2010 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 Forty-Six
Nom. #	Publication Title & Full Citation	Eligible Authors	Ineligible Authors	Lab/Office/Institution	Citation
S10CS0005	(1) Demonstration of Advanced Emission Controls for Nonroad SI Class II Engines SAE Technical Paper presented at the 2009 SAE Powertrain, Fuels and Lubricants Conference, Florence, (SAE 2009-01-189):13 (2009) (2) New Exhaust Catalyst Emission Control Systems for Nonroad SI Class I Engines SAE Technical Paper presented at the 2009 SAE Powertrain, Fuels and Lubricants Conference, Florence, (SAE 2009-01-190):15 (2009)	Joseph F. McDonald Brian A. Olson	Marc Murawski	OTAQ, Ann Arbor, MI	Exceptional Technological Achievement Demonstrating the Feasibility of Modern Nonroad SI Emission Control Systems
S10EE0010	Hydrophobic Zeolite-Silicone Rubber Mixed Matrix Membranes for Ethanol-Water Separation: Effect of Zeolite and Silicone Component Selection on Pervaporation Performance Journal of Membrane Science, 308:230-241 (2008)	Leland M. Vane Vasudevan V. Namboodiri Travis C. Bowen		NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Developing Membranes Capable of Reducing the Energy and Greenhouse-Gas Footprints of Renewable Alcohol-Based Fuels
S10EP0011	Technical Challenges Involved in Implementation of VOC Reactivity-Based Control of Ozone Environmental Science and Technology, 42(5):1615-1622 (2008)	Deborah Luecken	Michelle Mebust	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Contributing to the Understanding of How Individual VOC Reactivity Can be Used to Reduce Ozone
S10ER0012	(1) Multispatial-Scale Variation in Benthic an Snag-Surface Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Mid-continent US Great Rivers Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(1):122-141 (2009) (2) Multmetric Macroinvertebrate Indices for Mid-Continent US Great Rivers Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(4):785-804 (2009)	Theodore (Ted) R. Angradi David W. Bolgrien Terri M. Jicha Mark S. Pearson Debra L. Taylor Brian H. Hill		NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Advancing the Science of Large River Monitoring and Assessment
S10ER0013	Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Fish: Developing Exposure Indicators and Predictive Models of Effects Based on Mechanism of Action Aquatic Toxicology, 92:168-178 (2009)	Gerald Ankley Daniel Villeneuve David Bencic Kathleen Jensen Michael Breen Timothy Collette Rory Conolly Stephen Edwards Drew Ekman James Lazorchak David Miller Rong-Lin Wang	Nancy Denslow Natalia Garcia-Reyero Dalma Martinovic Edward Perkins Edward Orlando Karen Watanabe	NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Applying Mechanistic Toxicology to Ecological Risk Assessment of Endocrine-Active Chemicals
S10ER0018	Multiple Regression Models for Hindcasting and Forecasting Midsummer Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico Ecological Applications, 19(5):1161-1175 (2009)	John C. Lehrter Richard M. Greene James D. Hagy, III		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Providing New Models and Improved Capabilities to Evaluate Dual Nutrient Management Strategies to Address Gulf Hypoxia and Water Quality
S10ER0023	Cumulative Effects of Coastal Habitat Alterations on Fishery Resources: Toward Prediction at Regional Scales Ecology and Society, 14(1):16 pp Onl (2009)	Stephen J. Jordan Lisa M. Smith Janet A. Nestlerode		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Demonstrating the Importance of Coastal Habitats for the Health of Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems and Resources
S10ER0024	(1) Mechanistic Approach to Understanding the Toxicity of the Azole Fungicide Triadimefon to a Nontarget Aquatic Insect and Implications for Exposure Assessment Environmental Science & Technology, 43(14):5507-5513 (2009) (2) Integration of Metabolomics and In Vitro Metabolism Assays for Investigating the Steroselective Transformation of Triadimefon in Rainbow Trout Chirality, 22(2):183-192 (2009)	John F. Kenneke Christopher S. Mazur A. Wayne Garrison Drew R. Ekman	Jay P. Overmyer Kristen A. Kellock Brad Konwick Jimmy K. Avants Aaron Fisk	NERL, Athens, GA	Elucidating the Influence of Stereochemistry and Metabolism on Exposure to Improve Ecological Risk Assessment
