UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 

 SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

December 18, 2008 

EPA-SAB-09-008 

The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson 

Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20460 

Subject: SAB Report of FY2008 Recommended Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards (STAA) 

Dear Administrator Johnson: 

 We are pleased to transmit for your consideration the Science Advisory Board’s 

2008 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards report. Of 130 papers authored by 

Agency scientists received for nominations, the Committee recommends fifty-one for monetary 

awards and another forty-three for honorable mention. Of the papers recommended for awards, 

five were recommended for Level I, sixteen for Level II, and thirty for Level III. 

 The SAB commends the Agency for its support of this important program, the 

principal way in which science conducted within the Agency is given public recognition. We 

note in particular the increased monetary awards for each level as further evidence the Agency’s 

commitment toward promoting sound science and supporting human capital. The SAB 

Committee has also made administrative recommendations related to the nomination procedure to 

facilitate future SAB reviews. 

 Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to assist the Agency with this 

important program and the SAB looks forward to reviewing the 2009 nominations. 

Sincerely, 

 /Signed/ /Signed/ 

 

 Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Chair Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Chair 

EPA Science Advisory Board Scientific and Technological Achievement 

 Awards Committee 
 

 

 

 NOTICE 

This report has been written as part of the activities of the EPA Science Advisory Board, a public 

advisory group providing extramural scientific information and advice to the Administrator and 

other officials of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board is structured to provide 

balanced, expert assessment of scientific matters related to the problems facing the Agency. This 

report has not been reviewed for approval by the Agency and, hence, the contents of this report do 

not necessarily represent the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor of 

other agencies in the Executive Branch of the Federal government, nor does mention of trade 

names or commercial products constitute a recommendation for use. Reports of the EPA Science 

Advisory Board are posted on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Science Advisory Board 

Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee 

CHAIR 

Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Professor and Director, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, 

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 

MEMBERS 

Dr. G. Allen Burton, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 

Dr. James Bus*, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 

Dr. Stanley B. Grant, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 

Dr. Cynthia Harris, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL 

Dr. Dale Hattis, Clark University, Worcester, MA 

Dr. Kazuhiko Ito, New York Medical Center, Tuxedo, New York 

Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 

Dr. Joseph Landolph, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

Dr. Randy Maddalena, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 

Dr. Paulette Middleton, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO 

Dr. Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 

Dr. John R. Smith*, Alcoa Inc, Alcoa Center, PA. 

Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 

Dr. Yousheng Zeng, Providence Engineering and Environmental Group, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA 

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF

Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-343-9697, Fax: 202-233-0643, (turner.vivian@epa.gov) 

*Unable to attend the July 9-11, 2008 meeting but submitted their reviews for consideration 

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Science Advisory Board 

CHAIR 

Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Co-Director 

Water Resources Center, Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 

SAB MEMBERS 

Dr. David T. Allen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 

Austin, TX 

Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist, Environmental Health Program, Environmental Defense 

Fund, Washington, DC 

Dr. Gregory Biddinger, Coordinator, Natural Land Management Programs, Toxicology and 

Environmental Sciences, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc., Houston, TX 

Dr. Timothy Buckley, Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Environmental Health 

Sciences, School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

Dr. Thomas Burke, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins 

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Dr. James Bus, Director of External Technology, Toxicology and Environmental Research and 

Consulting, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 

Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, School of 

Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 

Dr. Terry Daniel, Professor of Psychology and Natural Resources, Department of Psychology, 

School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

Dr. Otto C. Doering III, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 

W. Lafayette, IN 

Dr. David A. Dzombak, Walter J. Blenko Sr. Professor of Environmental Engineering, 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon 

University, Pittsburgh, PA 

Dr. T. Taylor Eighmy, Interim Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for 

Research, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 

Dr. Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor, Department of Social and Decision 

Sciences, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 

PA 

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Dr. James Galloway, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 

Charlottesville, VA 

Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 

MI 

Dr. James K. Hammitt, Professor, Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard University, Boston, MA 

 

Dr. Rogene Henderson, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 

Albuquerque, NM 

Dr. James H. Johnson, Professor and Dean, College of Engineering, Architecture & Computer 

Sciences, Howard University, Washington, DC 

Dr. Bernd Kahn, Professor Emeritus and Director, Environmental Radiation Center, Nuclear and 

Radiological Engineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 

Dr. Agnes Kane, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 

Brown University, Providence, RI 

Dr. Meryl Karol, Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Dr. Catherine Kling, Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 

Dr. George Lambert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Center for Childhood 

Neurotoxicology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ, Belle Mead, NJ 

Dr. Jill Lipoti, Director, Division of Environmental Safety and Health, New Jersey Department 

of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ 

Dr. Lee D. McMullen, Water Resources Practice Leader, Snyder & Associates, Inc., Ankeny, IA 

Dr. Judith L. Meyer, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Odum School of Ecology, 

University of Georgia, Athens, GA 

Dr. Jana Milford, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, 

Boulder, CO 

Dr. M. Granger Morgan, Lord Chair Professor in Engineering, Department of 

Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 

Dr. Christine Moe, Eugene J. Gangarosa Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins 

School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

Dr. Duncan Patten, Research Professor , Department of Land Resources and Environmental 

Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA 

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Mr. David Rejeski, Director, Foresight and Governance Project , Woodrow Wilson International 

Center for Scholars, Washington, DC 

Dr. Stephen M. Roberts, Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, Director, Center for 

Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

Dr. Joan B. Rose, Professor and Homer Nowlin Chair for Water Research, Department of 

Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 

Dr. Jonathan M. Samet, Professor and Chair , Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School 

of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Dr. James Sanders, Director and Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA 

Dr. Jerald Schnoor, Allen S. Henry Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental 

Engineering, Co-Director, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of 

Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

Dr. Kathleen Segerson, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 

CT 

Dr. Kristin Shrader-Frechette, O'Neil Professor of Philosophy, Department of Biological 

Sciences and Philosophy Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 

Dr. V. Kerry Smith, W.P. Carey Professor of Economics , Department of Economics , W.P 

Carey School of Business , Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 

Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Director, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of 

Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Dr. Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Systems 

Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Dr. Barton H. (Buzz) Thompson, Jr., Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law at 

the Stanford Law School and Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institute for the Environment 

Director, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 

Dr. Robert Twiss, Professor Emeritus, University of California-Berkeley, Ross, CA 

Dr. Thomas S. Wallsten, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College 

Park, MD 

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Dr. Lauren Zeise, Chief, Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Branch, Office of 

Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, 

Oakland, CA 

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF 

Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Washington, DC 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 

2. REVIEW PROCEDURE 2 

3. RECOMMENDATIONS 4 

 3.1 Review Recommendations 4 

3.2 Administrative Recommendations 5 

Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards A - 1 
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

EPA’s Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) was established in 

1980 to recognize Agency scientists and engineers who published their work in the peer-reviewed 

literature. The STAA Program is an Agency-wide competition to promote and recognize scientific 

and technological achievements by EPA scientists. The STAA program is administered and 

managed by EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD). Each year the EPA Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) has been asked to review EPA’s nominated scientific papers and make 

recommendations to the Administrator for awards. This report represents the conclusions and 

recommendations of the SAB regarding the FY 2008 STAA. 

 At a closed meeting on July 9-11, 2008, the SAB STAA Committee reviewed and 

evaluated 130 papers nominated for FY2008. The topical categories were: Control Systems & 

Technology (CS), Environmental Futures (EF), Ecological Research (ER), Health Effects 

Research and Human Health Risk Assessment (HE), Integrated Risk Assessment (IR), Monitoring 

& Measurement Methods (MM), Review Articles (RA), Risk Management and Ecosystem 

Restoration (RM), Social Sciences (SS), Transport and Fate (TF), and Other Environmental 

Research (OR). The Committee recommended a total of 51 nominations for awards, and also 

identified an additional 43 nominations worthy of Honorable Mention. These recommendations 

appear in Appendix A. 

 In 2004 through 2006, the Agency honored those EPA authors receiving the highest level 

of awards at the annual EPA Science Forum. The Committee supports the Agency’s public 

recognition of the STAA program to encourage employees to participate, add luster to the awards, 

and make the general public more aware of the quality and depth of EPA science. Publication of 

Agency science in the peer reviewed literature is critically important to maintaining the scientific 

credibility of the Agency in the eyes of both the scientific community and the public. This 

scientific credibility provides a foundation for sound regulatory decisions by the Agency’s 

Program Offices. The Committee further commends the Agency for raising award levels, 

consistent with prior recommendations. 

 This year, the Committee identified two administrative procedures that would strengthen 

the nomination process: (a) a justification must be provided in situations where scientific papers 

on related themes are nominated for different categories; and (b) the size of any nomination 

package be limited to 100 pages. In addition, to facilitate the SAB review, the Committee urges 

the Agency to initiate the development of a searchable database that houses information 

pertaining to all nominated papers and authors and those who received recognition during the 

previous five years. 

