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Your Environment. Your Health.

Person Details: Irva Hertz-Picciotto

Superfund Research Program

Irva Hertz-Picciotto

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Department of Epidemiology
CB# 7400
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7400
Phone: 919-966-7445
Fax: 919-966-2089
Email: IHERTZP@sph.unc.edu

Projects

  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: Epidemiology (1995 - 2006)

Hazardous Waste Sites

Koppers Company, Inc. (Morrisville Plant)

  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: Molecular Epidemiology Core

Publications

2023

  • Welch BM, Keil AP, Buckley JP, Engel SM, James-Todd T, Zota AR, Alshawabkeh AN, Barrett ES, Bloom MS, Bush NR, Cordero JF, Dabelea D, Eskenazi B, Lanphear BP, Padmanabhan V, Sathyanarayana S, Swan SH, Aalborg J, Baird DD, Binder AM, Bradman A, Braun JM, Calafat AM, Cantonwine DE, Christenbury KE, Factor-Litvak P, Harley K, Hauser R, Herbstman JB, Hertz-Picciotto I, Holland NT, Jukic AM, McElrath TF, Meeker JD, Messerlian C, Michels KB, Newman RB, Nguyen RH, O'Brien KM, Rauh VA, Redmon B, Rich DQ, Rosen EM, Schmidt RJ, Sparks AE, Starling AP, Wang C, Watkins DJ, Weinberg CR, Weinberger B, Wenzel AG, Wilcox A, Yolton K, Zhang Y, Ferguson KK. 2023. Racial and ethnic disparities in phthalate exposure and preterm birth: A pooled study of sixteen U.S. cohorts. Environ Health Perspect 131(12):127015. doi:10.1289/ehp12831 PMID:38117586 PMCID:10732302

2022

  • Welch BM, Keil AP, Buckley JP, Calafat AM, Christenbury KE, Engel SM, O'Brien KM, Rosen EM, James-Todd T, Zota AR, Ferguson KK, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Meeker JD, Barrett ES, Bush NR, Nguyen RH, Sathyanarayana S, Swan SH, Cantonwine DE, Aalborg J, Dabelea D, Starling AP, Hauser R, Messerlian C, Zhang Y, Bradman A, Eskenazi B, Charley PH, Holland NT, Bloom MS, Newman RB, Wenzel AG, Braun JM, Lanphear BP, Yolton K, Factor-Litvak P, Herbstman JB, Rauh VA, Drobnis EZ, Sparks AE, Redmon JB, Wang C, Binder AM, Michels KB, Baird DD, Jukic AM, Weinberg CR, Wilcox AJ, Rich DQ, Weinberger B, Padmanabhan V, Watkins DJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Schmidt RJ. 2022. Associations between prenatal urinary biomarkers of phthalate exposure and preterm birth: A pooled study at 16 US cohorts. JAMA Pediatr doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2252 PMID:35816333 PMCID:PMC9274448

2021

  • Aung MT, Bakulski KM, Feinberg JI, Dou JF, Meeker JD, Mukherjee B, Loch-Caruso R, Ladd-Acosta C, Volk HE, Croen LA, Hertz-Picciotto I, Newschaffer CJ, Fallin MD. 2021. Maternal blood metal concentrations and whole blood DNA methylation during pregnancy in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI). Epigenetics 1-16. doi:10.1080/15592294.2021.1897059 PMID:33794742
  • Sauder KA, Harte RN, Ringham BM, Guenther PM, Bailey RL, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Dunlop AL, Ferranti EP, Elliott AJ, Mitchell DC, Hedderson MM, Avalos LA, Zhu Y, Breton CV, Chatzi L, Ran J, Hertz-Picciotto I, Karagas MR, Sayarath V, Hoover JH, MacKenzie D, Lyall K, Schmidt RJ, O'Connor TG, Barrett ES, Switkowski KM, Comstock SS, Kerver JM, Trasande L, Tylavsky FA, Wright RJ, Kannan S, Mueller NT, Catellier DJ, Glueck DH, Dabelea D. 2021. Disparities in risks of inadequate and excessive intake of micronutrients during pregnancy. J Nutr 151(11):3555-3569. doi:10.1093/jn/nxab273 PMID:34494118 PMCID:PMC8564697

2020

  • Bush NR, Wakschlag LS, LeWinn KZ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Nozadi S, Pieper S, Lewis JL, Biezonski D, Blair C, Deardorff J, Neiderhiser JM, Leve LD, Elliott AJ, Duarte CS, Lugo-Candelas C, O'Shea TM, Avalos LA, Page GP, Posner J. 2020. Family environment, neurodevelopmental risk, and the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative: looking back and moving forward. Front Psychiatry 11:547. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00547 PMID:32636769 PMCID:PMC7318113
  • Schantz SL, Eskenazi B, Buckley JP, Braun JM, Sprowles JN, Bennett DH, Cordero JF, Frazier JA, Lewis JL, Hertz-Picciotto I, Lyall K, Nozadi S, Sagiv SK, Stroustrup A, Watkins DJ. 2020. A framework for assessing the impact of chemical exposures on neurodevelopment in ECHO: opportunities and challenges. Environ Res 188:109709. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109709 PMID:32526495

2018

  • Philippa C, Barkoski J, Tancredi DJ, Elms B, Barr DB, Ozonoff S, Bennett DH, Hertz-Picciotto I. 2018. Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and risk of autism spectrum disorders and other non-typical development at 3 years in a high-risk cohort. Int J Hyg Environ Health 221(3):548-555. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.02.004 PMID:29478806

2015

  • Pearce N, Blair AE, Vineis P, Ahrens W, Andersen A, Anto JM, Armstrong BK, Baccarelli A, Beland FA, Berrington A, Bertazzi PA, Birnbaum LS, Brownson RC, Bucher JR, Cantor KP, Cardis E, Cherrie JW, Christiani DC, Cocco P, Coggon D, Comba P, Demers PA, Dement JM, Douwes J, Eisen EA, Engel LS, Fenske RA, Fleming LE, Fletcher T, Fontham E, Forastiere F, Frentzel-Beyme R, Fritschi L, Gerin M, Goldberg M, Grandjean P, Grimsrud TK, Gustavsson P, Haines A, Hartge P, Hansen J, Hauptmann M, Heederik D, Hemminki K, Hemon D, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hoppin JA, Huff J, Jarvholm B, Kang D, Karagas MR, Kjaerheim K, Kjuus H, Kogevinas M, Kriebel D, Kristensen P, Kromhout H, Laden F, Lebailly P, LeMasters G, Lubin JH, Lynch CF, Lynge E, Mannetje A, McMichael AJ, McLaughlin J, Marrett L, Martuzzi M, Merchant JA, Merler E, Merletti F, Miller A, Mirer F, Monson RR, Nordby K, Olshan A, Parent M, Perera F, Perry MJ, Pesatori AC, Pirastu R, Porta M, Pukkala E, Rice C, Richardson DB, Ritter L, Ritz B, Ronckers CM, Rushton L, Rusiecki JA, Rusyn I, Samet JM, Sandler DP, de Sanjose S, Schernhammer E, Costantini A, Seixas N, Shy C, Siemiatycki J, Silverman DT, Simonato L, Smith AH, Smith MT, Spinelli JJ, Spitz MR, Stallones L, Stayner LT, Steenland K, Stenzel M, Stewart BW, Stewart P, Symanski E, Terracini B, Tolbert PE, Vainio H, Vena J, Vermeulen R, Victora CG, Ward EM, Weinberg CR, Weisenburger DD, Wesseling C, Weiderpass E, Zahm SH. 2015. IARC monographs: 40 years of evaluating carcinogenic hazards to humans. Environ Health Perspect 123(6):507-514. doi:10.1289/ehp.1409149 PMID:25712798 PMCID:PMC4455595

