Extramural Research
2009 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Awarded Nominations
Level III awards - are for those who have accomplished an unusually notable research or technological effort. The awards are 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. Awarded research relates to a mission or organizational component of the EPA, or significantly affects a relevant area of science/technology.
| Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ($2,000) -- Total of Thirty-Two | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nom. # | Publication Title & Full Citation | Eligible Authors | Ineligible Authors | Lab/Office/Institution | Citation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S09CS0001 | Evaluation of Contaminant Resuspension Potential during Cap Placement at Two Dissimilar Sites ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132(4):505-514 (2006) |
Terrence M. Lyons Ken Marcy Olga Guza |
Victor Magar Jennifer A. Ickes Tommy E. Myers Lydia Cumming Michael Keegan Carl S. Albro Brenda Bachman Thomas J. Fredette |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Improving EPA's and COE's Ability to Lessen Environmental and Engineering Impacts when Capping Contaminated Sediments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09ER0006 | (1) Ketoconazole in the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas): Reproductive Toxicity and Biological Compensation Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(6):1214-1223 (2007) (2) Reproductive Toxicity of Vinclozolin in the Fathead Minnow: Confirming an Anti-Androgenic Mode of Action Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(2):478-488 (2008) (3) Transcription of Key Genes Regulating Gonadal Steroidogenesis in Control and Ketoconazole-or Vinclozolin-Exposed Fathead Minnows Toxicological Sciences, 98(2):395-407 (2007) |
Daniel L. Villeneuve Gerald T. Ankley Kathleen M. Jensen Michael D. Kahl Elizabeth A. Makynen Elizabeth J. Durhan Rodney D. Johnson Iris Knoebl |
Dalma Martinovic Lindsey S. Blake Katie J. Greene Jeffrey D. Brodin Ann L. Miracle |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Innovative Research on the Value of Seasonal Habitats and Intermittent Streams to Coho Salmon Populations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09ER0012 | (1) Setting Expectations for the Ecological Condition of Streams: The Concept of Reference Condition Ecological Applications, 16(4):1267-1276 (2006) (2) Striving for Consistency in a National Assessment: the Challenges of Applying a Reference-Condition Approach at a Continental Scale Journal of North American Benthological Society, 27(4):860-877 (2008) |
John Stoddard David P. Larsen Steven G. Paulsen John Van Sickle Lester L. Yuan |
Alan T. Herlihy Charles P. Hawkins Richard K. Johnson Richard H. Norris |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Ecological Assessment, through Refining the Concept of Reference Condition | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09ER0015 | Marine Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation Methods for the Anionic Metals Arsenic and Chromium Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26:61-67 (2007) |
Robert Burgess Mark G. Cantwell Kay T. Ho Marguerite C. Pelletier Jonathan R. Serbst Stephan A. Ryba |
Monique M. Perron | NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | Research to Develop Whole Marine Sediment TIE Methods for Arsenic and Chromium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09ER0018 | (1) Assessing the attributable risks, relative risks, and regional extents of aquatic stressors Journal of North American Benthological Society, 27(4):920-931 (2008) (2) Using Relative Risk to Compare the Effects of Aquatic Stressors at a Regional Scale Environmental Management, 38:1020-1030 (2006) |
John Van Sickle Steven G. Paulsen John L. Stoddard Anthony R. Olsen |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Outstanding Contributions to Linking Methods from Human Health Assessment with those of Ecological Assessments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09ER0021 | An Approach for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Various Ozone Air Quality Standards for Protecting Trees Environmental Management, 41(6):937-948 (2008) |
William E. Hogsett David T. Tingey E. Henry Lee Peter A. Beedlow |
