Part I. Keynote Addresses:

Part II. Identifying and Preventing Hazards in the Environment and at Work:

Benzene and Other Gasoline Constituents/Additives:

DEBORAH C GLASS, CHRISTOPHER N GRAY, DAMIEN J JOLLEY, CARL GIBBONS, and MALCOLM R SIM The Health Watch Case–Control Study of Leukemia and Benzene: The Story So Far Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 80–89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PETER F INFANTE Benzene Exposure and Multiple Myeloma: A Detailed Meta-analysis of Benzene Cohort Studies Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 90–109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MYRON A MEHLMAN Dangerous and Cancer-Causing Properties of Products and Chemicals in the Oil Refining and Petrochemical Industries. Part XXX: Causal Relationship between Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Benzene-Containing Solvents Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 110–119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MYRON A MEHLMAN Causal Relationship between Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Exposure to Benzene and Benzene-Containing Solvents Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 120–128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J-X WAN, Z-B ZHANG, J-R GUAN, D-Z CAO, R YE, X-P JIN, and Z-L XIA Genetic Polymorphism of Toxicant-Metabolizing Enzymes and Prognosis of Chinese Workers with Chronic Benzene Poisoning Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 129–136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Use and Misuse of Mechanistic Data in Risk Assessment:

KARI HEMMINKI, ASTA FÖRSTI, and JUSTO LORENZO BERMEJO Gene–Environment Interactions in Cancer: Do They Exist? Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 137–148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DAVID MICHAELS Manufactured Uncertainty: Protecting Public Health in the Age of Contested Science and Product Defense Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 149–162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PAOLO VINEIS Misuse of Genetic Data in Environmental Epidemiology Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 163–167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

R THOMAS ZOELLER Collision of Basic and Applied Approaches to Risk Assessment of Thyroid Toxicants Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 168–190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Chlorinated Solvents:

CHRISTINA RUDÉN Science and Policy in Risk Assessments of Chlorinated Ethenes Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 191–206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AVIMA M RUDER Potential Health Effects of Occupational Chlorinated Solvent Exposure Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 207–227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Endocrine Disruptors:

MARY S WOLFF Endocrine Disruptors: Challenges for Environmental Research in the 21st Century Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 228–238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ALBERTO MANTOVANI Risk Assessment of Endocrine Disrupters: The Role of Toxicological Studies Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 239–252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Air Pollution and Nonfibrous Particles:

BARBARA HOFFMANN and KARL-HEINZ JÖCKEL Diesel Exhaust and Coal Mine Dust: Lung Cancer Risk in Occupational Settings Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 253–265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARKUS ROLLER and FRIEDRICH POTT Lung Tumor Risk Estimates from Rat Studies with Not Specifically Toxic Granular Dusts Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 266–280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Asbestos and Man-Made Mineral Fibers:

RONALD F DODSON and MARK A.L ATKINSON Measurements of Asbestos Burden in Tissues Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 281–291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TUSHAR KANT JOSHI, UTTPAL B BHUVA, and PRIYANKA KATOCH Asbestos Ban in India: Challenges Ahead Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 292–308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Radiation:

DAVID G HOEL Ionizing Radiation and Cardiovascular Disease Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 309–317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JOHN SWANSON, TIM VINCENT, MARY KROLL, and GERALD DRAPER Power-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Light of Draper et al. 2005 Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 318–330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nanotechnology and Emerging Industries:

JOHN M BALBUS, KAREN FLORINI, RICHARD A DENISON, and SCOTT A WALSH Getting It Right the First Time: Developing Nanotechnology while Protecting Workers, Public Health, and the Environment Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 331–342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part III. Reducing and Managing Risk in High-Hazard Sectors:

Agriculture:

JANE A HOPPIN, DAVID M UMBACH, STEPHANIE J LONDON, CHARLES F LYNCH, MICHAEL C.R ALAVANJA, and DALE P SANDLER Pesticides and Adult Respiratory Outcomes in the Agricultural Health Study Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 343–354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CHENSHENG LU, TERESA RODRÍGUEZ, AURA FUNEZ, RENE S IRISH, and RICHARD A FENSKE The Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Diazinon in Nicaraguan Plantation Workers Using Saliva Biomonitoring Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 355–365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LUCIA MILIGI, ADELE SENIORI COSTANTINI, ANGELA VERALDI, ALESSANDRA BENVENUTI, WILL, and PAOLO VINEIS Cancer and Pesticides: An Overview and Some Results of the Italian Multicenter Case–Control Study on Hematolymphopoietic Malignancies Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 366–377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BEATE RITZ and SADIE COSTELLO Geographic Model and Biomarker-Derived Measures of Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson's Disease Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 378–387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Construction:

KNUT RINGEN and ANDERS ENGLUND The Construction Industry Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 388–393. [Full Text] [PDF]

EULA BINGHAM, KNUT RINGEN, JOHN DEMENT, WILFRID CAMERON, WILLIAM MCGOWAN, LAURA WELCH, and PATRICIA QUINN Frequency and Quality of Radiation Monitoring of Construction Workers at Two Gaseous Diffusion Plants Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 394–404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LAURA CAMPO, MARINA BURATTI, SILVIA FUSTINONI, PIERO E CIRLA, IRENE MARTINOTTI, OMAR LONGHI, DOMENICO CAVALLO, and VITO FOÀ Evaluation of Exposure to PAHs in Asphalt Workers by Environmental and Biological Monitoring Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 405–420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BENGT JÄRVHOLM Carcinogens in the Construction Industry Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 421–428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TON SPEE, COR VAN DUIVENBOODEN, and JEROEN TERWOERT Epoxy Resins in the Construction Industry Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 429–438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hazardous Waste:

