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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. Exposure to metals and semivolatile organic compounds in Australian fire stations

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 16 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Engelsman Michelle, Milena F. Snoek, P.W. Banks Andrew, Cantrell Phillip, Wang Xianyu, Toms Leisa-Maree, Darren J. Koppel

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Lifelong exposure to multiple stressors through different environmental pathways for European populations

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 16 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Naixin Li, Rainer Friedrich, Cara N. Maesano, Emanuela Medda, Sonia Brescianini, Maria Antonietta Stazi, Clive E. Sabel, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Blood metal levels and early childhood anthropometric measures in a cohort of Canadian children

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 12 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Jillian Ashley-Martin, Linda Dodds, Tye E. Arbuckle, Bruce Lanphear, Gina Muckle, Maryse F. Bouchard, Mandy Fisher, Elizabeth Asztalos, Warren Foster, Stefan Kuhle

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Stability, biological treatment and UV photolysis of 18 bisphenols under laboratory conditions

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 13 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Ana Kovačič, Marjeta Česen, Maria Laimou-Geraniou, Dimitra Lambropoulou, Tina Kosjek, David Heath, Ester Heath

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Maternal urinary cadmium, glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 7 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Megan E. Romano, Lisa G. Gallagher, Brian P. Jackson, Emily Baker, Margaret R. Karagas

      Abstract
      Background

      Exposure to cadmium may contribute to the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and glucose intolerance during pregnancy.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Occurrence, fate and risk assessment of BPA and its substituents in wastewater treatment plant: A review

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 7 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Yu Hu, Qingqing Zhu, Xueting Yan, Chunyang Liao, Guibin Jiang

      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Nasal lavages as a tool for monitoring exposure to organic pollutants

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 6 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Miguel Velázquez-Gómez, Silvia Lacorte

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. A multi-residue method for GC-MS determination of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals in fish and seafood from European and North African markets

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 5 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Abdelmonaim Azzouz, Laura Palacios Colón, Badredine Souhail, Evaristo Ballesteros

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Turmeric means “yellow” in Bengali: Lead chromate pigments added to turmeric threaten public health across Bangladesh

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 6 September 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Jenna E. Forsyth, Syeda Nurunnahar, Sheikh Shariful Islam, Musa Baker, Dalia Yeasmin, M. Saiful Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Scott Fendorf, Nicole M. Ardoin, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. The association between blood cadmium and glycated haemoglobin among never-, former, and current smokers: A cross-sectional study in France

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 26 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): P. Trouiller-Gerfaux, Podglajen E, Hulo S, Camille Richeval, Delphine Allorge, Anne Garat, Matran R, Amouyel P, Meirhaeghe A, Dauchet L

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Biomonitoring of populations in Western New York at risk for exposure to Great Lakes contaminants

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 27 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Sanghamitra S. Savadatti, Ming Liu, Cihan Caglayan, Julie Reuther, Elizabeth L. Lewis-Michl, Kenneth M. Aldous, Patrick J. Parsons, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Robert Rej, Wei Wang, Christopher D. Palmer, Amy J. Steuerwald, Wendy A. Wattigney, Elizabeth Irvin-Barnwell, Syni-An Hwang

      • Heavy Metals
      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Biological and molecular modifications induced by cadmium and arsenic during breast and prostate cancer development

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 28 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Alina-Andreea Zimta, Vlad Schitcu, Eugen Gurzau, Crina Stavaru, Gina Manda, Stefan Szedlacsek, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. A dual mixture of persistent organic pollutants modifies carbohydrate metabolism in the human hepatic cell line HepaRG

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 6 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Alix F. Leblanc, Eléonore A. Attignon, Emilie Distel, Spyros P. Karakitsios, Dimosthenis A. Sarigiannis, Sylvie Bortoli, Robert Barouki, Xavier Coumoul, Martine Aggerbeck, Etienne B. Blanc

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Early childhood lead exposure and the persistence of educational consequences into adolescence

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 10 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Ron Shadbegian, Dennis Guignet, Heather Klemick, Linda Bui