Christian P. Andersen | NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | A Model-Based Approach Evaluating Proposed Secondary NAAQS to Effectively Protect Trees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HE0023 | (1) Perfluorooctanoic Acid-induced Developmental Toxicity in the Mouse is Dependent on Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Alpha Toxicological Sciences, 98(2):571-581 (2007) (2) Developmental Toxicity of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) is not Dependent on Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-Alpha (PPARalpha) in the Mouse Reproductive Toxicology, doi:: (2008) (3) Gene Profiling in the Livers of Wild-Type and PPARalpha-Null Mice Exposed to Perfluorooctanoic Acid Toxicologic Pathology, 36(4):592-607 (2008) |
Barbara D. Abbott Mitchell B. Rosen Cynthia J. Wolf Kaberi P. Das Douglas C. Wolf Christopher S. Lau Chris Corton Mark J. Strynar Andrew B. Lindstrom Carmen R. Wood Judith E. Schmid |
Shoji Nakayama Robert D. Zehr Laurence Helfant Eric Blair |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | A Team Contribution to Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of PFOA and PFOS-Induced Developmental Toxicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HE0026 | Lingering Effect: Epidemiological Information Useful for Risk Assessment Toxicology and Pharmacology, 52(3):242-247 (2008) |
Chao W. Chen | NCEA, Washington, DC | Work Contributing to Make Risk Assessment More Useful for the Agency's Economic Benefit Analysis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HE0030 | Mechanistic Investigation of the Noncytochrome P450-Mediated Metabolism of Triadimefon to Triadimenol in Hepatic Microsomes Chemical Research in Toxicology, 21(10):1997-2004 (2008) |
John F. Kenneke Christopher S. Mazur |
Susan E. Ritger Thomas J. Sack |
NERL, Athens, GA | Elucidating Mechanisms of Conazole Fungicide Metabolism to Improve Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HE0035 | (1) Uncertainties in Biologically-Based Modeling of Formaldehyde-Induced Respiratory Cancer Risk: Identification of Key Issues Risk Analysis, 28(4):907-923 (2008) (2) Uncertainties in the CIIT model for Formaldehyde-Induced Carcinogenicity in the Rat: A Limited Sensitivity Analysis-I Risk Analysis, 27(5):1237-1254 (2007) (3) Sensitivity Analysis of Biologically Motivated Model for Formaldehyde-Induced Respiratory Cancer in Humans The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 52(6):481-495 (2008) |
Ravi P. Subramaniam Paul White Chao Chen John Fox Paul M. Schlosser Chad M. Thompson Danielle Devoney |
Kenny S. Crump Cynthia Van Landingham Christopher J. Portier |
NCEA, Washington, DC | Outlining the Sensitivity of Inferences on Mode-of-Action and Cancer Risk Estimates using Clonal Growth Models | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HE0039 | (1) Substitution of Synthetic Chimpanzee Androgen Receptor for Human Androgen Receptor in Competitive Binding and Transcriptional Activation Assays for EDC Screening Toxicology Letters, 174(Issue 1-3):89-97 (2007) (2) High Throughput Adjustable 96-Well Plate Assay for Androgen Receptor Binding: A Practical Approach for EDC Screening Using the Chimpanzee AR Toxicology Letters, 181(Issue 2):126-131 (2008) |
Phillip C. Harig Mary C. Cardon Vickie S. Wilson Christy Lambright Kathy Bobseine L. Earl Gray, Jr. |
Chad Blystone | NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Development of a Recombinant Chimp AR and Deployment of a Novel Assay in Support of EPA's Endocrine Screening Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09HS0041 | An Integrated Culture and Real-Time PCR Method to Assess Viability of Disinfectant Treated Bacillus Spores Using Robotics and the MPN Quantification Method Journal of Microbiological Methods, 71(1):66-70 (2007) |
Eunice A. Varughese Richard A. Haugland Larry J. Wymer |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Development of a Novel Method to Detect Biothreat Agents in a Rapid, Sensitive, and Accurate Manner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09IE0044 | Arsenate Adsorption on Ruthenium Oxide: A Spectroscopic and Kinetic Investigation Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 325(1):23-30 (2008) |
Todd P. Luxton Kirk G. Scheckel |
Matthew J. Eick | NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Providing Insight into the Bonding Mechanism Between Arsenate and Amorphous and Crystalline Forms of Ruthenium Oxide | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09IR0046 | The relationship of maternal and fetal toxicity in developmental toxicology bioassays with notes on the biological significance of the "no observed adverse effect level" Reproductive Toxicology, 25:192-202 (2008) |