S10ER0025	Interactions Between Freshwater Input, Light, and Phytoplankton Dynamics on the Louisiana Continental Shelf Continental Shelf Research, 29:1861-1872 (2009)	Michael C. Murrell Janis C. Kurtz John C. Lehrter		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Research to Improve EPA's and the States' Scientific Basis for Managing Mississippi River Nutrients and Gulf Hypoxia
S10ER0030	Downstream Effects of Mountaintop Coal Mining: Comparing Biological Condition Using Family-and Genus-Level Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Tools Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 27(3):717-737 (2008)	Gregory J. Pond Margaret E. Passmore Frank A. Borsuk Lou Reynolds Carole J. Rose		Region 3, Wheeling, WV	EPA's Linking of Biological Degradation to Mountaintop Mining Operations in the Appalachian Coalfield Region
S10ER0034	(1) Direct Effects, Compensation, and Recovery in Female Fathead Minnows Exposed to a Model Aromatase Inhibitor Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(4):624-631 (2009) (2) Dynamic Nature of Alterations in the Endocrine System of Fathead Minnows Exposed to the Fungicide Prochloraz Toxicological Sciences, 112(2):344-353 (2009)	Michael D. Kahl Elizabeth A. Makynen Elizabeth J. Durhan Daniel L. Villeneuve Gerald T. Ankley Kathleen M. Jensen David C. Bencic	Jenna E. Cavallin Nathaniel D. Mueller Dalma Martinovic Leah C. Wehmas	NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Investigation of the Adaptive Capacities of Biological Systems and Their Dynamic Responses to Chemical Stressors
S10HE0035	Hazard to the Developing Male Reproductive System from Cumulative Exposure to Phthalate Esters-Dibutyl Phthalate, Diisobutyl Phthalate, Butylbenzyl Phthalate, Diethylhexyl Phthalate, Dipentyl Phthalate, and Diisononyl Phthalate Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 53(2):90-101 (2009)	Robert W. Benson		Region 8, Denver, CO	Development of Methodology for Conducting a Cumulative Risk Assessment for Chemicals Causing a Common Adverse Effect
S10HE0036	(1) Development and Use of PBPK Modeling and the Impact of Metabolism on Variability in Dose Metrics for the Risk Assessment of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Journal of Environmental Protection Science, 1:29-51 (2007) (2) Evaluation of Evidence for Infection as a Mode of Action for Induction of Rat Lymphoma Environmental & Molecular Mutagenesis, 49(2):155-164 (2008)	Jane C. Caldwell Jerry N. Blancato Marina V. Evans Jennifer Jinot Jeff S. Gift Danielle DeVoney Fred W. Powers		NCEA, Arlington, VA	Development and Publication of Critical Analyses that Allow for the Risk Assessment of MTBE
S10HE0037	(1) Characterizing Uncertainty and Population Variability in the Toxicokinetics of Trichloroethylene and Metabolites in Mice, Rats, and Humans Using an Updated Database, Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Model, and Bayesian Approach TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY, 241(1):36-60 (2009) (2) Development of an Updated PBPK Model for Trichloroethylene and Metabolites in Mice, and its Application to Discern the Role of Oxidative Metabolism in TCE-Induced Hepatomegaly TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY, 236(3):329-340 (2009)	Weihsueh A. Chiu Marina V. Evans Jane C. Caldwell Miles S. Okino		NCEA, Arlington, VA	Research Critical to Understanding the Metabolism and Mode of Action of the Environmental Contaminant Trichloroethylene
S10HE0042	(1) Fine Oil Combustion Particle Bioavailable Constituents Induce Molecular Profiles of Oxidative Stress, Altered Function and Cellular Injury in Cardiomyocytes Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, 70(21):1824-1837 (2007) (2) Fine Ambient Air Particulate Matter Exposure Induces Molecular Alterations Associated With Vascular Disease Progression Within Plaques of Atherosclerotic Susceptible Mice Inhalation Toxicology, 21(5):394-403 (2009)	Kevin L. Dreher Heather S. Floyd Beena Vallanat	Travis Knuckles Lung-Chi Chen	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Identifying Toxicity Pathways of Vascular Disease Progression and Altered Cardiac Cell Function Following Air Pollution Exposure
S10HE0043	Protein Carbonyl Formation in Response to Propiconazole-Induced Oxidative Stress Journal of Proteome Research, 8(4):2070-2078 (2009)	Yue Ge Maribel Bruno Stephen Nesnow Tanya Moore		NHEERL, ,	Advancing the Application of Toxicoproteomics in the Health Risk Assessment Process
S10HE0046	A Reexamination of the PPAR-a Activation Mode of Action as a Basis for Assessing Human Cancer Risks of Environmental Contaminants Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(11):1664-1672 (2009)	Kathryn Z. Guyton Weihsueh A. Chiu Jennifer Jinot Jane C. Caldwell Cheryl Siegel Scott Thomas F. Bateson Rebecca C. Brown		NCEA, Washington, DC	A Multidisciplinary Review of PPAR-a Activation Science Motivating an Update of Cancer Mechanisms Analysis Methods
S10HE0048	(1) Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolites in Milk, Urine, Saliva, and Serum of Lactating North Carolina Women Envrionmental Health Perspectives, 117(1):86-92 (2009) (2) Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in the Serum and Milk of Breastfeeding Women Reproductive Toxicology, 27(3-4):239-45 (2009) (3) Assays for Endogenous Components of Human Milk: Comparison of Fresh and Frozen Samples and Corresponding Analytes in Serum Journal of Human Lactation, 23(2):144-56 (2007)	Erin Hines Suzanne Fenton Pauline Mendola Judy Schmid Randy Barbee	Antonia Calafat Kayoko Kato K. Kuklenyik Rae Ann Moreland Jennifer Rayner Jack Reidy Manori J. Silva Andre Valcour Ondine von Ehrenstein	NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC	Method Development to Measure Phthalate Monoesters, Perfluorinated Chemicals and Endogenous Compounds in Human Milk
S10HE0050	(1) Modeling Single and Repeated Dose Pharmacokinetics of PFOA in Mice Toxicological Sciences, 107(2):331-341 (2009) (2) Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Perfluorooctanoic Acid During Gestation and Lactation in the Mouse Reproductive Toxicology, 27(3-4):373-386 (2009) (3) Comparing Models for Perfluorooctanoic Acid Pharmacokinetics Using Bayesian Analysis Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 35(6):683-712 (2008)	Chester E. Rodriguez John F. Wambaugh Hugh A. Barton R. Woodrow Setzer Christopher S. Lau Andrew B. Lindstrom R. Dan Zehr Mark J. Strynar	Inchio Lou Roger G. Hanson	NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC	Innovative Modeling of Perfluorooctanoic Acid to Bridge Animals and Humans for Study Design and Risk Assessment
S10HE0055	Disruption of Micro RNA Expression in Human Airway Epithelial Cells by Diesel Exhaust Particles is Linked to Tumorigenesis-Associated Pathways Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(11):1145-1751 (2009)	Melanie Jardim David Diaz-Sanchez Lisa Dailey	Rebecca Fry Ilona Jaspers	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Research Determining In Vitro Epigenetic Effects Associated with Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particles
S10HE0056	Sampling Household Surfaces for Pesticide Residues: Comparison Between a Press Sampler and Solvent-Moistened Wipes Science of the Total Environment, 389:514-521 (2008)	Lisa Jo Melnyk Craig E. Bernard Larry J. Wymer Maurice R. Berry		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	The Development of a Consistent, Reliable Surface Wipe Sampling Technique
