2012 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Awarded Nominations

Level II awards - are for those 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. Awarded research has timely consequences and contributes as an important scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study. The 2012 STAA awards are non-monetary.

     

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of Ten
Nom. ID	Publication Title & Full Citation	Eligible/Ineligible Authors	Lab/Office/Institution	Citation
S12ER0012	(1) Physiological Responses to Fertilization Recorded in Tree Rings: Isotopic Lessons From a Long-Term Fertilization Trial Ecological Applications, 19(4):1044-1060 (2009) (2) Interpreting Tree Responses to Thinning and Fertilization Using Tree-Ring Stable Isotopes New Phytologist, 190(3):770-782 (2011)	J. Renée Brooks Rob Coulombe (Non-EPA) Alan K. Mitchell (Non-EPA)	NHEERL, Corvallis, OR	Understanding Carbon Sequestration Responses for Forests to Management and Climate Change Using Stable Isotopes
S12ER0029	(1) Effort and Potential Efficiencies for Aquatic Non-Native Species Early Detection Journal - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 68:2064-2079 (2011) (2) Exploiting Habitat and Gear Patterns for Efficient Detection of Rare and Non-Native Benthos and Fish in Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems Journal - Aquatic Invasions, 4:651-667 (2009)	Anett S. Trebitz Joel C. Hoffman John R. Kelly Corlis W. West Gregory S. Peterson	NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Developing Recommendations for Comprehensive Non-Indigenous Species Monitoring Designs for the Great Lakes
S12ER0030	A Transcriptomics-based Biological Framework for Studying Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption in Small Fish Species Aquatic Toxicity, 98(3):230-244 (2010)	Rong-Lin Wang David Bencic Dan Villeneuve Gerald Ankley Jim Lazorchak Stephen Edwards	NERL, Cincinnati, OH	A Biological Framework for Studying the Toxicity of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
S12HE0035	Peat Bog Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Rural North Carolina Is Associated with Cardio-Pulmonary Emergency Department Visits Assessed through Syndromic Surveillance Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(10):1415-1420 (2011)	Ana G. Rappold Susan L. Stone Wayne E. Cascio Robert B. Devlin Lucas M. Neas Vasu J. Kilaru James J. Szykman Martha Sue Carraway Amy Ising (Non-EPA) William E. Cleve (Non-EPA) Lana Deyneka (Non-EPA) Heather Vaughan-Batten (Non-EPA) John T. Meredith (Non-EPA)	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Demonstrating the Impact of Wildfires on Human Health
S12HE0042	(1) Gender and Species Differences in Triadimefon Metabolism by Rodent Hepatic Microsomes Toxicology Letters, 193:101-107 (2010) (2) Development and Application of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Triadimefon and Its Metabolite Triadimenol in Rats and Humans Toxicology Letters, 205:154-162 (2011)	John F. Kenneke Matthew W. Henderson Susan R. Crowell (Non-EPA) Jeffrey W. Fisher (Non-EPA)	NERL, Athens, GA	Developing an Integrated-Data Collection and Modeling Approach for Improving Chemical Risk Assessment
S12IR0059	(1) Probabilistic Modeling of Dietary Arsenic Exposure and Dose and Evaluation with 2003-2004 NHANES Data Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(3):345-350 (2010) (2) Methyl Mercury Exposure from Fish Consumption in Vulnerable Racial/Ethnic Populations: Probabilistic SHEDS-Dietary Model Analyses using 1999-2006 NHANES and 1990-2002 TDS data Science of the Total Environment, : (2011)	Jianping Xue Valerie Zartarian Shi Liu Andrew Geller Sheng-Wei Wang (Non-EPA) Panos Georgopolous (Non-EPA)	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Probabilistic Exposure Modeling for Arsenic and Methyl Mercury to Inform Regulatory and Community Decision Making
S12MM0064	(1) Development and Validation of Rapid Assessment Indices of Condition for Coastal Tidal Wetlands in Southern New England, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 182:31-46 (2011) (2) Development of a Reference Coastal Wetland set in Southern New England (USA) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 161:583-598 (2010) (3) Soil Respiration Rates in Coastal Marshes Subject to Increasing Watershed Nitrogen Loads in Southern New England, USA Wetlands, 29(3):952-963 (2009)	Cathleen Wigand Rick McKinney Marty Chintala Suzanne Lussier Roxanne L. Johnson Stephen Ryba Patricia Brennan (Non-EPA) Bruce Carlisle (Non-EPA) Jan Smith (Non-EPA) Marc Carullo (Non-EPA) Debra Fillis Ryba (Non-EPA) Mark H. Stolt (Non-EPA) James Heltshe (Non-EPA) Matthew Holt (Non-EPA) Mike Charpentier (Non-EPA)	NHEERL, Narragansett, IR	Development, Advancement and Implementation of Methods for Assessment of Coastal Wetland Conditions
S12OR0075	(1) Characterization and Application of a Chlorine Microelectrode for Measuring Monochloramine Within a Biofilm Sensors and Actuators B:  Chemical, 145(2):734-743 (2010) (2) Free Chlorine and Monochloramine Application to Nitrifying Biofilm: Comparison of Biofilm Penetration, Activity, and Viability Environmental Science & Technology, 45(4):1412-1419 (2011) (3) Effect of Free Ammonia Concentration on Monochloramine Penetration within a Nitrifying Biofilm and Its Effect on Activity, Viability and Recovery Water Research, 46(3):882-894 (2011)	Jonathan G. Pressman David G. Wahman Woo Hyoung Lee (Non-EPA) Paul L. Bishop (Non-EPA)	NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH	Development and Application of a Monochloramine Microelectrode for Biofilm Monotoring in Chloranminated Water System
S12TF0098	Environmental Footprint of Pharmaceuticals: the Significance of Factors Beyond Direct Excretion to Sewers Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 28(12):2495-2521 (2009)	Christian Daughton Ilene S. Ruhoy (Non-EPA)	NERL, Las Vegas, NV	Factors Determining the Environmental Footprint of Pharmaceuticals and Sustainable Approaches for Medication Waste
S12TF0106	(1) Concentrations, Distrbution and Persistence of Perfluoroalkylates in Sludge-Applied Soils Near Decatur, Alabama, USA Environmental Science & Technology, 44:8390-8396 (2010) (2) Concentrations, Distrbution and Persistence of Fluorotelomer Alcohols in Sludge-Applied Soils Near Decatur, Alabama, USA Environmental Science & Technology, 44:8397-8402 (2010) (3) Quantitative Determination of Perfluorochemicals and Fluorotelomer Alcohols in Plants from Biosolid-Amended Fields using LC/MS/MS and GC/MS Environmental Science & Technology, 45:7985-7990 (2011)	John W. Washington Jackson J. Ellington Laurence E. Libelo Michael P. Neill Hoon Yoo (Non-EPA) Thomas M. Jenkins (Non-EPA)	NERL, Athens, GA	Documenting the Occurrence of Polyfluoro-Compounds in Biosolids-Applied Agricultural Soils and Their Accumulations in Plants
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 ORCR Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery OSCP Office of Science Coordination and Policy *Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented in the EPA nomination.