After publication of this work [1], we noted errors in grant funding acknowledged. NIEHS R01 HD31544 is an incorrect number and should be replaced with NIEHS R01 ES013527; NIEHS 1P01 ES02284401 contains a typo and should be changed to NIEHS P01 ES022841. Finally, USEPA P20 STAR RD83467801 and RD 83543601 are inconsistent with grant numbers listed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s da...

Under the terms of the Clean Water Act, criteria for the protection of human health (Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria [HHWQC]) are traditionally derived using equations recommended by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that include parameters for exposure assessment. To derive "adequately protective" HHWQC, USEPA proposes the use of default values for these parameters tha...

A Raoult’s law-based screening-level assessment methodology was developed to calculate the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risks from ingestion of coal tar-contaminated water and it was applied to ten coal tars obtained from sites in the eastern United States. This approach provides a simple risk screening based on the conservative assumptions of Tier 1 in both the ASTM RBCA methodology and th...

Pollution of surface water with harmful chemicals and eutrophication of rivers and lakes with excess nutrients are serious environmental concerns. The U.S. Environmental Protec‐ tion Agency (USEPA) estimated that 53% of the 27% assessed rivers and streams miles and 69% of the 45% assessed lakes, ponds, and reservoirs acreage in the nation are impaired (USEPA, 2010). In Mississippi, 57% of the 5...

Elevated nutrients and sediments are the main factors contributing to the poor biological condition measured in over 40% of US waters, highlighting the need for criteria that can aid management efforts to protect or restore the quality of US waters. A large amount of literature on nutrient criteria has been generated since the USEPA called for their development in 1998. Our objective was to exa...

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) utilized the High Production Volume Chemical Information System (HPVIS) to address specific community health concerns from the state and local government perspective. The HPVIS system was utilized to help prioritize chemicals for additional follow-up and evaluation. Facilities using chemicals selected for additional follow-up, bas...

Static headspace analysis can provide reasonably good sensitivity for halogenated hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds. But USEPA Method 524.2 Revision 4 requires the evaluation of several analytes containing different functional groups such as ketones, ethers, and esters. Such compounds can be particularly difficult to analyze at low concentration using static headspace due to the affinity of p...