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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Urinary arsenic concentration, airway inflammation, and lung function in the U.S. adult population

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 20 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Yu-Hsuan Shih, Maria Argos, Mary E. Turyk

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Mothers and children are related, even in exposure to chemicals present in common consumer products

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 21 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Gudrun Koppen, Eva Govarts, Guido Vanermen, Stefan Voorspoels, Malarvannan Govindan, Marie-Christine Dewolf, Elly Den Hond, Pierre Biot, Ludwine Casteleyn, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Gerda Schwedler, Jürgen Angerer, Holger M. Koch, Birgit K. Schindler, Argelia Castaño, Marta Esteban López, Ovnair Sepai, Karen Exley, Louis Bloemen, Lisbeth E. Knudsen

      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Using dengue epidemics and local weather in Bali, Indonesia to predict imported dengue in Australia

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 18 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Zhiwei Xu, Hilary Bambrick, Laith Yakob, Gregor Devine, Francesca D. Frentiu, Rina Marina, Pandji Wibawa Dhewantara, Roy Nusa, R. Tedjo Sasmono, Wenbiao Hu

      Abstract
      Background

      Although the association between dengue in Bali, Indonesia, and imported dengue in Australia has been widely asserted, no study has quantified this association so far.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Analysis of the elements and metals in multiple generations of electronic cigarette atomizers

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 14 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Monique Williams, Krassimir N. Bozhilov, Prue Talbot

      Abstract
      Background

      Since their release in 2004, electronic cigarettes (ECs) and their atomizers have undergone significant evolution.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Exposure to environmental toxicants reducesglobal N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation and alters expression of RNA methylation modulator genes

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 14 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Akin Cayir, Timothy M. Barrow, Liqiong Guo, Hyang-Min Byun

      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Toxicological assessment of phthalates and their alternatives using human keratinocytes

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Hyungjoo Kim, KeeSoo Nam, Sunhwa Oh, Seogho Son, Donghwan Jeon, Myung Chan Gye, Incheol Shin

  7. The transfer characteristics of heavy metals in electronic cigarette liquid

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 3 May 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Chae-Jin Na, Sang-Hee Jo, Ki-Hyun Kim, Jong-Ryeul Sohn, Youn-Suk Son

  8. Inorganic arsenic exposure and neuropsychological development of children of 4–5 years of age living in Spain

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 29 April 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Antonio J. Signes-Pastor, Jesús Vioque, Eva M. Navarrete-Muñoz, Manus Carey, Miguel García-Villarino, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Adonina Tardón, Loreto Santa-Marina, Amaia Irizar, Maribel Casas, Mònica Guxens, Sabrina Llop, Raquel Soler-Blasco, Manoli García-de-la-Hera, Margaret R. Karagas, Andrew A. Meharg

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Metal concentrations in electronic cigarette aerosol: Effect of open-system and closed-system devices and power settings

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 22 April 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Di Zhao, Ana Navas-Acien, Vesna Ilievski, Vesna Slakovich, Pablo Olmedo, Bernat Adria-Mora, Arce Domingo-Relloso, Angela Aherrera, Norman J. Kleiman, Ana M. Rule, Markus Hilpert

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  10. Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals – arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 25 December 2018

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Herman J. Gibb, Aaron Barchowsky, David Bellinger, P. Michael Bolger, Clark Carrington, Arie H. Havelaar, Shilpi Oberoi, Yu Zang, Keri O’Leary, Brecht Devleesschauwer

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Adverse effects of hexaclorobenzene exposure in children

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 27 March 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Lina Casadó, Juan Pedro Arrebola, Andrés Fontalba, Araceli Muñoz

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Chlorinated persistent organic pollutants and type 2 diabetes - A population-based study with pre- and post- diagnostic plasma samples

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 19 April 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Andreas Tornevi, Johan Sommar, Panu Rantakokko, Agneta Åkesson, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Hannu Kiviranta, Olov Rolandsson, Lars Rylander, Maria Wennberg, Ingvar A. Bergdahl