Overall, the Committee acknowledges the importance of the STAA process and encourages the 

Agency to continue support for the STAA program as a mechanism for recognizing and 

promoting high quality research in support of the Agency's mission. The Committee also strongly 

encourages that EPA broadly acknowledge and disseminate the results of the award competition.

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 2. REVIEW PROCEDURE

 In 2008, the SAB convened a Committee to review and evaluate scientific and 

technological papers published in peer-reviewed journals by EPA authors and nominated for the 

FY 2008 STAA program. The current STAA Committee membership was established in 2005. 

The Committee was augmented with additional experts for the review of the 2008 nominations in 

accordance with the principles set out in the 2002 commentary of the Science Advisory Board,

Committee Formation Process: Immediate Steps to Improve Policies and Procedures (EPA-SABEC-COM-02-003). 

 A total of 130 papers were nominated for the STAA program for 2008. Papers were 

grouped into twelve science and technology categories and screened for conformance with the 

nomination guidelines. The Committee used the EPA’s STAA Nomination Procedures and 

Guidelines, which describes the award levels, eligibility criteria (including the minimum EPA 

contribution and employer status of the principal author), and the criteria the SAB should use to 

evaluate the nominations. The Committee was requested to consider each nominated paper for 

one of three award levels plus the honorable mention category. As defined by the Agency, these 

are: 

 a) Level I awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an exceptionally highquality research or technological effort. The nomination should recognize the 

creation or general revision of a scientific or technological principle or procedure, 

or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or 

service to the public. It must be at least of national significance or have high 

impact on a broad area of science/technology. The nomination must be of far 

reaching consequences and recognizable as a major scientific/technological 

achievement within its discipline or field of study. 

 b) Level II awards - are for nominees who have accomplished a notably excellent 

research or technological effort that has qualities and values similar to, but to a 

lesser degree, than those described under Level I. It must have timely 

consequences and contribute as an important scientific/technological achievement 

within its discipline or field of study. 

 c) Level III awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an unusually notable 

research or technological effort. The nomination can be for a substantial revision 

or modification of a scientific/technological principle or procedure, or an important 

improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. It 

must relate to a mission or organizational component of the EPA, or significantly 

affect a relevant area of science/technology. 

 d) Honorable Mention - The Committee has also added a fourth non-cash level award 

for nominations which are noteworthy but which do not warrant a Level I, II or III 

award. Honorable Mention applies to nominations that: (1) may not quite reach 

the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research 

that the Committee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the 

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Committees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this 

time. 

 Copies of all nominations, the award program guidelines, and nomination evaluation 

criteria were provided to the Committee in advance of the review meeting. 

 The Committee met on July 9-11, 2008 in Washington, DC. This meeting was closed to 

the public to protect the personal privacy of the authors. All but two Committee Members were 

present at the meeting. Each Committee Member was asked to review a set of papers suited to his 

or her expertise. Before the meeting, all of the Committee Members provided their individual 

initial ratings of the papers which were subsequently organized onto a summary table and 

distributed to the Committee. At least two reviewers considered each nomination. 

 

 The Committee discussed the individual rankings and nominations to develop a 

preliminary consensus rating for each nomination. The Committee first discussed the rankings on 

a nomination-by-nomination basis. In some cases, additional readers reviewed the papers to 

provide further insights in their evaluation. 

 After the Committee Members achieved consensus on each individual nomination, the 

Committee considered whether the papers were correctly rated in comparison with one another. 

The Committee compared various rankings and made adjustments, where warranted, until it was 

comfortable that the nominations were rated consistently in relationship to one another. Papers 

being recommended for awards received particular attention. Nominations that were not initially 

recommended for an award were reconsidered to determine whether they might merit either an 

Honorable Mention or an award. 

 

 The final ranking agreed to at that meeting is a consensus ranking. All nominations 

receiving a recommendation for a Level I, II or III award or an Honorable Mention are listed in 

Appendix A. 

 The Committee’s draft report (without Appendix A which identifies the award recommendations) 

was reviewed and approved by the Chartered SAB by e-mail correspondence in December 2008. 

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3. RECOMMENDATIONS 

3.1 Review Recommendations 

Table 1 summarizes the Level I and Level II awards by year since 1998, including the 

recommendations for 2008. The awards criteria for 2008 remained the same as the previous year.

TABLE 1 

Comparison of Number of Level I & II Award Recommendations over Time 

Award Level FY 

1998 

FY 

1999 

FY 

2000

FY 

2001

FY 

2002

FY 

2003

FY 

2004 

FY 

2005 

FY 

2006 

FY 

2007

FY 

2008

Level I 3 1 0 2 4 7 6 3 5 5 5 

Level II 11 7 5 11 7 18 13 6 11 13 16 

Total Level I 

& II 

14 8 5 13 11 25 19 9 16 18 21 

Table 2 summarizes the distribution of award recommendations for 2008 among 

categories. Of 130 initial nominations, the Committee recommended 51 for an award and 43 for 

honorable mention. 

 

TABLE 2 

Summary Number of Award Recommendations by Category For FY2008 

Nomination Categories 

Total 

Nom. 

Award Levels Award 

% 

Hon. 

Men. 

I II III Tot 

Control Systems & Technology (CS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 4**

Ecological Research (ER) 15 2 3 4* 9 60 1 

Health Effects Research and Human Health 

Risk Assessment (HE) 

24 2 5 7 14 58 6 

Integrated Risk Assessment (IR) 8 1 0 1 2 25 5 

Monitoring and Measurement Methods 

(MM) 

20 0 4 5 9 45 4 

Review Articles (RA) 20 0 3 5 8 40 8 

Risk Management & Ecosystem Restoration 

(RM) 

7 0 0 1 1 14 3 

Social Sciences (SS) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 

Transport and Fate (TF) 15 0 0 3 3 20 6 

Environmental Futures (EF) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Environmental Research (OR) 13 0 1 4 5 38 5 

 TOTALS: 130 5 16 30 51 39 43 *

 One paper in ER linked with one paper in TF for a single award ** One paper in CS linked with one paper in EF, one paper in OR, and one paper in TF for a 

single honorable mention

 The full list of award recommendations is contained in Appendix A. 

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3.2 Administrative Recommendations 

In the course of performing the 2008 STAA review, the committee made note of certain 

features of the program that might be improved for future competitions. These are related to the 

evaluation of the differential contributions of “bundled” papers, i.e. papers that are thematically 

closely linked, the need for an index of previous awards, and issues related to the quantity of 

materials included in the nomination packet for a given paper. 

 The Committee notes that it has become increasingly common for groups of papers to be 

nominated that have similar justifications, address themes and/or methodologies that are 

essentially the same, have the same or similar groups of authors, and support closely related 

conclusions. Often such papers are spread among different categories, and in some cases are 

submitted over several years (note: this does not refer the case where a paper that did not receive 

an award in a given year and that still meets the criteria for a subsequent nomination is 

resubmitted). In such cases it is often difficult, and time consuming, for the Committee to discern 

significant differences in intellectual and scientific contributions, confusing to find such papers 

spread among various categories and, since STAA does not maintain an index of previous awards, 

adds an element of arbitrariness to the process (i.e. the only check is reliance on the individual 

and collective memories of Committee members). Accordingly, the Committee makes the 

following recommendations: 

• When more than one paper is submitted in a given year with the same 

principal EPA author(s) on a related theme, a clear statement must be provided that 

states the relevant submission category and provides an explanation for how the 

contribution from each paper differs. This information should be placed in a 

prominent position in the nominating materials. 

• The Agency should begin work on a STAA index of papers that have received 

awards and honorable mentions during the previous five years, updated annually. 

The Committee understands that such an undertaking is not trivial, and suggests 

that this effort be completed within the next two years. 

 The Committee further notes that the amount of supplemental material submitted for 

nominated papers varies quite widely; in some cases the total nomination package can run to 

several hundred pages, while in others only the paper itself together with nominating forms is 

submitted. Such variation can create inequities as the Committee attempts to weigh the relative 

merit of papers within and, especially, across categories. Further, especially large sets of 

materials place an unnecessary burden on the reviewers. Accordingly, the Committee 

recommends that a limit of 100 pages be placed on the total nomination package. 

 The Committee further discussed a preliminary proposal put forth by ORD to allow 

nomination of ORD research reports, in addition to peer reviewed papers, to the STAA program 

but did not render a formal opinion.
Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards 

FY2008 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)

 

Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award -- Total of 5

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08ER

0017 

Tissue distribution and metabolism of 

benzo[a]pyrene in embryonic and 

larval medaka ("Oryzias latipes") 

Dr. Hornung, Michael W. (55%)

Dr. Nichols, John W. (15%) 

Dr. Cook, Philip M. (10%) 

Dr. Fitzsimmons, Patrick N. 

(10%) 

Dr. Kuehl, Douglas W. (10%) 

NHEERL 

Research to Understand the 

Metabolism and Tissue 

Distribution of Toxic 

Chemicals in Fish Early Life 

Stages 

S08ER

0021 

A Proteomic (SELDI-TOF-MS) 

Approach to Estrogen Agonist 

Screening 

Dr. Walker, Calvin C. (30%) 

Dr. Hemmer, Michael J. (30%) 

Dr. Salinas, Kimberly A. (20%) 

Dr. Harris, Peggy S. (10%) 

Dr. Vickery, Sherry S. (5%) 

Dr. Watts, James D. (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL 

Pioneering Work Developing 

and Applying a Rapid 

Technique to Classify 

Chemicals by Their Toxic 

Action 

 *Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-1 
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 5

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08HE

0037

(1) Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid 

exposure during pregnancy in the 

mouse 

(2) Developmental toxicity of 

perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) after 

cross foster and restricted gestational 

exposure 

(3) Gene expression profiling in the 

lung and liver of PFOA-exposed mouse 

fetuses

Dr. Lau, Christopher (20%) 

Dr. Abbott, Barbara D. (17%) 

Dr. Rosen, Mitch (17%) 

Dr. Wolf, Cynthia J. (13%) 

Dr. Das, Kaberi (10%) 

Dr. Fenton, Suzanne E. (10%) 

Dr. Bryant, X.A. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Calafat, A.M. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Hanson, R.G. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Lindstrom, A.B. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Narotsky, M.G. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Rogers, J.M. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Schmid, J.E. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Strynar, M.J. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Thibodeaux, J.R. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. White, S.S. (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Wood, C.R. (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Zehr, R.D. (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Kulenyik, Z. (1% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

A Team Contribution to the 

Understanding of Early-Life 

Health Effects Following 

Perinatal Exposure to PFOA in 

Mice 

S08HE

0040 

(1) Exposures of preschool children to 

chlorpyrifos and its degradation 

product 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol in 

their everyday environments 

(2) An observational study of 127 

preschool children at their homes and 

daycare centers in Ohio: environmental 

pathways to cis- and trans-permethrin 

exposure 

(3) Adult and Children's exposure to 

2,4-D from multiple sources and 

pathways 

Dr. Morgan, Marsha K. (33%) 

Dr. Sheldon, Linda S. (25%) 

Dr. Croghan, Carry (10%) 

Dr. Jones, Paul A. (10%) 

Dr. Thomas, Kent W. (5%) 

Dr. Egeghy, Peter P. (5%) 

Dr. Roberson, Gary L. (1%) 

Dr. Wilson, Nancy K. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Chuang, Jane C. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Lyu, Christopher (1% NonEPA) 

NERL 

Identifying Important Sources, 

Pathways, and Routes of 

Children's Exposures to 

Pesticides in Their 

Environments 

A-2 
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 5

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08IR0

136 

(1) Mercury Exposure from Domestic 

and Imported Estuarine and Marine 

Fish in the U.S. Seafood Market 

(2) Human Impacts on Open Ocean 

Mercury Concentrations 

Dr. Sunderland, Elsie (80%) 

Dr. Mason, Robert P. (20% 

Non-EPA) 

OSP 

Development of Models 

Linking Mercury Emission 

Reductions and Concentrations 

in Marine Systems to Human 

Exposure 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-3 
Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08ER

0013 

(1) Progress towards development of 

an amphibian-based thyroid screening 

assay using "Xenopus laevis": 

Organismal and thyroidal responses to 

the model compounds 6-

propylthiouracil, methimazole, and 

thyroxine 

(2) Metamorphic inhibition of 

"Xenopus laevis" by sodium 

perchlorate: Effects on development 

and thyroid histology 

Dr. Degitz, Sigmund (22%) 

Dr. Tietge, Joseph (22%) 

Dr. Holcombe, Gary (15%) 

Dr. Kosian, Patricia (15%) 

Dr. Flynn, Kevin (10%) 

Dr. Korte, Joseph (8%) 

Dr. Wolf, Douglas (5%) 

Dr. Anderson, Leroy (3%) 

NHEERL 

Development of an AmphibianBased Thyroid Screening 

Assay 

S08ER

0016 

Evaluating effects of low quality 

habitats on regional population growth 

in "Peromyscus leucopus": Insights 

from field-parameterized spatial matrix 

models 

Dr. Grear, Jason (50%) 

Dr. Burns, Catherine E. (50% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

Research into Methods of 

Assessing Localized Stressor 

Effects on Larger Scale 

Persistence of Wildlife 

Populations 

S08ER

0022 

(1) Sources of bias in weighted average 

inferences of environmental conditions

(2) Using biological assemblage 

composition to infer the values of 

covarying environmental factors 

(3) Effects of measurement error 

inferences of environmental conditions

Dr. Yuan, Lester L. (100%) 

NCEA 

Developing New Analytical 

Methods That Identify the 

Causes of Impairment in 

Streams from Biological 

Assemblage Characteristics 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-4 
Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Eligible Authors* and 

Nominating Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Identification of Estrogenic 

Compounds Emitted from the 

Combustion of Computer Printed 

Circuit Boards in Electronic Waste 

Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (40%) 

Dr. Owens, Clyde V. (35%) 

Dr. Lambright, Christy (5%) 

Dr. Bobseine, Kathy (5%) 

Dr. Gullett, Brian K. (5%) 

Dr. Gray, Jr., L. Earl (5%) 

Dr. Ryan, Bryce (5% NonEPA) 

S08HE

0029 

NRMRL 

Exceptional Research 

Demonstrating the Importance 

of Investigating Estrogens from 

Computer Printed Circuit 

Boards 

S08HE

0032 

Transcriptional responses in thyroid 

tissues from rats treated with a 

tumorigenic and a non-tumorigenic 

triazole conazole fungicide 

Dr. Hester, Susan D. (50%) 

Dr. Nesnow, Stephen C. (50%) 

NHEERL 

An Exceptional Contribution 

that Applied Novel 

Bioinformation Tools to 

Identify a Mode of Action for a 

Thyroid Tumorigenic Conazole 

Fungicide 

S08HE

0041 

Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Cardiac 

Repolarization Abnormalities with QT 

Interval Prolongation in a Populationbased Study 

Dr. Mumford, Judy (50%) 

Dr. Sanders, William E. (12% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Wu, Kegong (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Kwok, Richard (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Xia, Yajuan (8% Non-EPA)

Dr. Yang, Zhihui (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Foster, James (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL 

Linking Chronic Arsenic 

Exposure and Cardiac Effects 

on Electrical Signals in 

Humans 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-5 
Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Identification of interspecies 

concordance of mechanisms of arsenicinduced bladder cancer 

Dr. Sen, Banalata (30%) 

Dr. Hester, Susan D. (25%) 

Dr. Wolf, Douglas C. (20%) 

Dr. Sen, Banalata (15% NonEPA) 

Dr. Turpaz, Yaron (4% NonEPA) 

Dr. Bugrim, Andrej (3% NonEPA) 

Dr. Retief, Jacques (3% NonEPA) 

S08HE

0045 

NHEERL 

In Vitro-In Vivo and 

Interspecies Concordance of 

Mechanisms of ArsenicInduced Bladder Cancer 

S08HE

0132 

(1) Quantitative comparisons of the 

acute neurotoxicity of toluene in rats 

and humans 

(2) A dosimetric analysis of the acute 

behavioral effects of inhaled toluene in 

rats 

(3) Acute toluene exposure alters rat 

visual function in proportion to 

momentary brain concentration 

Dr. Bushnell, Philip J. (15%) 

Dr. Benignus, Vernon A. (15%)

Dr. Boyes, William K. (15%) 

Dr. Oshiro, Wendy M. (15%) 

Dr. Kenyon, Elaina M. (15%) 

Dr. Shafer, Timothy J. (5%) 

Dr. Samsam, Tracey E. (5%) 

Dr. Krantz, Q. Todd (5%) 

Dr. Bercegeay, Mark (5%) 

Dr. Bale, Ambuja (5%) 

NHEERL 

Research Quantifying Animalto-Human Extrapolation in 

Risk Assessment, Using 

Toluene as a Case Study 

S08M

M0060 

A General Indication of the 

Contemporary Background Levels of 

PCDDs, PCDFs, and Coplanar PCBs in 

the Ambient Air over Rural and 

Remote Areas of the United States 

Dr. Cleverly, David H. (55%) 

Dr. Ferrario, Joseph (15%) 

Dr. Byrne, Christian (15%) 

Dr. Riggs, Karen (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Joseph, Darrell (5% NonEPA) 

 Hartford, Pamela (5% NonEPA) 