S10HE0061	(1) ACToR - Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 233(1):7-13 (2008) (2) The Toxicity Data Landscape for Environmental Chemicals Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(5):685-695 (2009) (3) ACToR Online http://actor.epa.gov (Online database), : (2008)	Richard S. Judson Matthew T. Martin Ann M. Richard David J. Dix Keith A. Houck Vicki Dellarco Philip G. Sayre Shirlee Tan Edwin Smith Todd S. Holderman Thomas Carpenter Tala Henry Robert J. Kavlock	Tommy Cathey Thomas R. Transue Maritja Wolf James Vail Doris Smith Richard M. Spencer Fathi Elloumi	NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing the ACToR System and Quantifying Data Gaps in Our Knowledge of Environmental Chemicals
S10HE0065	High Sensitivity of Children to Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness: Results Using a Rapid Assay of Recreational Water Quality Epidemiology, 19(3):375-383 (2008)	Timothy J. Wade Rebecca L. Calderon Kristin P. Brenner Elizabeth Sams Alfred P. Dufour Rich Haugland Larry Wymer	Michael Beach	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	A Faster Way to Measure Water Quality Demonstrating a High Sensitivity in Children to Swimming-Associated Illness
S10HE0140	One-Month Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Produces Hypertensive Gene Expression Pattern in Healthy Rats Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(1):38-46 (2009)	Urmila P. Kodavanti Mette C. Schladweiler Allen D. Ledbetter Todd Krantz Judy E. Richards William P. Linak Richard H. Jaskot	Reddy R. Gottipolu Edward D. Karoly Abraham Nyska Jo Anne Johnson J. Grace Wallenborn Ronald Thomas	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	A Study that Shows Diesel Exhaust Alters Cardiac Gene Expression Reflecting Contractile Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress
S10IR0073	Contrasting Influence of NADPH and a NADPH-Regenerating System on the Metabolism of Carbonyl-Containing Compounds in Hepatic Microsomes Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 37(9):1801-1805 (2009)	Christopher S. Mazur John F. Kenneke Michael-Rock Goldsmith	Cather Brown	NERL, Athens, GA	Providing Critical Metabolism Data Needed for Accurate Human Risk Assessment
S10MM0079	Development and Evaluation of a Generic Tag Array to Detect and Genotype Noroviruses in Water Journal of Virological Methods, 156(1-2):8-18 (2009)	Nichole Brinkman G. Shay Fout		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing Innovative Detection Methods for Microbial Contaminants in Water
S10MM0080	(1) Profiling Lipid Metabolites Yields Unique Information on Sex- and Time-Dependent Responses of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales Promelas) Exposed to 17a-Ethynylestradiol Metabolomics, 5(1):22-32 (2009) (2) A Direct Cell Quenching Method for Cell-Culture Based Metabolomics Metabolomics, 5(2):199-208 (2009) (3) Spectral Relative Standard Deviation: A Practical Benchmark in Metabolomics Analyst, 134(3):478-485 (2009)	Drew R. Ekman Quincy Teng Timothy W. Collette Gerald T. Ankley Daniel L. Villeneuve Kathleen M. Jensen Michael D. Kahl Elizabeth J. Durhan	Helen M. Parsons Mark R. Viant Wenlin Huang Chalet Tan	NERL, Athens, GA	The Development of Innovative and Novel Approaches for Assessing Risk Due to Chemical Exposures Using Metabolomics
S10MM0083	(1) Phylogenetic Diversity and Molecular Detection of Bacteria in Gull Feces Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Journal), 74(13):3969-3976 (2008) (2) Microbial Diversity and Host-Specific Sequences of Canada Goose Feces Applied and Environmental Microbiology (Journal), 75(18):5919-5926 (2009)	Jorge W. Santo Domingo	Jingrang Lu Thomas Edge Stephen Hill Regina Lamendella	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Development and Application of Methods to Detect Waterfowl Fecal Pollution in Environmental Waters
S10MM0084	Streambed Gravel Collection and Frequency Base Conversion: a Solution to Data Set Sharing Water Resources Research, 45:1-21 (2009)	Mostafa Shirazi Philip R. Kaufmann	John M. Faustini	NHEERL, Corvallis, OR	Scientific Support of EPA's Stream Substrate Monitoring While Solving a Problem that Resisted Solution Since 1920s
S10RA0095	Biologically-Relevant Exposure Science for 21st Century Toxicity Testing Toxicological Sciences, 111(2):226-232 (2009)	Elaine A. Cohen Hubal		NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC	Presenting a Vision for Transforming Exposure Science to Support 21st Century Toxicity Testing and Improve Risk Assessment
S10RA0096	Role of PPARalpha in Mediating the Effects of Trichloroethylene and Metabolites Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 38:857-75 (2008)	Chris Corton		NHEERL, Durham, NC	Exceptional Contribution to Cancer Risk Assessment Activities
S10RA0099	Developments in Direct Thermal Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Fine Aerosols TRAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 26(2):88-102 (2007)	Michael D. Hays Richard J. Lavrich		NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Conceiving Novel Green Analytical Methodologies that Significantly Improve the Characterization of Organic Mass in PM 2.5
S10RA0100	Nanotechnology and In Situ Remediation: A Review of the Benefits and Potential Risks Environmental Health Perspectives (on-line and print), 117:1823-1931 (2009)	Barbara Karn Martha Otto	Todd Kuiken	NCER, Washington, DC	A Review Highlighting an Innovative Environmental Technology Based on Nanotechnology, Discussing Uses and Implications
S10RA0105	The Endocrine Effects of Mercury in Humans and Wildlife Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 39(3):228-269 (2009)	Shirlee Tan Jesse Meiller Kathryn Mahaffey		OPPTS, Washington, DC	A Comprehensive Review of the Endocrine Effects of Mercury Across Taxonomic Groups
S10RA0107	Separation Technologies for the Recovery and Dehydration of Alcohols from Fermentation Broths Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2:553-588 (2008)	Leland M. Vane		NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	State of the Science and Critical Analysis of Separation Technologies for Producing Renewable Alcohol-Based Fuels
S10RM0108	(1) Adsorption and Simultaneous Dechlorination of PCBs by GAC Impregnated with ZVI/Pd Bimetallic Particles: Mechanistic Aspects and Reactive Capping Barrier Concept Environmental Science and Technology, 43(2):488-493 (2009) (2) Effects of Ageing and Oxidation of Palladized Iron Embedded in Activated Carbon on the Dechlorination of 2-Chlorobiphenyl Environmental Science and Technology, 43(11):4137-4142 (2009) (3) Catalytic Role of Palladium and Relative Reactivity of Substituted Chlorines During Adsorption and Treatment of PCBs on Reactive Activated Carbon Environmental Science and Technology, 43(19):7510-7515 (2009)	Souhail Al-Abed	Hyeok Choi Shirish Agarwal	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	First Demonstrating a Possibility of In Situ Cleanup of the EPA's Sites Contaminated with PCBs Using Nanomaterials
S10RM0110	Speciation, Characterization, and Mobility of As, Se, and Hg in Flue Gas Desulphurization Residues Environmental Science and Technology, 42(5):1693-1698 (2008)	Souhail Al-Abed Kirk Scheckel Thabet Tolaymat	Gautham Jegadeesan	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	The Characterization and Speciation of Contaminants in Fresh and Reused FGD Materials for the Purpose of EPA Regulations
S10RM0112	The Watershed Deposition Tool: A Tool for Incorporating Atmospheric Deposition in Water-Quality Analyses Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), 45(4):973-985 (2009)	Donna Schwede Robin Dennis	Mary Ann Bitz	NERL, ,	Developing a Tool to Facilitate the Inclusion of CMAQ Estimates of Atmospheric Deposition in Water Quality Analyses
S10TF0123	(1) Formation of Aqueous Suspensions of Fullerenes eform and paper Environmental Science and Technology, 43(2):330-336 (2009) (2) Colloidal Properties of Aqueous Fullerenes: Isoelectric Points and Aggregation Kinetics of C60 and C60 Derivatives eform and paper Environmental Science and Technology, 43(17):6597-6603 (2009)	Dermont Bouchard Xin Ma	Carl Isaacson	NERL, Athens, GA	Research Elucidating the Fundamental Properties of Fullerene Nanomaterials in the Environment
