Langård, S7, Järvholm, B8, Shaham, J9, Heikkila, P3, Heederik, D1, 1Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands , 2International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France , 3Inst. of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland , 4Danish Working Environment Service, Copenhagen, Denmark , 5INSERM U.170, Villejuif, France , 6Inst. Prevention Research and Social Med., Bremen, Germany , 7Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway , 8Umea University Hospital, Umea, Sweden , 9Natl. Inst. Occupational Environmental Health, Raanana. Israel
 Chronic Diseases And Risk Factors In Selected Agricultural Communities (Kibbutzs) Of The Negev, Israel
Kordysh, E1, Bolotin, A1, Herishanu, Y1, 1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF STRESS IN LORRY DRIVERS
BERGOMI , M, VIVOLI, R, ROVESTI, S, MALAGOLI, C, PECONE, LF, VIVOLI, G, 1Dept. of Hygiene, University of Modena, Italy
 Cardiovascular risk profile in selected population group
Sevcikova , L1, Stefanikova , Z1, Jurkovicova , J1, Sobotova , L1, Aghova, L1, 1INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE CU BRATISLAVA SR
 CAUSES OF DEATH AND SOCIAL CLASSES IN ROMANIA
Fat, L1, Drugan, T2, 1Occupational Department, Institute of Public Health , 2University of Medicine
 Infant mortality, stomach cancer, and stroke mortality: Ecological analysis for 47 prefectures in Japan
Yin, XY, 1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
 Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Discomfort among Health Care Workers in Taiwan
Shiao, JSC1, Guo, YL2, Hong, MC3, 1National Yang-Ming University, Taipei , 2National Cheng Kung University, Tainan , 3National Taiwan University, Taipei
 How Much or When? Work Exposures and the Risk of Musculoskeletal Injuries among Health Care Workers
Koehoorn, M1,2, Cole, DC1,3, Hertzman, C2, Lee, H1, 1Institute for Work and Health , 2Health Care & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia , 3Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
 Occupational risk assessment in the health care workers in risk of cytogenetic changes
Rimarova, K.1,3, Gajdosova, D.2, Koupilova, I.3, Gajdos, A.2, Bernasovska, K.1, 1Dept. of Hygiene, Medical Faculty, Kosice, Slovakia , 2Gen. Tox. Dpt., State Public Health Institute, Kosice, Slovakia , 3ECOHOST Centre, LSHTM, Keppel street, London, U.K.
 Job-exposure-health profile for workers exposed to respirable dusts in textile units of Tamilnadu, India: results of preliminar
Sankar, S1, Padmavathi, R1, Rajan, P2, Ayyappan, R1, Arnold, J1, Balakrishnan, K1, 1Sri Ramachandra Medical College&Research Institute , 2Harvard School Of Public Health
 Model estimates of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) prevalences due to smoking and non-smoking factors in 12 Asian
Tan, WC1, Seale, P2, Chaoenrantanakul, S3, Hardiarto, M4, Ip, M5, Mahayiddin, A6, Zhong, NS7, De guia, T8, Iqbal, A9, Schau, B9, 1National University of Singapore , 2University of Sydney , 3Thailand , 4Indonesia , 5University of Hong Kong , 6Malaysia , 7China , 8Philippines , 9Boehringer Ingelheim
   

Tuesday
Aug. 13

 
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Risk and Health Impact Assessment and Risk Management
 Economic evaluation of environmental health effects
Dusseldorp, A1, van Kempen, EEM1, Franssen , AEM1, Staatsen, BAM1, 1National Institute of Public Health and the Environment
 Epidemiological risk assessment: early recognition of risks and identification and ranking of critical factors
Atoyev, KL1, 1Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics
 Prevalence of self-reported chemical sensitivity in central Germany
Herr, CEW1, Osadnik, R1, Stilianakis, NI2, Eikmann, TF1, 1Inst. for Hyg. and Environm. Med. Medical Center Univ. Giessen , 2Dep. of Med. Inform., Biom and Epidemiol. Univ. Erlangen
 QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR A HOME HEALTH & SAFETY RATING SYSTEM
Wilkinson, P1, Ormandy, D2, Moore, R2, Landon, M1, Battersby, S2, Armstrong, B1, 1London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , 2Warwick Law School
 Neurotoxic effects of environmental agents: Data gaps that challenge dose-response estimation
Gutter, S1, Mendola, P2, Selevan, SG3, Rice, D3, 1UNC Chapel Hill , 2US EPA, NHEERL , 3US EPA, NCEA
 Exposure factors normalized to body weight as source of uncertainty in probabilistic risk assessment
Salinas , JA1, 1California Environmental Protection Agency
 RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS DIRECTED AT SOURCES OF ALDEHYDES TO INDOOR AIR IN CANADA.
Newhook, R.1, 1Health Canada, Management of Toxics Division
 Health Impact Assessment and the PP: supporting effective decision making
Martuzzi, M1, Bertollini, R, 1World Health Organization
 APHEIS: Monitoring the Effects of Air Pollution on Public Health in Europe
Medina, S1, Plasencia, A2, Anderson, RA3, Artazcoz, L2, de Seager, E4, Katsouyanni, K5, Krzyzanowski, M6, Mücke, HG7, Schwartz, J8, 1National Institute of Public Health Surveillance (InVS), France , 2Institut Municipal de Salut Publica de Barcelona, Spain , 3St. George’s Hospital, London, England , 4Joint Research Center, European Commission, Ispra, Italy , 5University of Athens, Greece , 6WHO-ECEH, Bonn, Germany , 7Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany , 8Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA
 The Influence of Population Heterogeneity on Air Pollution Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Power Plants Near Washington, DC
Levy, JI1, Greco, SL1, Spengler, JD1, 1Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
 Using health impact assessment to estimate external costs of transport: the Impact Pathway Approach
Schmid, S A, Bickel, P, Friedrich, R, 1IER, University of Stuttgart
 Atmospheric Modeling Uncertainties in Estimation of Particulate Matter Intake Fractions from Power Plants
Levy, JI1,2, Wilson, AS1,2, Evans, JS1,2, Spengler, JD1, 1Dept. of Env. Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health
 Alternative Reference Population Sensitivity Analysis for the Mortality Assessment of a Chromate Production Worker Cohort
Proctor, D1, Lau, E2, Cahill, J2, Kelsh, M2, 1Exponent, Irvine California , 2Exponent, Menlo Park, California
 Considering consequences of error when evaluating scientific evidence in a policy context
Kyle, AD, Greer, L, 1University of California Berkeley School of Public Health , 2Natural Resources Defense Council
 A tiered approach to environmental exposure assessment in the Environment Agency, UK
Duarte-Davidson, R, Pollard, SJT, 1National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal
 The California Population Indoor Exposure Model, Version 2: A User-Friendly Assessment Tool for Population Exposure to Air Poll
Rosenbaum, AS1, Cohen, JP1, Kavoosi, F1, Lum, S2, Jenkins, P2, 1ICF Consulting, San Francisco, CA , 2California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA
 Personal Exposures to VOCs in a Population of Inner-City Teenagers in New York City : A Preliminary Cancer Health Risk Assessme
Ramstrom, S1, Chillrud, S3, Spengler, J1, Kinney, P2, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Columbia School of Public Health , 3Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
 Biomarkers for Child’s Health: Developing Biologically Based Risk Assessment Models for Linking Exposure and Health Effects
Lewandowski , TA1, Hoeft, JM1, Bartell, SM1, Wong, EY1, Griffith, WC1, Faustman, EM1, 1University of Washington
 Beyond “I don’t know:” Responsible and effective strategies to communicate results of exposure assessment for endocrine distrup
Brody, J.G, Polk, R, Menting, A.M, Swartz, C.H, Rudel, R.A, 1Silent Spring Institute
 Communicating Risk: A DoD Perspective
Kilpatrick, ME1, Williams, PM1, 1DoD Deployment Health Support Directorate
 Communicating Contaminants in Cross-Cultural Environments
Mills, C, 1Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Symposium: Methods in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology - Sampling Strategies
Chair: Dr. Kay Teschke
Co-Chair: Hugh Davies
0800 - 0820Exposure assessment in environmental epidemiology: the role of validation sub-studies
Brunekreef, B, 1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University
0820 - 0840Exposure assessment in occupational and environmental epidemiology: same mother, same father?
Kromhout, H, 1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University
0840 - 0900Air pollution study designs: Linking exposures with outcomes
Sheppard, L1, 1University of Washington
0900 - 0920Repeated Personal Monitoring Versus Microenvironmental Monitoring for Assessing Exposures to Airborne Chemicals
Rappaport, SM1, 1School of Public Health, University of North Carolina
0920 - 0940Exposure assessment in studies on the chronic effects of long-term exposure to air pollution
Krzyzanowski, M1, Cohen, AJ2, Katsouyanni, K3, Koutrakis, P4, Oglesby, L1, WHO/HEI Working Group, *), 1WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn Office , 2Health Effects Institute, Boston, USA , 3University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece , 4Harvard School of Public Health, USA
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Symposium: Aircraft Industry studies: Obstacles and solutions
Chair: Dr. Chris van Netten
 Ozone Exposures on Airplanes
Spengler, JD1, Ludwig, S1, Weker, RA1, 1Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
 Aircraft Cabin Air Quality Measurement Studies
Waters, M1, 1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
 AFA Perspective on Contaminated Bleed Air
Murawski, J1, 1Association of Flight Attendants, AFL/CIO , Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Division of Public,
 Aircraft Air Quality Incidents: Symptoms, Exposures, and Synergists
van Netten, C1, 1Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Division of Public, , 2Occupational, and Environmental Health, U. of British Columbia
 The use of "legal means" for the acquisition of records from the aircraft industry
Knowles, WB1, 1Attorney, Seattle, Washington
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Symposium: Oceans and Human Health
Chair: Dr Allen Dearry
Co-Chair: Dr. Don Rice
0830 - 0845The Challenge to Environmental Epidemiology from the Oceans’ Role in Human Health
Vena, JE1, 1University at Buffalo, State of New York
0845 - 0900Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Toxicity
Baden, DG1, 1UNC Wilmington
0900 - 0915Bacterial and viral vectors of water-borne disease: Suggesting new applications for studying an age-old problem
Fuhrman, JA1, Noble, RT2, 1Dept. of Biol. Sci.,University of Southern California , 2Institute of Marine Sciences, Univ. North Carolina Chapel Hill
0915 - 0930Marine Pharmaceuticals Discovery
Fenical, W1, 1Scripps Institute of Oceanography
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Symposium: The Contribution of Air Pollution and Climate Change to the Global Burden of Disease
Chair: Dr. Aaron J. Cohen
Co-Chair: Dr. Sumi Mehta
0815 - 0830The Global Burden of Disease from Household Use of Solid Fuels: A Source of Indoor Air Pollution
Mehta, S1, Smith, KR1, Feuz, M2, 1Environmental Health Sciences, U.C. Berkeley , 2Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
0830 - 0845The Contribution of Combustion Source Particulate Air Pollution to the Global Burden of Disease
Anderson, R1, Cohen, A1, Kryzanowski, M1, Kunzli, N1, Ostro, B1, Pope, CA1, Romieu, I1, Samet, J1, Smith, K1, Tsai, F1, Gutschmidt , K2, Ezzati, M2, Pandey, KD3, Wheeler, D3, 1Working Group on GDB-Ambient Air Pollution , 2WHO , 3World Bank
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Indoor Exposures in Schools, Offices and Workplaces
 Atypical Metaplasia Identified in Sputum among Restaurant Employees
Chang, HL1, Sung, FC1, Chen, CJ2, Chang, SJ1,2, 1Institute of Environmental Health , 2Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
 Relationship between HVAC system operation, air exchange rate, and indoor-outdoor particulate matter ratios
Thornburg, J., Rodes, C.E, Rodes, E., Williams, R., 1RTI , 2US E.P.A
 The Nervous System Effects of Indoor Environmental Quality in a New Constructed General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan
Shieh, JY1, Ku, CH2, Shen, CY1, Ho, ST1, 1Tri-Service General Hospital,NDMC, Taipei, Taiwan , 2School of Public Health, NDMC, National Defense University
 An international community-based study on non-industrial indoor workers and asthma
Kogevinas, M, Zock, JP, Jarvis, D, 1Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain , 2King's College, London, United Kingdom
 The California Portable Classrooms Study: 2. Formaldehyde Exposure Assessment
Jenkins, PL1, Phillips, TJ1, Waldman, J2, Liu, KS2, Akland, G3, Whitmore, R3, 1California Air Resources Board , 2California Department of Health Services , 3Research Triangle Institute
 Exposure to Bioaerosols in 100 Large U.S. Office Buildings
Tsai, FC1, Macher, JM2, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California En , 2Environmental Health Laboratory, California Department of Healt
 Passive Smoke Exposure in Restaurants and Nightclubs in Bangkok,2001
Charoenca, N1, Kungskulniti, N1, Hamann, SL2, Settachan, P3, Wansumrith, N3, Hemsri, S3, Santhana, S1, Tanapanyanon, A1, 1Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand , 2Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand , 3Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok
 Passive Smoking in Nonsmoking Sections of 71 Indiana Restaurants
Hammond, SK1, Perrino, C1, 1University of California, Berkeley
 Swiss Environmental Medicine Project
Huss, A, Küchenhoff, J, Bircher, A, Heller, P, Niederer, M, Scartazzini, G, Schwarzenbach, S, Tremp, J, Waeber, R, Wegmann, L, Braun-Fahrländer, C, 1Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, Basel , 2Psychiatric University Hospital, Basel , 3University Hospital, Basel , 4State Laboratory Basel-City , 5Faculty of Law, University of Basel , 6Office for Environmental Protection and Energy, Liestal , 7Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Bern
 VOCs IN NEW RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS: ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL-DAY EXPOSURES COMPARING INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS AND HVAC SYSTEMS
Shendell, DG1,2, Hodgson, AT1, Lee, S-M1, Apte, MG1, Sullivan, DP1, Hotchi, T1, Fisk, WJ1, 1Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Indoor Environment Department , 2UCLA School of Public Health, Environ. Sciences & Engs. Program
 The Use of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health Care Setting
Wan, GH1, Tsai, YH1, Lai, JS2, Wu, TL3, 1Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung University , 2Department of Occupational Safety and Health, China Med College , 3Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
 Determinants of bioaerosol and particle exposures among teachers
Alm, S, Toivola, M, Nevalainen , A, 1National Public Health Institute, Environmental Health, Kuopio
 The California Portable Classroom Study: 1. Study Design and Mailed Survey Results
Whitmore, R.1, Phillips, M1, Clayton, A.1, Akland, G.1, Jenkins, P.L2, Phillips, T.J2, Waldman, J.3, 1Research Triangle Institute , 2California Air Resources Board , 3California Department of Health Services
 Analysis of Dose, Exposure, and Risk for 104 Hong Kong Catering Workers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) at Work Only
Hedley, AJ, McGhee, SM, Repace, J, Wong, TW, Chan, AYW, Lam, TH, Lo, PCK, Tsang, M, Wong, LC, Chan, ALN, Ng, ESL, Janghorbani, M, 1Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health , 2Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong , 3Dept. of Community & Fam. Med., Chinese University of Hong Kong , 4Repace Associates Inc, Bowie MD, USA
 Sampling efficiencies of three bioaerosol samplers for culturable fungi under field conditions.
Bartlett, KH1, Lee, KS1, Hsieh, J1, Brauer, M1, Black, W2, Stephens, G2, Teschke, K1, 1University of British Columbia , 2British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
   