NCEA

The High-Quality Scientific 

Achievement of Successfully 

Measuring Dioxins and PCBs 

in Rural and Remote Areas of 

the U.S. 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-6 
A-7 

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08M

M0062 

(1) Metabolomic evaluation of rat liver 

and testis to characterize the toxicity of 

triazole fungicides 

(2) Raman spectroscopy-based 

metabolomics for differentiating 

exposures to triazole fungicides using 

rat urine 

(3) NMR analysis of male fathead 

minnow urinary metabolites: A 

potential approach for studying impacts 

of chemical exposures 

Dr. Ekman, Drew R. (25%) 

Dr. Collette, Timothy W. (15%)

Dr. Teng, Quincy (8%) 

Dr. Dix, David J. (6%) 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (6%) 

Dr. Villeneuve, Dan L. (6%) 

Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (6%) 

Dr. Rockett, John C. (2%) 

Dr. Cherney, Daniel P. (8% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Keun, Hector C. (6% NonEPA) 

Dr. Martinovic, Dalma (6% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Eads, Charles D. (2% NonEPA) 

Dr. Furnish, Carrie M. (2% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Murrell, Rachel N. (2% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL 

Establishing an Internationally 

Recognized Program in 

Environmental Metabolomics 

to Assess Chemical Exposure 

Risk 

S08M

M0067 

(1) Mercury concentration in fish from 

streams and rivers throughout the 

western United States 

(2) Mercury concentration in frozen 

whole-fish homogenates is insensitive 

to holding time 

Dr. Peterson, Spencer A. (49%)

Dr. Van Sickle, John (15%) 

Dr. Peck, David V. (13%) 

Dr. Herlihy, Alan T. (13% NonEPA) 

Dr. Hughes, Robert M. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

Improvement of Methods to 

Assess Regional Fish Tissue 

Mercury Contamination 

S08M

M0068 

(1) Competitive Metagenomic DNA 

Hybridization Identifies Host-Specific 

Microbial Genetic Markers in Cow 

Fecal Samples 

(2) Identification of Bacterial DNA 

Markers for the Detection of Human 

Fecal Pollution in Water 

Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (60%) 

Dr. Santo Domingo, Jorge W. 

(20%) 

Dr. Kelty, Catherine A. (11%) 

Dr. Graham, James E. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Lu, Jingrang (2% NonEPA) 

Dr. Lamendella, Regina (2% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

Scientific and Technical 

Achievement in the Field of 

Water Quality Monitoring and 

Indicators of Fecal Pollution 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented 

in the EPA nomination
 Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08OR

0080 

(1) Characterizing residue transfer 

efficiencies using a fluorescent 

imaging technique 

(2) Measuring potential dermal transfer 

of a pesticide to children in a daycare 

center 

(3) Comparing surface residue transfer 

efficiencies to hands using polar and 

non-polar fluorescent tracers 

Dr. Cohen Hubal, Elaine A. 

(37%) 

Dr. Egeghy, Peter P. (7%) 

Dr. Suggs, Jack C. (4%) 

Dr. Leovic, Kelly W. (3%) 

Dr. Nishioka, Marcia G. (24% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Akland, Gerald G. (14% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Ivancic, William A. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Morara, M. (1% Non-EPA)

NCCT 

Research That Improves Our 

Understanding of Children's 

Exposure to Pesticides in the 

Residential Environment 

S08RA

0087 

The importance of the Montreal 

Protocol in protecting climate 

Dr. Andersen, Stephen O. (50%)

Dr. Velders, Guus J.M. (20% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Daniel, John S. (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Fahey, David W. (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. McFarland, Mack (10% 

Non-EPA) 

OAR 

Synthesis and Communication 

of Stratospheric Ozone and 

Climate Science 

S08RA

0092 

Linked 

with 

S0RA0

100 

Drowning in disinfection byproducts? 

Assessing swimming pool water 

Occurrence, genotoxicity, and 

carcinogenicity of regulated and 

emerging disinfection by-products in 

drinking water: A review and roadmap 

for research 

Dr. Richardson, Susan D. (25%)

Dr. DeMarini, David M. (25%)

Dr. Zwiener, Christian (25% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Grummt, Tamara (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Glauner, Thomas (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Frimmel, Fritz H. (5% NonEPA) 

NERL 

Dr. Richardson, Susan D. (30%)

Dr. DeMarini, David M. (30%)

Dr. Schoney, Rita (10%) 

Dr. Wagner, Elizabeth D. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Plewa, Michael J. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Summarizing the Water 

Chemistry and Health Effects 

Associated with Disinfection 

By-Product Exposure Via 

Swimming 

Creating a Roadmap for 

Research on Regulated, and 

Emerging, Unregulated, 

Disinfection By-Products in 

Drinking Water 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-8 
A-9 

 Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 16

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08RA

0097

The Effectiveness of Voluntary 

Environmental Programs--A Policy at a 

Crossroads?

Dr. Koehler, Dinah (100%) 

NCER

Greatly Increasing the 

Agency's Understanding of the 

Effectiveness of Voluntary 

Environmental Programs 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 30 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization 

Dr. Sierszen, Michael E. (60%)

Dr. Peterson, Gregory S. (20%)

Dr. Scharold, Jill V. (20%) 

NHEERL 

Refining Depth-Specific Food 

Web Relationships in the Great 

Lakes

Depth-specific patterns in benthicplanktonic food web relationships in 

Lake Superior

S08ER

0011

S08ER

0014

Juvenile coho salmon growth and 

survival across stream network 

seasonal habitats

Dr. Ebersole, Joseph L. (45%) 

Dr. Wigington, Jr., Parker J. 

(15%) 

Dr. Baker, Joan P. (15%) 

Dr. Church, M. Robbins (5%) 

Dr. Cairns, Michael A. (3%) 

Dr. Compton, Jana E. (3%) 

Dr. Leibowitz, Scott G. (3%) 

Dr. Miller, Bruce A. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Hansen, Bruce P. (3% NonEPA) 

Dr. LaVigne, Henry R. (3% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

Innovative Research on the 

Value of Seasonal Habitats and 

Intermittent Streams to Coho 

Salmon Populations

S08ER

0020

Characterizing seiche and tide-driven 

daily water level fluctuations affecting 

coastal ecosystems of the Great Lakes

Dr. Trebitz, Anett S. (100%) 

NHEERL

Providing Data and Analysis 

Tools Enabling 

Characterization of Seiche and 

Tide as Hydrologic Drivers for 

Coastal Ecosystems

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination 

A-10 
A-11 

Nominations Recommended for Level III Award (Cont’d)-- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08ER

0023 

Linked 

with 

S08TF0

130

The role of nitrogen in chromophoric and 

fluorescent dissolved organic matter 

formation 

Production of Hydrated Electrons from 

Photoionization of Dissolved Organic 

Matter in Natural Waters

Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (50%) 

Dr. Biers, Erin J. (40% NonEPA) 

Dr. Moran, Mary Ann (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL 

Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (50%) 

Dr. Wang, Wei (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Zafiriou, Oliver C. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Blough, Neil V. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Chan, Iu-Yam (5% NonEPA) 

NERL 

Creative Elucidation of the 

Role of Nitrogen in the 

Production of Colored Organic 

Substances in Coastal 

Ecosystems 

Creative Experimental 

Techniques Used to Evaluate 

Pollutant Reductions by 

Photoionization of Natural 

Organic Matter

S08HE

0024

Pesticide Measurements from the First 

National Environmental Health Survey of 

Child Care Centers Using a MultiResidue GC/MS Analysis Method

Dr. Tulve, Nicolle S. (35%) 

Dr. Jones, Paul A. (20%) 

Dr. Croghan, Carry W. (10%)

Dr. Fortmann, Roy C. (5%) 

Dr. Nishioka, Marcia G. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Zhou, Joey Y. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Fraser, Alexa (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Cave, Carol (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Friedman, Warren (5% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Improving Our Understanding 

of Pesticides in Children's 

Everyday Environments

*Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08HE

0027

(1) Computational pharmacokinetics 

during developmental windows of 

susceptibility 

(2) Predicting Age-Appropriate 

Pharmacokinetics of Six Volatile 

Organic Compounds in the Rat 

Utilizing Physiologically Based 

Pharmacokinetic Modeling

Dr. Barton, Hugh A. (40%) 

Dr. Rodriguez, Chester E. (30%)

Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (10%) 

Dr. Mahle, Deirdre A. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Gearhart, Jeff M. (4% NonEPA) 

Dr. Mattie, David R. (4% NonEPA) 

Dr. Cook, Robert S. (2% NonEPA) 

NCCT

Characterizing the Impacts of 

Age-Specific Dosimetry on 

Risk Assessment

S08HE

0030

(1) Dimethylthioarsinic anhydride: A 

standard for arsenic speciation 

(2) Comparison of a Chemical and 

Enzymatic Extraction of Arsenic from 

Rice and an Assessment of the Arsenic 

Absorption from Contaminated Water 

by Cooked Rice

Dr. Creed, Patricia A. (22%) 

Dr. Creed, John T. (21%) 

Dr. Schwegel, Carol A. (8%) 

Dr. Fricke, Michael W. (17% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Ackerman, Amanda H. 