Neil Chernoff Ellen H. Rogers |
Michael l. Gage Bettina M. Francis |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Work Elucidating the Relationships of Maternal and Fetal Toxicity in Standard Developmental Toxicology Bioassays | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09IR0047 | (1) Identification by Microarray of a Common Pattern of Gene Expression in Intact Intestine and Cultured Intestinal Cells Exposed to Virulent Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates Journal of Water and Health, 4(3):381-388 (2006) (2) Evaluating Virulence of Waterborne and Clinical Aeromonas Isolates Using Gene Expression and Mortality in Neonatal Mice Followed by Assessing Cell Culture's Ability to Predict Virulence Based on Transcriptional Response Journal of Applied Microbiology, 103(4):811-820 (2007) |
Sam Hayes Stephen Vesper Dennis Lye Mark Rodgers Gerard Stelma |
Bethany Lye Craig McKinstry Joel Mallard Alain Vandewalle |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | The Development of a Practical, New Paradigm for Risk Assessment of Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0053 | Investigating Compensation and Recovery of Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposed to 17a- Ethynylestradiol with Metabolite Profiling Environmental Science and Technology, 42(11):4188-4194 (2008) |
Drew R. Ekman Timothy W. Collette Quincy Teng Daniel L. Villeneuve Gerald T. Ankley Kathleen M. Jensen Michael D. Kahl Elizabeth Durhan |
NERL, Athens, GA | Providing EPA with Techniques for Characterizing Temporal and Compensatory Aspects of Exposures Using Metabolomics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0054 | Multi-Laboratory Testing of a Screening Method for World Trade Center (WTC) Collapse Duet Science of the Total Environment, 390:514-519 (2007) |
Jacky Ann Rosati Amy M. Bern Robert D. Willis Teri L. Conner Henry Kahn David Friedman |
Fredrick T. Blanchard | NHSRC, Research Triangle Park, NC | The Development of a Method Critical to Assist in and Facilitate Future Clean-Ups for Incidents of National Significance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0057 | Development of EPA Method 535 for the Determination of Chloroacetanilide and Other Acetamide Herbicide Degradates in Drinking Water by Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Journal of AOAC International, 89(1):201-209 (2006) |
Jody A. Shoemaker Margarita Vazquez |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | The Development of a Sensitive and Specific Method to Measure Acetanilide Degradation Products in Drinking Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0060 | The Effects of Meteorology on Ozone in Urban Areas and their Use in Assessing Ozone Trends Atmospheric Environment, 41(33):7127-7137 (2007) |
Louise Camalier William Cox Patrick Dolwick |
OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC | Providing a Sound Basis for Quantifying Meteorological Effects on Ozone to Assess Progress in Meeting the NAAQS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0062 | Retained Nitrate, Hydrated Sulfates, and Carbonaceous Mass in Federal Reference Method Fine Particulate Matter for Six Eastern U.S. Cities Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 56:500-511 (2006) |
Neil H. Frank | OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC | Innovative Use of Air Pollution Data to Characterize the Chemical Composition of Fine Particles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0064 | Signals from the Benthos: Development and Evaluation of a Benthic Index for the Nearshore Gulf of Maine Ecological Indicators, 8:338 - 350 (2008) |
Stephen S. Hale | James F. Heltshe | NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | A Gulf of Maine Benthic Index and a Way to Make Ecological Indicators More Useful to Environmental Managers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09MM0066 | (1) A Bioassessment Approach for Mid-Continent Great Rivers: the Upper Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio (USA) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, : (2008) (2) Using Stressor Gradients to Determine Reference Expectations for Great River Fish Assemblages Ecological Indicators, : (2008) |
Theodore (Ted) R. Angradi Mark S. Pearson David W. Bolgrien Terri M. Jicha Brian H. Hill Debra L. Taylor Karen A. Blocksom Allan R. Batterman Mary F. Moffett Colleen M. Elonen Leroy E. Anderson Larry J. Shepard |