      Abstract
      Background

      Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but causality is uncertain.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Organophosphate hydrolase conjugated UiO-66-NH2 MOF based highly sensitive optical detection of methyl parathion

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 19 April 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Jyotsana Mehta, Sarita Dhaka, Ashok K. Paul, Siddavattam Dayananda, Akash Deep

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Potential use of ZnO@activated carbon nanocomposites for the adsorptive removal of Cd2+ ions in aqueous solutions

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: June 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 173

      Author(s): Sarita Alhan, Monika Nehra, Neeraj Dilbaghi, Nitin Kumar Singhal, Ki-Hyun Kim, Sandeep Kumar

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  15. Bisphenol A and adiposity measures in peripubertal boys from the INMA-Granada cohort

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: June 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 173

      Author(s): Vicente Mustieles, Maribel Casas, Patricia Ferrando-Marco, Olga Ocón-Hernández, Iris Reina-Pérez, Andrea Rodríguez-Carrillo, Fernando Vela-Soria, Rocío Pérez-Lobato, Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz, Carmen Freire, Nicolás Olea, Mariana F. Fernández

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Factors affecting interpretation of national biomonitoring data from multiple countries: BPA as a case study

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: June 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 173

      Author(s): Judy S. LaKind, Tyler Pollock, Daniel Q. Naiman, Sungroul Kim, Audra Nagasawa, Janine Clarke

      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Monitoring dioxins and furans in plasma of individuals living near a hazardous waste incinerator: Temporal trend after 20 years

    • Environmental Research

    • Author(s): Martí Nadal, Montse Mari, Marta Schuhmacher, José L. Domingo The concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analyzed in 40 plasma samples of individuals living in zones under potential influence of the emissions of a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) (Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain). Samples corresponded to subjects of different gender, age and specific areas of residence.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  18. Manganese exposure and association with hormone imbalance in children living near a ferro-manganese alloy plant

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Nathália R. dos Santos, Juliana L.G. Rodrigues, Matheus J. Bandeira, Ana Laura dos S. Anjos, Cecília de Freitas S. Araújo, Luis Fernando.F. Adan, José A. Menezes-Filho

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  19. Comparison of bone lead measured via portable x-ray fluorescence across and within bones

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Aaron J. Specht, Aisha S. Dickerson, Marc G. Weisskopf

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  20. Longitudinal changes during pregnancy in gut microbiota and methylmercury biomarkers, and reversal of microbe-exposure correlations

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Sarah E. Rothenberg, Carol L. Wagner, Bashir ‎Hamidi, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Levels and temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) from the southern Barents Sea

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Stepan Boitsov, Bjørn Einar Grøsvik, Guri Nesje, Ketil Malde, Jarle Klungsøyr

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  22. Zerovalent iron-sand filtration can reduce the concentration of multiple antimicrobials in conventionally treated reclaimed water

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Prachi Kulkarni, Greg A. Raspanti, Anthony Q. Bui, Rhodel N. Bradshaw, Kalmia E. Kniel, Pei C. Chiu, Manan Sharma, Amir Sapkota, Amy R. Sapkota

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  23. Production of an upgraded lignin-derived bio-oil using the clay catalysts of bentonite and olivine and the spent FCC in a bench-scale fixed bed pyrolyzer

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Donghoon Ro, Hoda Shafaghat, Seong-Ho Jang, Hyung Won Lee, Sang-Chul Jung, Jungho Jae, Jin Sun Cha, Young-Kwon Park

      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Clark Carrington, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Herman J. Gibb, P. Michael Bolger

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  25. The relationship of urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid concentrations in utero and during childhood with adiposity in 4-year-old children

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: May 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 172

      Author(s): Kyung-Shin Lee, Young Ah Lee, Yun Jeong Lee, Choong ho Shin, Youn-Hee Lim, Yun-Chul Hong

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues