2019
1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant: State of the science and evaluation of research needs
Godri Pollitt K, Kim JH, Peccia J, Elimelech M, Zhang Y, Charkoftaki G, Hodges B, Zucker I, Huang H, Deziel N, Murphy K, Ishii M, Johnson CH, Boissevain A, O'Keefe E, Anastas P, Orlicky D, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. 1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant: State of the science and evaluation of research needs. The Science Of The Total Environment 2019, 690: 853-866. PMID: 31302550, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalytical detectionHigh priority chemicalsChemical interactionWater contaminantsEnvironmental fateChlorinated solventsDioxanePriority chemicalsMaximum contaminant levelCommon adsorptionTreatment technologiesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyContaminantsChemical characteristicsHuman health effectsContaminant levelsProbable human carcinogenEnvironmental Protection AgencyState maximum contaminant levelWidespread contaminationHealth effectsEffective public health policiesWater supplyRoute of exposureAdsorption
2018
Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber
Perkins AN, Inayat-Hussain SH, Deziel NC, Johnson CH, Ferguson SS, Garcia-Milian R, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber. Environmental Research 2018, 169: 163-172. PMID: 30458352, PMCID: PMC6396308, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynthetic turf fieldsCrumb rubber infillEuropean Chemicals AgencyOrganic chemicalsUS EPAADMET PredictorRubber infillUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyFuture exposure studiesChemical constituentsStates Environmental Protection AgencyHazardous chemicalsComputational toxicologyChemical componentsVinyl chlorideChemicalsPriority carcinogensTurf fieldsToxicology assessmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyCarcinogenic chemicalsChemicals AgencyExposure studiesECHA databasePotential carcinogenicity