0800 - 0945
(Tuesday)
Oral Session: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Cancer
0800 - 0815The Incidence of Breast Cancer Associated with Long-Term Average Concentrations of Ambient Air Pollution
Beeson, WL1, Knutsen, SF1, Abbey, DE1, 1Loma Linda University
0815 - 0830Pesticides Levels in Adipose Tissue and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Jones, EL1, Quintana, PJE1, Delfino, RJ2, Ziogas, A2, Kutz, FW3, 1San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health , 2University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine , 3USEPA Environmental Science Center
0830 - 0845Occupational exposure to immunoactive agents and risk for lymphoma
Sanjose de, S1, Zock, JP3, Cavallé, N1, Domingo-Domènech, E1, Turuguet, D1, Font, R1, Alvaro, T1, García , S1, Kennedy, S2, Kogevinas, M3, 1Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Catalan Institu , 2UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada , 3Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spai
0845 - 0900Does a family history indicate higher work-related breast cancer risks?
Bajdik, CD, Fang, R, Band, PR, Le, ND, Gallagher, RP, 1Occupational Oncology Research Program, BC Cancer Agency
0900 - 0915Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), other occupational exposures, and laryngeal cancer risk
Becher, H1, Ramroth, H1, Ahrens, W2, Dietz, A1, 1University of Heidelberg, Medical School , 2Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine
0915 - 0930Cancer Risk Assessment of Pesticides throught Dietary Vegetables in Korea
Chung, Y1, Yoon, JH1, Lee, JT1, 1Yonsei University
0930 - 0945Arsenic Methylation and Bladder Cancer Risk
Chen, YC1, Su, HJ2, Guo, YL2, Hsueh, YM3, Smith, TJ1, Ryan, LM4, Lee, MS5, Christiani, DC1, 1Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Dept Environ & Occup Health, National Cheng-Kung University , 3Department of Public Health, Taipei Medical College , 4Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health , 5Department of Public Health, National Defense College
 Residential Radon and Lung Cancer Mortality in U.S. Women who Predominantly Never Smoked: An Ecological Study
Bogen, KT, Cullen, J, 1Health & Ecol. Assess. Div. L-396, Lawrence Livermore National , 2Substance Abuse Treatment Research Center, Langley Porter Psyc
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Pesticides and other Agricultural Exposures
 NON-RESIDENTIAL ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDE USE AS A PREDICTOR OF CHILDREN’S URINARY METABOLITE LEVELS.
Baker, JA1, Mendola, P2, Barr, D3, Walsh, D2, Creason, J2, Needham, L3, 1University at Buffalo , 2US Environmental Protection Agency , 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 METABOLITES OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES IN THE URINE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARM WORKERS
Lambert, W, Muñiz, J, Scherer, J, Richman, J, Mann-Gaytan, R, Phillips, J, Mahoney, E, McCauley, L, 1Oregon Health & Science University , 2Oregon Child Development Coalition
 Cross sectional study of DDT and its metabolite levels in Breast milk from Saudi mothers
Al-Saleh, I1, Al-Zahrani, M2, Al-Shanshoury, M2, Shinwari, N1, Basile, P1, Al-Doush, I1, Mohammed, G3, 1Biological & Medical Research Department, King Faisal Specialis , 2Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, P.O.Box: , 3Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computin
 Home Levels of Pesticide Residues, Agricultural Drift and Self-Reported After-work Hygiene Practices
McCauley, LA1, Muniz, J1, Rothlein, J1, Michaels, S1, Lasarev, M1, Ebbert, C2, 1Oregon Health & Science University , 2Oregon State University
 NON-OCCUPATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF SERUM DDT AND P,P’DDE IN MEN FROM CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Barraza-Villareal, A1, Farias, P1, de Jager, C2, Hernandez-Avila, M1, Dewailly, E3, Ayotte, P3, Díaz-Sanchez, V4, 1Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico , 2University of Pretoria, South Africa , 3Centre de Sante Publique de Quebec, Service Sante et Environnem , 4Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion, Mexico
 Validation of a long-term, pesticide exposure assessment model with biomarker data from residents of Kern County, California.
Ritz, B1, Krishnadasan, A1, Rull, R1, Broeske, D2, 1University of California, Los Angeles , 2Kern County Medical Center
 Understanding the Pesticide Knowledge and Beliefs of Adolescent Farmworkers
McCauley, LA1, Sticker, D1, Scherer, J1, Lasarev, M1, Michaels, S1, 1Oregon Health & Science University
 Occupational Exposure in Agricultural Workers in Costa Rica
Park, E, Lee, K, Schenker, MB, 1Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Univ. California, Davis
 Assessment of pesticide exposure in vineyard workers
Baldi, I1, Rolland, P1, Ducamp, S1, Dulaurent, S2, Marquet, P2, Brochard, P1, 1LSTE- Université de Bordeaux 2 - France , 2Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie - CHU Limoges -
 Potential exposure to isoproturon in open field farming in France
Lebailly, P1,2, Pottier, D1, Bouchart, V3, Gallois, J1, Griveau, X1, Peraud, A1, Malas, JP3, Henry-Amar, M1,2, Gauduchon, P1, 1Groupe Regional d'Etude sur le Cancer (GRECAN-EA1772) , 2Registre general des tumeurs du Calvados , 3Laboratoire Departemental Frank Duncombe
 Biomonitoring Of Concurrent Carbaryl And Guthion Exposures During Apple Thinning And Suckering In California And Washington
Williams, RL1, Walsh, DB2, Oliver, MR1, Zhang, XF1, Krieger, RI1, 1Entomology, University of California, Riverside , 2Entomology, Washington State University
 Evaluating Potential for Occupational Pesticide Exposure in the NHANES III
Allen, R1, Gondy, G2, Mage, D2, Stewart, P3, Coble, J3, Blair, A3, 1US EPA , 2ISR, Temple University , 3Occupational Studies Branch, National Cancer Institute
 Examination of Exposure Database Limitations
Johnston, JE1, Scrafford, SG1, Daniels, CL1, 1Novigen Sciences, Inc.
 Use of Biomonitoring to Measure Occupational Exposures for Mixer/Loaders Using Closed Liquid Transfer Systems
Johnston, JE1, Merricks, DL2, 1Novigen Sciences, Inc. , 2Agrisearch, Inc.
 Factor Analysis of Pesticide Use Patterns Among Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study
Samanic, C1, Hoppin, JA2, Lubin, J1, Blair, A1, Alavanja, MCR1, 1National Cancer Institute , 2National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
 Cholinesterase Levels and Risk Factors for Pesticide Exposure among Peruvians Farmworkers
Nayhua, L1, Vilchez, A2, Suarez, L1, Jímenez, M1, Maisonet, M3, 1General Office of Epidemiology , 2National Institute for the Protection of the Environment , 3Panamerican Health Organization
 Integration of GPS/GIS & heart rate monitoring in a sampling plan to characterize children’s exposure to pesticide spray drift
Elgethun, K1, Weppner, S1, Lu, C1, Fenske, RA1, Kissel, JC1, Yost, MG1, 1University of Washington, Dept. of Environmental Health
 Birth Defects in Four U.S. Wheat - Producing States
Schreinemachers, DM1, 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 Residential Pesticide Exposures and Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Firestone, JA1,3, Franklin, GM1,3, Longstreth, Jr., WT2,3, Smith-Weller, T1, Swanson, PD3, Checkoway, H1,2, 1Department of Environmental Health , 2Department of Epidemiology , 3Department of Neurology; University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
 Organophosphorous Cumulative Risk Assessment: Determination of Risk Drivers and Other Key Factors
Chaisson, CF1, Price, PS1, 1The LifeLine Group
 Farm Exposures to Deposited Arsenic and Lead on Vashon/Maury Island, WA
Weppner, S, Shirai, J, Kissel, J, 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington
 Organophosphorous pesticide exposure to urban and suburban pre-school children with organic and conventional diets
Curl, CL1, Fenske, RA1, Elgethun, K1, Lu, CA1, 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington
 Impact of between and within person variability on estimates of longitudinal exposures using short-term data
Barraj, L1, Walls, C1, Scrafford, C1, Johnston, J1, 1Novigen Sciences, Inc.,
 Calendar-Based Aggregate and Cumulative Risk Analyses of Pesticides: The Role of the Consumer Product Use Survey Data
Vedula, U.1, Recker, L.1, Lunchick, C.2, Pandian, M.3, Driver, J.3, Jacobs, L.4, 1S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. , 2Aventis CropScience , 3infoscientific.com, Inc. , 4NFO WorldGroup
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Symposium: Air Pollution and Reproductive-Perinatal Outcomes
Chair: Dr. Radim J. Sram
Co-Chair: Dr. Sherry G. Selevan
1000 - 1020LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF SEMEN QUALITY AFTER INTERMITTENT EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION.
Rubes, J1, Selevan, SG2, Zudova, D1, Evenson, DP3, Perreault, SD4, 1Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, CR , 2US EPA/ORD/NCEA, Washington, DC, USA , 3South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA , 4US EPA/ORD/NHEERL, RTP, NC, USA
1020 - 1040Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the South Coast Air Basin, 1994-2000
Wilhelm, M1, Ritz, B1,2, 1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, UCLA , 2Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UCLA
1040 - 1100Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in California
Woodruff, TJ1, Parker, J2, Heck, K2, Saulnier, L2, Schoendorf, K2, 1US Environmental Protection Agency , 2National Center for Health Statistics
1100 - 1120Molecular Epidemiology Studies of the Effects of Air Pollution
Sram, RJ, Binkova, B, Dejmek, J, Chvatalova, I, Machala, M, Solansky, I, 1Institute of Exp. Medicine AS CR , 2Regional Inst. of Hygiene of Central Bohemia, Prague, Czech Rep
1120 - 1140Prenatal and Early Childhood Health Effects of Air Pollution in the Czech Republic
Hertz-Picciotto, I1, James, RA2, Dostál, M3, Keller, J2, Dejmek, J3, Šrám, R3, 1University of California, Davis, CA 95616 , 2Dept of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, U of North Caro , 3Lab of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Inst. of Exp. Medicine, Prague
1140 - 1200AIR POLLUTION AND NEONATAL DEATHS IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL.
Lin, CA1, Pereira, LAA1, Nishioka, DC1, Conceição, GMS1, Braga, ALF1,2, Saldiva, PHN1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
1200 - 1220The Relationship between Term Low Birth Weight and Ambient Air Pollution in Nova Scotia, 1988-2000
Dugandzic, R1, Dodds, L2, Stieb, D1, Smith-Doiron, M1, 1Air Health Effects Research Division, Health Canada , 2Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Dept. of Obs. & Gyn and , 3Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Oral Session: Risk Communication and Perception
1000 - 1010Comparing environmental worry in 1996 and 2000 in environmentally related studies
Herr, CEW1, Rethage, T1, Kopka, I1, zur Nieden, A1, Körner, E1, Osadnik, R1, Stilianakis, NI2, Hodapp, V3, Eikmann, TF1, 1Inst. for Hyg. and Environm. Med. Medical Center Univ. Giessen , 2Dep. of Med. Inform., Biom. and Epidemiol. Univ. Erlangen , 3Unit for Indivi. Differ. & Psychol. Assessment Univ Frankfurt/M
1010 - 1020Risk Perception of Public and Environmental Risks in Santiago, Chile
Cifuentes, L A1, Bronfman, N1, 1P Universidad Católica de Chile
1020 - 1030Impact of socio-demographic factors on willingness-to-pay for a reduced future health risk
Nielsen, JB1, Gyrd-Hansen, D1, Kristiansen, IS1, Nexøe, J1, 1Institute of Public Health; University of Southern Denmark
1030 - 1040To do or not do - risk perception, compliance, and prevention of soil exposure in children
Nielsen, JB1, Elverdam, B1, 1Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
1040 - 1050Characterizing Fishing Habits and PCB-Related Fish Consumption Knowledge of Anglers Who Fish along the Lower Fox River
Steenport, DM1, Anderson, HA1, Hanrahan, LP1, Falk, C1, Draheim, LA1, Kanarek, MS2, Nehls-Lowe, H1, 1Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau of Env. Health , 2Preventive Medicine, Univ. of Wisc-Madison
1050 - 1100Science's Role in Preventing and Reducing the Terror from Weapons of Mass Destruction
Daxon, EGD1, 1U.S. Army Medical Command
1100 - 1110waste management in Ireland. A qualitative study of the knowledge and attitudes of the public, industry and service providers
Collins, C1, Crowley, D1, Thunhurst, C5, Staines, A1, Bruen, M2, Magette, W3, Malone, D6, Ryan, M4, Dean, A1, Mc Mahon, L1, 1Dept. Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, UCD, Ireland , 2Dept Civil Engineering, UCD, Ireland , 3Dept. Agricultural and Food Engineering, UCD, Ireland , 4Dept. Pharmacology, UCD, Ireland , 5Dept Epidemiology and Public Health, UCC, Ireland , 6Dept Chemical Engineering, UCD, Ireland , 7Dept Chemical Engineering, UCD, Ireland
1110 - 1120An Analysis of Risk Perception With Respect to Pesticide Exposure Within the Farmworker Community of the Salinas Valley
Cabrera, NL1, Leckie, JO1, 1Stanford University
1120 - 1130Working successfully with an affected community to develop a study to follow-up on findings of dioxin exposure
Millette, M.D1, 1Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
1130 - 1140Utilizing community-based participatory research methods in an epidemiological investigation of autoimmune disease
Howe, AK1, Vena, JE1, Afrika, A1, Assata, A1, Rogerson, P1, Ambrus, JJ1, 1Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo
1140 - 1150Using the BRFSS to collect population-based exposure information: 10 years of experience in Washington
VanDerslice, J1, LaFlamme, DM1, 1Washington State Department of Health
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Traffic Air Pollution: Exposures and Health
 AIR MONITORING FOR THE EAST BAY CHILDREN'S RESPIRATORY HEALTH STUDY: TRAFFIC-RELATED POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS
Singer, BC2, Hodgson, AT2, Hotchi, T2, Kim, JJ1, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Cal EPA , 2EETD, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
 EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PARTICULATE EXPOSURE AND LUNG CANCER IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Garshick, E1,2, Laden, F2,3, Hart, JE2, Caron, AM2, Smith, TJ3, 1VA Boston Healthcare System , 2Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp, Harvard Medical School , 3Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
 Exposure to benzene, NO2 and PM10 due to traffic in German cities
Norbert Metz, N.M, 1BMW Group Traffic and Environment
 Assessment of risk factors in exposure to ultra-fine particles and respiratory health in school students
Johnson, L1, Tong, S1, Morawska , L1, Mitchell, C2, 1Queensland University of Technology , 2Princess Alexandra Hospital
 Carbon Monoxide Exposure and Cardiac Markers in Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Nigerian Urban Experience
Banjoko, S.O1, Sridhar, M.K1, 1Division of Environmental Health
 The effect of traffic-related air pollution on the respiratory health status of day-care children in Tel-Aviv, Israel
Hellmann, S1, Goren, A1, 1Department of Epidemiology, Tel-Aviv University
 A COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES FOR MODELLING EXPOSURE TO TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION IN CONTRASTING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
Briggs, D J1, de Hoogh, C1, Gulliver, J1, 1Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College, London
 Retrospective assessment of exposure to automobile air pollution in epidemiological studies
REUNGOAT, P1,2, CHIRON, M2, LE MOULLEC, Y3, ZMIROU, D4, MOMAS, I1, 1Université Paris 5 , 2INRETS / UMRETTE , 3Laboratoire d'Hygiène de la Ville de Paris , 4Université Nancy 1
 Using Environmental Measurements to Validate Estimates of Exposure to Air Pollution from Traffic Developed With a GIS
Levy, JI1, Bennett, DH1, Melly , S1, Spengler, JD1, 1Dept. of Env. Health, Harvard School of Public Health
 FACTORS INFLUENCING ELEMENTAL CARBON EXPOSURE IN THE US TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Laden, F1,2, Garshick, E1,3, Hart, JE1, Caron, AM1, Smith, TJ2, 1Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp, Harvard Medical School , 2Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 3VA Boston Healthcare System
 THE EVALUATION OF VEHICULAR RESTRICTION ON ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS LEVELS IN SÃO PAULO CITY, BRAZIL.
Martins, LC1, Latorre, MRD2, Gonçalves, FLT3, Saldiva, PHN1, Braga, ALF4, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health - USP , 3Department of Atmospheric Sciences, IAG - USP , 4Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
 PREDICTORS OF PERSONAL PAH EXPOSURES AMONG MINORITY WOMEN IN NEW YORK CITY
Tonne, CC, Whyatt, RM, Camman, DE, Perera, FP, Kinney, PL, 1Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Mailman Sc , 2Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
 Modelling NO2 dispersion for a health impact study in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Silva, AS2, Cardoso, MRA1, Bergamaschi, DP1, Siqueira, LFG1, Hoek, G2, Meliefste, K2, Brunekreef, B2, 1Faculty of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo , 2Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University
 Impacts of Diesel Traffic on Elemental Carbon and Fine Particles in Central London, UK
Harrington, RC1, Zhang, JJ1, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ2, Lai, HK2, 1Environmental and Occupaitonal Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ , 2Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
 Ambient nitrogen dioxide monitoring near a major highway using passive diffusion samplers
Gilbert, NL, Stieb, DM, Woodhouse, S, Brooke, JR, 1Health Canada , 2Environment Canada
 Traffic density and fine particulate matter concentrations in highway toll station workers in Taipei
Lai, CH1,6, Liou, SH1, Tsai, PJ2, Shih, TS3, Chen, HL2, Chang, YC4, Strickland, P5, Buckley, TJ5, Jaakkola, JJK6,7,8, 1Department of Public Health, NDMC, Taiwan, ROC , 2Dep of Environmental and Occupational Health, NCKU, Taiwan, ROC , 3IOSH, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, ROC , 4Deppartment of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Taiwan, ROC , 5Department of Environment Health Sciences, SPH, JHU, USA , 6Department of Epidemiology, SPH, JHU, USA , 7The Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, SWEDEN , 8Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, FINLAND
 The use of the P-trak in measuring exposure to ultrafine particles under different driving conditions
Heff, A1, Laden, F1,2, Garshick, E2,3, Natkin, J1, Hart, JE2, Smith, TJ1, 1Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp, Harvard Medical School , 3VA Boston Healthcare System
 The accelerometer as a tool to distinguish between driving on open highways and on local roads
Heff, A1, Laden, F1,2, Garshick , E2,3, Natkin, J1, Hart, JE2, Smith, TJ1, 1Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp., Harvard Medical School , 3VA Boston Healthcare System
 Trends in Carbon Monoxide Exposures Inside a Vehicle Based on Three Field Studies of a Standardized Route between 1980 and 2002
Flachsbart, P.1, Ott, W.2, Switzer, P.2, 1Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa , 2Department of Statistics, Stanford University
 An Epidemiological Study on Road Traffic Injury in China, 1951-1999
WANG, SY1, CHI, GB1, JING, CX1, DONG, XM1, 1Dept.of Epidemiology,Medical College of Jinan University
 Indoor, Outdoors and In Transit Exposure to Carbon Monoxide in 3 Cities in Peru
Villalobos, MA,
 Monitoring of Motorcyclist Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Kaohsiung , Taiwan
Lee, CW, Hung, CH, Yuan, CS, 1National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology , 2National Sun Yat-Sen University
 Blood Lead Levels of Traffic Policemen in Bursa ,Turkey
PALA, K, 2, AKIS, N, 2, IZGI,B, 1, GUCER, S, 1, AYDIN, N, 2, AYTEKIN, H, 2, 1Uludag University Faculty of Arts & Sciences Chemistry Departme , 2Uludag University Medical School Department of Public Health
 The Health and Economic Impact of Thailand Unleaded Gasoline Policy
Vichit-Vadakan, N1, Sasivimolkul, W2, Aungudornpukdee, J1, 1The College Of Public Health, Chulalongkorn University , 2General Police Hospital
 Exposure to air pollution in the transport microenvironment: how important is short-term exposure to high concentrations?
Colvile, RN1, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ1, Bentham, JT1, Robins, A2, 1Imperial College , 2University of Surrey
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Symposium: Setbacks of a sustainable development: disasters, incidents, terrorism and wars
Chair: Dr. Beate Pesch
Co-Chair: Dr. Ioan Bocsan
1000 - 1015Democide, Mass Killing, Public Health and Environmental Epidemiology: Interfaces, Predictive Markers and Response
Richter, E., 1MPH Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem , 2with other members of Ethics and Philosophy, ISEE
1015 - 1030Democide and DPSEEA and the Role of Environmental Epidemiology
Soskolne, CL1, 1University of Alberta
1030 - 1045Conceptual Framework for a Global Disaster Information Market
Simard, AJ1, 1Natural Resources Canada
1045 - 1100A mathematical epidemic model approach to an investigation of smallpox type infections
Eshima, N.1, Tabata, M.2, Tsumura, N.3, Karukaya, S.3, 1Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan , 2Kobe University, Kobe, Japan , 3Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
1100 - 1115Medical Management of a Cyanide Incident in Kyrgyzstan
Ranft, U2, Pesch, B2, Tabyshalieva, A1, Salmorbekova, Z1, Sultanbaev, M1, Lyesnykh, T2, 1Institute for Regional Studies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan , 2Environmental Health Research Institute, Duesseldorf, Germany
1115 - 1130Sodium Cyanide Exposure from Mining Incidents: Medical Management Guidelines
Pesch, B.1, du Prel, J.1, Ranft, U.1, 1Environmental Health Research Institute, Duesseldorf , Germany
1130 - 1145SYNOPSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A COMPLEX CYANIDE DISASTER IN ROMANIA 2000
Cordos, E1, Roman, C2, Ponta, M1, Rusu, A1, Frentiu, T1, Rautiu, R3, 1University "Babes Bolyai" Cluj-Napoca, Romania , 2Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, , 3IC Consultants Ltd, Imperial College, London, UK
1145 - 1200Disaster Management Plans of a Romanian Gold Mine before and after a complex disaster with respect to a sustainable development
Ozunu, A1, Pesch, B2, Du Prel , JB2, Gherghes, I3, Cordos, E1, Chintoanu, M4, 1University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj, Romania , 2Environmental Health Research Institute, Duesseldorf, Germany , 3Municipal Council, Baia Mare, Romania , 4Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca,
1200 - 1215Assessment of the health risk from a cyanide and heavy metals spill in Baia Mare area, Romania
Bocsan, I1, Vlad, M1, Sinca, A1, Mirestean, I1, Zeic, A1, 1Institute of Public Health Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1215 - 1230Use of a population-based survey and exposure registry to assess acute health effects due to environmental contamination by O-n
Greiser, K H1, Greiser, E2, Frentzel-Beyme, R2, 11 Institute for Med. Epidemiol., Biostat. & Informatics, ML-Uni , 2Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Asthma, allergic diseases and air pollutants
 Lung function tests in fire fighters exposed to plastic fumes: A case study.
Gupta, P1, Chintala, RS1, 1Univ College of Medical Sciences, Shahdara, Delhi 110095 India
 Daily changes of Peak Expiratory Flow and respiratory symptoms around a soy processing factory
Heederik , D, van Strien, R, Brunekreef, B, Doekes, G, 1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences
 Modeling exposure -sensitization response curve among bakers
Peretz , C1, de Pater , N, Heederik, D2, 1Tel Aviv University , 2Utrecht University
 Reduced type 1 reactivity at birth is associated with respiratory diseases and allergic sensitization during infancy
Lehmann, I1, Thoelke, A2, Weiss, M3, Schulz, R4, Diez, U1, Wichmann, HE5, Herbarth, O1, Borte, M4, 1Dept Human Exp Res/Epidem, UFZ-centre Env Res, Leipzig, Germany , 2Institut of Clinical Immunology, University Leipzig, Germany , 3Department of Pediatrics, University Munich, Germany , 4Department of Pediatrics, University Leipzig, Germany , 5GSF-Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
 Immunomodulating processes and atopic diseases – role of indoor-VOC
Lehmann, I1, Borte, M3, Diez, U1, Rehwagen, M1, Herbarth, O1,2, 1UFZ,Dept. Human Expos. Research/Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany , 2University Leipzig, Med. Fac., Environm. Hygiene & Epidemiolgy , 3University of Leipzig, Children´s Hospital, Leipzig
 Effect of indoor chemical exposure on the development of allergies in infancy
Herbarth, O1,2, Diez, U1, Borte, M3, Lehmann, I1, Fritz, GJ2, Kroessner, T3, Metzner, G4, Rehwagen, M1, Richter, M1, Schulz, R3, Wetzig, H3, 1UFZ,Dept. Human Expos. Research/Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany , 2University Leipzig, Med. Fac., Environm. Hygiene & Epidemiolgy , 3University of Leipzig, Children´s Hospital , 4University of Leipzig, Institute of Clin. Immunology
 Using data mining techniques to identify volatile organic compounds associated with asthma attack
Hu, Y1, Pellizzari, ED1, Liu, J1, Wu, S1, Ellis, L1, Clifton, M1, Micheal, L1, Keever, J2, Delfino, R3, 1Research Triangle Institute , 2Agilent Technologies , 3UC Irvine
 Is the Healthy Worker Effect stronger in areas where asthma is more common?
De Vocht, F, Zock, JP, Kogevinas, M, Kromhout, H, Sunyer, J, Antó, JM, Burney, P, 1University of Utrecht, The Netherlands , 2Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain , 3King's College, London, United Kingdom
 exposure response relationships for rat allergens
Heederik, D, Doekes, G, 1Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences
 Occupational Seafood Allergy and Asthma in South Africa
Jeebhay, M1, Robins, T2, Lopata, A3, Lehrer, S4, Malo, J5, Bateman, E, Rees, G6, Miller, M7, Molekwa, J1, Fernandes, J4, Elliott, A3, Beukes, R8, Louw, B9, Mbuli, S8, Lin, X2, Seixas, N10, Myers, J1, 1University of Cape Town , 2University of Michigan , 3Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town , 4Tulane University , 5University of Montreal , 6Paul-Ehrlich Institute , 7Department of Labor and Industries , 8Peninsula Technikon, South Africa , 9Lung Institute, University of Cape Town , 10University of Washington
 The effects of outdoor and indoor air pollution on peak flow measurements and allergic status of children in São Paulo, Brazil
Correia, JEM1, Vasconcelos, DM2, Gouveia, N1, 1Dep. Preventive Medicine, Univ. São Paulo's Medical School , 2Dep. Immunogenetics, Univ. São Paulo's Medical School
 Association between Air Pollution Exposure and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in an Elderly Panel
Adamkiewicz, G1, Ebelt, S2, Syring, M1, Slater, J3, Schwartz, J1,2, Suh, HH2, Gold, DR1,2, 1Channing Lab, Brigham and Women's Hosp., Harvard Medical School , 2Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 3Franciscan University of Steubenville
 Occupational risk factors for asthma in former domestic cleaning women
Medina, M, Zock, JP, Antó, JM, Kogevinas, M, Sunyer, J, 1Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain
 PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A REGION POLLUTED BY YATAÐAN COAL FIRED POWER PLANT
CAN, G1, COKUGRAS, H2, FIDAN, EG1, DADAN, K1, TIMUR, IH3, NAMAL, N1, KAYPMAZ, A1, AKCAKAYA, N2, 1Department of Public Health,Cerrahpasa School of Medicine , 2Department of pediatrics, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine , 3Health Directory of Muðla
 Associations between atopic dermatitis and internal exposure to selected metals and organic chlorine compounds
Herr, CEW1, Jankofsky, M1, Harpel, S1, Kuester, W2, Angerer, J3, Stilianakis, N4, Gieler, U5, Eikmann, T1, 1Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University hos , 2TOMESA Fachklinik, Bad Salzschlirf , 3Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Social and Environmen , 4Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology Un , 5Institute and Policlinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, University
 Causal regression of asthma medication use and pulmonary function
Mortimer, KM1, Neugebauer, R1, Balmes, J2, van der Laan, M1, Tager, IB1, 1University of California, Berkeley , 2University of California, San Francisco
 PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT YATAÐAN
FIDAN, EG1, CAN, G1, COKUGRAS, H2, DADAN, K1, NAMAL, N1, KAYPMAZ, A1, 1Department of Public Health, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine , 2Department of pediatrics, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine
 Socioeconomic status, thoracic particulate matter and asthma hospitalization in Vancouver
Chen, Y1, Lin, M1, Krewski, D1, Burnett, RT2, Villeneuve, PJ1, McGrail, K3, Hertzmann, C3, 1University of Ottawa , 2Health Canada , 3University of British Columbia
 Association of summer ozone levels with daily respiratory symptoms and bronchodilator use among children with asthma
Gent, JF1, Belanger, K1, Triche, EW1, Holford, TR1, Bracken, MB1, Leaderer, BP1, 1Yale University School of Medicine
 The association between residential distance from a highway or interstate and severity of asthma symptoms
Holford, TR1, McKay, L1, Belanger, K1, Triche, EW1, Gent, J1, Bracken, MB1, Leaderer, BP1, 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 Air pollution and respiratory drug use in the city of Como, Italy, 1995 to 1997
Vegni, FE1, Castelli, B2, Auxilia, F2, 1EEU, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2Ist. Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Univ. degli Studi di Milano
 Wheeze risk associated with animal production among farmers in the Agricultural Health Study: Interactions with atopy, asthma
Hoppin, JA1, Umbach, DM1, London, SJ1, Alavanja, MCR2, Sandler , DP1, 1national institute of environmental health sciences , 2national cancer institute
 Factors influencing Ni(II)sulfat sensitivity in 6 year old children - a population based study in different regions of Germany
Eberwein, G1,3, Sugiri, D1, Krämer , U1,2, Schäfer , T 2, Behrendt , H 2, Ring , J 2, Begerow , J 1, Wilhelm , M 3, Ranft , U 1, 1Environmental Health Research Institute Düsseldorf , 2Dept. of Dermat. and Allerg.,Technical University, Munich , 3Dept. of Hyg., Social & Env. Med. University Bochum, Germany
 Temporal Patterns in South Carolina Emergency Department Asthma Admissions
Puett, RC1, McKeown, RE1, Aldrich, TE1, Feigley, CE1, Hurley, DM1, 1University of South Carolina
 Climate, Traffic-related Air Pollutants, and Allergic Rhinitis Prevalence in Middle School Children in Taiwan
Guo, YL1, Lee, YL1, Su, HJ1, Shaw, CK2, Lai, JS3, Ko, YC4, Huang, SL5, Sung, FC6, Lin, JS6, 1National Cheng Kung University, Tainan , 2Tzu-Chi University, Hua-lien , 3China Medical College, Taichung , 4Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung , 5National Yang-Ming University, Taipei , 6National Taiwan University, Taipei
 INTAKE OF FRUIT AND ASTHMA INCIDENCE IN A COHORT OF CHINESE ADULTS IN SINGAPORE
Butler, MS1, Koh , WP3, Lee , HP3, Yu, MC2, London, SJ1, 1National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , 2University of Southern California , 3National University of Singapore
 Effect of Fine Particulate (PM 2.5) Air Pollution Exposure on Pulmonary Function in Pediatric Subjects with Asthma
Trenga, CA, Slaughter, C, Goldman, B, Budge, M, Sullivan, J, Kaufman, JD, Sheppard, L, Liu, LJS, Shapiro, GG, Koenig, JQ, 1University of Washington
 Allergic Diseases in School Children and Association with PM10 and Other Environmental Factors
Kungskulniti, N1, Charoenca, N1, Vichyanond, P2, Kongpanichakul, A3, Poomrattanarak, P4, Siriprasert, K5, 1Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand , 2Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, T , 3Nakorn-Pathom Hospital, Nakorn-Pathom, Thailand , 4Phaholpholphayuhasena Hospital, Kanchanaburi, Thailand , 5Nakorn-Nayok Hospital, Nakorn-Nayok, Thailand
 Personal exposure of patients with COPD or chronic asthma to ultrafine particles
Dennekamp, M, Prescott, GJ, Cherrie, JW, Seaton, A, 1Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine , 2Department of Public Health Medicine
   
1000 - 1230
(Tuesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Children's Health
 Epidemiological Aspects of Kawasaki Disease in Six Areas of China
Zhang, TH1, Yanagawa, H2, Nakamura, Y3, Kawasaki, T4, 1School of Public Health, Peking University , 2Saitama Prefectural University, Japan , 3Department of Public Health, Jichi Medical School, Japan , 4Kawasaki Disease Research Center, Japan
 Employee Injuries during Accidental HazMat Releases in Oregon and Washington
Tsongas, TA1, Harter, L2, Gunnells, L3, 1Oregon Public Health Services , 2Harter Consulting , 3Washington Department of Health
 Home Environmental Health Assessment for Epidemiological and Exposure Studies,
Bradman, MA1, Hernandez, RA1, McKone, T1, Harnly, M2, Chavira, R3, Tager, IB1, Lipsett, M4, Macher, J5, Castorina, R1, Cabrera, E6, Vargas, A6, Camacho, JM6, Kavanagh-Baird, G6, Eskenazi, B1, 1The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health , 2EHIB, California Department of Health Services , 3Region IX, Environmental Protection Agency , 4Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, CalEPA , 5EHLB, California Department of Health Services , 6CHAMACOS, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas
  THE RISK OF ENTERIC DISEASES IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
Cifuentes, E1, Mazari, M2, Ferreira , F3, Bianchi, F4, Gonzalez, D1, 1National Institute of Public Health , 2Institute of Ecology , 3Centro Mineiro Estudos Epidemiologicos e Ambientais , 4Department of Geography
 East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study: The First Look
Kim, JJ1, Smorodinsky, S1, Ostro, B1, Lipsett, M1, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
 DOMESTIC GAS COOKING AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF CHILDREN
Strumylaite, L1, Kregzdyte, R1, 1Kaunas University of Medicine
 Environmental and individual risk factors as predictors of blood lead levels in preschool children in 4 townships of the Urals,
Kosheleva, AA1, Privalova, LI1, Kuzmin, SV1, Katsnelson, BA1, Malykh, OL1, Makarov, SV1, 1Ural Regional Center for Environmental Epidemiology
 Current lead exposure of French infants and toddlers may put them at risk of impaired neurobehavioural & cognitive development
Bard, D1, Savy, O1, Hivert, G1, Coquet, S1, Glorennec, P2, 1Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique, F-35043 Rennes, France , 2CIRE Ouest, DRASS de Bretagne, F-35042 Rennes, France
 Blood lead levels and other individual features as risk factors for psychological development retardation in children.
Privalova, LI1, Kosheleva, AA1, Katsnelson, BA1, Kuzmin, SV1, Malykh, OL2, Marshalkin, AP3, Prokopyev, AA3, 1Ural Regional Center for Environmental Epidemiology , 2Sverdlovsk Regional SanEpid Control Center, Yekaterinburg, Russ , 3Ural State Medical Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
 Association between lifetime exposure to environmental lead and student performance assessed by the first PISA survey
Dunkelberg, H1, 1Institute of General Hygiene and Environ. Health, Göttingen
 Vitamin D Receptor Fok1 Polymorphism and Blood Lead Concentration in Children.
Haynes, E2,3, Lanphear, BP3,4, Kalkwarf, HJ3,4, Hornung, R1,3, Wenstrup, R5, 1Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, UC , 2Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UM , 3Children's Environmental Health Center, CHMC , 4Department of Pediatrics, CHMC , 5Department of Human Genetics, CHMC
 Methods and Lead and Allergen Results from the First National Environmental Survey of Child Care Centers
Viet, S1, Marker, D1, Fraser, A1, Friedman, W3, Zhou, J3, Tulve, N2, Highsmith, R2, Cave, C4, 1Westat , 2USEPA , 3HUD , 4CPSC
 Air pollution and children's exposure to lead and cadmium in a smelter region
Lolova, D1, Tabacova, S2, Petrov, I1, 1National Center of Hygiene, Sofia, Bulgaria , 2National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA, Rockville
 Apoliprotein E Genotype and Lead Exposure in Predicting 24 Month Infant Bayley Scale Score
Wright, RO1,2, Hu, H1,2, Silverman, EK1, Tsiah, S1, Schwartz, J1,2, Ettinger, A1,2, Hernandez-Avila, M3, 1The Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School , 2Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 3National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
 Toward Understanding the Spatial Variation of Childhood Blood Lead Levels in El Paso, Texas
Shire, JD1,3, deLeon, EM1,3, Horel, SA2,3, Henry, JP1,3, 1Division of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology , 2Spatial Approaches to Health Outcomes , 3Texas Department of Health
 Children's Health Issues in Environmental Justice Areas
Legg, JM, 1Temple University
 Tuberculosis in Afghan and Iranian children
Yazdanpanah, M1, Khalilzadeh, S1, Masjedi, MR1, Hosseini, M1, Masjedi, H1, Yazdanpanah, N1, Velayati, AA1, 1National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
 Which socioeconomic indicators influence the incidence rate of Helicobacter pylori infection in infants from a U.S.-Mexico bord
Keitheri cheteri, M1, Goodman, KJ1, McPherson, RS1, O'Rourke, K1, Redlinger, T2, Campos, A1,3, de la Rosa, M4, 1University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas , 2University of Texas, El Paso, Texas , 3Mexican Social security Institute, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico , 4Texas Tech University, El paso, Texas
 The changes in the prevalence of chronic diseases and disorders in Slovak 6-14 years old children
Sevcikova , L1, Machacova, E2, Stefanikova , Z1, Jurkovicova, J1, Ruzanska, S1, Sabolova, M1, Aghova , L1, 1Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine CU Bratislava, SR , 2Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine CU Bratislava SR
 Children’s Environmental Burden of Disease in Europe
von Ehrenstein, OS1, Tamburlini, G1, Ebi , KL1, Bertollini, R1, 1World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
 The German Environmental Survey for children and teenagers (GerES IV): First results of the pilot study
Seifert, B1, Becker, K1, Kaus, S1, Schulz, C1, Krause, C1, Seiwert, M1, 1Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
 Pediatric Blood Lead Evaluation in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
Noonan, G.P1, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Use of Pharmacokinetic Modeling for Dietary Exposure Study Design and Model Evaluation
Hu, Y1, Akland, G1, Pellizzari, ED1, Melnyk, L2, Berry, M2, 1Research Triangle Institute , 2NERL, USEPA
 Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Peruvian Children: The Case of La Oroya, Perú
Nayhua, L.1, Vilchez, A.2, Minaya, P.1, Maisonet, M.3, 1General Office of Epidemiology , 2National Institute for the Protection of the Environment , 3Panamericana Helath Organization
 Lead exposure, IQ, visuospatial abilities, and behavior in elementary school children living in Chennai (Madras), India
Hu, H1,3, Thomas, N2, Kartikeyan, K3, Sankar, S3, Padmavathi, R3, Bellinger, D1, Balakrishnan, K3, 1Harvard University , 2Emory University School of Medicine , 3Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute
   

Wednesday
Aug. 14

 
0800 - 0945
(Wednesday)
Award Presentations
   
1000 - 1800
(Wednesday)
Symposium: Drinking water disinfection By-products: New Exposure, Occurrence, Toxicity and Epidemiology Studies
Chair: Dr. Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen and Dr. Jouni Jaakkola
Co-Chair: Dr. Susan Richardson and Dr. Kenneth Froese
1000 - 1030Chlorination by-products - recent advances
Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ, 1Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
1030 - 1045Shorter Menstrual Cycles Associated with Chlorination by-Products in Drinking Water
Windham, GC1, Waller, K, Anderson, M1, Fenster, L1, Mendola, P, Swan, SH, 1California Department of Health Services
1045 - 1100Chlorination Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Abruptio Placenta
Broers, T1, King, WD1, Arbuckle, TE1,2, Liu, S2, 1Dept. of Community Health & Epidemiology, Queen's University , 2Health Surveillance & Epidemiology Division, Health Canada
1100 - 1115Exposure to disinfection by-products during pregnancy and stillbirths
Dodds, L1, King, WD2, Armson, BA1, Allen , AC1, 1Dalhousie University , 2Queen's University
1115 - 1130Effects of water chlorination on specific birth defects
Hwang, BF1,2, Magnus, P3, Jaakkola, JJK1,3,4,5, 1The Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA , 2The Diwan College of Management, Tainan, TAIWAN , 3National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NORWAY , 4The Nordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, SWEDEN , 5Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, FINLAND
1130 - 1145Adverse Reproductive Outcomes and Third Trimester Exposure to Disinfection By-Products
Hinckley, AF1, Bachand, AM1, Nuckols, JR1, Reif, JS1, 1Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University
1145 - 1200Chlorination disinfection by-products and adverse birth outcomes in Great Britain: birthweight and still birth.
Toledano, MB1, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ1, Bennett, J1, Best, N1, Whitaker, H1, Cockings, S1, Fawell, J2, Jarup, L1, Briggs, D1, Elliott, P1, 1 Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College London , 2National Centre for Environmental Toxicology, WRc-NSF, UK
1300 - 1315Disinfection Byproducts, Estimates of Exposure, and Cancer Risk: A Brief Review
Cantor, KP1, 1National Cancer Institute
1315 - 1330Pooled analysis of case-control studies on bladder cancer and chlorination by-products
Villanueva, CM1, Cantor, KP2, Cordier, S3, Jaakkola, J4, King, WD5, Lynch, CF6, Porru, S7, Kogevinas, M1, 1Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona (Spain) , 2National Cancer Institute, Bethesda (USA) , 3INSERM, Rennes (France) , 4University of Helsinki (Finland) , 5Queen's University (Canada) , 6University of Iowa (USA) , 7University of Brescia (Italy)
1330 - 1345Studies on Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts by The National Toxicology Program
Melnick, R, Boorman, G, Hooth, M, 1National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences
1345 - 1400Quantitative Comparative Mammalian Cell Cytotoxicity and Genomic Genotoxicity of Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products.
Plewa, MJ1, Wagner, ED1, Richardson, SD2, 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, USA , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens GA, USA
1400 - 1415Bromodichloromethane Toxicokinetics: Linking Exposure to Effect
Pegram, RA1, Ross, MK2, Leavens, TL1, Allis, JW1, Blount, BC3, Zhao, G2, 1NHEERL, U.S. EPA, RTP, NC , 2Curriculum in Toxicology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC , 3CDC, Atlanta, GA
1415 - 1430The Occurrence of Disinfection By-Products of Health Concern in Drinking Water
Krasner, S1, Chinn, R1, Pastor, S1, Sclimenti, M1, Weinberg, H2, Onstad, G2, Richardson, S3, 1Metropolitan Water District of Southern California , 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , 3U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1430 - 1445Results of a Nationwide DBP Occurrence Study: Identification of New DBPs of Potential Health Concern
Richardson, SD, Thruston, Jr., AD, Krasner, SW, Weinberg, HS, 1U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, GA , 2Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, LaVerne, CA , 3Dept. of Environ. Sci. Engin., University of North Carolina
1545 - 1600Study of the correlation between trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids using data from heterogeneous sources
Villanueva, CM1, Kogevinas, M1, Grimalt, JO2, 1Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona (Spain) , 2Instit. Chemical and Environmental Research (CSIC), Barcelona
1600 - 1615Possible Exposure Misclassification and Odds Ratio Attenuation Resulting from Monthly Convenience Sampling of DBP Concentration
Bodo, K.1, Senthilselvan, A.1, Hrudey, S.1, Froese, K.1, 1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
1615 - 1630An Integrated Research Agenda to Evaluate Tap Water Disinfection Byproducts and Human Health: Part I
Lynberg, M1, Ashley, D1, Mendola, P2, Nuckols, J3, Cantor, K4, Blount, B1, Singer, P5, Wilkes, C6, Backer, L1, Langlois, P7, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - National Health and Envi , 3Colorado State University - Department of Environmental Health , 4National Cancer Institute , 5University of North Carolina - Department of Environmental Scie , 6Wilkes Technologies, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland , 7Texas Department of Health
1630 - 1645BLOOD AND TAP WATER TRIHALOMETHANE LEVELS IN A GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AMERICAN POPULATION
Blount, BC, Cardinali, FL, Bonin, MA, Silva, LK, Ashley, DL, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1645 - 1700INHALATION AND DERMAL EXPOSURE TO THE DBPs HALOACETIC ACIDS, HALOPROPANOES, HALOACETONITRILES AND CHLORAL HYDRATE
Weisel, C P1, Xu, X2, Trabaris, M2, 1Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ , 2Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University
 Swimming and birth weight
Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ, Northstone , K, Golding, J, 1Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine , 2University of Bristol
 Time to pregnancy in relation to total trihalomethane levels in tap water
Swan, SH1, Ren, C3, Windham, G2, Fenster, L2, Waller, K4, 1University of Missouri , 2California Department of Health Services , 3University of South Dakota , 4Pennsylvania Departmentof Health
 An Integrated Research Agenda to Evaluate Tap Water Disinfection Byproducts and Human Health: Part II
Lynberg, M1, Ashley , D1, Mendola, P2, Nuckols, J3, Cantor , K4, Blount, B1, Singer, P5, Wilkes, C6, Backer, L1, Langlois, P7, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - National Health and Envi , 3Colorado State University - Department of Environmental Health , 4National Cancer Institute , 5University of North Carolina - Department of Environmental Scie , 6Wilkes Technologies, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland , 7Texas Department of Health
 Exposure to trihalomethanes and cancer mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Correia, JEM1, Imazawa, AT1, Gouveia, N1, 1Dep. Preventive Medicine, Univ. São Paulo's Medical School
 Recent Progress in Understanding the Disposition of Chlorinated and Brominated Haloacetic Acids (HAAs)
Schultz, IR1, Saghir, SA1, Sylvestor, S2, Merdink, J3, 1Battelle Pacific Northwest Division , 2Washington State University , 3LC Resources
 Distribution and correlation among specific disinfection by-products: Epidemiologic issues
King, WD1, Dodds, L2, 1Queen's University , 2Dalhousie University
 Differences in Odds Ratio Attenuation Between Categorical and Continuous Data Treatment
Bodo, K.1, Senthilselvan, A.1, Hrudey, S.1, Froese, K.1, 1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
 Water and Urine Mutagenicity as Biomarkers of Exposure to Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts
Zender, R1, Reif, JS1, Tessari, JD1, Ellis, RP2, 1Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University , 2Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University
 Sensitivity Analyses of Disinfection By-Product Exposure Estimates
Wright, JM1,2, Bateson, TF3, 1Oak Ridge Institute for Science&Education Post-doctoral Program , 2US EPA-National Center for Environmental Assessment , 3Harvard School of Public Health
 Strengthening links between epidemiology and traditional risk assessment approaches using human data to explore improved exposu
Wright, JM1,2, Murphy, PA1, 1US EPA-National Center for Environmental Assessment , 2Oak Ridge Institute for Science&Education Post-doctoral Program
 How to assess exposure to Chlorination By-Products (CBPs) in drinking water during the last trimester of pregnancy
Aggazzotti, G1, Fantuzzi, G1, Righi, E1, Triassi, M2, Di Lieto, A2, Scognamiglio, G2, Barbone , F3, Valent, F3, Brussi , V3, Tomasella , L3, 1University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy , 2University of Naples Federico II, Italy , 3University of Udine, Italy
 Error in ascertaining chlorination status of drinking water due to omitting workplace water sources
Villanueva, C1, Cantor, K2, Grimalt, J3, Tardon, A4, Castaño-Vinyals, G1, Garcia-Closas, R1, Serra, C5, Carrato, A6, Malats, N1, Silverman, D2, Rothman, N2, Dosemeci, M2, Kogevinas, M1, 1Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Municipal I , 2Occupational Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, MD , 3CSIC, Barcelona, Spain , 4U of Oviedo, Spain , 5UPF, Barcelona, Spain , 6UMH, Elche, Spain
 Socioeconomic status and consumption of bottled water
Castaño-Vinyals, G1, Cantor, K2, Villanueva, CM1, Tardon, A3, Serra, C4, Garcia-Closas, R1, Carrato, A5, Malats, N1, Real , P1, Silverman, D2, Rothman, N2, Dosemeci, M2, Kogevinas, M1, 1Institut Municipal d'Investigacio Medica, Barcelona (Spain) , 2National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (USA) , 3U of Oviedo, Spain , 4UPF, Barcelona, Spain , 5UMH, Elche, Spain
 A simulation study to assess the relationship between tap water chloroform levels and uptake of chloroform
Whitaker, HJ1, Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ3, Best, N2, 1Department of Statistics, Open University, UK , 2Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College , 3Centre for Environmental Technology, Imperial College, UK
 CHLOROFORM ASSOCAITED HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT FOR POTABLE WATER
Husain, T1, Khan, F.I1, Kar, S.1, Sadiq, R2, 1Memorial University of Newfoundland , 2National Research Council
 PREDICTING THE FORMATION OF TRIHALOMETHANES AND HALOACETIC ACIDS IN SURFACE WATERS BY LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS
Nikolaou, A.D1, Arhonditsis, G.V1, Golfinopoulos, S.K1, Lekkas, T.D1, 1University of Aegean
 Formation of Trihalomethanes in Beverages and Foods
Huang, AT1, Batterman, SA1, 1School of Public Health, The University of Michigan
 Development and Application of a Two-Compartment Model to Estimate Dietary Intake for Disinfection By-Products.
Raymer, JH1, Hu, Y1, Akland, G1, 1RTI International
   
1000 - 1200
(Wednesday)
Symposium: Health Impact Assessment (HIA) - a maturing tool of decision-making
Chair: Dr. Rainer Fehr
Co-Chair: Dr. Francesca Racioppi
1000 - 1015Health Impact Assessment as part of Strategic Environmental Assessment: moving the European policy framework towards a greater
Dora, C, Racioppi, F, 1WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
1015 - 1030Using hierarchical modelling for health impact assessment of environmental factors
Martuzzi, M1, Mitis, F1, Shaddick, G2, 1World Health Organization - European Ctr Env & Health , 2Univesity of Bath, UK
1030 - 1045Examination of Children's Health Toxicity Data with Application to Analysis of Environmental Health Policy
Wong, EY1, Gohlke, J1, Farrow , S2, Faustman, EM1, 1Dept. Environmental Health, University of Washington , 2Dept. Engr. Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
1045 - 1100Development of tools for assessing the health effects of urban transport policies
Mudu, P, Dora, C, Racioppi, F, 1WHo European Centre for Environment and Health
1100 - 1115Policy Health Impact Assessment for the European Union: Study outline and preliminary results
Scott-Samuel, A1, Abrahams, D1, Birley, M1, den Broeder, L2, Elliott, I3, Mekel, O4, Fehr, R4, 1IMPACT Group at the University of Liverpool , 2Netherlands School of Public Health , 3Institute of Public Health in Ireland , 4Institute of Public Health NRW
1115 - 1130EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH IMPACT OF ENGLAND’S HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME
Wilkinson, P1, Green, G2, Critchley, R2, Oreszczyn, T3, Gilbertson, J2, Grimsley, M2, Landon, M1, Armstrong, B1, 1London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , 2Sheffield Hallam University , 3Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
1130 - 1145Health Impact Assessment, current practice in the Netherlands
Lebret, E1, Staatsen, B1, 1National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
1145 - 1200HIA as a Tool for Policy Development
Van Bruggen, M.1, De Hollander, A.E1, Fast, T.2, 1Nat. Institute of Public Health and Environment , 2Fast Consult
   
1000 - 1200
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Cardiovascular disease and air pollution
 Air pollution, cerebrovascular diseases, ischaemic heart diseases and conduction disorders
Gouveia, N1, Correia, J1, Conceição, G1, Martins, L1, Freitas, C1, Manerich, A1, 1Departamento de Medicina Preventiva - Faculdade de Medicina-USP
 ARE DIABETICS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CVD HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES? RESULTS FROM FOUR CITIES.
Zanobetti, A1, Schwartz, J1, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
 Case-crossover analysis of the effects of hourly air pollution on ICD-detected cardiac arrhythmias
Rich, DQ1, Schwartz, J1,2, Link, M3, Luttmann-Gibson, H1, Mittleman, MA1,4, Verrier, RL1,4, Gold, D1,2, Dockery , DW1,2, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School , 3New England Medical Center, Tufts University , 4Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
 BLOOD PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH PM2.5 IN A CARDIAC REHABILITATION STUDY.
Zanobetti, A1, Schwartz, J1, Sher, D3, Eagan-Bengston , E3, Gates, KA3, Barr, MB2, Jacobson, M2, Gold, D2, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,MA , 2Channing Laboratory,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston,MA , 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, M
 Higher Ambient PM10 is Associated with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic Control at the Population Level
Liao, D1, Duan, Y1, Chinchilli, VM1, Xie, S1, 1Pennsylvania State University
 Effects of ultrafine and fine particulate air pollution on heart rate turbulence in subjects with coronary artery disease.
Timonen , KL1,2, Vanninen, E1, Tarkiainen , T1, de Hartog, J3, Heinrich, J4, Hoek , G3, Ibald-Mulli, A4, Lanki, T2, Peters, A4, ten Brink, H5, Tiittanen, P2, Kreyling, W6, Pekkanen, J2, 1Dept of clin physiol and nucl med, Kuopio univ hospt and univer , 2Unit of environ epidemiol, Natl Publ Health Inst, Kuopio , 3Environ and Occup Health Unit, Utrecht univ , 4GSF-Inst of Epidemiology, Neuherberg , 5The Netherlands Energy Res Foundation, Petten , 6GSF-Inst of Inhal Biology, Neuherberg
 Daily values of sulfur dioxide and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe: results from the APHEA2 project
Sunyer, J1, Ballester, F2, Le Tertre, A3, Atkinson, R4, Ayres, JG5, Forastiere, F6, Forsberg, B7, Vonk , JM8, Bisanti, L9, Tenías, JM2, Medina, S3, Schwartz, J10, Katsouyanni, K11, 1U Recerca Respiratoria i Ambiental, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain , 2Escola Valenciana d’Estudis per a la Salut , Valencia, Spain , 3Environmental Health Unit, Institut de la Vielle Sanitaire, Fr , 4Dept. Public Health Sciences, St. George’s Hosp MS, London, UK , 5Birmingham Heartlands Hos, Bordesley Green East, Birminghan, UK , 6Department of Epidemiology, Health Authority Rome, Italy , 7D. Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea Univer,Sweden , 8Dep Epidemiology and Statistics, U of Groningen, Netherlands , 9Dept of Epidemiology; Local Health Authority; Milan, Italy , 10Environmental Epidemiology Prog, Harvard School PH, Boston, USA , 11Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Univ. of Athens, Greece
 Air pollution and hospital admissions for ischemic heart diseases among the elderly in Seoul, Korea
Lee, JT1, Kim, H2, Cho, YS1, Hong, YC3, Kwon, HJ4, Ha, EH5, Kim, YS1, 1Inst of Environ & Ind Medicine, Hanyang University , 2School of Public Health, Seoul National University , 3Dept of Prev Med, College of Medicine, Inha University , 4Dept of Prev Med, College of Medicine, Dankook University , 5Dept of Prev Med, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University
 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TRAFFIC EXPOSURE AND RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Grazuleviciene, R.1, Azaraviciene, A., 11Vytautas Magnus University; 2Institute of Cardiology, Kaunas,
 EFFECTS OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ON DAILY MORTALITY IN A COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN SEOUL, KOREA
Kwon, HJ1, Hong, YC2, Lee, JT3, Kim, H4, Cho, SH5, 1Dept of Preventive Medicine, Dankook Univ , 2Dept of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Univ , 3Inst of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang Univ , 4Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Seoul National Univ , 5Dept of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National Univ
 Daily air pollution effects on cardiac arrhythmias in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators
Luttmann-Gibson, H1, Gold, DR1,2, Link, M3, Mittleman, MA1,4, Rich, DQ1, Schwartz, J1,2, Verrier, RL1,4, Dockery, DW1,2, 1Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public He , 2Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA , 3New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine , 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
 HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC CARDIOPATHY IN MEXICO CITY
RIOJAS-RODRIGUEZ, H1, ESCAMILLA-CEJUDO, JA2, GONZALEZ-HERMOSILLO, A3, ROJAS-BRACHO, L4, VALLEJO-ALLENDE, M3, 1HEALTH, WORK AND ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE , 2PANAMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION , 3NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, , 4GENERAL DIRECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, SECRETARY OF HEALTH
 Effect of fine PM on measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population.
Sullivan, J1, Ishikawa, N3, Trenga, C1, Liu, S1, Koenig, J1, Chandler, W2, Kaufman, J1, 1University of Washington Department of Environmental Health , 2Department of Laboratory Medicine , 3University of Washington Department of Biostatistics
 Air Pollution - A Risk Factor in Ischemic Stroke Mortality
Hong, YC1, Lee, JT2, Kim, H3, Kwon, HJ4, 1Dept of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Univ. , 2Institute of Environmental Medicine, Hanyang Univ. , 3Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Seoul National Univ. , 4Dept of Preventive Medicine, Dankook Univ.
 Effects of particulate air pollution on blood counts in patients with coronary heart disease
Ibald-Mulli, A1,2, Rueckerl, R1, Woelke, G1,2, Pitz, M1,2, Wichmann, HE1,2, Peters, A1, 1GSF, Insitute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany , 2IBE Dep of Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
 Associations between mass and elemental composition of ambient, indoor, and personal fine particles and ST segment depressions
Lanki, T1, de Hartog, JJ2, Janssen, NAH2, Hoek, G2, Pekkanen, J1, Timonen, KL3, Vanninen, E3, Vallius, M1, Peters, A4, Brunekreef, B2, 1National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland , 2IRAS, Utrecht University, the Netherlands , 3Kuopio University Hospital, Finland , 4GSF - Nat. Res. Center for Env. and Health, Neuherberg, Germany
 Loss of Survival in Relation to "Frailty" and Air Pollution in a Cohort of Respiratory Clinic Patients
FINKELSTEIN, MM1, 1McMaster University
 PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AND THE ONSET OF NONFATAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Peters, A1, Klot, Sv1, Heier, M1, Trentinalglia, I1, Cyrys, J1, Hauptmann, M2, Wichmann, HE1, Loewel, H1, 1GSF-Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany , 2NCI, Bethesda, USA
 First results from the CorPuScula study on acute health effects of particles
Hoeppe, P, Guth, W, Ruefer, A, Geiger, F, Schierl, R, Tschiersch, J, Nowak, D, 1Inst. for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LMU, Munich , 2Inst. of Radiation Protection, GSF, Munich, Germany
 Are Age and Gender Modifiers of the Effects of Airborne Particles on Hospital Admissions for Myocardial Infarction?
Bateson, TF1, Schwartz, J1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
 Particulate matters of the heart: air pollution and heart rate variability in the Coachella Valley, California
Lipsett, MJ1,3, Ostro , BD3, Fusco, D2, 1School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA , 2Osservatorio Epidemiologico della Regione Lazio, Rome, Italy , 3Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Oakland, CA
 Would You Believe a 20% Excess Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality for a 10 µg/m3 Increase in Fine PM (for People 65-99 Years Old
Wilson, WE1, Mar, T2, Marcus, A1, 1U.S. Environ. Protection Ag., Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 , 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
   
1000 - 1200
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Session: Exposure Assessment Methods and Models
 Personal exposure and fixed individually related measurements of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in Sweden
Gustafson, P1, Barregård, L1, Lindahl, R2, Sällsten, G1, 1Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden , 2The National Institute for Working Life, Umeå, Sweden
 APEX 3.0
Richmond, HM1, Palma, T1, Langstaff, J1, McCurdy, T1, Glenn, G2, Smith, L2, 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 2ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc.
 Time-activity modelling of domestic exposures to radon
Briggs, D J1, Gulliver , J1, Denman, A R2, Marley, F3, Phillips, P S3, 1Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Imperial College, London , 2Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, UK , 3University College Northampton, Northampton, UK
 The significance of interpopulation variability to exposure estimation
Zaleski, RT1, Zelenka, MP1, Money, C2, 1Occup. & Public Health, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc. , 2Medicine & Occupational Health, ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical
 Exposure Assessment for Consumer Products: A Complete Set Of Models.
Delmaar, JE1, Van Veen, MP1, Bremmer, HJ1, Steentjes, GM1, 1National Institute Of Public Health And The Environment
 AN EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL HUMAN EXPOSURES TO TRACE METALS AND RADIONUCLIDES IN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS CONTAINING
Long, CM1, Beck, BD1, 1Gradient Corporation
 Development of a Sensitive Diffusion Sampler for the Measurement and Assessment of Personal Exposure to PAHs in Air
Fan, Z, Lioy, P, 1Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
 Alternatives to Duplicate Diet Methodology
Tomerlin, JR2, Barraj, LM2, Melnyk, L3, Berry, MR3, Gordon, SM1, 1Battelle Memorial Institute , 2Novigen Sciences , 3US EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory
 AN INTEGRATED AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR FIELD USE
Heff, A1, Laden, F1,2, Garshick, E2,3, Natkin, J1, Hart, JE2, Smith, TJ1, 1Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Lab, Brigham & Women's Hosp, Harvard Medical School , 3VA Boston Healthcare System
 The Effect of Sampling Duration on Average Contaminant Concentrations in Personal Exposure Studies
Robb, J1, Shaw, S1, MacKenzie, A1, Prince, D1, Schopflocher, D1, Gabos, S1, 1Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 Estimating Adequate Duration of Short-term Samples in an Experimental Room
Lee, E1, Feigley, CE1, Semeniuc, R1, Khan, J2, 1Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina , 2Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina
 A Probabilistic Modeling Framework for Predicting Population Exposures to Benzene
Graham, S E1, Burke, J M1, Ozkaynak, H1, 1National Exposure Research Laboratory, US EPA
 Modeling of urban population exposure to Carbon Monoxide using the EXPOLIS-Milan personal CO exposure and Time Activity data
BruinendeBruin, Y1, Hänninen, O2, Carrer, P1, Scotto-Di-Marco, G3, Kephalopoulos, S3, Cavallo, D1, Jantunen, M2, Maroni, M1, 1Department of Occupational Health, University of Milan , 2Department of Environmental Health, KTL , 3Air Quality Unit, Environment Institute of EU-JRC
 Dietary exposure to ochratoxin A in the Netherlands
Bakker, MI1, Pieters, MN1, Van Egmond, HP1, 1National Institute of Public health and the Environment
 Factors Associated with Personal Exposure to Aldehydes and Other Pollutants in Sacramento and Milwaukee.
Raymer, JH1, Akland, G1, Johnson, TR2, Long, T2, Michael, L1, Cauble, L1, Spruill, M1, Childs, B1, 1RTI International , 2TRJ Environmental
 Time Used in Traffic by Sociodemographic Groups in EXPOLIS-Helsinki
Rotko, T1, Hänninen, O1, Jantunen, MJ1, 1Environmental Health, KTL - National Public Health Institute
 The French permanent survey on indoor air quality: reliability and accuracy of time activity diaries.
GOLLIOT, F1, ARENES, JF2, DOR, F3, KIRCHNER, S1, 1Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), Marne la V , 2Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), Paris, Fra , 3Institut National de Veille Sanitaire (INVS), Saint Maurice, Fr
 Methodology for Simulating Sequential Micro-Level Activity Patterns for Modeling Human Exposure to Contaminants
Canales, RA1, Leckie, JO1, 1Stanford University
 Use of Mixed Effects Models in Assessing Reliability and Agreement of ELF-EMF Dosimeters
Brazzale, AR1,5, Salvan, A1,2,5, Roletti, S3,5, Pons, O4,5, 1LADSEB-CNR, National Research Council, Padova, Italy , 2IA-ISS, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy , 3A.R.P.A. Piemonte, Dipartimento di Ivrea, Italy , 4Reg. Center for Cancer Epidem. and Prevention, Torino, Italy , 5for the SETIL workgroup (C. Magnani, coordinator)
 Inaccuracy of dietary assessment and reporting bias in the sample of university students
Sobotova, L1,2, Stefanikova, Z1, Sevcikova, L1, Jurkovicova, J1, Aghova, L1, 1Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University , 2IHCP, Food Products Unit, Joint Reaserch Center
 Conceptual Framework for Categorizing Young Children’s Eating Behaviors
Hu, Y1, Akland, G1, Pellizzari, ED1, Melnyk, L2, Berry, M2, 1Research Triangle Institute , 2NERL, USEPA
 Environmental Tobacco Smoke from Smoking Conventional and Electrically Heated Cigarettes
Lau, RW1, Hirnikel, DJ1, Roethig, HJ1, 1Philip Morris USA, Richmond, VA, USA
 Reporting Strategy for Environmental Analytes of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Tran, N.L1, Burke, T.A2, Schober, S3, 1Novigen Sciences, Inc. , 2Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health , 3National Center for Health Statistics
 PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES OF MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD AND RELATED CHEMICAL EXPOSURES IN RURAL AND REMOTE SETTINGS.
Onwuchekwa, U1, Ros, C2, 1Central Clinic, 101 Florence Street, Port Pirie, SA 5540 , 2Port Pirie Regional Health Service, Department of Human Service
   
1000 - 1200
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Exposure Assessment for Epidemiology - Occupational and Environmental Studies
 Performance of different exposure assessment approaches in a study of bitumen fume exposure and lung cancer mortality
Burstyn, I1,2, Boffetta, P2, Kauppinen, T3, Svane, O4, Partanen, T3, Stücker, I5, Frentzel-Beyme, R6, Heederik, D1, Langård, S7, Järvholm, B8, Shaham, J9, Heikkilä, P3, Kromhout, H1, 1Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands , 2International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France , 3Inst. of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland , 4Danish Working Environment Service, Copenhagen, Denmark , 5INSERM U.170, Villejuif, France , 6Inst. Prevention Research and Social Med., Bremen, Germany , 7Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway , 8Umea University Hospital, Umea, Sweden , 9Natl. Inst. Occupational Environmental Health, Raanana, Israel
 Determinants of Dust Exposure in Sawmills: A Comparison of Fixed-Effects and Mixed-Effects Predictive Statistical Models
Friesen, MC2, Demers, PA1,2, Davies, HW2, Teschke, K1,2, Marion, S1, 1Health Care & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia , 2Occ. & Env. Hygiene, University of British Columbia
 Estimating Historical Benzene Exposures (1936-1976) Among Rubber Hydrochloride (Pliofilm) Workers Using Probabilistic Modeling
Williams, PRD1, Warmerdam, J2, Paustenbach, D3, 1Exponent, Boulder , 2Exponent, Oakland , 3Exponent, Menlo Park
 Issues in Developing a Pooled Job-Exposure Matrix for Female Employees at 12 Nuclear Weapons Facilities
Trieff, NM1, Rosario-Rosado, RV1, René, A1, Pruns Jones, J2, Wilkinson, GS1, 1Univ North Texas Health Science Cntr School of Public Health , 2Univ Texas Health Science Center at Houston
 Assessment of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust in a cohort of UK industrial silica sand workers
Brown, TP1, Rushton, L1, 1Medical Research Council Institute for Environment and Health
 Estimating Bias in the Silicosis and Lung Cancer Association using Meta-analyses
Goldsmith, DF1, Bonangelino, P1, Stoto, M1, 1George Washington University
 Comparison of three approaches to derive estimates of longitudinal exposures using short-term data
Barraj, L1, Walls, C1, Scrafford, C1, Johnston, J1, 1Novigen Sciences, Inc.,
 NO2 Assessment and Comparison with PM2.5 Measurements at 21 Study Centers of ECRHS II (European Community Respiratory Health Su
Götschi, T1, Hazenkamp von Arx, M E1, Burney, P2, Jarvis, D2, de Marco, R2, Verlato, G2, Villani, S2, Vermeire, P2, Maldonado Perez, J A2, Payo Losa, F2, Torén, K2, Sunjer, J2, Heinrich, J2, Künzli, N1, 1Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Basel , 2Working Group Air Pollution & Health of ECRHS II
 PM2.5 Assessment at 21 Study Centers of ECRHS II
Hazenkamp von Arx, M E1, Oglesby, L1, Ackermann-Liebrich, U1, Sunjer, J2, Heinrich, J2, Poli, A2, Bono, R2, Luczynska, Ch2, Forsberg, B2, Norbäck, D2, Pfeifer, A2, Soon, A2, Künzli, N1, 1Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Basel , 2Working Group Air Pollution & Health of ECRHS II
 Evaluation of a Refined Exposure Assignment
Mann, JK1, Tager, IB1, Lurmann, F2, Quesenberry, CP3, Van Den Eeden, SK3, Lugg, M4, Segal, M5, 1Univ of California, Berkeley , 2Sonoma Technology , 3Kaiser Permanente , 4Kaiser Permanente, Southern California , 5Univ of California, San Francisco
 Geographies of Susceptibility in the Air Pollution-Mortality Association: A Zonal Time Series from Hamilton, Canada
Jerrett, M1, Burnett, R T2, Giovis , C3, Finkelstein, N1, Brook, J3, Kanaroglou, P1, 1McMaster University , 2Health Canada and the University of Ottawa , 3Environment Canada and the University of Toronto
 Application of an Individual Human Exposure Model to the CHS Cohort Children in Southern California
Wu, J.1, Lurmann, F.2, Winer, A.1, Colome, S.1, 1University of California, Los Angeles , 2Sonoma Technology Inc.
 Using Capture-Recapture methods to evaluate potential for ascertainment bias in environmental epidemiology.
armstrong, bg1, dolk, h1, busby, a1, 1london school of hygiene
   
1000 - 1200
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Geographic Infomation Systems: Applications in Environmental Epidemiology
 Regional Variation in the Incidence of Symptomatic Pesticide Exposures: Applications of GIS
Sudakin , DL1,2, Horowitz , BZ2, Giffin , S2, 1Oregon State University , 2Oregon Health and Science University
 “TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHILDREN MONITORED FOR LEAD EXPOSURE. CITUC, 1998-2000
Rojas, M1,2, Espinosa, C2, Seijas, D2, 1Director CITUC , 2Center for Toxicological Investigations. Univ.of Carabobo
 ECOLOGICAL SITUATION OFAZERBAIJAN COAST OF THE CASPIAN SEA
Bayramova, L.A, 1Baku State University
 Regional Variations in Breast Cancer Incidence Among Members of the California Teachers Study Cohort
Reynolds, P1, Hurley, S2, Goldberg, D2, Hertz, A3, von Behren, J1, Horn-Ross, P4, 1California Department of Health Services , 2Public Health Institute , 3Impact Assessment, Inc. , 4Northern California Cancer Center
 GIS for Researchers and the Community, from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project
Heineman, EF, 1National Cancer Institute
 Assessing the Spatial Accuracy of the California Pesticide Use Reporting Database for Use in Exposure Assessment Studies
Miller, RS1, Nuckols, JR1, Gunier, RB2, Hertz, A2, Reynolds, P2, 1Colorado State University , 2California Department of Health Services
 Historical pesticide exposure assessment using a geographic information system and self-report in a breast cancer study
Brody, J.G, Swartz, C.H, Kennedy, T., Rudel, R.A, 1Silent Spring Institute
 Using Geostatistics to Assess Atrazine Exposure in a Population-Based Case Control STudy of Breast Cancer
McElroy, JA1, Gangnon, RE2,3, Trentham-Dietz, A1,2, Newcomb, PA1,4, Remington, PL1,2, 1Univ of WI, Comprehensive Cancer Center , 2Univ of WI, Dept. of Population Health Sciences , 3Univ of WI, Dept. of Biostatistics and Medical Information , 4Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
 Proximity to crops and residential exposure to agricultural pesticides in Iowa
Ward, MH1, Nuckols, JR2, Giglierano, J3, Wolter, C3, Miller, RS2, Colt, JS1, Camann, D4, Hartge, P1, 1National Cancer Institute , 2Wilkes Technologies, Inc , 3Iowa Geologic Survey Bureau , 4Southwest Research Institute
 A Geographic Information System (GIS)-Based Exposure Metric for Estimating Nitrate in Drinking Water Supplies
Nuckols, JR1, Small, L1, Maxwell, SM2, Miller, RS3, Ward, MH4, 1Colorado State University , 2Raytheon Corporation , 3Wilkes Technologies, Inc. , 4National Cancer Institute
 Beryllium exposures at a nuclear weapons production facility: Applying a sentinel case approach to improve exposure assessment
Takaro, TK1,2, Ertell, K1,2, Omri, K1,2, Faustman, E2, 1University of Washington Occupational & Environmental Medicine , 2Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation
 Proximity of California public schools to busy roads
Green, R1, Smorodinsky, S1, McLaughlin, B2, Kim, J1, 1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Cal EPA , 2Environmental Health Investigations Branch, CDHS
 Linking the California Pesticide Use Reporting Database with Spatial Land Use Data for Exposure Assessment
Miller, RS1, Nuckols, JR2, Gunier, RB4, Hertz, A4, Ward, MH3, Reynolds, P4, 1Wilkes Technologies, Inc. , 2Colorado State University , 3National Cancer Institute , 4California Department of Heatlh Services
 Improving Reporting by a Poison Center to a Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance System
Thomsen, CL1, Horowitz, BZ2, Sudakin, DL3, Giffin, S2, 1Oregon DHS, Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology , 2Oregon Poison Center, Oregon Health & Sciences University , 3Oregon State University, Dept. Enviro & Molecular Toxicology
 Environmental Justice and Ambient Health Risks: A GIS Approach to Outdoor Air Pollution Exposure in Hamilton, 1986-1996
Buzzelli, M1, Jerrett, M1, Burnett, RT2, Finkelstein, N1, 1School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University , 2Health Canada
 Visualization of US Army military unit locations in relation to herbicide spraying during the Vietnam War
Stellman, JM1, Stellman, SD1, Christian, R2, Tomasallo, C1, Weber, T1, 1Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University , 2Lt. Col., US Army (Ret.)
 An Analysis of Childhood Asthma Near NPL Sites in Utah
Ball, W1, Gillette, M1, LeFevre, S1, 1Environmental Epidemiology Program, Utah Department of Health
 Using geographic information systems to assess exposure to incinerator emissions – a pilot study in Portugal
Grossinho, A1, ApSimon, H1, 1Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Imperial C
   
1300 - 1500
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Outdoor Air Pollution - Exposure
 Stationary measurements of air pollutants in two areas with different heating systems in Sweden
Johannesson, S1, Barregård , L1, Björklund, J2, Ferm, M3, Hallquist, M4, Östman , C2, Sällsten, G1, 1Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gothenburg , 2Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm , 3IVL, Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg , 4Environmental Physics, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg
 Air Pollution Exposures for an Acute Epidemiological Study of Respiratory Effects in Children in Durban, South Africa
Batterman, S1, Robins, T1, Mentz, G1, Bainjath, N2, Kistnasamy, J2, 1University of Michigan , 2Natal Technikon
 Fine Particle Concentration, Composition and Sources in the Salt Lake City, Utah Area
Eatough, DJ1, Pope, CA1, Long, RW1, Eatough, NL1, Wilson, WE2, 1Brigham Young University, Provo UT , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, NC
 Using Sulfur as a Tracer of Outdoor Fine Particulate Matter
Sarnat, JA1, Koutrakis, P1, Long, CM2, Coull, BA3, Suh, HH1, 1Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Gradient Corporation , 3Dept. of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
 A Facility for Exposure Studies with Aerosols Present in Urban Atmospheres
Eatough, DJ1, Pope, CA1, Eatough, NL1, Grover, B1, Richards, J1, Bartholomew, CA1, 1Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
 Ambient fine particulate matter exposure estimation: a comparison of approaches
Ebelt, ST1, Koutrakis, P1, Winter, SE2, Conrad, V2, Statnick, R2, Suh, HH1, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2CONSOL Energy
 Identifying Fine Particle Combustion Sources and Source Strengths Using Real-Time Monitors
Ott, WR1, Siegmann, HC, 1Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
 Comparison of WINS and TEOM for PM2.5 measurement in two Swedish cities
Pfeifer, A1, Modig, L2, Hazenkamp-von Arx, ME3, Forsberg, B2, Toren, K1, Lillienberg, L1, 1Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Göteborg, Swe , 2Dept of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå, Sweden , 3Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bas
 Personal PM2.5 Exposures, Residential and Workplace Indoor and Residential Outdoor Concentrations: Comparison of Seven European
Jantunen, MJ, Nieuwenhuijsen, M, Künzli, N, Zmirou, D, Srám, R, Katsouyanni , K, Maroni, M, 1KTL-Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland , 2Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London , 3University of Basel, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicin , 4University Joseph Fourier, Medical School, Grenoble , 5Regional Institute of Hygiene of Central Bohemia, Prague , 6University of Athens, Medical School , 7University of Milan, Institute of Occupational Health
 Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fine Particulate Concentrations in Seattle
Lumley, T1, Liu, L-J1, Schildcrout, J1, Sheppard, EL1, Larson , TV1, 1University of Washington
 APPLICATION OF THE RANDOM COMPONENT SUPERPOSITION (RCS) MODEL TO PM2.5 PERSONAL EXPOSURE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS
Wallace, L.A1, Ott, W.R2, 1US EPA , 2Stanford
 Mailman's exposure to ozone and volatile organic compounds
Wu, TH1, Wang, JL2, Chan, CC1, 1Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, NTU , 2Institute of Chemistry, NCU
 PM2.5 is more damaging to the biomolecules than PM10 because of more mobilized transition metals
Chung, N1, Song, HS1, Bang, WG1, Kim, YS2, Cho, MH3, Lim, Y4, Lee, JT2, Kwon, SA5, Park, TS6, 1Korea Unvierstiy, Seoul, Korea , 2Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea , 3Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea , 4St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea , 5NIER, Korea , 6Daejin University, Korea
 More transition metals are mobilized with PM2.5 than with PM10
Song, HS1, Chung, N1, Bang, WG1, Kim, YS2, Cho, MH3, Lim, Y4, Lee, JT2, Kwon, SA5, Park, TS6, 1Korea University, Seoul, Korea , 2Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea , 3Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea , 4St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea , 5NIER, Korea , 6Daejin University, Korea
 Comparative receptor modeling study of PM10 and PM2.5 in Seoul, Korea
Kim, YS1, Lee, JT1, Kim, H2, Cho, YS1, Lee, HS1, Kim, SY2, 1Inst of Environ & Ind Medicine, Hanyang University , 2School of Public Health, Seoul National University
 Predicting 24-hr personal PM2.5 exposures: assessing the relative importance of 24-hr and 1-hr ambient PM2.5 concentrations, 1-
Chang, LT1, Koutrakis, P1, Catalano, P1,2, Suh, HH1, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
 Comparative source apportionment of ambient PM2.5 in two European cities
Vallius, M1, Janssen, NAH2, Lanki, T1, deHartog, J2, Tiittanen, P1, Hoek, G2, Brunekreef, B2, Pekkanen, J1, 1National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland , 2Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht,The Netherlands
 Sources of ultrafine and accumulation mode particles and daily mortality in Erfurt, Germany - a pilot study
Stoelzel, M1, Peters, A1, Cyrys, J3, Wittmaack, K2, Menzel, N2, Wichmann, HE1,3, 1GSF-Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany , 2GSF-Institute of Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany , 3University of Munich
 Particle exposure in a susceptible population: A comparison of personal and ambient concentrations
Rich, K1, Brauer, M1, Vedal, S2, Petkau, J3, Rideout, C1, 1School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, UBC , 2Department of Medicine, Nat. Jewish Medical and Research Center , 3Department of Statistics, UBC
 THE FINE PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON MEASUREMENT ARTIFACT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Claiborn, C1, Pang, Y1, Finn, D1, Gundel, L2, Larson, T3, Liu, S4, 1Washington State Univ., Dept. of Civil & Environ. Engr. , 2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Env. Energy Tech. Div. , 3University of Washington, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Engr. , 4University of Washington, Dept of Environmental Health
 Ultrafine Particle Count and Size Data from A Routine Community Monitoring Program
Westerdahl, D1, Bowers, KJ1, Shen, S2, Sioutas, C2, 1California Air Resources Board , 2University of Southern California
 Trends in Short-Term Air Pollution Characteristics
Huang, Y1, 1Yuanpei Institute of Science and Technology
 Development of Averaging Time Models for Particulate Air Pollutants
Klepeis, N, Switzer, P, Ott, P, 1School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
 Simulation of PM2.5 Home Indoor Concentrations in Helsinki
Hänninen, OO1, Jantunen, MJ1, 1KTL
 Measurement of PM10 and Particle-Phase PAHs from Anthropogenic Sources in Korea
Han, I.K1, Zhang, J2, Park, C.K3, Chung, M.H1, 1Seoul National University-School of Public Health , 2UMDNJ-School of Public Health , 3Seoul Metropolitan Institute of Health & Environment
 DOES EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION VARY BY SOCIAL CLASS? - RESULTS OF A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
LYONS, RA1, MATTHEWS, IP1, FONE, D1, MORGAN, H2, GOVIER, P2, 1Department of Epidemiology Statistics & Public Health, Cardiff , 2Environment and Health Department, City & County of Swansea
   
1300 - 1500
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Residential Exposures and Health Effects in Children and Families
 Indoors Air Pollution and Respiratory Health of the Peoples in Beijing: a community-based pilot study
Pan, PXC, 1Peking University School of Public Health
 The "healthy pet keeping effect". Pet-keeping in early childhood as a risk for or a protection against allergic symptoms later
Bornehag, CG1, Sundell, J2, 1Swedish National Testing and Research Institute , 2Technical University of Denmark
 AGE OF DWELLING AND HOSPITAL ADMISSION WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN CHILDREN, 0-15 YEARS: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Landon, M1, Wilkinson, P1, 1EEU, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
 Differences in possible risk factors for allergic diseases between children living on farms and other children
Bornehag, CG1, Sundell, J2, 1Swedish National Testing and Research Institute , 2Technical University of Denmark
 Characterization of Mosquito Coil Emissions
Liu, W1, Zhang, J1, Hashim, J.H3, Jalaludin, J2, Hashim, Z2, Goldstein, B.D4, 1UMDNJ-School of Public Health and EOHSI , 2Universiti Putra Malaysia, Department of Community Health , 3National University of Malaysia, Department of Community Health , 4University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
 Suspected illness associated with flooding and mold growth- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota, 2001
Stock, AL1,2, Brown, C1,2, Redd, S1,2, Sarisky, J1,3, Comstock, RD1,3, Mainzer, H1,3, 1National Center for Environmental Health , 2Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch , 3Environmental Health Services Branch
 Indoor aldehydes : ambient concentrations and determinants
CLARISSE, B1, LAURENT, AM2, SETA, N1, LE MOULLEC, Y2, EL HASNAOUI, A3, MOMAS, I1, 1Université Paris 5 , 2Laboratoire d'Hygiène de la Ville de Paris , 3Laboratoire Glaxo-Wellcome
 In utero and environmental tobacco smoke exposure: A risk factor for allergic sensitization in childhood?
Kulig, M1,3, Keil, T1,3, Lau, S2,3, Nickel, R2,3, Grüber, C2,3, Niggemann, B2,3, Willich, S1,3, Wahn, U2,3, 1Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics , 2Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology , 3Charité Hospital, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
 Predictors of elevated levels of dust mite, cockroach, cat and dog allergen in the bedding of infants and asthmatic children
Leaderer, BP, Triche, E, Belanger, K, Holford, T, Kim, Y, Jankun, T, Ren, P, McSharry, J, Bracken, MB, 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 HEALTH IMPACTS OF COOKING FUELS IN RURAL UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
Biswas, H, Parikh, J, 1Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India
 Vertical Difference in Ambient VOC Levels of High-Rise Apartment Buildings
Jo, W1, Kim, K1, Park, K1, 1Kyungpook National University
 ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INDOOR AIR POLLUTION AMONG CHILDREN AGED 0-24 MONTHS, IN A SEMI-URBAN AREA, ANK
yucel, a2, cakir, b1, tezcan, s1, 1hacettepe university , 2altindag health center
 Nicotine in House Dust from Homes with Infants: Relation to Smoking Behavior of Mother
Quintana, PJE1, Matt, GE2, Novianti, N1, Gehman, C2, Floro, J2, 1San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health , 2San Diego State University, Department of Psychology
 Mold levels inside and outside the homes of children with asthma in Southern New England, USA
Ren, P1,2, Gent, JF2, Belanger, K2, Triche, EW2, Bracken, MB2, Hellenbrand, K2, McSharry, J-e2, Leaderer, BP2, 1New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY , 2Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 Reliability of indoor allergen measurements repeated after three years in homes in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Belanger, K1, Shi, J1, Triche, EW1, Gent, JF1, Bracken, MB1, Leaderer, BP1, 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT USA
 Post-flood fungal contamination of indoor in buildings and potential genotoxic hazard
Dobias, L1, Kusova, J2, Mikulenkova, I2, Havrankova, J2, Volf, J2, 1University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic , 2(1) Regional Institute of Hygiene, Ostrava, Czech Republic
 Volatile Organic Compounds in a Newly Constructed Home
Olson, D1, McDonald-Buller, E1, Morandi, M2, Corsi, R1, 1The University of Texas at Austin , 2University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
 Exposures to respirable particulates in rural households of Andhra Pradesh, India
Balakrishnan, K1, Sankar, S1, Padmavathi, R1, Arnold, J1, Mehta, S2, Smith, KR2, Kumar, P3, Akbar, S3, Lvovsky, K3, 1Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute , 2University of California, Berkeley , 3The World Bank
 Indoor-outdoor relationships of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter in two poor urban communities of Delhi
Saksena, S1, Joshi, V2, Patil , R S3, 1East West Center , 2Swiss Development Cooperation , 3Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay
 Study on the Exposure Level of Indoor Air PM10/PM2.5 in The Residential Houses of Beijing
Pan, PXC,
 Indoor Fine particles: The Role of Terpene Emissions from Consumer Products
Sarwar, G1, Olson, D1, Corsi, R1, Weschler, C2, 1The University of Texas at Austin , 2Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute of NJ
 Endotoxin in Household Dust is Associated with Resident, Housing, and Demographic Characteristics.
Thorne, PS1, Kulhankova, K1, Yin, M2, Cohn, R2, Friedman, W3, Zeldin, DC4, 1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA , 2ASI, RTP, NC , 3HUD OHHLHC, Washington, DC , 4NIEHS/NIH, RTP, NC
 Parental atopy modifies the effect of early endotoxin exposure on sensitisation risk in infants
Bolte, G1, Bischof, W2, Borte, M3, Wichmann, H-E1, Heinrich, J1, 1GSF-Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg , 2University of Jena, Dept. Indoor Climatology, Erfurt , 3University of Leipzig, Department of Pediatrics, Leipzig
 Childhood asthma prevalence and indoor antigen exposure
Lin, S1, Fitzgerald, EF1, Hwang, SA1, Munsie, JP1, 1New York State Department of Health
 INFLUENCE OF OUTDOOR SOURCES ON INDOOR AND PERSONAL FINE PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS: ANALYSES OF RIOPA DATA
Meng, QY, Turpin, BJ, Korn, L, Lee, JH, Giovanetti, R, Kwon, JM, Alimokhtari, S, Weisel, CP, Shendell, D, Jones, J, Winer, A, Colome, S, Maberti, S, Stock, T, Morandi, M, Spektor, D, 1Rutgers University , 2Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute , 3University of California, Los Angeles , 4University of Texas, Houston , 5Rand Co.
   
1300 - 1500
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Session: Biological Monitoring and Biomarkers
 Blood and urine exposure biomarkers as environmental surveillance tools for assessing military deployment exposures
May, L1, 1Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
 Chromosomal Aberrations and Ionizing Radiation in Airline Pilots
Nicholas, JS1, Butler , GC2, Davis, S3, Bryant, E3, Hoel, DG1, Mohr Jr, LC1,4, 1Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina , 2Airline Pilots Association International , 3Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , 4Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
 Monitoring of lead exposure of some target groups at high risk in Albania
TABAKU, A, 1PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
 Stability of Arsenic Species & Insoluble Arsenic in Human Urine
Chen, YC1, Amarasiriwardena, CJ2, Hsueh, YM3, Christiani, DC1, 1Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Lab,Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Med School , 3Department of Public Health, Taipei Medical College
 The feasibility of using an immunoassay of urinary phenyl mercapturic acid as a biomarker for environmental benzene exposure
Matthews, I P1, Fielder, H1, Lyons, R1, Morgan, H2, Hillier, S1, Asten, P3, Ball, L3, 1Dept of Epid, UWCM, Heath Park, Cardiff , 2Env. & Hlth Dept, City & County of Swansea , 3AB Biomonitoring Ltd. Medicentre, Heath Park, Cardiff
 Comparing Optimized Biomarkers and Exposure Control Measures to Reduce Disease in Beryllium Exposed Workers
Judd, NL1, Griffith, WC1, Takaro, TK1, Faustman, EM1, 1University of Washington
 Synergistic effect by hepatitis virus infection and occupational chemical exposure on serum hepatic aminotransferase activity
Cheng, TJ1, Hsieh, HI2, Wang, JD1, 1National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan , 2Department of Family Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan
 Association of hepatitis virus infection, alcohol consumption and serum vitamin A level with urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in
Cheng, TJ1, Wong, RH1, Lei, YC1, Hsueh, YM2, Yeh, CY2, Wang, JD1, 1National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan , 2Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
 Familial Aggregation of Blood Lead Levels
Min, KB, Cho, SI, Min, JY, Kim, RH, Paek, D, 1Seoul National University School of Public Health
 Long-term use of chewing gum and mercury exposure
Sällsten, G2, Barregard , L2, Hood , S2, Schütz, A, 1Department of Occupational and Environmental medicine, Lund , 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Göteborg
 The Evaluation of Specific Health Changes Due to Environmental Pollution Using Biological Markers
Zaitseva, N.V1, Dolgikh, O.V1, Tyrykina, T.I1, Shur, P.Z2, Zemlyanova, M.A1, 1Perm Research Institute For Children's Environmental Pathology , 2Russian Health Ministry S&D Environmental Safety Center
 Controlled, Short-Term Dermal and Inhalation Exposure to MTBE and Dibromochloromethane
Gordon, SM1, Brinkman, MC1, Satola, JR1, Wallace, LA2, Weisel, CE3, Shin, JY3, 1Battelle Memorial Institute , 2U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 3Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute
 Cadmium exposure and distal forearm fractures
Alfven, T1, Elinder, CG2,3, Hellström, L4, Lagarde, F1, Järup, L1,5, 1Inst of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm , 2Dept of Renal Medicine Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden , 3Dept of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm , 4Dept Public Health, Kalmar County Council, Oskarshamn, Sweden , 5Dept Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, London
 SOME IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO HEAVY METALS
Kontrimavièiûtë, A, Kregþdytë, R, Abdrakhmanov, O, 1Institute for Biomedical Research,Kaunas University of Medicine
 Validation of Whole Blood Cytokine Elicitation as a Biomarker for Organic Dust-Induced Inflammation
Thorne, PS1, Mueller-Anneling, L1, O'Neill, ME1, Kulhankova, K1, O'Shaughnessy, PT1, 1College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
 Phenol, its Alkyl and Haloid Derivatives and Trihalomethanes Identification in Biological Media for the Problems of Monitoring
Zaitseva, N.V1, Ulanova, T.S1, Nurislamova, T.V1, 1Perm Research Institute for Children's Environmental Pathology
 Procedure Supply of Heavy Metals Control in Biological Media Using Atomic Absorption Analysis
Zaitseva, N.V1, Ulanova, T.S1, Suetina, G.N1, Plakhova, L.V1, Stenno, E.V1, 1Perm Reseach Institute for Children's Environmental Pathology
 Biological monitoring of low-level exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls from sealant material in schools
Drexler, H.1, Schettgen, T.1, Angerer, J.1, 1Inst. of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine
 Current Status of the German External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQUAS) for Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environme
Angerer , J.1, Schaller , K.H1, Drexler , H.1, 1Inst. of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine
 URINARY PORPHYRIN EXCRETION IN A POPULATION HIGHLY EXPOSED TO AIRBORNE HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Sunyer, J1,2, Ribas-Fitó, N1, Sala, M1, Ozalla , MD3, To-Figueras, J4, Grimalt, JO5, Basagaña, X1, Herrero, C3, 1Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain , 2Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain , 3Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain , 4Toxicology Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain , 5ICER-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
 Exposure dependent change of liver detoxification capacity of children in former high loaded industrial areas
Herbarth, O1,2, Diez, U1, Franck, U1, Krumbiegel, P1, Rehwagen, M1, Rolle-Kampczyk, U1, 1UFZ,Dept. Human Expos. Research/Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany , 2Univ. Leipzig, Med. Fac., Environm. Hygiene & Epidemiolgy
 Human exposure to uranium in drinking water
Orloff, K1, Mistry, K1, Charp, P1, Metcalf, S1, Marino, R2, Shelley, T2, Melaro, E2, Donohoe, AM2, 1Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
 THE RELATIONSHIP OF BLOOD AND BONE LEAD TO MENOPAUSE AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY AMONG MIDDLE AGED WOMEN IN MEXICO CITY
Garrido-Latorre, F1, Hernández-Avila, M1, Tamayo-Orozco, J2, Albores-Medina, A3, Aro, A4,6, Palazuelos, E5, Hu, H4,6, 1Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública , 2Hospital Médica Sur , 3Instituto Politécnico Nacional , 4Channing Lab, Harvard Medical School , 5American British Cowdray Hospital , 6Harvard School of Public Health
 Biomonitoring of Pulmonary Inflammation and Oxidative DNA Damage Among Diesel Exposed Workers
Burch, JB1, Bigelow, P1, Bakjaji, K1, 1Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University
 Association between Head and Neck Cancer and Microsomal Epoxide Hydrolase Genotypes
Ko, Y.1, Harth, V.1,2, Pesch, B.2,3, Broede, P.4, Wenghoefer, M.1, Brüning, T.2, Abel, J.3, Bolt, H.4, 1Medizinische Universitäts-Poliklinik, D-53111 Bonn , 2BGFA, D-44789 Bochum , 3Environmental Health Research Institute, D-40225 Düsseldorf , 4Institute for Occupational Physiology, D-44139 Dortmund
 EFFECTS OF DNA REPAIR AND METABOLIC GENE POLYMORPHISMS ON MUTANT ONCOPROTEINS IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER
Lei, YC1, Luo, JC2, Wong, RH1, Wang, JD1, Cheng, TJ1, 1National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan , 2Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
 Tobacco smoke exposure, cytochrome P450 1A1 polymorphisms, and breast cancer risk
Chang-Claude, J.1, Kropp, S.1, Bartsch, H.1, Risch, A.1, 1Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
 Exposure to indoor air pollutants and glutathion S-transferase polymorphisms in a Hungarian asthmatic children population
Erdei, E.1, Schoket, B.1, Páldy, A.1, Vaskövi, É.1, Virágh, Z.1, Rudnai, P.1, 1Natl. Inst. of Environmental Health, JFNCPH, Budapest, Hungary
 Gene-environment interaction of ERCC2 polymorphisms in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer
Pesch, B.1,2, Unfried, K.1, Ranft, U.1, Rabstein, S.2, Jakubis, P.3, Nieuwenhuijsen, M.4, Jakubis, M.3, Miskovic, P.5, Keegan, T.4, 1Environmental Health Research Institute, Düsseldorf, Germany , 2BGFA, Bochum, Germany , 3State Health Institute, Prievidza, Slovakia , 4ICSTM, London, United Kingdom , 5State Health Institute, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
 Chromosomal aberrations as biomarker of early effects.
Smerhovsky, Z, Landa, K, Rössner, P, Sram, RJ, 1Institute of Experimental Medicine, AS CR, and Regional Institu , 2National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
 The effect of environmental exposure to airborne particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on DNA adduct levels
Binková, B, Biroš, E, Rössner Jr, P, Stávková, Z, Milcová, A, Šrám, RJ,
 FISH analysis of chromosome breakage as biomarker of genotoxicity of urban air pollution
Sram , RJ.1, Beskid, O.1, Binkova, B.1, Rossner, P.1, 1LGE, Inst. Exp. Med. AS CR & Reg. Inst. Hyg. Central Bohemia
 GSTT and GSTM Assays for DNA Extracted from Newborn and Adult Blood Spots: Case Studies from Cancer Epidemiology
Klotz, J1, Bryant, P1, Southard, C1, Wolf, B, Dillon, C1, Loffredo, C2, 1NJ Dept. Health & Sr. Serv., Trenton, NJ, USA , 2Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
 Using Specific Urinary Organophosphate Pesticide Metabolites to Estimate Cumulative Dose among Pregnant Women in the Salinas Valley, CA
Castorina, R1, Bradman, A1, Barr, D2, Eskenazi, B1, 1UC Berkeley Center for Children's Environmental Health Research , 2CDC, National Center of Environ Health, Div of Lab Sciences
 Hepatic deposition of butyltin in humans
Nielsen, JB1, Strand, J2, 1University of Southern Denmark , 2National Environmental Research Institute
 Association of urinary 8-OHdG with ambient NOx in school children
Cheng, TJ1, Chen, LS1, Lin, SH1, Wong, RH1, 1National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
 Oxidative DNA Damage in Relation to Cigarette Smoking and Areca Quid Chewing
Chuang, CY, Sung, FC,
 APPLICATION OF SWARM DYNAMICS TO DOSIMETRY OF CIGARETTE SMOKE
Broday, DM1, Robinson, RJ2, 1Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel , 2Dep. Mech. Eng., Rochester Institute of Technology,Rochester,NY
   
1300 - 1430
(Wednesday)
Symposium: Interface between occupational and environmental health
Chair: Dr. Kay Teschke
Co-Chair: Dr. Ray Copes
1300 - 1315Mould growth in residential buildings -- consideration of residents and remediation workers.
Bartlett, KH1, 1University of British Columbia
1315 - 1330Re-conceptualizing Exposure to Unemployment: Why this is Important for Workers, Workplace Health, and, Community Health.
Ostry, A, Demers, P, Teschke, K, Hertzman, K, 1Department of Healthcare and Epidemiology , 2School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene , 3School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
1330 - 1345Environmental tobacco smoke-policies at the interface of the workplace and the public
Eaton, R.,
1345 - 1400The work and community environments in pulp mill towns
Vedal, S1, 1National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 - 1415Evaluation of VOC Levels Relative to Proximity to Dyeing Industrial Complex
Jo, W1, Lee, J1, Shin, D2, 1Kyungpook National University , 2Yonsei University
   
1300 - 1500
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Session: Epidemiology Practice: Biostatistics, Epidemiology Methods, and Policy
 Acceptance of a Web-based questionnaire on respiratory symptoms in young adults - The ALOiS-Study
Radon, K1,2, Pindur, U1, Goldberg, M2, Hege, I1, Nowak, D1, Becklake, M2, 1Inst. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University , 2Dept. of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Occup. Health, McGill Uni
 Structural equation modeling in environmental epidemiology
Budtz-Jorgensen, E1,2, Keiding, N1, Grandjean, P2,4, Weihe, P2,3, White, RF2,4, 1University of Copenhagen , 2University of Southern Denmark , 3Faroese Hospital System , 4Boston University Schools
 Experience in using some methodologies of environmental epidemiology in the Russian system of the environment-health monitoring
Kuzmin, SV1, 1Ural Regional Center for Environmental Epidemiology
 Use of Discussion Groups to Investigate Recruitment and Retention Issues for a Longitudinal Study of Children's Environmental H
Lobdell, DT1, Gutter, S2, Mendola, P1, 1US EPA, NHEERL , 2UNC Chapel Hill
 Does the investigation of mother-child pairs improve the assessment of environmental exposure in epidemiological studies?
Ranft, U1, Sugiri, D1, Eberwein, G1,2, Wilhelm, M2, Hadnagy, W3, Angerer, J4, Begerow, J1, Schaefer, T5, Marczynski, B7, 1Environmental Health Research Institute Duesseldorf , 2University Bochum , 3University Duesseldorf , 4University Erlangen , 5Technichal University Munich , 6Technical University Munich , 7Research Institute for Occupational Medicine Bochum, Germany
 Environmentally-related Disease Clusters in The Netherlands
van Poll, R1, Drijver, M2, 1National Institute of Public Health and Environment , 2Health Council
 Spatial Analysis of Lung, Breast and Colorectal Cancer on Cape Cod Using Generalized Additive Modeling
Vieira, V1, Webster, T1, Weinberg, J2, Aschengrau, A3, Ozonoff, D1, 1Dept. Environ. Health, Boston University School Public Health , 2Dept. Biostatistics, Boston University School Public Health , 3Dept. Epidemiology, Boston University School Public Health
 Correcting for selection bias in symmetric bidirectional case-crossover analyses yields correct coverage probabilities
Bateson, TF1, Schwartz, J1, 1Harvard School of Public Health
 Analysis of Growth Trajectory Classes of Crack-cocaine Use via Growth Mixture Modeling
Wang, J1, Siegal, HA.1, Falck, RS.1, Carlson, RG.1, 1School of Medicine, Wright State University
 Setting environmental exposure standards: sensitivity analyses for the synthesis of epidemiological and toxicological evidence
Peters, JL1,2, Rushton, L1, Jones, DR2, Sutton, AJ2, Abrams, KR2, Mugglestone, MA1, 1MRC Institute for Environment and Health , 2Department of Epidemiology and Publich Health
 Evaluating GEE and Bayesian Approaches for Spatial Modeling of the Effects of Environmental Factors on W. bancrofti Infection
Boyd, HA1,3, Waller, LA2, Addiss, DG3, Flanders, WD1, 1Department of Epidemiology, Emory University , 2Department of Biostatistics, Emory University , 3Division of Parasitic Diseases, CDC
 USING THE RESULTS FROM THE REPEATIBILITY QUETIONNAIRE´S STUDY -
Tomaskova, H1, 1Regional Institute of Hygiene, Ostrava, Czech Republic
 A Method for Mapping Population-Based Case-Control Studies Using Generalized Additive Modeling
Vieira, V1, Webster, T1, Weinberg, J2, Aschengrau, A3, Ozonoff, D1, 1Dept. Environ. Health, Boston University School Public Health , 2Dept. Biostatistics, Boston University School Public Health , 3Dept. Epidemiology, Boston University School Public Health
 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR EVALUATING SAMPLES BELOW DETECTION LIMITS.
Griffith, WC1, Curl, CL1, Fenske, RA1, Faustman, EM1, 1Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington
 Missing values imputation methods for air pollution data: An optimal method applied to Sulpher Dioxide levels and asthma hospit
Weerasinghe, S, 1Department of community health, Dalhousie University
 Publication bias in studies of PM10 and children's lung function
Peacock , JL1, Anderson, HR1, Atkinson, RW1, Sweeting, M1, 1St George's Hospital Medical School, London
 Publication bias in studies of ambient particulate pollution and daily mortality
Anderson, HR1, Atkinson, RW1, Peacock, JL1, Sweeting, M1, 1St George's Hospital Medical School, London
 Lessons Learned from the National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS)
Leovic, K.1, Sheldon, L.1, Thomas, K.1, Highsmith, V. 1, Tulve, N.1, Robertson, G.1, Hammerstrom, K.1, Quackenboss, J.1, Melnyk, L.1, Berry, M.1, Pellizari, E.2, Lebowitz, M.3, Ryan, P.4, 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , 2Research Triangle Institute International , 3University of Arizona , 4Emory University
 A Decade of Ethics and Philosophy in Environmental Epidemiology
Soskolne, CL1, Richter, E2, Jaakkola, JJK3, 1University of Alberta , 2Hebrew University , 3University of Helsinki
 Public Health Risks of Hazardous Substances Events Associated with the Manufacturing of Chemicals and Allied Products
Manassaram, DM1,2, Orr, MF1,2, Kaye, WE1,2, Hutwagner, L1,2, 1Division of Health Studies/Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch , 2Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
 trauma and disease-the context of organized violence and flight
Lindert, MPH, 1Foundation Heinrich-Böll
 4 theses regarding the balance between when to act and when to study - Empirical examples and conceptual considerations
Erren, TC1, 1University of Cologne, Germany
 Nutrition, environment and health: consumers' knowledge and behavior in Switzerland
Kahlmeier, S1, Braun-Fahrländer, C1, 1Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University o
 Implementing Environmental Health Indicators: Challenges for Environmental Epidemiology
Dalbokova, D1, Krzyzanowski, M1, WHO Working Group, *), 1WHO - European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn Office
 Human exposure to environmental hazards in Portugal: Policy implications
Calheiros, JM1, 1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Univ. Porto, Portugal
 Brominated Flame Retardants: Policy Implications of the Emerging Science
Axelrad, DA1, Woodruff, TJ1, 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 Developing National Standards to Reduce Exposures to Harmful Substances Contained in Indoor Decorating Materials in China
Bai, Z1, Jia, C1, Zhu, T1, Zhang, J2, 1College of Environ Sci and Engin., Nankai Univ., Tianjin, China , 2EOHSI, UMDNJ and Rutgers University, NJ 08854, USA
 Environmental Epidemiology at the Latin America and the Caribbean Health Sciences Database(LILACS): What is Being Published?
Maisonet, M1, Cassia , N1, 1Panamerican Health Organization
 Determinants of response in the second survey among victims and relief workers of the Enschede firework disaster
Grievink, L1,2, 1on behalf of the Reserach Team Enschede Firework Disaster , 2Nat. Inst. of Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Netherlands
 Health inequalities: life expectancy and mortality in Brazil (1999)
Duarte, EC1,2, Schneider, C3, Paes-Sousa, R1, Barbosa-Silva , J1, Castillo-Salgado, C3, 1National Center of Epidemiology/Ministry of Health, DF (Brazil) , 2University of Cuiabá, MT (Brazil); TROPICA- MT (Brazil) , 3World Health Organization - PAHO/SHA - Washington (USA)
   
1500 - 1800
(Wednesday)
Symposium: PM/Air Pollution Components and Health Effects: Current Epidemiological Findings
Chair: Dr. Annette Rohr
Co-Chair: Dr. Rick Burnett
1500 - 1515Ambient Air Pollution and Respiratory Emergency Department Visits in Atlanta, August 1998 - August 2000 (ARIES/SOPHIA)
Peel, J1, Tolbert, P1, Klein, M1, Metzger, K1, Flanders, WD1, Todd, K2, Mulholland, J3, Ryan, PB1, Frumkin, H1, 1Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA , 2School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA , 3Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
1515 - 1530Identifying the Components of Air Pollution/PM Associated with Health Effects
Wyzga, RE1, 1Electric Power Research Institute
1530 - 1545ARIES: Air quality indicators and daily mortality -- two year results
Klemm, RJ, Mason, R, Lehman, B, 1Klemm Analysis Group, Inc.
1545 - 1600Associations between particulate air pollution and acute respiratory visits in an ambulatory care setting
Hughes, JA1, Tolsma, DD1, 1Kaiser Permanente Georgia
1600 - 1615Ambient air pollution and arrhythmic events in patients with automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators, Atlanta, 1993-2
Metzger, KB1, Tolbert, PE1, Klein, M1, Flanders, WD1, Peel, JL1, Mulholland, JA2, Langberg, JJ3, 1Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA , 2Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA , 3School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
1615 - 1630Health effects of fine and ultrafine particles: The Erfurt Studies
Peters, A1, Wichmann, HE1, 1GSF-Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
1630 - 1645Ultrafine particle exposures and heart rate variability
Chuang, KZ1, Shiao, GM2, Hwang, JS3, Chan, CC1, 1Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, NTU , 2Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital , 3Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica
1645 - 1700Gaseous Criteria Pollutants Are Associated with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic Control
Liao, D1, Duan, Y1, Chinchilli, VM1, Xie, S1, 1Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
1700 - 1715A preliminary study to assess the role of PM2.5 elemental composition and elemental carbon content on heart rate variability
HOLGUIN, F1,2, Tellez-Rojo, M1, Cortez, M1, Hernandez, M1, Chow, J4, Watson, J4, Romieu, I1, 1National Institute of Public Health Mexico , 2Emory University School of Medicine , 3Desert research Institute , 4Desert Research Institute
1715 - 1730Heart Rate Variability (HRV) changes associated with ambient air pollution in two sensitive cohorts living in Atlanta, GA.
Wheeler, A1, Schwartz, J1, Zanobetti, A1, Gold, D2, Suh, H1, 1Harvard School of Public Health , 2Channing Laboratory, Brigham & Women's Hospital
1730 - 1745Personal, indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and its elemental composition associated with heart rate variability.
de Hartog, JJ, Lanki, T, Janssen, NAH, Hoek, G, Pekkanen, J, Timonen, KL, Tarkiainen, T, Peters, A, Brunekreef, B, 1IRAS, Utrecht University, the Netherlands , 2National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland , 3Kuopio University Hospital, Finland , 4GSF-Nat. Res. Center for Env. and Health, Neuherberg, Germany
   
1530 - 1800
(Wednesday)
Symposium: Health effects of environmental noise in adults and children: new perspectives
Chair: Dr. Peter Lercher
Co-Chair: Dr. Stephen A. Stansfeld
1530 - 1545The association between transportation noise and hypertension in an alpine area: A comparison of two approaches.
Lercher, P, Inst. of Hygiene and Social Medicine, University of Innsbruck
1545 - 1600Analyses of blood pressures of residents around the military airfields in Okinawa, Japan
Hiramatsu, K1, Matsui, T2, Miyakita, T3, Osada, Y4, Yamamoto, T5, 1Mukogawa Womenfs University , 2Asahikawa Medical College , 3Kumamoto University , 4Institute of Public Health , 5Kyoto University
1600 - 1615The NAROMI Study: A new study on the relationship between Noise And Risk Of Myocardial Infarction - First results
Babisch, W1, Keil, T2, Stallmann, M2, Wegscheider, K2, Schust, M3, Stark, H3, Willich, SN2, 1Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany , 2Charité Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany , 3Federal Inst. f. Occupational Safety a. Health, Berlin, Germany
1615 - 1630Traffic noise exposure and myocardial infarction -A novel approach.
Bluhm, G1,2, Lindqvist , M3, Rosenlund, M1,2, 1Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council , 2Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute , 3The Environment and Health Administration in Stockholm
1630 - 1645The role of noise sensitivity in the noise- response relationship
van Kamp, I., Stansfeld, S.A, Job, RFS, Hatfield, J, Haines, MM, 1Nationale Institute for Public Health and the Environment , 2Queen Mary & Westfield College, Department of Psychiatry , 3University of Sydney, Department of Psychology
1645 - 1700Longitudinal effects of noise, noise sensitivity and psychosocial factors on men's psychological distress
Stansfeld, SA1, Matsui, T1, Gallacher, JEJ2, Babisch, W3, 1Queen Mary, University of London, UK , 2University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK , 3Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany
1700 - 1715Noise and Cardiovascular Disease in a Sawmill Worker Cohort: A Retrospective Exposure Assessment
Davies, HW1, Teschke, K2, Kennedy, SM1, Hodgson, MR1, Demers, PA1, 1School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, UBC , 2Dept. Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC
1715 - 1730Retrospective noise exposure estimates using an alternative approach
Burgess, G L1, Dippnall, W M1, Ravandi, MRG1, Cherry, NM1,2, 1COEH, University of Manchester, UK , 2Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
   
1530 - 1800
(Wednesday)
Thematic Poster Discussion Session: Health Issues: Women and Children
 Risk Factors for Female Infertility in an Agricultural Region
Greenlee, AR1, Arbuckle, TE2, Chyou, P-H1, 1Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI , 2Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Ottawa, Ontario
 Factors influencing transfer of lead from mother to child during pregnancy
Harville, EW1, Hertz-Picciotto, I1, Schramm, M2, Watt-Morse, M2, Osterloh, J4, Parsons, PJ5, Chantala, K3, 1Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina , 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee-Womens Hospital , 3Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina , 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF , 5New York Department of Health
 Identifying a Population-Based Sample of Women of Reproductive Age for Environmental Studies Using a Commercial Telephone Direc
Lobdell, DT1, Buck, GM2, Weiner, JM3, Mendola, P1, 1US EPA, NHEERL , 2NICHD , 3University at Buffalo
 Antagonism of arsenic and iodine in pregnancy outcomes
Rudnai, P1, Farkas , I1, Csanády, M1, Kiss, V2, 1National Institute of Environmental Health, FJNCPH , 2Public Health Institute of County Békés
 EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND FETAL LATE LOSS CAUSES IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL.
Pereira, LAA1, Nishioka, DC1, Lin, CA1, Conceição, GMS1, Braga, ALF1,2, Saldiva, PHN1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Medical School - USP , 2Environmental Pediatrics Program, Medical School - UNISA
 Poor birth outcomes in association with environmental factors in Bulgaria
Tabacova, S1, Vukov, M2, 1National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. FDA, Rockville , 2National Institute for Health Information, Sofia, Bulgaria
 Congenital Anomalies Associated with Land Use Patterns in Maryland
Kuehl, KS1, Loffredo, CA2, Panny, SM3, 1GWashington University School of Medicine , 2Georgetown University School of Medicine , 3Maryland State Dept. of Health
 Influence of Breastfeeding Practices and Bone Lead Burden on Levels of Lead in Breast Milk Over the Course of Lactation
Ettinger, AS1,3, Tellez-Rojo, MM2, Hernandez-Avila, M2, Amarasiriwardena, C3, Hu, H1,3, 1Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2National Institute of Public Health, Mexico , 3Channing Laboratory, Brigham & Women's Hospital
 The Effect of Air Pollution on Low Birth Weight by Gestational Period in SEOUL
Lee1, B.E1, PARK1, H.S1, Kim2, Y.J2, Hong3, Y.C3, KIM4, H.4, Lee5, J.T5, Ha1, E.H1, 11Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Womans University , 22 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans Univ. , 33Depart. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Univ. , 44Depart. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Seoul National Univ , 55Inst. of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang Univ.
 Air pollution and low birth weight in six cities of Korea
Ha1, E.H1, Lee1, B.E1, Park1, H.S1, Kim2, Y.J2, Kim3, H.3, Lee4, J.T4, Hong5, Y.C5, 11Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Womans University , 22 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans Univ. , 3Depart. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Seoul National Univ. , 44Inst. of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang Univ. , 55Depart. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha Univ.
 Maternal Consumption of Contaminated Sport Fish and Infant Gestation and Birth Size, New York State Angler Cohort Study
Buck, GM1, Tee, PG2, Fitzgerald, E3, Vena, JE4, McGuinness, B4, Weiner, JM4, 1National Institute of Child Health & Human Development , 2University of Texas - Houston , 3New York State Health Department , 4University at Buffalo
 Concentrations of Heavy Metals and Female Fecundity, Ne