S10TF0124	(1) The North American Mercury Model Intercomparison Study (NAMMIS): Study Description and Model-to-Model Comparisons Journal of Geophysical Research, 113(D17310):17 (2008) (2) An Analysis of Simulated Wet Depositon of Mercury from the North American Mercury Model Intercomparison Study (NAMMIS) Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(D08301):12 (2009)	O. Russell Bullock, Jr. R. Dwight Atkinson Thomas N. Braverman	Kevin Civerolo Ashu Dastoor Didier Davignon Kristen Lohman Thomas C. Myers Noelle E. Selin Rokjin J. Park Christian Seigneur Krish Vijayaraghavan Jia-Yeong Ku Gopal Sistla	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Conducting a Critical Assessment of Atmospheric Mercury Modeling Accuracy to Support Multiple Agency Goals
S10TF0127	(1) Analysis of Fluorotelomer Alcohols Soils: Optimization of Extraction and Chromatography Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(DOI :10.1016):5347-5354 (2009) (2) Analysis of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Sludge: Method Development and Initial Results Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(DOI:10.1016): (2009)	John W. Washington J. Jackson Ellington Michael P. Neill E. Laurence Libelo	Hoon Yoo Thomas M. Jenkins John J. Evans Sarah C. Hafner	NERL, Athens, GA	Providing Innovative Analytical Methods Resulting in Data to Characterize Fluorinated Chemicals in Soil and Sludge
S10TF0129	Carbonaceous Aerosol Over a Pinus Taeda Forest in Central North Carolina, USA Atmospheric Environment, 43(4):959-969 (2009)	Chris Geron		NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Understanding the Importance of Biogenic VOC and Biomass Burning on Fine Particulate Carbon in the Southeastern U.S.
S10TF0130	Characterization and Aerosol Mass Balance of PM2.5 and PM10 Collected in Conakry, Guinea During the 2004 Harmattan Period Chemosphere/journal article, 12/09(In press):In press (2009)	Scott R. Hedges Jason P. Weinstein Sue Kimbrough		OAR, Washington, DC	A Unique Air-Quality Assessment of Major Pollution Sources in and around Conakry, Republic of Guinea, West Africa
S10TF0135	Estimating the Impact of the 2004 Alaskan Forest Fires on Episodic Particulate Matter Pollution over the Eastern United States through Assimilation of Satellite-Derived Aerosol Optical Depths in a Regional Air Quality Model Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113(D17302):1-14 (2008)	Rohit Mathur		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Systematic Investigation and Quantification of the Impact of Wildfires on Particulate Matter Pollution
S10TF0137	(1) Degradability of an Acrylate-Linked Fluorotelomer Polymer in Soil Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T)/ physical journal on and on line, 43(17):6617-6623 (2009) (2) Response to Comments on "Degradability of an Acrylate-Linked Fluorotelomer Polymer in Soil Enivronmental Science & Technology (ES&T)/on line, as soon as publishable, : (2009)	John W. Washington J. Jackson Ellington	Thomas M. Jenkins John J. Evans Sarah C. Hafner Hoon Yoo	NERL, Athens, GA	Challenging Experimental and Modeling Research to Determine that Fluorotelomer Polymers Can Degrade
S10TF0138	Light-Initiated Transformations of Fullerenol in Aqueous Media Environmental Science & Technology, 43(24):9155-9160 (2009)	Richard G. Zepp	Lingjun Kong O'Niell Tedrow Yau Fong (Kyle) Chan	NERL, Athens, GA	Developing Creative Tools to Evaluate Light-Induced Mineralization of Carbon Nanomaterials in Aquatic Environments
Key to Acronyms used in the above Table OA Office of the Administrator NERL National Exposure Research Laboratory NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory NRMRL National Risk Management Research Laboratory OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards OPP Office of Pesticide Programs ORIA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air OSCP Office of Science Coordination and Policy ORCR Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery *Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented in the EPA nomination.