STEVE M DEARWENT, M. MOIZ MUMTAZ, GAIL GODFREY, THOMAS SINKS, and HENRY FALK Health Effects of Hazardous Waste Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 439–448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PIETRO COMBA, FABRIZIO BIANCHI, LUCIA FAZZO, LUCIA MARTINA, MASSIMO MENEGOZZO, FABRIZIO MINICHILLI, FRANCESCO MITIS, LOREDANA MUSMECI, RENATO PIZZUTI, MICHELE SANTORO, STEFANIA TRINCA, MARCO MARTUZZI, and "HEALTH IMPACT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT CAMPANIA" WORKING GROUP Cancer Mortality in an Area of Campania (Italy) Characterized by Multiple Toxic Dumping Sites Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 449–461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HENRIK HARJULA Hazardous Waste: Recognition of the Problem and Response Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 462–477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LYNN D JOHNSON New Directions in Managing Hazardous Wastes from an Industry Perspective Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 478–485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PHILIP RUSHBROOK Developments in Management and Technology of Waste Reduction and Disposal Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 486–497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evaluating Energy Technology Risks:

J. MICHAEL DAVIS and VALERIE M THOMAS Systematic Approach to Evaluating Trade-Offs among Fuel Options: The Lessons of MTBE Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 498–515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARI RABL and JOSEPH V SPADARO Environmental Impacts and Costs of Energy Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 516–526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Weapon Destruction:

RALF TRAPP Worldwide Governmental Efforts to Locate and Destroy Chemical Weapons and Weapons Materials: Minimizing Risk in Transport and Destruction Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 527–539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RON G MANLEY Options for the Destruction of Chemical Weapons and Management of the Associated Risks Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 540–548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JIRÍ MATOUSEK Health and Environmental Threats Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 549–558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part IV. Tools and Strategies to Reduce Risk: Applying Science to Achieve Prevention:

Long-Term Carcinogenesis Bioassays and Other Testing Strategies:

FIORELLA BELPOGGI, MORANDO SOFFRITTI, MICHELA PADOVANI, DAVIDE DEGLI ESPOSTI, MICHELINA LAURIOLA, and FRANCO MINARDI Results of Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassay on Sprague-Dawley Rats Exposed to Aspartame Administered in Feed Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 559–577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MORANDO SOFFRITTI, FIORELLA BELPOGGI, DAVIDE DEGLI ESPOSTI, and LUCA LAMBERTINI Results of a Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassay on Sprague-Dawley Rats Exposed to Sodium Arsenite Administered in Drinking Water Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 578–591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VINCENT JAMES COGLIANO Use of Carcinogenicity Bioassays in the IARC Monographs Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 592–600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part V. Provision of Health Care:

Health Care:

MELISSA A MCDIARMID Chemical Hazards in Health Care: High Hazard, High Risk, but Low Protection Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 601–606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BRIGITTE FRONEBERG National and International Response to Occupational Hazards in the Healthcare Sector Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 607–614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

THOMAS H CONNOR Hazardous Anticancer Drugs in Health Care: Environmental Exposure Assessment Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 615–623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CARLOS SANTOS-BURGOA Beyond Managing Healthcare Risks: The Health-Promoting Hospital Initiative in Mexico Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 624–627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARJA SORSA, MERVI HÄMEILÄ, and EIJA JÄRVILUOMA Handling Anticancer Drugs: From Hazard Identification to Risk Management? Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 628–634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANNA TOMPA, MÁTYÁS JAKAB, ANNA BIRÓ, BALÁZS MAGYAR, ZOLTÁN FODOR, TIBOR KLUPP, and JENÖ MAJOR Chemical Safety and Health Conditions among Hungarian Hospital Nurses Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 635–648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ROBERTA TURCI and CLAUDIO MINOIA Residual Hazard Assessment Related to Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs: Safety System Evolution and Quality Assurance of Analytical Measurement Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 649–656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Child Health:

PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, JENNY PRONCZUCK DE GARBINO, and BROOKE NEWMAN Framing the Future in Light of the Past: Living in a Chemical World Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 657–659. [Full Text] [PDF]

RAUL HARARI and HOMERO HARARI Children's Environment and Health in Latin America: The Ecuadorian Case Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 660–677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MATHUROS RUCHIRAWAT, PANIDA NAVASUMRIT, DAAM SETTACHAN, and HERMAN AUTRUP Environmental Impacts on Children's Health in Southeast Asia: Genotoxic Compounds in Urban Air Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 678–690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GIORGIO TAMBURLINI New Developments in Children's Environmental Health in Europe Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 691–702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetic Environment and Effect Modulators:

KENNETH OLDEN Toxicogenomics—A New Systems Toxicology Approach to Understanding of Gene–Environment Interactions Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 703–706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B ALEX MERRICK Toxicoproteomics in Liver Injury and Inflammation Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 707–717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RACHEL M PATTERSON and DORI R GERMOLEC Gene Expression Alterations in Immune System Pathways following Exposure to Immunosuppressive Chemicals Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 718–727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

KENNETH S RAMOS Transcriptional Profiling and Functional Genomics Reveal a Role for AHR Transcription Factor in Nephrogenesis Ann NY Acad Sci 1076: 728–735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part VI. Open Communications: