2011 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-Five
Nom. ID	Publication Title & Full Citation	Eligible Authors	Ineligible Authors	Lab/Office/Institution	Citation
S11CS0002	Biodegradability of Lingering Crude Oil 19 Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Peer-reviewed research article, 44(19):7613-7621 (2010)	Albert D. Venosa	Pablo Campo Makram T. Suidan	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Proving Bioremediation of Lingering Crude Oil is Achievable Despite Undergoing Significant Weathering for 19 Years
S11EP0005	Maximizing Empower on a Human-Dominated Planet: the Role of Exotic Spartina Ecological Engineering, 35(4):463-486 (2009)	Daniel Campbell	Hong-fang Lu George A. Knox Howard T. Odum	NHEERL, Narragansett, RI	Leading the Way Toward Integrative Socioeconomic and Ecological Systems Analysis of Environmental Problems
S11EP0009	(1) Introduction to Economic Jargon and Decision Tools Book, : (2009) (2) A Closer Look at Valuation Methods and Their Uses Book, : (2009) (3) Using Hedonic Modeling to Value AMD Remediation in the Cheat River Watershed Book, : (2009)	Hale W. Thurston Matthew T. Heberling James M. Williamson	Alyse Schrecongost	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Research Showing How Economics Can Be Used to Value Ecosystem Services and Support Local Watershed Management
S11ER0015	(1) Influence of Taxonomic Relatedness and Chemical Mode of Action in Acute Interspecies Estimation Models for Aquatic Species Environmental Sciences  and Technology, 44(19):7711-7716 (2010) (2) Standardizing Acute Toxicity Data for Use in Ecotoxicology Models: Influence of Test Type, Life Stage and Concentration Reporting Ecotoxicology, 18(7):918-928 (2010)	Sandy Raimondo Mace Barron Deborah Vivian Crystal Jackson		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Development, Validation, and Uncertainty Analyses of Interspecies Correlation Estimation Models for Aquatic Species
S11ER0026	(1) Sediment Microbial Enzyme Activity as an Indicator of Nutrient Limitation in the Great Rivers of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Biogeochemistry, 97:195-209 (2010) (2) Microbial Enzyme Activity, Nutrient Uptake and Nutrient Limitation in Forested Streams Freshwater Biology, 55:1005-1019 (2010) (3) Ecoenzymatic Stoichiometry of Microbial Organic Matter Nutrient Acquisition in Soil and Sediment Nature, 462:795-799 (2009)	Brian H. Hill Colleen M. Elonen Frank H. McCormick Terri M. Jicha David W. Bolgrien Mary F. Moffett	Robert L. Sinsabaugh Jennifer J. Follstad Shah Bret C. Harvey Sherri L. Johnson Melvin L. Warren	NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Development of a Novel Indicator of Ecosystem Function: Microbial Acquisition of Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
S11ER0028	The Western Airborne Contaminant Assessment Project (WACAP): an Interdisciplinary Evaluation of the Impacts of Airborne Contaminants in Western U.S. National Parks Environmental Science & Technology (Feature Article), 44(3):855-859 (2010)	Dixon H. Landers	Staci Simonich Dan Jaffe Don Campbell Linda Geiser Carl Schreck Adam Schwindt Michael Kent Will Hafner Howard E. Taylor Kimberly Hageman Sascha Usenko Luke Ackerman Jill Schrlau Neil Rose Tamara Blett Marilyn Erway	NHEERL, Corvallis, OR	Innovative Design, Implementation and Synthesis Assessing Impact of Airborne Contaminants on Western National Parks
S11HE0037	Regression Calibration for Classical Exposure Measurement Error in Environmental Epidemiology Studies Using Multiple Local Surrogate Exposures American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(3):344-352 (2010)	Thomas F. Bateson J. Michael Wright		NCEA, Washington, DC	Development of Methods to Improve the Quantitative Application of Epidemiologic Data in Health Risk Assessments
S11HE0042	Effect of Size-Fractional on the Toxicity of Amosite and Libby Amphibole Asbestos Toxicological Sciences, 118(2):420-434 (2010)	Robert Devlin Amy Bern Andrew Ghio Lisa Dailey	Kelly Duncan Danielle Padilla-Carlin Eugene Gibbs Victor Roggli	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Comparing the Toxicity of Libby Asbestos with Reference Amosite Asbestos
S11HE0045	PAVA: Physiological and Anatomical Visual Analytics for Mapping of Tissue-Specific Concentration and Time-Course Data Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 37(3):277-287 (2010)	Michael-Rock Goldsmith Daniel T. Chang Rogelio Tornero-Velez Michael S. Breen Curtis C. Dary	Thomas R. Transue	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Development of Visual Tools and Analytics within the Human Health Risk Assessment Paradigm
S11HE0046	(1) Aging and Susceptibility to Toluene in Rats: A Pharmacokinetic, Biomarker, and Physiological Approach J. Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, 73:301-318 (2010) (2) Cardiac and Thermal Homeostasis in the Aging Brown Norway Rat J. Gerontology-Biological Sciences, 63:1307-1313 (2008)	Christopher J. Gordon Urmila P. Kodavanti Robert C. MacPhail Elaina M. Kenyon Judy E. Richards Mike Devito Mette C. Schladweiler Cina M. Mack	Reddy R. Gottipolu Ronald Thomas Jonathan H. Shannahan Abraham Nyska	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Providing Data to the Agency That Supports Increased Concerns for the Aged Population in Risk Assessment
S11HE0047	Analysis of Eight Oil Spill Dispersants Using Rapid, In Vitro Tests for Endocrine and Other Biological Activity Environmental Science and Technology, 55(15):5979-5985 (2010)	Richard Judson Matthew Martin David Reif David Dix Keith Houck Thomas Knudsen Robert Kavlock	Menghang Xia Ruili Huang Srilatha Sakamura Paul Shinn Daniel Rotroff Christopher Austin	NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC	Rapid Assessment of Toxicity of Oil Spill Dispersants to Aid In Decision Making during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
S11HE0050	Development of a Quantitative Model Incorporating Key Events in a Hepatotoxic Mode of Action to Predict Liver Tumor Incidence Toxicological Sciences, 115(1):253-266 (2010)	Nicholas S. Luke Reeder L. Sams, II Hisham A. El-Masri Michael J. Devito Rory Conolly		NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC	Development of Computational Toxicology Methods to Investigate the Role of Mode of Action in Risk Assessment
S11HE0051	Differences Between Human and Rat Intestinal and Hepatic Bisphenol a Glucuronidation and the Influence of Alamethicin on In vitro Kinetic Measurements Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 38(12):2232-2238 (2010)	Christopher S. Mazur John F. Kenneke Janet K. Hess-Wilson John C. Lipscomb		NERL, Athens, GA	Providing Critical BPA Metabolism Data Needed for Human-Health Risk Assessment
S11HE0052	Evaluating Cumulative Organophosphorus Pesticide Body Burden of Children: A National Case Study Environmental Science and Technology Journal, 43(20):7924-7930 (2009)	Devon Payne-Sturges Daniel A. Axelrad Tracey J. Woodruff, MPH	Jonathan Cohen Rosemary Castorina	NCER, Washington, DC	Advancing Health-Risk Interpretation of Biomonitoring Data for Evaluation of Policy Actions to Protect Children's Health
S11HE0054	Endocrine Profiling and Prioritization of Environmental Chemicals Using ToxCast Data Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(12):1714-1720 (2010)	David Reif Richard Judson Keith Houck Matthew Martin Robert Kavlock David Dix Shirlee Tan Thomas Knudsen Ann Richard		NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing the ToxPi, a Flexible and Transparent Decision-Support Tool for Chemical Profiling and Prioritization Needs
S11HE0057	Perturbation of Lipids and Glucose Metabolism Associated with Previous 2,4-D Exposure: a Cross-Sectional Study of NHANES III data, 1988-1994 Environmental Health, Electronic, 9:11 (2010)	Dina M. Schreinemachers		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	A Contribution to the Health and Well-Being of the Environment and the Public
S11HE0058	(1) An Observational Study of the Potential for Human Exposures to Pet-Borne Diazinon Residues Following Lawn Applications Environmental Research, 107:336-342 (2008) (2) Movement of Diazinon Residues into Homes Following Applications of a Granular Formulation to Residential Lawns Book Chapter, 1015:143-162 (2009)	Daniel M. Stout, II Marsha K. Morgan Peter P. Egeghy Paul A. Jones Jianping Xue	Dana B. Barr	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Identifying Unique Important Routes of Movement and Pathways of Human Exposure in the Residential Environment
S11HE0059	(1) Multimedia Measurements and Activity Patterns in an Observational Pilot Study of Nine Young Children Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 18(1):31-44 (2008) (2) Organophosphorus and Pyrethroid Insecticide Urinary Metabolite Concentrations in Young Children Living in a Southeastern United States City The Science of the Total Environment, 408:1145-1153 (2010) (3) Methodologies for Estimating Cumulative Human Exposures to Current-Use Pyrethroid Pesticides Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, : (2010)	Nicolle S. Tulve Peter P. Egeghy Roy C. Fortmann Donald A. Whitaker Jianping Xue Linda S. Sheldon Jeff Evans Carry W. Croghan	Luke P. Naeher Marcia G. Nishioka Aaron Hilliard Dana B. Barr Olorunfemi Adetona Larry L. Needham Elizabeth Bozeman	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Innovative Approaches to Characterize Exposure to Pesticides by Children Ages 4-6 in Their Everyday Environments
S11HE0060	Exposure to Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite Ore and Respiratory Symptoms Among Individuals who were Children While the Mine was Active in Libby, Montana Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), 118(7):1033-1038 (2010)	Lisa C. Vinikoor-Imler Thomas F. Bateson	Theodore C. Larson Linda Birnbaum	NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC	Evaluation of Associations Between Respiratory Symptoms and Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite Exposure among Children
S11IR0065	Toxicity Equivalency Values for Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixtures Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(3):529-534 (2008)	Lawrence P. Burkhard Marta T. Lukasewycz		NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Improving the Understanding of the Toxicology of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixtures
S11IR0066	(1) A Framework for Fully Integrating Environmental Assessments Environmental Management, 42(4):543-556 (2008) (2) A Theory of Practice for Environmental Assessment Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 4(4):478-485 (2008)	Susan M. Cormier Glenn W. Suter, II		NCEA, Cincinnati, OH	A Fully Integrated Theory and Framework for Health and Ecological Assessments to Better Inform Decisions
S11MM0079	Estimating Chlorophyll Conditions in Southern New England Coastal Waters from Hyperspectral Aircraft Remote Sensing Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments/Book Chapter CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Sui, :20 (2010)	Darryl J. Keith		NHEERL, Narragansett, RI	Applying Hyperspectral Remote Sensing to Assess Chlorophyll Condition in New England Coastal Waters
S11MM0081	Monitoring Agricultural Cropping Patterns Across the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin Using MODIS-NDVI Data International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 12:81-88 (2010)	John G. Lyon Ross S. Lunetta	Yang Shao Jaynatha Ediriwickrema	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Original Research for Agricultural Cropland Monitoring in Support of Modeling and Assessment Activities across the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin
S11MM0088	Development of a U.S. EPA Drinking Water Method for the Analysis of Selected Perfluoroalkyl Acids by Solid-Phase Extraction and LC-MS-MS Journal of Chromatographic Science, 47(1):3-11 (2009)	Jody A. Shoemaker Paul E. Grimmett	Brenda Boutin	OTHER, Research Triangle Park, NC	Development of a Sensitive and Specific Method to Measure Perfluorinated Alklyl Acids in Drinking Water
S11MM0092	Aerostat Sampling of PCDD/PCDF Emissions from the Gulf Oil Spill In Situ Burns Environmental Science & Technology, 44(24):9431-9437 (2010 (web))	Brian Gullet	Johanna Aurell	NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Quantifying PCDD/PCDF Emissions from the Gulf Oil Spill In Situ Burns with an Aerostat-Lofted Sampler
S11RA0098	Development of a Computer-Assisted Personal Interview Software System for Collection of Tribal Fish Consumption Data Risk Analysis, online and hard copy, 30(12):1833-1841 (2010)	Ann H. Williams Lon Kissinger Roseanne Lorenzana	Beth Mittl Merwyn Lasrado Samuel Iwenofu Vanessa Olivo Cynthia Helba Pauline Capoeman	NHEERL, Chapel Hill, NC	Software Development Providing Tribes with Capability to Monitor Food Consumption Rates and Satisfy EPA Guidance
S11RA0101	Natural Gas Plays in the Marcellus Shale: Challenges and Potential Opportunities Environmental Science & Technology, 44(n/a):5679-5684 (2010 (web))	David M. Kargbo Ron G. Wilhelm David J. Campbell		OTHER, Philadelphia, PA	Synthesis of the Opportunities and Challenges from Development of Shale Gas Fields by Hydraulic Fracturing
S11RA0104	Nitrogen Effects on Coastal Marine Ecosystems Book Chapter in J.L. Hatfield and R.F. Follett (Eds.), Nitrogen in the Environment: Sources, Problems, and Management, 2008(10):271-332 (2008)	John R. Kelly		NHEERL, Duluth, MN	A Synthesis of Knowledge on Responses to Nitrogen Loading that Informs Coastal Nutrient Criteria Development
S11RA0105	Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants and Current Issues Analytical Chemistry, 81(12):4645-4677 (2009)	Susan D. Richardson		NERL, Athens, GA	Providing an Extensive Review on Water Analysis of Emerging Environmental Contaminants and Current Issues
S11RA0107	Chapter 20: Internal Corrosion and Deposition Control Peer-reviewed book. Water Quality and Treatment: A Handbook of Community Water Supplies. Sixth ed. J.K. Edzwald, editor., : (2010)	Michael R. Schock Darren A. Lytle		NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Critical Analysis of Corrosion and Presentation of Guidance for Solving Drinking-Water Corrosion and Scaling
S11RA0110	Traditional Mould Analysis Compared to a DNA-based Method of Mould Analysis Critical Reviews in Microbiology, ISSN 1040-(D01: 10 3109/10):1-10 (2010)	Stephen Vesper		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Creating and Documenting the Scientific Framework that can Produce a More Sustainable Built Environment
S11RA0114	The Salmonella Mutagenicity Assay: The Stethoscope of Genetic Toxicology for the 21st Century Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(11):1515-1522 (2010)	David M. DeMarini Larry D. Claxton	Gisela de A. Umbuzeiro	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Review of the Salmonella Mutagenicity Assay and How it Informs the Development of 21st Century Toxicology Assays
S11SI0119	(1) A National Assessment of Green Infrastructure and Change for the Conterminous United States Using Morphological Image Processing Landscape and Urban Planning, 94:186-195 (2010) (2) Temporal Change in Fragmentation of Continental US Forests Landscape Ecology, 23:891-898 (2008)	James D. Wickham Timothy G. Wade	Kurt H. Ritters Collin Homer Peter Vogt	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Development of Models for Temporal Analysis of Green Infrastructure Dynamics in Support of Sustainable Communities
S11TF0120	Seasonal Monoterpene and Sesquiterpene Emissions from Pinus Taeda and Pinus Virginiana Atmospheric Environment, 44(34):4240-4251 (2010)	Chris D. Geron Robert R. Arnts		NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC	New Knowledge and Emission Factors for Important Atmospheric Pollutant Precursors from Biological Sources in the U.S.
S11TF0124	Parameterization of N205 Reaction Probabilities on the Surface of Particles Containing Ammonium, Sulfate, and Nitrate Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 8:5295-5311 (2008)	Prakash Bhave Kristen Foley	Jerry Davis	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Improving the Agency's Ability to Predict Atmospheric Concentrations of Particulate Nitrate
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.