E. William Schweiger | NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Advancing the Science of Large River Monitoring and Assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09OR0069 | Parameters of Dose-Response are on the Boundary: What Happens with BMDL? Risk Analysis, : (2008) |
Leonid Kopylev John Fox |
NCEA, Washington, DC | In Recognition of the Development of Methods to Improve the Statistical Properties of Benchmark Dose Estimates | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09OR0073 | Pb Isotopes in Drinking Water: A New Strategy for Source Detection of Low Pb Sources Environmental Sciences, 5(3):205-211 (2008) |
William Sidle Roy Haught |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | A New Strategy for Source Detection of Low Pb Sources in Drinking Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09RA0076 | Repeating History: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Environmental Science and Technology, 40:8211-8217 (2007) |
Gerald T. Ankley | John P. Sumpter Bryan W. Brooks Duane B. Huggett |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Assessing the Ecological Risk of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09RM0088 | Prospects for Enhanced Groundwater Recharge via Infiltration of Urban Storm Water Runoff: A Case Study Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 62(3):129-137 (2007) |
William D. Shuster | Richard Gehring Jon Gerken |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Development of Procedures to Implement Infiltration Stormwater Management Practices and Effect Ecosystem Restoration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09RM0089 | Front-Loading Urban Stormwater Management for Success- a Perspective Incorporating Current Studies on the Implementation of Retrofit Low-Impact Development Cities and the Environment, 1(2):Article 8, (2008) |
William D. Shuster Matthew A. Morrison |
Rachel M. Webb | NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Presentation of Technical and Cost Data on Implementation and Monitoring of Sustainable Stormwater Management Practices | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09RM0090 | Vulnerability of Headwater Catchment Resources to Incidences of Pb-210 Excess and Cs-137 Radionuclide Fallout Environmental Geology, DOI:12pp (2008) |
William Sidle | NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | A Warning Methodology Forecasting Airborne Radionuclide Particle Transport Drinking Water in Headwater Catchments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09TF0092 | Effect of Natural Organic Matter on the Reduction of Nitroaromatics by Fe(II) Species Environmental Science & Technology, 42(17):6538-6543 (2008) |
Dalizza Colon Eric J. Weber |
James L. Anderson | NERL, Athens, GA | Improving the Understanding of the Role of Natural Organic Matter in the Reduction of Pollutants in the Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09TF0096 | Characterization of Near-Road Pollutant Gradients Using Path-Integrated Optical Remote Sensing Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 58(40):879-890 (2008) |
Eben D. Thoma Richard C. Shores Vlad Isakov Richard W. Baldauf |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Expanding and Improving the Scientific and Regulatory Communities' Ability to Assess Impacts of Mobile Source Emissions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09TF0097 | (1) Arsenic Speciation and Identification of Monomethylarsonous Acid and Monomethylthioarsonic Acid in Complex Matrix Analytical Chemistry, 80(3):775-782 (2008) (2) Investigation of the pH Effects on the Formation of Methylated Thio-Arsenicals, and the Effects of pH and Temperature on their Stability Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 23(5):711-716 (2008) |
John T. Creed Patricia A. Creed Carol A. Schwegel |
Sean D. Conklin |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | The Analysis and Characterization of Thioarsenicals in Dietary Matrices | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S09TF0098 | Measurement of Bi-Directional Ammonia Fluxes Over Soybean Using the Modified Bowen-Ratio Technique Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 138(1-4):54-68 (2006) |
John T. Walker | Wayne Robarge Yihua Wu Tilden Meyers |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Investigation of the Processes Controlling the Atmosphere-Biosphere Exchange of Ammonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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