Search Results - "Barr, D. B."

Organochlorine chemicals and neurodegeneration among elderly subjects in Costa Rica by Steenland, K., Mora, A.M., Barr, D.B., Juncos, J., Roman, N., Wesseling, C.

“…We previously screened 400 elderly Costa Ricans for neurodegenerative disease. Those reporting occupational pesticide exposure (18%) had an increased…”
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Phytoremediation of Lead‐Contaminated Soil in the Westside of Atlanta, GA by Yao, X., Saikawa, E., Warner, S., D’Souza, P. E., Ryan, P. B., Barr, D. B.

“…Phytoremediation has been explored as a cost‐effective method to remediate soil Pb contamination. A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of…”
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The Presence of Dialkylphosphates in Fresh Fruit Juices: Implication For Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure and Risk Assessments by Lu, C., Bravo, R., Caltabiano, L. M., Irish, R. M., Weerasekera, G., Barr, D. B.

“…This study was designed to determine whether dialkylphosphates (DAPs) are present in fresh fruit juices, as a result of organophosphorus (OP) pesticides…”
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Biomarkers in assessing residential insecticide exposures during pregnancy and effects on fetal growth by Whyatt, R.M., Camann, D., Perera, F.P., Rauh, V.A., Tang, D, Kinney, P.L., Garfinkel, R, Andrews, H., Hoepner, L., Barr, D.B.

“…The Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health is using a combination of environmental and biologic measures to evaluate the effects of prenatal…”
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A Summary of Recent Findings on Birth Outcomes and Developmental Effects of Prenatal ETS, PAH, and Pesticide Exposures by Perera, F.P., Rauh, V., Whyatt, R.M., Tang, D., Tsai, W.Y., Bernert, J.T., Tu, Y.H., Andrews, H., Barr, D.B., Camann, D.E., Diaz, D., Dietrich, J., Reyes, A., Kinney, P.L.

“…Inner-city minority populations are high-risk groups for adverse birth outcomes and also more likely to be exposed to environmental contaminants, including…”
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Isotope Dilution High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Quantifying Urinary Metabolites of Atrazine, Malathion, and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid by Beeson, M. D, Driskell, W. J, Barr, D. B

“…We have developed an isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) method for quantifying the urinary…”
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Effects of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides on Thyroid Function during Pregnancy by Chevrier, Jonathan, Eskenazi, Brenda, Holland, Nina, Bradman, Asa, Barr, Dana B.

“…In this study, the authors' objective was to determine whether serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene,…”
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Mass Psychogenic Illness Attributed to Toxic Exposure at a High School by Jones, Timothy F, Craig, Allen S, Hoy, Debbie, Gunter, Elaine W, Ashley, David L, Barr, Dana B, Brock, John W, Schaffner, William

“…Epidemic hysteria, also referred to as mass psychogenic or sociogenic illness and transient situational disturbance, was first described over 600 years ago,…”
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Epidemic of Pediatric Deaths From Acute Renal Failure Caused by Diethylene Glycol Poisoning by O'Brien, Katherine L, Selanikio, Joel D, Hecdivert, Charleine, Placide, Marie-Florence, Louis, Micheline, Barr, Dana B, Barr, John R, Hospedales, C. James, Lewis, Merle J, Schwartz, Benjamin, Philen, Rossanne M, St. Victor, Suzelle, Espindola, Javier, Needham, Larry L, Denerville, Karl, for the Acute Renal Failure Investigation Team

“…CONTEXT.— Contaminated pharmaceutical products can result in substantial morbidity and mortality and should be included in the differential diagnosis of deaths…”
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Urinary Creatinine Concentrations in the U.S. Population: Implications for Urinary Biologic Monitoring Measurements by Barr, Dana B., Wilder, Lynn C., Caudill, Samuel P., Gonzalez, Amanda J., Needham, Lance L., Pirkle, James L.

“…Biologic monitoring (i.e., biomonitoring) is used to assess human exposures to environmental and workplace chemicals. Urinary biomonitoring data typically are…”
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Paternal exposures to environmental chemicals and time‐to‐pregnancy: overview of results from the LIFE study by Buck Louis, G. M., Barr, D. B., Kannan, K., Chen, Z., Kim, S., Sundaram, R.

“…Summary Published findings from the Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (LIFE) Study regarding the relation between environmental…”
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane exposure and anogenital distance in the Venda Health Examination of Mothers, Babies and their Environment (VHEMBE) birth cohort study, South Africa by Bornman, M. S., Chevrier, J., Rauch, S., Crause, M., Obida, M., Sathyanarayana, S., Barr, D. B., Eskenazi, B.

“…Summary Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is used for malaria control by 10 countries, nine of which are in Africa. Technical DDT contains various isomers…”
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Quantitation of Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Metabolites in Human Urine Using Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Driskell, W. Jack, Shih, Ming, Needham, Larry L., Barr, Dana B.

“…An isotope dilution gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (GC-MS-MS) method was developed for quantitating the urinary metabolites of the…”
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Biologic Monitoring of Exposure to Environmental Chemicals throughout the Life Stages: Requirements and Issues for Consideration for the National Children's Study by Barr, Dana B., Wang, Richard Y., Needham, Larry L.

“…Biomonitoring of exposure is a useful tool for assessing environmental exposures. The matrices available for analyses include blood, urine, breast milk,…”
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Urinary Levels of Seven Phthalate Metabolites in the U.S. Population from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000 by Silva, Manori J., Barr, Dana B., Reidy, John A., Malek, Nicole A., Hodge, Carolyn C., Caudill, Samuel P., Brock, John W., Needham, Larry L., Calafat, Antonia M.

“…We measured the urinary monoester metabolites of seven commonly used phthalates in approximately 2,540 samples collected from participants of the National…”
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Association of in Utero Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Fetal Growth and Length of Gestation in an Agricultural Population by Eskenazi, Brenda, Harley, Kim, Bradman, Asa, Weltzien, Erin, Jewell, Nicholas P., Barr, Dana B., Furlong, Clement E., Holland, Nina T.

“…Although pesticide use is widespread, little is known about potential adverse health effects of in utero exposure. We investigated the effects of…”
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Prenatal Insecticide Exposures and Birth Weight and Length among an Urban Minority Cohort by Whyatt, Robin M., Rauh, Virginia, Barr, Dana B., Camann, David E., Andrews, Howard F., Garfinkel, Robin, Hoepner, Lori A., Diaz, Diurka, Dietrich, Jessica, Reyes, Andria, Tang, Deliang, Kinney, Patrick L., Perera, Frederica P.

“…We reported previously that insecticide exposures were widespread among minority women in New York City during pregnancy and that levels of the organophosphate…”
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Use of Biomarkers to Indicate Exposure of Children to Organophosphate Pesticides: Implications for a Longitudinal Study of Children's Environmental Health by Wessels, Denise, Barr, Dana B., Mendola, Pauline

“…Because of their history of widespread use in the United States and unknown long-term health effects, organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are being considered as…”
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Semen Quality in Relation to Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure by Swan, Shanna H., Kruse, Robin L., Liu, Fan, Barr, Dana B., Drobnis, Erma Z., Redmon, J. Bruce, Wang, Christina, Brazil, Charlene, Overstreet, James W., The Study for Future Families Research Group

“…We previously reported reduced sperm concentration and motility in fertile men in a U.S. agrarian area (Columbia, MO) relative to men from U.S. urban centers…”
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Chorioretinal arterial and venous anastomoses as a result of blunt trauma by Fraser, E A, Barr, D B

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