      Abstract
      Background

      There is consensus that early childhood lead exposure causes adverse cognitive and behavioral effects, even at blood lead levels (BLL) below 5 μg/dL. What has not been established is to what extent the effects of childhood lead exposure persist across grades.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Simultaneous and synergistic effect of heavy metal adsorption on the enhanced photocatalytic performance of a visible-light-driven RS-TONR/TNT composite

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 13 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Love Kumar Dhandole, Su-Gyeong Kim, Ho-Sub Bae, Hyeon Ih Ryu, Hee-Suk Chung, Young-Seok Seo, Min Cho, Patrick J. Shea, Jum Suk Jang

      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Exploring the associations of serum concentrations of PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs with walking speed in the U.S. general population: Beyond standard linear models

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 14 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Cheng Xu, Xiaoqi Su, Yang Xu, Siyu Ma, Weiwei Duan, Xuming Mo

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Mercury speciation in preserved historical sludge: Potential risk from sludge contained within reclaimed land of Minamata Bay, Japan

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 14 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Mineshi Sakamoto, Takaaki Itai, Kohji Marumoto, Masumi Marumoto, Hitoshi Kodamatani, Takashi Tomiyasu, Hiromitsu Nagasaka, Keisuke Mori, Alexandre J. Poulain, José L. Domingo, Milena Horvat, Akito Matsuyama

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Association between early lead exposure and externalizing behaviors in adolescence: A developmental cascade

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 19 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Mireille Desrochers-Couture, Yohann Courtemanche, Nadine Forget-Dubois, Richard E. Bélanger, Olivier Boucher, Pierre Ayotte, Sylvaine Cordier, Joseph L. Jacobson, Sandra W. Jacobson, Gina Muckle

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Integrated exposure assessment of northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings to legacy and emerging organic pollutants using non-destructive samples

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 19 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Nathalie Briels, Lene Norstrand Torgersen, Jose Maria Castaño-Ortiz, Mari Engvig Løseth, Dorte Herzke, Torgeir Nygård, Jan Ove Bustnes, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Giulia Poma, Govindan Malarvannan, Adrian Covaci, Veerle Leontina Bernard Jaspers

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Early life and adolescent arsenic exposure from drinking water and blood pressure in adolescence

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 20 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Yu Chen, Fen Wu, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez, Nancy J. LoIacono, Elizabeth A. Gibson, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Diane Levy, Hasan Shahriar, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Taruqul Islam, Angela Lomax, Roheeni Saxena, Tiffany Sanchez, David Santiago, Tyler Ellis, Habibul Ahsan, Gail A. Wasserman, Joseph H. Graziano

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Exposure to chlorpyrifos at different ages triggers APOE genotype-specific responses in social behavior, body weight and hypothalamic gene expression

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 23 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Pia Basaure, Laia Guardia-Escote, Judit Biosca-Brull, Jordi Blanco, María Cabré, Fiona Peris-Sampedro, Fernando Sánchez-Santed, José L. Domingo, Maria Teresa Colomina

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Commentary health risks from climate fix: The downside of energy storage batteries

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: November 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 178

      Author(s): Perry Gottesfeld

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Dietary determinants of inorganic arsenic exposure in the Strong Heart Family Study

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: October 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 177

      Author(s): Anne E. Nigra, Pablo Olmedo, Maria Grau-Perez, Rae O'Leary, Marcia O'Leary, Amanda M. Fretts, Jason G. Umans, Lyle G. Best, Kevin A. Francesconi, Walter Goessler, Shelley A. Cole, Ana Navas-Acien

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Sewage sludge composting under semi-permeable film at full-scale: Evaluation of odour emissions and relationships between microbiological activities and physico-chemical variables

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: October 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 177

      Author(s): T. Robledo-Mahón, M.A. Martín, M.C. Gutiérrez, M. Toledo, I. González, E. Aranda, A.F. Chica, C. Calvo

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Mercury speciation in prenatal exposure in Slovenian and Croatian population – PHIME study

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: October 2019

      Environmental Research, Volume 177

      Author(s): Ajda Trdin, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Darja Mazej, Vesna Fajon, Mladen Krsnik, Joško Osredkar, Igor Prpić, Zdravko Špirić, Oleg Petrović, Janja Marc, David Neubauer, Jana Kodrič, Alfred B. Kobal, Fabio Barbone, Ingrid Falnoga, Milena Horvat

      • Chemical contaminants