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Integrating biomonitoring exposure data into the risk assessment process: phthalates [diethyl phthalate and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate] as a case studyAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:1783-9. 2006..Although the vast and growing literature on phthalates research could not be covered comprehensively in this article, we made every attempt to include the most relevant publications as of the end of 2005...
Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate, a metabolite of di-n-octyl phthalateAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Toxicol Environ Health A 69:215-27. 2006....
Altered semen quality in relation to urinary concentrations of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolitesRuss Hauser
Harvard School of Public Health Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Epidemiology 17:682-91. 2006..The present study extends our work in a larger sample of men and includes measurements of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) oxidative metabolites...
Pilot study of urinary biomarkers of phytoestrogens, phthalates, and phenols in girlsMary S Wolff
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:116-21. 2007..S. children using exposure biomarkers in urine. However, little is known about their variation by race, age, sex, and geography, and no data exist for newly developed biomarkers...
Temporal stability of the conjugated species of bisphenol A, parabens, and other environmental phenols in human urineXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 17:567-72. 2007....
The U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and human exposure to environmental chemicalsAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 215:99-101. 2012..NHANES human biomonitoring data can be used to establish reference ranges for selected chemicals, provide exposure data for risk assessment, and monitor exposure trends...
Concentrations of the sunscreen agent benzophenone-3 in residents of the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003--2004Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:893-7. 2008..BP-3 has other uses in many consumer products (e.g., as fragrance and flavor enhancer, photoinitiator, ultraviolet curing agent, polymerization inhibitor)...
Automated solid phase extraction and quantitative analysis of human milk for 13 phthalate metabolitesAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 805:49-56. 2004..We detected several phthalate metabolites in pooled human breast milk samples, suggesting that phthalates can be incorporated into breast milk and transferred to the nursing child...
Serum concentrations of 11 polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the u.s. population: data from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES)Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Sci Technol 41:2237-42. 2007....
Exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate among premature neonates in a neonatal intensive care unitAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 113:e429-34. 2004..Because of their smaller size, children and especially premature and small infants may receive a larger dose of DEHP on a milligram per kilogram basis than adults when the same-size medical device is used for all ages...
Factors affecting the evaluation of biomonitoring data for human exposure assessmentAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Androl 31:139-43. 2008....
Exposure to bisphenol A and other phenols in neonatal intensive care unit premature infantsAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:639-44. 2009..For 42 of these infants, we evaluated urinary concentrations of several phenols, including bisphenol A (BPA), in association with the use of the same medical devices...
Exposure of the U.S. population to bisphenol A and 4-tertiary-octylphenol: 2003-2004Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:39-44. 2008..Bisphenol A (BPA) and 4-tertiary-octylphenol (tOP) are industrial chemicals used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins (BPA) and nonionic surfactants (tOP). These products are in widespread use in the United States...
Urinary concentrations of triclosan in the U.S. population: 2003-2004Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:303-7. 2008..Triclosan is a synthetic chemical with broad antimicrobial activity that has been used extensively in consumer products, including personal care products, textiles, and plastic kitchenware...
Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the U.S. population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 and comparisons with NHANES 1999-2000Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:1596-602. 2007..Exposure of the general U.S. population to PFCs is widespread. Since 2002, the manufacturing practices for PFCs in the United States have changed considerably...
What additional factors beyond state-of-the-art analytical methods are needed for optimal generation and interpretation of biomonitoring data?Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:1481-5. 2009..e., measurement of environmental chemicals, their metabolites, or specific reaction products in human biological specimens) to assess internal exposure (i.e., body burden) has gained importance in exposure assessment...
Urinary concentrations of four parabens in the U.S. population: NHANES 2005-2006Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:679-85. 2010..Parabens are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics, -pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage processing...
Urinary and amniotic fluid levels of phthalate monoesters in rats after the oral administration of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalateAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 217:22-30. 2006..Although no firm conclusions could be drawn from the urinary MBP data, the MEHP results suggest that maternal urinary MEHP levels may be useful surrogate markers for fetal exposure to DEHP...
Perfluorinated chemicals in selected residents of the American continentAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Chemosphere 63:490-6. 2006..Genetic variability, diet, lifestyle, or a combination of all these may contribute to the different patterns of human exposure to PFCs in the United States and Peru...
Selecting adequate exposure biomarkers of diisononyl and diisodecyl phthalates: data from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 119:50-5. 2011..Objectives: We assessed exposure to DINP and DIDP in a representative sample of persons ≥ 6 years of age in the U.S. general population from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...
Human exposure assessment to environmental chemicals using biomonitoringAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Androl 29:166-71; discussion 181-5. 2006..The use of biomonitoring in human risk assessment is not discussed...
Perfluorochemicals in pooled serum samples from United States residents in 2001 and 2002Antonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environ Sci Technol 40:2128-34. 2006..These findings indicate different patterns of human exposure to PFCs among the population groups examined and stress the importance of conducting research to identify the environmental sources and pathways of human exposure to PFCs...
Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A and 4-nonylphenol in a human reference populationAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:391-5. 2005..S. population) and relatively small size, this study provides the first reference range of human internal dose levels of BPA and NP in a demographically diverse human population...
Urinary levels of seven phthalate metabolites in the U.S. population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000Manori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 112:331-8. 2004....
Glucuronidation patterns of common urinary and serum monoester phthalate metabolitesManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Arch Toxicol 77:561-7. 2003..Serum mBzP was largely below the method limit of detection. Interestingly, the serum mEP and mBP levels were less than 3% and 47%, respectively, of their urinary levels, whereas the level of mEHP was similar both in urine and serum...
Mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate and mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate as biomarkers for human exposure assessment to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 112:327-30. 2004....
Trends in exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the U.S. Population: 1999-2008Kayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Environ Sci Technol 45:8037-45. 2011..Nonetheless, these NHANES data suggest that sociodemographic factors may influence exposure and also provide unique information on temporal trends of exposure...
Urinary biomarkers of di-isononyl phthalate in ratsManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 223:101-12. 2006....
Stability of the conjugated species of environmental phenols and parabens in human serumXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Environ Int 35:1160-3. 2009..To our knowledge, this is the first study to report on the stability of conjugated species in serum, and as such requires replication...
Estimated daily intake of phthalates in occupationally exposed groupsCynthia J Hines
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 21:133-41. 2011..These intake estimates are subject to several uncertainties; however, an occupational contribution to phthalate daily intake is clearly indicated in some industries...
Automated on-line column-switching HPLC-MS/MS method with peak focusing for measuring parabens, triclosan, and other environmental phenols in human milkXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States
Anal Chim Acta 622:150-6. 2008..Nevertheless, to demonstrate the utility of these measures for exposure and risk assessment purposes, additional data about sampling and storage of the milk, and on the stability of the analytes in milk, are needed...
Occupational exposure to diisononyl phthalate (DiNP) in polyvinyl chloride processing operationsCynthia J Hines
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 85:317-25. 2012..We present DiNP metabolite urinary concentrations in PVC processing workers, estimate DiNP daily intake for these workers, and compare worker estimates to other populations...
An estimate of phthalate exposure among pregnant women living in Trujillo, PeruElizabeth Ann Irvin
Department of Environmental Health Science, The University of Georgia, College of Public Health, Athens, GA, USA
Chemosphere 80:1301-7. 2010..Five of nine unadjusted urinary metabolites and four of nine creatinine-adjusted urinary metabolites were significantly lower in this group of pregnant women living in Peru compared to pregnant women in the US general population...
Quantification of 22 phthalate metabolites in human urineManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 860:106-12. 2007....
Oxidative metabolites of diisononyl phthalate as biomarkers for human exposure assessmentManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:1158-61. 2006..Therefore, we concluded that the prevalence of human exposure to DINP is underestimated by using MINP as the sole DINP urinary biomarker...
Quantification of the urinary concentrations of parabens in humans by on-line solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometryXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 844:53-9. 2006..Using this method, we detected methyl, ethyl, and propyl parabens, mostly as conjugated species, in 22 urine samples collected from anonymous adults...
Automated on-line column-switching HPLC-MS/MS method for measuring environmental phenols and parabens in serumXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F53, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Talanta 76:865-71. 2008..However, important additional factors, including validated sample collecting, handling, and storing protocols, as well as toxicokinetic data, are required if these measures are used for exposure assessment...
Does the composition of urine change when collected from disposable diapers and other absorbent materials?Xiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F53, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20:644-9. 2010....
Automated solid-phase extraction approaches for large scale biomonitoring studiesZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr Sci 47:12-8. 2009....
Metabolite profiles of di-n-butyl phthalate in humans and ratsManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Sci Technol 41:7576-80. 2007..In addition to MBP, MCPP and MHBP may be adequate biomarkers of exposure to DBP in occupational settings orin potential high-exposure scenarios...
Variability over 1 week in the urinary concentrations of metabolites of diethyl phthalate and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate among eight adults: an observational studyJames L Preau
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:1748-54. 2010..Several reports suggest that concentrations of phthalate metabolites in a spot urine sample can provide a reliable estimation of exposure to phthalates for up to several months...
Detection of phthalate metabolites in human salivaManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop F 17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Arch Toxicol 79:647-52. 2005....
Assessing human exposure to phthalates using monoesters and their oxidized metabolites as biomarkersDana B Barr
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:1148-51. 2003....
Concentrations of bisphenol A and seven other phenols in pooled sera from 3-11 year old children: 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F53, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Sci Technol 46:12664-71. 2012....
Identification of potential biomarkers of exposure to di(isononyl)cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH), an alternative for phthalate plasticizersManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 22:204-11. 2012..Our results suggest that several urinary oxidative metabolites, specifically CHDA, mono oxoisononyl ester and MHNCH may be used as specific biomarkers of DINCH exposure in humans...
Variability of urinary concentrations of bisphenol A in spot samples, first morning voids, and 24-hour collectionsXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 119:983-8. 2011..Therefore, there is considerable within-person and between-person variability of BPA concentrations in spot urine samples. However, no information exists on the within-day variability of urinary BPA concentrations...
Analysis of human urine for fifteen phthalate metabolites using automated solid-phase extractionManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 805:161-7. 2004..The method was validated on spiked pooled urine samples and on pooled urine samples from persons with no known exposure to phthalates...
Characterizing children's exposures: beyond NHANESLarry L Needham
Organic Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Neurotoxicology 26:547-53. 2005..We recommend additional studies to supplement the NHANES biomonitoring data...
Urinary oxidative metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in humansManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 219:22-32. 2006..Although quantitative information is not available, our findings suggest that, despite potential differences among species, the oxidative metabolism of DEHP in humans and rodents results in similar urinary metabolic products...
Parabens as urinary biomarkers of exposure in humansXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:1843-6. 2006..Additionally, the fact that conjugates appear to be the main urinary products of parabens may be important for risk assessment...
Measuring environmental phenols and chlorinated organic chemicals in breast milk using automated on-line column-switching-high performance liquid chromatography-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometryXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 831:110-5. 2006..BPA, OPP, and BP-3 were detected in more than 60% of the samples tested. The free species of these compounds appear to be most prevalent in milk...
Improved selectivity for the analysis of maternal serum and cord serum for polyfluoroalkyl chemicalsKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA Tel
J Chromatogr A 1218:2133-7. 2011..1 ng/mL except for PFOS (0.2 ng/mL)) than our previous method that used methanol for the HPLC separation. The present method should improve the precise and selective analysis of maternal and cord serum for PFCs...
Uses of speciation techniques in biomonitoring for assessing human exposure to organic environmental chemicalsLarry L Needham
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Anal Bioanal Chem 381:397-404. 2005..Much of this information and many of these techniques are transferable to the measurement of inorganic elements in environmental and biological samples...
Urinary metabolites of diisodecyl phthalate in ratsKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 236:114-22. 2007..Additional research on the toxicokinetics of these metabolites is needed to understand the extent of human exposure to DiDP from the urinary concentrations of MCiNP and other DiDP secondary metabolites...
Temporal stability of eight phthalate metabolites and their glucuronide conjugates in human urineElla Samandar
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F 53, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Environ Res 109:641-6. 2009..Based on these findings, we recommend transferring urine specimens to a cooler or a refrigerator immediately after collection followed by permanent storage at subfreezing temperatures within hours of sample collection...
Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in pooled sera from children participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2002Kayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environ Sci Technol 43:2641-7. 2009..Nevertheless,these findings suggestthat human exposure to PFCs among the population groups of children examined may differ and stress the importance of identifying the environmental sources and routes of exposure to PFCs...
Automated solid-phase extraction and measurement of perfluorinated organic acids and amides in human serum and milkZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Sci Technol 38:3698-704. 2004..Additional studies are needed to determine whether environmental exposure to PFCs can result in PFCs partitioning into milk. Large epidemiological studies to determine the levels of PFCs among the U.S. general population are warranted...
Analysis of blood spots for polyfluoroalkyl chemicalsKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Anal Chim Acta 656:51-5. 2009....
In-vitro oxidation of bisphenol A: Is bisphenol A catechol a suitable biomarker for human exposure to bisphenol A?Xiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F53, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Anal Bioanal Chem 399:1071-9. 2011....
Urinary and serum metabolites of di-n-pentyl phthalate in ratsManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
Chemosphere 82:431-6. 2011..Nonetheless, based on the urinary levels of MHPP, our preliminary data suggest that human exposure to DPP in the United States is rather limited...
Biomarkers of exposure to triclocarban in urine and serumXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 286:69-74. 2011..Total (free plus conjugated) TCC could serve as a potential biomarker for human exposure to TCC...
Urinary metabolites of di-n-octyl phthalate in ratsManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Toxicology 210:123-33. 2005..We also studied the in vitro metabolism of DnOP and MnOP by rat liver microsomes. DnOP produced MnOP, MHOP, and PA in vitro whereas, MnOP produced MHOP and PA in vitro at detectable levels...
Identification of metabolites of 4-nonylphenol isomer 4-(3',6'-dimethyl-3'-heptyl) phenol by rat and human liver microsomesXiaoyun Ye
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop MS F53, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Drug Metab Dispos 35:1269-74. 2007..Our findings suggest that P363-NC could be used as a biomarker to assess exposure to 4-tNP, although additional research to evaluate its suitability as a biomarker is warranted...
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among workers in selected industries: a pilot biomonitoring studyCynthia J Hines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ann Occup Hyg 53:1-17. 2009..In summary, using urinary metabolites, we successfully identified workplaces with likely occupational phthalate exposure. Additional work is needed to distinguish occupational from non-occupational sources in low-exposure workplaces...
Cross validation and ruggedness testing of analytical methods used for the quantification of urinary phthalate metabolitesManori J Silva
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 873:180-6. 2008....
Uses and issues of biomonitoringLarry L Needham
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 210:229-38. 2007....
Measurement of 18 perfluorinated organic acids and amides in human serum using on-line solid-phase extractionZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Anal Chem 77:6085-91. 2005..The high throughput and low limits of detection (0.05-0.8 ng/mL) using a small sample volume (100 microL of serum) and isotope dilution quantification make this method suitable for large-scale epidemiologic studies...
Quantification of urinary conjugates of bisphenol A, 2,5-dichlorophenol, and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone in humans by online solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Anal Bioanal Chem 383:638-44. 2005..To our knowledge, this is the first study describing the distribution of urinary conjugates of BP-3 and 2,5-DCP in humans...
Automated online and off-line solid-phase extraction methods for measuring isoflavones and lignans in urineZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr Sci 42:495-500. 2004..Both methods are adequate for analyzing a large number of samples for epidemiological studies to assess the prevalence of human exposure to isoflavones and lignans...
Automated on-line column-switching HPLC-MS/MS method with peak focusing for the determination of nine environmental phenols in urineXiaoyun Ye
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Anal Chem 77:5407-13. 2005..The method can be used for quick and accurate analysis of large numbers of samples in epidemiologic studies for assessing the prevalence of human exposure to environmental phenols...
Assessing developmental toxicant exposures via biomonitoringLarry L Needham
Organic Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 102:100-8. 2008..In this paper, we examine this linkage using several chemicals as examples and providing biomonitoring information for these chemicals in the US population as a whole but also at various life stages...
Determination of total phthalates in urine by isotope-dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 814:355-60. 2005..The present method accurately assesses total exposure to phthalates without noticeable contamination from the ubiquitous phthalates in the environment, but it gives no information about the parent phthalate...
Quantifying phthalate metabolites in human meconium and semen using automated off-line solid-phase extraction coupled with on-line SPE and isotope-dilution high-performance liquid chromatography--tandem mass spectrometryKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Anal Chem 78:6651-5. 2006....
Determination of 16 phthalate metabolites in urine using automated sample preparation and on-line preconcentration/high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometryKayoko Kato
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop F17, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Anal Chem 77:2985-91. 2005....
SPE/SPME-GC/MS approach for measuring musk compounds in serum and breast milkZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 858:177-83. 2007..The method, which requires only 1 mL serum or breast milk to achieve limits of detection of 0.03-0.3 ng/mL, is applicable in biomonitoring studies for human internal dose measurement of polycyclic musk compounds...
Determination of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide yields in the smoke of bidi cigarettesClifford H Watson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Laboratory Sciences, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:747-53. 2003..7+/-.4 mg/bidi), and CO (39.2+/-5.7 mg/bidi). In comparison, traditional cigarettes smoked using the bidi cigarette protocol have lower tar and CO yields, but have nicotine deliveries comparable with bidi cigarettes...
Urinary levels of trichloroacetic acid, a disinfection by-product in chlorinated drinking water, in a human reference populationAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:151-4. 2003....
Simultaneous measurement of urinary bisphenol A and alkylphenols by automated solid-phase extractive derivatization gas chromatography/mass spectrometryZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Anal Chem 75:6820-5. 2003..The method, validated on spiked pooled urine samples and on urine samples from exposed persons, has limits of detection of approximately 0.1 ng in 1 mL of urine...
Rapid quantitation of cyanide in whole blood by automated headspace gas chromatographyAntonia M Calafat
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop F19, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 772:131-7. 2002..This automated, high-throughput, simple, and sensitive method is suitable for the rapid diagnosis of CN in clinical and forensic specimens...
Quantitative determination of the hydrolysis products of nitrogen mustards in human urine by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometrySharon W Lemire
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Anal Toxicol 27:1-6. 2003..The method limits of detection were 0.41 ng/mL for EDEA and 0.96 ng/mL for MDEA in 1 mL of urine with coefficients of variation < 10% for both compounds...
Quantitative detection of trichloroacetic acid in human urine using isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometryZsuzsanna Kuklenyik
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Anal Chem 74:2058-63. 2002..The method is simple and fast and is not labor intensive (sample preparation and analysis can be performed in approximately 15 min) with a limit of detection of 0.5 ng/mL in 1 mL of urine...
Quantitation of 2-chlorovinylarsonous acid in human urine by automated solid-phase microextraction--gas chromatography--mass spectrometryJoe V Wooten
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop F19, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 772:147-53. 2002..The assay was validated on human urine samples spiked with CVAA to determine the accuracy, precision, and limit of detection (LOD). The LOD was 7.4 pg in 1 ml of urine...
Developmental toxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid in the CD-1 mouse after cross-foster and restricted gestational exposuresCynthia J Wolf
Reproductive Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U S Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA
Toxicol Sci 95:462-73. 2007..Exposure earlier in gestation produced stronger responses, but further study is needed to determine if this is a function of higher total dose or if there is a developmentally sensitive period...
Exposure to phthalates in neonatal intensive care unit infants: urinary concentrations of monoesters and oxidative metabolitesJennifer Weuve
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:1424-31. 2006....
Use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-containing medical products and urinary levels of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in neonatal intensive care unit infantsRonald Green
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:1222-5. 2005..1 times those among infants in the low exposure group (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Intensive use of DEHP-containing medical devices in NICU infants results in higher exposure to DEHP as reflected by elevated urinary levels of MEHP...
Baby care products: possible sources of infant phthalate exposureSheela Sathyanarayana
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Division of General Pediatrics, Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Building 296200, NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115 8160, USA
Pediatrics 121:e260-8. 2008..We investigated the relationship between phthalate metabolite concentrations in infant urine and maternal reported use of dermally applied infant care products...
Phthalate diesters and their metabolites in human breast milk, blood or serum, and urine as biomarkers of exposure in vulnerable populationsJohan Hogberg
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Environ Health Perspect 116:334-9. 2008..Phthalates may pose a risk for perinatal developmental effects. An important question relates to the choice of suitable biological matrices for assessing exposure during this period...
Evidence of interaction between polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalates in relation to human sperm motilityRuss Hauser
Department of Environmental Health, Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:425-30. 2005....
Prenatal phenol and phthalate exposures and birth outcomesMary S Wolff
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:1092-7. 2008..Many phthalates and phenols are hormonally active and are suspected to alter the course of development...
Cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in relation to weight and size at birthBenjamin J Apelberg
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:1670-6. 2007..Recent studies have reported developmental toxicity among rodents dosed with perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA)...
Temporal variability of urinary phthalate metabolite levels in men of reproductive ageRuss Hauser
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 112:1734-40. 2004..In particular, a single urine sample was most predictive for MEP and least predictive for MEHP. These results suggest that the most efficient exposure assessment strategy for a particular study may depend on the phthalates of interest...
Determinants of fetal exposure to polyfluoroalkyl compounds in Baltimore, MarylandBenjamin J Apelberg
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Environ Sci Technol 41:3891-7. 2007..Our findings suggest that in utero exposure to PFOS and PFOA is ubiquitous in a population of babies born in Baltimore, MD...
Gestational PFOA exposure of mice is associated with altered mammary gland development in dams and female offspringSally S White
Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Toxicol Sci 96:133-44. 2007..These findings suggest that in addition to gestational exposure, abnormal lactational development of dams may play a role in early growth retardation of developmentally exposed offspring...
The relationship between environmental exposure to phthalates and computer-aided sperm analysis motion parametersSusan M Duty
Department of Environmental Health, Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Androl 25:293-302. 2004..Although we did not find statistically significant associations, trends between CASA parameters, sperm velocity, and forward progression, and increased urinary levels of MBP, MBzP, and MEHP warrant further follow-up...
Impact of urine preservation methods and duration of storage on measured levels of environmental contaminantsJane A Hoppin
Epidemiology Branch, NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 16:39-48. 2006..The precision of the laboratory measurements was high allowing us to observe small differences, which may not be important when categorizing individuals into broader exposure groups...