(14% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Parks, Amy N. (4% NonEPA) 

Dr. Heitkemper, Douglas T. (4% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Shockey, Nohora Vela (4% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Zeller, Matthias (2% NonEPA) 

Dr. Cullen, William R. (2% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Witkowski, Mark (2% NonEPA) 

NERL

The Speciation of Arsenic in 

Uncooked and Cooked Rice to 

Support Exposure Assessment 

in Endemic Areas

S08HE

0031

Elevated PBDE Levels In Pet Cats: 

Sentinels for Humans? 

Dr. Dye, Janice A. (50%) 

Dr. Birnbaum, Linda S. (15%) 

Dr. Venier, Marta (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Zhu, Lingyan (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Hites, Ronald A. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Ward, Cynthia R. (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

Pet Cats as Sentinels to Assess 

Health Risk Related to 

Exposure to Brominated Flame 

Retardants

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-12 
A-13 

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08HE

0033

(1) Tissue dosimetry, metabolism and 

excretion of pentavalent and trivalent 

monomethylated arsenic in mice after 

oral administration 

(2) Tissue dosimetry, metabolism and 

excretion of pentavalent and trivalent 

monomethylated arsenic in mice after 

oral administration

Dr. Hughes, Michael F. (30%) 

Dr. Adair, Blakely (20%) 

Dr. Kenyon, Elaina M. (10%) 

Dr. Thomas, David J. (5%) 

Dr. Creed, John T. (5%) 

Dr. Devesa, Vicenta (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Styblo, Miroslav (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Conklin, Sean (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

Research in Determining the 

Disposition of Pentavalent and 

Trivalent Methylated 

Arsenicals in a Rodent Model

S08HE

0035

Pesticide loadings of select pyrethroid 

and organophosphate pesticides in 

urban public housing

Dr. Julien, Rhona (60%) 

Dr. Adamkiewicz, Gary (20% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Levy, Jonathan (10% NonEPA 

Dr. Spengler, John (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Bennett, Deborah (3% NonEPA) 

Dr. Nishioka, Marcia (2% NonEPA) 

Region 1

Research Examining Possible 

Linkages between Exposures to 

Indoor Contaminants and 

Adverse Health Outcomes

S08HE

0042

Modeling population exposures to 

outdoor sources of hazardous air 

pollutants

Dr. Ozkaynak, Haluk (50%) 

Dr. Palma, Ted (30%) 

Dr. Thurman, James (15%) 

Dr. Touma, Jawad S. (5%) 

NERL

Demonstrating the Importance 

of Exposure-Modeling 

Methods in Conducting Air 

Pollution Health Research

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination 
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08IR0

049

Impact of Underestimating the Effects 

of Cold Temperature on Motor Vehicle 

Start Emissions of Air Toxics in the 

United States

Dr. Cook, James Richard (20%)

Dr. Fernandez, Antonio M. 

(10%) 

Dr. Brzezinski, David (10%) 

Dr. Thurman, James A. (10%) 

Dr. Strum, Madeleine L. (10%)

Dr. Bailey, Chad R. (5%) 

Dr. Scarbro, Carl A. (5%) 

Dr. Baldauf, Richard W. (5%) 

Dr. Touma, Jawad S. (15% NonEPA) 

Dr. Ensley, Darrell B. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NVFEL

Assessment of Impacts of an 

Uncharacterized Source of 

Vehicle Emissions, Leading to 

New Emission Standards

S08M

M0053

Open burning of agricultural biomass: 

Physical and chemical properties of 

particle-phase emissions

Dr. Hays, Michael D. (50%) 

Dr. Geron, Christopher D. 

(10%) 

Dr. Gullett, Brian K. (10%) 

Dr. Fine, Philip M. (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Kleeman, Michael J. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

The Chemical and Physical 

Characterization of PM2.5 

Emitted from Agricultural 

Burning

S08M

M0056

Interlaboratory evaluation of "Hyalella 

azteca" and "Chironomus tentans" 

short-term and long-term sediment 

toxicity tests

Dr. Norberg-King, Teresa J. 

(40%) 

Dr. Mount, David (10%) 

Dr. Ireland, Scott (5%) 

Dr. Sibley, Paul K. (15% NonEPA) 

Dr. Ingersoll, Christopher (15% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Kemble, Nile (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Burton, G. Allen (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Rowland, Carrie (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

Advancing the Use of 

Biological Test Methods as 

Monitoring Tools for Assessing 

Contaminated Sediments

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-14 
A-15 

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08M

M0057

(1) Effect of Single Wide Tires and 

Trailer Aerodynamics on Fuel 

Economy and NOx Emissions of Class 

8 Line-Haul Tractor-Trailers 

(2) Fuel Economy Improvements and 

NOx Reduction By Reduction of 

Parasitic Losses: Effect of Engine 

Design

Dr. Bachman, L. Joseph (48%)

Dr. Bynum, Cheryl (15%) 

Dr. Erb, Anthony (15%) 

Dr. Shoffner, Brent (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Ensfield, Carl (7% NonEPA) 

Dr. De LaFuente, Hector NonEPA) 

OAR

Providing Scientific 

Documentation of EmissionsReduction Technologies That 

Pay for Themselves through 

Increased Fuel Efficiency

S08M

M0070

(1) A null model for the expected 

macroinvertebrate assemblage in 

streams 

(2) Selecting discriminant function 

models for predicting the expected 

richness of aquatic macroinvertebrates

(3) Exclusion of rare taxa affects 

performance of the O/E index in 

bioassessments

Dr. Van Sickle, John (75%) 

Dr. Larsen, D. P. (7%) 

Dr. Hawkins, C. P. (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Herlihy, A. T. (4% NonEPA) 

Dr. Duff, D. D. (4% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

Developing New Methods to 

Build and Evaluate 

Bioassessment Models of 

Species Assemblages in the 

Nation's Surface Waters

S08M

M0073 

Opportunistic Aspergillus Pathogens 

Measured in home and hospital tap 

water by Quantitative PCR (QPCR) 

TIMS # 182056 

Dr. Vesper, Stephen J. (60%) 

Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (10%)

Dr. Rogers, Melissa E. (20% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Neely, Alice N. (10% NonEPA) 

NERL

Demonstrating a Rapid Method 

to Protect People from 

Exposure to Pathogenic Fungi 

in Drinking Water

S08OR

0074

Occurrence of Antibiotic-Resistant 

Urpathogenic "Escherichia coli" Clonal 

Group A in Wastewater Effluents

Dr. Boczek, Laura A. (50%) 

Dr. Rice, Eugene W. (35%) 

Dr. Johnson, James R. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Johnston, Brian (5% NonEPA) 

NRMRL

Research Showing the 

Significance of AntibioticResistant Bacteria in WasteWater, in Relation to Public 

Health

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08OR

0079

Characterization of Air Emissions and 

Residual Ash from Open Burning of 

Electronic Wastes during Simulated 

Rudimentary Recycling Operations

Dr. Gullett, Brian K. (40%) 

Dr. Linak, William P. (40%) 

Dr. Gatica, Staci (5%) 

Dr. Wasson, Shirley J. (5%) 

Dr. Touati, Abderrahmane (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. King, Charles J. (5% NonEPA) 

NRMRL

Determining Emissions of 

Hazardous Substances from 

Rudimentary Electronic Waste 

Recycling Methods

S08OR

0083

Impact of Test Cycle and Biodiesel 

Concentration on Emissions 

Dr. Sze, Chien (40%) 

Dr. Sobotowski, Rafal A. (20%)

Dr. Whinihan, Joan K. (20%) 

Dr. Olson, Brian A. (10%) 

Dr. Schenk, Charles R. (10%) 

NVFEL

Enhancing the Understanding 

of Biodiesel Impact on 

Emissions and Developing 

New Correlation Factors to 

Predict NOx Emissions

S08OR

0086

(1) A Probabilistic Arsenic Exposure 

Assessment for Children Who Contact 

Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-

Treated Playsets and Decks, Part 1: 

Model Methodology, Variability 

Results, and Model Evaluation 

(2) A Probabilistic Arsenic Exposure 

Assessment for Children Who Contact 

Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-

Treated Playsets and Decks, Part 2: 

Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses

Dr. Zartarian, Valerie (30%) 

Dr. Xue, Jianping (30%) 

Dr. Ozkaynak, Haluk (20%) 

Dr. Dang, Winston (5%) 

Dr. Smith, Luther (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Glen, Graham (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Stallings, Casson (5% NonEPA) 

NERL

Probabilistic Exposure 

Modeling Used in EPA's Risk 

Assessment of Children 

Contacting CCA-Treated 

Playsets and Decks

S08RA

0088

Critical Analysis of the Mathematical 

Relationships and Comprehensiveness 

of Life Cycle Impact Assessment 

Approaches

Dr. Bare, Jane C. (70%) 