2003

  • Longnecker MP, Wolff MS, Gladen BC, Brock JW, Grandjean P, Jacobson JL, Korrick SA, Rogan WJ, Weisglass-Kuperus N, Hertz-Picciotto I, Ayotte P, Stewart P, Winneke G, Charles MJ, Jacobson SW, Dewailly E, Boersma E, Altshul LM, Heinzow B, Pagano JJ, Jensen AA. 2003. Comparison of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels across studies of human neurodevelopment. Environ Health Perspect 111(1):65-70. PMID:12515680

2002

  • Egeghy PP, Nylander-French LA, Gwin KK, Hertz-Picciotto I, Rappaport SM. 2002. Self-collected breath sampling for monitoring low-level benzene exposures among automobile mechanics. Ann Occup Hyg 46(5):489-500. PMID:12176763

2001

  • Schulz MR, Hertz-Picciotto I, Todd L, Ball LM. 2001. Reconciling animal and human data in a cancer risk assessment of acrylonitrile. Scand J Work Environ Health 27(1):14-20. PMID:11266142

2000

  • Hertz-Picciotto I, Arrighi HM, Hu S. 2000. Does arsenic exposure increase the risk for circulatory disease?. Am J Epidemiol 151(2):174-181. PMID:10645820
  • Korte JE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Schulz MR, Ball LM, Duell EJ. 2000. The contribution of benzene to smoking-induced Leukemia. Environ Health Perspect 108(4):333-339. PMID:10753092

1999

  • Hu S, Hertz-Picciotto I, Siemiatycki J. 1999. When to be skeptical of negative studies: Pitfalls in evaluating occupational risks in population-based case-control studies. Can J Public Health 90(2):138-142. PMID:10349223
  • Pastore LM, Hertz-Picciotto I, Beaumont JJ. 1999. Risk of stillbirth from medications, illnesses and medical procedures. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 13(4):421-430. PMID:10563361

1998

  • Din-Dzietham R, Hertz-Picciotto I. 1998. Infant mortality differences between Whites and African Americans: the effect of maternal education. Am J Public Health 88(4):651-656. PMID:9551012
  • Hertz-Picciotto I, Din-Dzietham R. 1998. Comparisons of infant mortality using a percentile-based method of standardization for birthweight or gestational age. Epidemiology 9(1):61-67. PMID:9430270

1997

  • Din-Dzietham R, Hertz-Picciotto I. 1997. Relationship of education to the racial gap in neonatal and postneonatal mortality. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 151:787-792. PMID:9265879
  • Goldsmith DF, Hertz-Picciotto I. 1997. Criteria for conducting quantitative risk assessments for silica. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 7(3):367-375. PMID:9246598
  • Hertz-Picciotto I, Korte JE, Schulz MR, Chiang T, Ball LM. 1997. Carbon black risk assessment comparison is flawed. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 26(3):338-339. PMID:9441924
  • Hertz-Picciotto I, Schulz MR, Chiang T, Duell EJ, Korte JE, Ball LM. 1997. What causes bladder cancer in smokers? Questions from a quantitative risk assessment. In: Presented at the Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. Charlotte, NC.
  • Hertz-Picciotto I, Schulz MR, Chiang T, Duell EJ, Korte JE, Ball LM. 1997. What causes lung cancer in smokers? Answers from a quantitative risk assessment. Epidemiology 8:S60.
  • Korte JE, Chiang T, Duell EJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Ball LM. 1997. Does vinyl chloride induce primary liver cancer in smokers?. Epidemiology 8:S60.
  • Pastore LM, Hertz-Picciotto I, Beaumont JJ. 1997. Risk of stillbirth from occupational and residential exposures. J Occup Environ Med 54(7):511-518. PMID:9282129
  • Schulz MR, Chiang T, Korte JE, Duell EJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Ball LM. 1997. What causes bladder cancer in smokers? Questions from a quantitative risk assessment. Epidemiology 8:S60.

1995

  • Hertz-Picciotto I. 1995. Epidemiology and quantitative risk assessment: a bridge from science to policy. Am J Public Health 85(4):484-491. PMID:7702110
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