Dr. Gloria, Thomas P. (30% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

Providing LCIA Analysis and 

Developing Mathematical 

Relationships of Midpoint, 

Endpoint, Damage and Areas 

of Protection

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-16 
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08RA

0091 

A review of the mutagenicity and 

rodent carcinogenicity of ambient air 

Dr. Claxton, Larry D. (70%) 

Dr. Woodall, Jr., George M 

(30%) 

NHEERL 

Providing a Scholarly Review 

and Analysis of the 

Carcinogenicity and 

Mutagenicity of Urban Air 

S08RA

0106

Toxicoproteomics and its application to 

human health risk assessment

Dr. Ge, Yue (70%) 

Dr. Preston, R. Julian (20%) 

Dr. Owen, Russell D. (10%) 

NHEERL

Reviewing the Role of 

Toxicoproteomics in Assessing 

Key Events in the Risk 

Assessment Process

S08RA

0107

Interactive effects of solar UV 

radiation and climate change on 

biogeochemical cycling

Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (50%) 

Dr. Paul, Nigel D. (17% NonEPA) 

Dr. Sulzberger, Barbara (17% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Erickson, David J. (16% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Innovative Assessment of 

Current Research on the 

Effects of Ozone and Climate 

Changes on Biogeochemical 

Cycles 

S08RM

0109

Enhanced Corrosion-Based Pd/Mg 

Bimetallic Systems for Dechlorination 

of PCBs

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (50%) 

Dr. Agarwal, Shirish (40% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Dionysiou, Dionysios (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

Developing Bimetallic 

Particles for Reductive 

Dechlorination of Calcitrant 

Organic Contaminants in 

Sediments

S08TF0

120

Development and analysis of air 

quality modeling simulations for 

hazardous air pollutants

Dr. Luecken, Deborah (50%) 

Dr. Hutzell, William (40%) 

Dr. Gipson, Gerald (10%) 

NERL

Demonstrating the Capability 

to Predict Concentrations of 

Hazardous Air Pollutant 

Concentrations in the U.S.

S08TF0

121 

Use of GIS and ancillary variables to 

predict volatile organic compound and 

nitrogen dioxide levels at unmonitored 

locations 

Dr. Mukerjee, Shaibal (25%) 

Dr. Gonzales, Melissa (15%) 

Dr. Neas, Lucas (10%) 

Dr. Norris, Gary (10%) 

Dr. Ozkaynak, Haluk (5%) 

Dr. Smith, Luther (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Stallings, Casson (15% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Contributions in Monitoring 

and Modeling Traffic and 

Urban Air Pollution for 

Children's Health Studies 

 *Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-17 
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont’d) -- Total of 30 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08TF0

128

(1) Analysis of Perfluorinated 

Carboxylic Acids in Soils: Detection 

and Quantitation Issues at Low 

Concentrations 

(2) Analysis of Perfluorinated 

Carboxylic Acids in Soils II: 

Optimization of Chromatography and 

Extraction

Dr. Washington, John W. (80%)

Mrs. Ellington, J. Jackson (12%)

Dr. Henderson, W. Matthew 

(3%) 

Dr. Jenkins, Thomas M. (3% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Evans, John J. (2% NonEPA) 

NERL

Developing Methods That 

Establish the Essential Basis 

for Flurotelomer Research That 

is a High Priority for EPA

S08RA

0095

Assessing Susceptibility from EarlyLife Exposure to Carcinogens

Dr. Barton, Hugh A. (20%) 

Dr. Flowers, Lynn (20%) 

Dr. Setzer, Woodrow (20%) 

Dr. Woodruff, Tracey (20%) 

Dr. Cogliano, V. James (10%) 

Dr. Valcovic, Larry (10%) 

NCEA

Analysis of the Risk 

Assessment Implications of 

Early-Life Exposure to 

Carcinogens Considering Mode 

of Action

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-18 
A-19 

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08CS0

002

XAS and XPS Characterization of 

Mercury Binding on Brominated 

Activated Carbon

Dr. Hutson, Nick (40%) 

Dr. Scheckel, Kirk (30%) 

Dr. Attwood, Brian (30% Non 

EPA) 

NRMRL 

Studies That Provide a 

Fundamental Understanding of 

the Binding of Mercury to 

Brominated Activated Carbon

S08CS0

003

Iron Optimization for Fenton-Driven 

Oxidation of MTBE-Spent Granular 

Activated Carbon

Dr. Huling, Scott G. (80%) 

Dr. Jones, P. Kyle (10%) 

Dr. Lee, Tony (10%) 

NRMRL

Process Diagnostics and 

Treatment Optimization in 

Chemical Regeneration of 

Activated Carbon 

S08CS0

004

Optimizing Arsenic Removal During Iron 

Removal: Theoretical and Practical 

Considerations

Dr. Lytle, Darren A. (70%) 

Dr. Sorg, Thomas (25%) 

Dr. Snoeyink, Vernon (5% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

The Optimization of Arsenic 

Removal from Drinking Water 

During Iron Removal

S08ER

0019

An Approach to Predict Risks to Wildlife 

Populations from Mercury and Other 

Stressors

Dr. Nacci, Diane (20%) 

Dr. Pelletier, Marguerite 

(10%) 

Dr. Bennett, Rick (10%) 

Dr. Grear, Jason (10%) 

Dr. Kuhn, Anne (10%) 

Dr. Walters, Steven (10%) 

Dr. Lake, Jim (5%) 

Dr. Nichols, John (5%) 

Dr. Haebler, Romona (5%) 

Dr. Nicholson, Matthew (5%)

Dr. Munns, Jr., Wayne R. 

(5%) 

Dr. Copeland, Jane (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

An Integrative, Transparent 

Process Developed to Address 

the Need to Assess Complex, 

Population-Level Eco Risks

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) --- Total of 43

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08CS0

006 

Linked 

with 

S08EF0

008

& 

S08OR

0084 

& 

S08TF0

127

(1) Revisiting Nucleophilic Substitution 

Reactions: Microwave-Assisted 

Synthesis of Azides, Thiocyanates, and 

Sulfones in an Aqueous Medium 

(2) Aqueous N-Heterocyclization of 

Primary Amines and Hydrazines with 

Dihalides: Microwave-Assisted 

Syntheses of N-Azacycloalkanes, 

Isoindole, Pyrazole, Pyrazolidine, and 

Phthalazine Derivatives 

(3) Clean Chemical Synthesis in Water 

(1) Solvent-free Facile Synthesis of 

Novel Alpha-Tosyloxy Beta-Keto 

Sulfones Using [Hydroxy(tosyloxy) 

iodo]benzene 

(2) Greener Organic Syntheses Under 

Non-Traditional Conditions 

(3) 'Greener' Chemical Synthetic 

Processes Using Enzymatic, 

Mechanochemical Mixing or Microwaveand Ultrasound Irradiation 

(1) Green Approach to Bulk and 

Template-free Synthesis of Thermally 

Stable Reduced Polyaniline Nanofibers 

for Capacitor Applications 

(2) Nanosized Magnesium Oxide as 

Catalyst for the Rapid and Green 

Synthesis of Substituted 2-Amino-2-

Chromenes 

(1) Preparation of Novel Metallic and 

Bimetallic Cross-Linked Poly (vinyl 

alcohol) Nanocomposites Under 

Microwave Irradiation 

(2) Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 

Crosslinked Poly (vinyl alcohol) 

Nanocomposites Comprising SingleWalled Carbon Nanotubes, Multi-Walled 

Carbon Nanotubes, and 

Buckminsterfullerene

Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)

Dr. Ju, Yuhong (35% NonEPA) 

Dr. Kumar, Dalip (15% NonEPA) 

NRMRL 

Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (65%)

Dr. Kumar, Dalip (35% NonEPA) 

NRMRL 

Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)

Dr. Kumar, Dalip (35% NonEPA) 

Dr. Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna 

N. (15% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%)

Dr. Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna 

N. (50% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

Exceptional Technical 

Achievement in Developing a 

Microwave Technology for 

Greener Chemical Synthesis in 

Water 

Exceptional Technical 

Achievement in Advancing 

Emerging Alternative 

Technologies for Greener 

Chemical Processing 

Exceptional Technical 

Achievement in Green 

Synthesis of Nanofibers for 

Capacitor Applications and 

Chemical Catalysis 

Exceptional Technical 

Achievement in the Synthesis 

of Green Nanocomposites 

Comprising Nanometals and 

Carbon Nanotubes

A-20 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08HE

0028 

The cyanobacterial toxin, 

cylindrospermopsin, induces fetal 

toxicity in the mouse after exposure late 

in gestation

Dr. Chernoff, Neil (48%) 

Dr. Rogers, Ellen H. (47%) 

Dr. Zehr, R. Daniel (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Gage, Michael l. (1% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Humpage, Andrew R. (1% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Falconer, Ian R. (1% NonEPA) 

Dr. Marr, Melissa C. (1% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

Research on the Unusual 

Developmental/Maternal 

Toxicity of a Hazardous, 

Environmentally Relevant 

Cyanobacterial Toxin

S08HE

0036

The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat: An 

Experimental Model of Sulfur DioxideInduced Airways Disease

Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. 

(25%) 

Dr. Schladweiler, Mette C. 

(10%) 

Dr. Ledbetter, Allen D. (10%)

Dr. Richards, Judy (5%) 

Dr. Jaskot, Richard H. (5%) 

Dr. Karoly, Edward (5%) 

Dr. Costa, Daniel L. (5%) 

Dr. Evansky, Paul (5%) 

Dr. Pinkerton, Kent E. (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Gilmour, Peter S. (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Thomas, Ronald (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Huang, Yuh-Chin T. (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Ortuno, Roselia Villalobos 

(5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Suffia, Marie (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

Development of an 

Experimental Animal Model of 

Human Chronic Pulmonary 

Disease

S08HE

0039

Using IFN-y as a Biomarker for 

Detecting Exposure to Viral Pathogens

Dr. Li, Lu (80%) 

Dr. Dufour, Alfred P. (20%) 

NERL

Using IFN-Gamma as a 

Biomarker to Detect Exposure 

to Viral Pathogens

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-21 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Improved Estimates on Cancer SiteSpecific Risks for A-Bomb SurvivorsDr. Pawel, David J. (55%) 

Dr. Preston, Dale L. (20% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Pierce, Don (20% NonEPA) 

Dr. Cologne, John (5% NonEPA) 

S08HE

0043

OAR

An Outstanding Paper of 

Radiation Risk Estimates for 

Specific Types of Cancer

S08HE

0044

Exposure reconstruction for reducing 

uncertainty in risk assessment: Example 

using MTBE biomarkers and a simple 

pharmacokinetic model 

Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (70%) 

Dr. Prah, James D. (10%) 

Dr. Kim, David (10% NonEPA) 

Dr. Rappaport, Stephen (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Innovative Use of Human 

Biomarker Measurements in 

Exposure Reconstruction with 

Classical Pharmacokinetic 

Modeling

S08HE

0046

Estimating Risk from Ambient 

Concentrations of Acrolein across the 

United States

Dr. Woodruff, Tracey J. 

(25%) 

Dr. Wells, Ellen M. (25%) 

Dr. Holt, Elizabeth W. (20%)

Dr. Axelrad, Daniel A. (20%)

Dr. Burgin, Deborah E. (10%)

OA

Developing and Demonstrating 

Methods for Noncancer Risk 

Assessment of Acrolein

S08IR0

047 

(1) Incorporating results of avian toxicity 

tests into a model of annual reproductive 

success 

(2) Estimating pesticide effects on 

fecundity rates of wild birds using current 

laboratory reproduction tests 

(3) On the use of published demographic 

data for population-level risk assessment 

in birds

Dr. Bennett, Richard S. (50%)

Dr. Etterson, Matthew A. 

(50%) 

NHEERL

Developing a Modeling 

Approach for Improving 

Estimates of Contaminant 

Effects on Avian Reproductive 

Success

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-22 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

(1) Economics and Ecological Risk 

Assessment: Applications to Watershed 

Management. Chapter 1. Introduction 

S08IR0

048

(2) Chapter 9. Conceptual Approach for 

Integrated Watershed Management 

(3) Chapter 16. Conclusions

Dr. Bruins, Randall J. F. 

(50%) 

Dr. Heberling, Matthew T. 

(45%) 

Dr. Maddock, Tara A. (5%) 

NERL

Research That Demonstrates 

How Ecology and Economics 

Can Be Integrated to Improve 

the Management of Watersheds

S08IR0

050

(1) Quantification of fluorotelomer-based 

chemicals in mammalian matrices by 

monitoring perfluoroalkyl chain 

fragments with GC/MS 

(2) Perfluorooctanoic Acid and 

Perfluorononanoic Acid in Fetal and 

Neonatal Mice Following in Utero 

Exposure to 8-2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol

Dr. Henderson, W. Matthew 

(80%) 

Dr. Weber, Eric J. (5%) 

Dr. Duirk, Stephen E. (5%) 

Dr. Washington, John W. 

(5%) 

Dr. Smith, Mary Alice (5% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Developing Methods to 

Enhance the Analysis of 

Perfluorinated Chemicals in 

Mammalian Systems

S08IR0

051

Towards quantitative uncertainty 

assessment for cancer risks: central 

estimates and probability distributions of 

risk in dose-response modeling

Dr. Kopylev, Leonid (34%) 

Dr. Chen, Chao (33%) 

Dr. White, Paul (33%) 

NCEA

Developing a Statistical 

Methodology That Provides 

Probability Distributions and 

Stable Central Estimates of 

Risk

S08IR0

052

In Vitro Metabolism of the Fungicide and 

Environmental Contaminant transbromuconazole and Implications for Risk 

Assessment

Dr. Mazur, Christopher S. 

(22%) 

Dr. Kenneke, John F. (22%) 

Dr. Tebes-Stevens, Caroline 

(22%) 

Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (22%) 

Dr. Okino, Miles (12%) 

NERL

Providing Critical Metabolism 

Data Needed for Risk 

Assessment of Conazole 

Compounds

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-23 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

(1) Quantification and Associated 

Variability of Induced Vitellogenin Gene 

Transcripts in Fathead Minnow 

("Pimephales promelas") by Quantitative 

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 

Assay 

(2) A Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase 

Chain Reaction Method for the Analysis 

of Vitellogenin Transcripts in Model and 

Nonmodel Fish Species

Dr. Biales, Adam (35%) 

Dr. Bencic, David C. (25%) 

Dr. Lattier, David L. (15%) 

Dr. Flick, Robert W. (15%) 

Dr. Lazorchak, Jim L. (10%) 

S08M

M0058

NERL

Work Which Aided States and 

US EPA Regional Laboratories 

in Estrogenic Exposure 

Assessments of Aquatic 

Ecosystems

S08M

M0063

Chemical markers of human waste 

contamination: Analysis of urobilin and 

pharmaceuticals in source waters

Dr. Jones-Lepp, Tammy L. 

(100%) 

NERL

Providing Public Authorities 

Analytical Tools to Accurately 

Measure Markers of Human 

Sewage in the Nation's Waters

S08M

M0064

Characterization of Fine Particle and 

Gaseous Emissions during School Bus 

Idling

Dr. Kinsey, John S. (55%) 

Dr. Dong, Yuanji (25% NonEPA) 

Dr. Williams, David C. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Logan, Russell (5% NonEPA) 

NRMRL

The First Study to Quantify the 

Benefits of Diesel School Bus 

Anti-Idling

S08M

M0069

A Diurnal Reflectance Model Using 

Grass: Surface-Subsurface Interaction 

and Inversion

Dr. Shirazi, Mostafa A. (80%)

Dr. Reporter, Minocher (20% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

Developing a New Method of 

Remote Sensing Applicable to 

Integrated Agronomy, Soil, and 

Landscape Research

S08OR

0076 

Reference Values for Exposure to PAH 

Contaminants: Comparison of Fish from 

Ohio and Mid-Atlantic Streams 

Dr. Cormier, Susan M. (50%)

Dr. Lin, Luan-Ho C. (50%) 

NCEA

Advancing the Application of 

Environmental 

Epidemiological Approaches 

for Environmental Protection 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-24 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Dr. Donohue, Maura J. (25%)

Dr. Shoemaker, Jody A. 

(20%) 

Dr. Rodgers, Mark R. (10%) 

Dr. Pfaller, Stacy L. (10%) 

Dr. Best, Jennifer A. (10%) 

Dr. Kostich, Mitchell S. 

(10%) 

Dr. Smallwood, Anthony 

Wayne (15% Non-EPA) 

(1) The development of a matrix-assisted 

laser desorption/ionization mass 

spectrometry-based method for the 

protein fingerprinting and identification 

of "Aeromonas" species using whole 

cells 

(2) Differentiation of "Aeromonas" 

Isolated from Drinking Water 

Distribution Systems Using MatrixAssisted Laser Desorption/IonizationMass Spectrometry NERL 

Development and Application 

of a MALDI-MS Technique to 

Identify and Speciate 

"Aeromonas" Isolates in 

Drinking Water

S08OR

0077

S08OR

0081

Emissions from Cooking Microwave 

Popcorn

Dr. Rosati, Jacky A. (60%) 

Dr. Krebs, Kenneth A. (35%)

Dr. Liu, Xiaoyu (5% NonEPA) 

NHSRC

Innovative Research into the 

Chemicals Emitted While 

Cooking Microwave Popcorn 

S08OR

0082

Comparison of (85)Kr and (3)H Apparent 

Ground-Water Ages for Source Water 

Vulnerability in the Collyer River 

Catchment, Maine

Dr. Sidle, William C. (100%) 

NRMRL 

Field Development and 

Application of (85)Kr to 

Replace Tritium as a Practical 

Age-Dating Tool to Map 

Watersheds

S08OR

0085

A graphical systems model to facilitate 

hypothesis-driven ecotoxicogenomics 

research on the teleost brain-pituitarygonadal axis

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. 

(45%) 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (10%)

Dr. Knoebl, Iris (5%) 

Dr. Kahl, Michael D. (5%) 

Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (5%)

Dr. Makynen, Elizabeth A. 

(5%) 

Dr. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (5%)

Dr. Miracle, Ann L. (5% NonEPA) 

Dr. Carter, Barbara J. (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Denslow, Nancy D. (5% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Larkin, Patrick (5% NonEPA) 

NHEERL

Development of a Graphical 

Framework for Understanding 

and Predicting Impacts of 

Stressors on Fish Reproduction

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-25 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Neurodegenerative Diseases: An 

Overview of Environmental Risk Factors

Dr. Brown, Rebecca C. (60%)

Dr. Sonawane, Babasaheb R. 

(25%) 

Dr. Lockwood, Alan H. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

S08RA

0089

NCEA

An Outstanding Review of 

Environmental Risk Factors for 

Neurodegenerative Diseases 

and Recognition of Research 

Needs

S08RA

0096

Pharmaceuticals and personal care 

products in biosolids/sewage sludge: the 

interface between analytical chemistry 

and regulation

Dr. Jones-Lepp, Tammy L. 

(50%) 

Dr. Stevens, Rick (50%) 

NERL

Contributing to the Body of 

Knowledge Regarding 

Biosolids: Their 

Characterization and 

Regulatory Practices

S08RA

0094

Immunoassays and Other Bioanalytical 

Techniques: Chapter 1. Integrating 

Bioanalytical Capability in an 

Environmental Analytical Laboratory

Dr. Van Emon, Jeanette M. 

(60%) 

Dr. Chuang, Jane C. (25% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Trejo, Raquel M. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Durnford, Joyce (5% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Development of a Reference 

Work Environmental on 

Immunochemical Techniques 

S08RA

0099

Receptor modeling of ambient particulate 

matter data using positive matrix 

factorization: Review of existing methods

Dr. Reff, Adam (70%) 

Dr. Eberly, Shelly (20%) 

Dr. Bhave, Prakash (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NERL

Reviewing and Synthesizing 

Methods of Receptor Models 

Used in the Study of Air 

Pollution

S08RA

0101

Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants 

and Current Issues

Dr. Richardson, Susan D. 

(100%) 

NERL

Providing a Critical Review on 

Analytical Methods and 

Measurements of Emerging 

Contaminants in 

Environmental Waters

S08RA

0103

Removing Esoteric Contaminants from 

Drinking Waters: Impacts of Treatment 

Implementation

Dr. Speth, Thomas F. (60%) 

Dr. Schock, Michael R. (40%)

NRMRL

Exploring the Possible 

Unintended Consequences of 

Implementing Treatment 

Changes at a Drinking Water 

Utility

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-26 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Waterborne pathogens in urban 

watersheds

Dr. Arnone, Russell D. (50%)

Dr. Walling, Joyce M. (50%) 

S08RA

0105

NRMRL

Their Contribution to the Study 

of Microbial Contaminants in 

Watersheds and the Field of 

Watershed Management

S08RA

0135

(1) In vitro-in vivo extrapolation of 

quantitative hepatic biotransformation 

data for fish. I. A review of methods, and 

strategies for incorporating intrinsic 

clearance estimates into chemical kinetic 

models 

(2) A compilation of vitro rate and 

affinity values for xenobiotic 

biotransformation in fish, measured under 

physiological conditions 

(3) In vitro-in vivo extrapolation of 

quantitative hepatic biotransformation 

data for fish. II. Modeled effects on 

chemical bioaccumulation

Dr. Nichols, John W. (55%) 

Dr. Fitzsimmons, Patrick N. 

(20%) 

Dr. Burkhard, Lawrence P. 

(10%) 

Dr. Lien, Gregory J. (5%) 

Dr. Schultz, Irvin R. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

Improved Prediction of 

Metabolism Impacts on 

Chemical Bioaccumulation in 

Fish

S08RM

0108

Partitioning, Desorption, and 

Dechlorination of a PCB Congener in 

Sediment Slurry Supernatants

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (70%)

Dr. Fang, Yuanxiang (James) 

(30% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

Revealing Relationships 

between Its Partitioning, 

Desorption, and Dechlorination 

of PCBs in Contaminated 

Sediments

S08RM

0112

Arsenic Release from Iron Rich Mineral 

Processing Waste: Influence of pH and 

Redox Potential

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (50%)

Dr. Allen, Derrick (10%) 

Dr. Jegadeesan, Gautham 

(20% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Purandare, Jaydeep (20% 

Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

Highlighting the Effects of 

Geochemical Variables on the 

Leaching of Metals in Landfills 

and Disposal Sites

S08RM

0113

(1) Use of Granular Graphite for 

Electrolytic Dechlorination of 

Trichloroethylene 

(2) Modeling the Electrolytic 

Dechlorination of Trichloroethylene in a 

Granular Graphite-Packed Reactor

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (70%)

Dr. Fang, Yuanxiang (James) 

(30% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

First Use of Graphite 

Electrodes Successfully to 

Dechlorinate Toxic Chlorinated 

Solvents in Water and Soil

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-27 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

Personal Values, Beliefs, and Ecological 

Risk Perception

Dr. Slimak, Michael W. 

(75%) 

Dr. Thomas, Dietz (25% 

Non-EPA) 

S08SS0

115

NCEA

Advancing Our Understanding 

of How Our Own Personal 

Views and Beliefs Affect Our 

Perception of Ecological Risk

S08TF0

117

Calculating Physical Properties Of 

Organic Compounds For Environmental 

Modeling From Molecular Structure

Dr. Hilal, Said (65%) 

Dr. Whiteside, Tad S. (15% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Saravanaraj, A. N. (10% 

Non-EPA) 

Dr. Carreira, L. A. (10% NonEPA) 

NERL

Predicting Environmental Fate 

of Organic Compounds Using 

SPARC Property Estimations

S08TF0

122

Relative congener scaling of 

polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and 

dibenzofurans to estimate building fire 

contributions in air, surface wipes, and 

dust samples

Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (60%) 

Dr. Lorber, Matthew N. 

(40%) 

NERL

Novel Variable Clustering and 

Multivariate Regression 

Analysis of Complex 

Environmental Dioxin Data 

from WTC

S08TF0

123

Modeling the effect of chlorine emissions 

on ozone levels over the eastern United 

States

Dr. Sarwar, Golam (75%) 

 Bhave, Prakash (25%) 

NERL

Evaluating the Effects of 

Chlorine Emissions and 

Chemistry on Ozone in the 

Lower Atmosphere

S08TF0

125

Dr. Su, Chunming (100%) 

NRMRL

Invited Review of the State-ofthe-Art of Groundwater and 

Wastewater Arsenic 

Remediation

Zero-Valent Iron Reactive Materials for 

Hazardous Waste and Inorganics 

Removal: Chapter 8. Utilization of Zerovalent Iron for Arsenic Removal from 

Groundwater and Wastewater

(1) Removal of added nitrate in cotton 

burr compost, mulch compost, and peal: 

Mechanisms and potential use for 

groundwater nitrate remediation 

(2) Removal of added nitrate in the 

single, binary, and ternary systems of 

cotton burr compost, zerovalent iron, and 

sediment: Implications for groundwater 

nitrate remediation using permeable 

reactive barriers 

Dr. Su, Chunming (75%) 

Dr. Puls, Robert W. (25%) 

NRMRL 

Systematic Research on CostEffectively and Efficiently 

Removing Groundwater Nitrate 

Using Agricultural ByProducts 

S08TF0

126 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

A-28 
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 43 

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted 

Papers

Authors* and Nominating 

Organization

Suggested Citation from 

Nominating Organization

S08TF0

134

Formation of Pb(IV) Oxides in 

Chlorinated Water

Dr. Lytle, Darren A. (65%) 

Dr. Schock, Michael R. (35%)

NRMRL

The Impact of Water 

Chemistry on the 

Transformation of Pb(II) to 

Pb(IV) in Chlorinated Water

 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables 

 

NCCT - National Center for Computational Toxicology 

NCEA - National Center for Environmental Research 

NERL - National Exposure Research Laboratory 

NHEERL - National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory 

NHSRC - National Homeland Security Research Center 

NRMRL - National Risk Management Research Laboratory 

NVFEL - National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory 

OA - Office of the Administrator 

OAR - Office of Air and Radiation 

OPPT - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

OSP- Office of Science Policy 

OTAQ - Office of Transportation and Air Quality 

 

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